Prom 50 Part One
Sunday 21 August 2005 18:30-19:30 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Friday 2 September 2005 14:30-16:30 (Radio 3)
From the Royal Albert Hall, presented by Penny Gore.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra's Chief Conductor Designate continues this season's fairytale theme with fellow Czech Novák's allegorical take on one of Andersen's tales from What the Moon Saw and Stravinsky's iconic ballet The Firebird. Radio 3 New Generation Artist Llyr Williams joins the orchestra for Schumann's celebrated concerto.
Playlist:
Novak: Eternal Longing
Schumann: Piano Concerto in Am
Stravinsky: The Firebird - suite (1945)
Llyr Williams (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jirí Belohlávek (conductor)