Every summer in London, the world's biggest summer music festival, the BBC Proms, gets underway. It features eight weeks of daily concerts with some of the biggest names in classical music. This year for the first time, PT is streaming every single Proms concert live on the PT home page, www.performancetoday.org. And we'll be featuring highlights from many of the performances in the show. Coming up today, highlights from opening night at the Proms, two weeks ago in London.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Max Reger: Bacchanale, from Four Tone Poems after Arnold Bocklin, Op. 128
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Antonio Vivaldi: Trio Sonata No. 12 in D Minor, Op. 1, RV 63, (La Follia)
Sooyun Kim, flute, Alessio Bax, harpsichord, Yehonatan Berick, violin, Eric Kim, cello
Music@Menlo, Atherton, California
John Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme
The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
Vangelis: Chariots of Fire Main Theme
The Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, conductor
Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Petrit Ceku, guitar, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta, conductor
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo, New York
Hour 2
Frederic Chopin: Etude No. 10 in B Minor, Op. 25
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Edward Elgar: Overture Cockaigne (In London Town)
The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Edward Elgar: Excerpts from Coronation Ode
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, soloists, Edward Gardner, conductor
The BBC Proms, London, England
Bent Sorensen: Lullabies
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
Ferruccio Busoni: Berceuse Elegiaque
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano, and friends
Ojai Music Festival, Ojai, California
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