Prom 13: Holst - The Planets

Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore

Another chance to hear Susanna Mälkki conduct the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Boulez's Notations and Holst's The Planets at the BBC Proms. Leila Josefowicz joins for the UK premiere of Luca Francesconi's Violin Concerto.

Presented by Christopher Cook from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Pierre Boulez: Notations 1-4 & 7
Luca Francesconi: Duende - The Dark Notes (BBC co-commission) (UK premiere)
Holst: The Planets

Leila Josefowicz, violin
Elysian Singers (women's voices)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, conductor

Once an irascible enfant terrible, Pierre Boulez was born 90 years ago. The Proms celebrations continue with one of his earliest works. Originally a series of 12 brilliant miniatures for piano, Notations is gradually being expanded by the composer into an orchestral cycle. Holst's The Planets brings musical imagery of a different kind. Violinist Leila Josefowicz makes a welcome return to the Proms, with the UK premiere of a concerto composed specially for her by one of Italy's greatest living composers.

[First broadcast on Monday 27th July]

Followed by great recordings from some of this week's Proms Artists.