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Prom 27 - Part 1

BBC Proms2008, Prom 27: BBC Symphony Orchestra
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Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. The BBC SO perform Messiaen's L'Ascension and Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, featuring Carolinn Widmann.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch, from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

British composer George Benjamin conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Messiaen's four meditations on religious themes, L'Ascension, followed by a performance of Stravinsky's neo-classical Violin Concert, in which German violinist Carolin Widmann makes her Proms debut.

Carolin Widmann (violin)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
George Benjamin (conductor)

Messiaen: L'Ascension
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto.

55 minutes

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Wed 6 Aug 200819:30
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  • Wed 6 Aug 200819:30
    BBC Radio 3