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Yuja Wang Plays Liszt

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in tone poems by Sibelius and Strauss. Superstar pianist Yuja Wang joins the orchestra for Liszt's First Piano Concerto in E flat.

Superstar pianist Yuja Wang returns to the BBC Proms to pay homage to the ultimate piano virtuoso, Franz Liszt, with the Hungarian composer's first sparkling concerto for the instrument.

Wielding the baton is Klaus Mäkelä as he makes his eagerly anticipated Proms debut with the Oslo Philharmonic, who also perform two sumptuous, Romantic tone poems: Sibelius's Tapiola and Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.

Clive Myrie presents from the Royal Albert Hall, with special guests.

2 hours, 10 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterClive Myrie
MusicianYuja Wang
ConductorKlaus Mäkelä
OrchestraOslo Philharmonic
ProducerAmy Gibb
DirectorRhodri Huw

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