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Martin Handley presents a concert given by Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov and the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Thomas Dausgaard. Works by Messiaen, Prokofiev and Nielsen.

Martin Handley presents a concert by the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Thomas Dausgaard, whose programme includes an early orchestral work by Messiaen as well as a symphony by Carl Nielsen that ranks among the greatest of the 20th century.

Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov is the soloist in one of Prokofiev's early triumphs, a dazzling concerto written when he was still in his early twenties.

Messiaen: Hymne au Saint-Sacrement
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2
Nielsen: Symphony No 5.

1 hour, 45 minutes

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Thu 29 Nov 200719:00
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