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Proms on Four: Friday Night at the Proms - BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

From the Royal Albert Hall, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Juanjo Mena perform Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 and Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable'.

From the Royal Albert Hall, Samira Ahmed introduces the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Juanjo Mena, who perform Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 and Nielsen's Fourth Symphony. The piano soloist is the extraordinary young Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, whose blindness is no barrier to his musical talent. Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, 'The Inextinguishable', features a battle between two sets of timpani.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterSamira Ahmed
DirectorMedwyn Hughes
ProducerJonathan Haswell
ConductorJuanjo Mena
OrchestraBBC Philharmonic Orchestra
MusicianNobuyuki Tsujii

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