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Avi Avital: Between Worlds

BBC Proms2025

Boundary-breaking mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital - making his Proms debut with his ensemble Between Worlds - and Georgia’s male-voice Rustavi Choir in music from the Black Sea.

Live at the BBC Proms: boundary-breaking mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital - making his Proms debut with his ensemble Between Worlds - and Georgia’s male-voice Rustavi Choir in music from the Black Sea.

Presented by Georgia Mann, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Rustavi Choir
Between Worlds
Avi Avital (mandolin/director)

Bordering Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey and Ukraine, the Black Sea is a musical crossroads – a junction between worlds. Join boundary-breaking mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital – making his Proms debut – his ensemble Between Worlds and Georgia’s male-voice Rustavi Choir for a sonic tour of these vibrant neighbouring cultures that includes traditional Crimean Tatar music, Turkish folk and klezmer, as well as works by Bartók and David Bruce.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Tue 9 Sep 202522:15
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Trad.

    Imeruli Naduri

    Choir: Rustavi Choir.

  • David Bruce

    Cut The Rug

    Performer: Avi Avital. Ensemble: Between Worlds. Choir: Rustavi Choir.

  • Béla Bartók

    Mikrokosmos Sz 107

    Performer: Avi Avital. Ensemble: Between Worlds.

  • Avi Avital

    Medley Of Traditional Melodies

    Ensemble: Between Worlds.

  • Trad.

    Tu Ase Turpa Ikavi

    Performer: Avi Avital. Choir: Rustavi Choir.

  • Trad.

    Khasanbegura - Guria

    Choir: Rustavi Choir.

  • Trad.

    Naciye Naciye

    Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Itamar Doayi. Performer: Itamar Doayi.

  • Dave Tarras

    Odessa Klezmer Fantasy

    Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Ensemble: Between Worlds. Ensemble: Between Worlds.

  • Otar Taktakishvili

    Mingrelian Songs

    Music Arranger: David Bruce. Music Arranger: David Bruce. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Ensemble: Between Worlds. Ensemble: Between Worlds. Ensemble: Between Worlds. Choir: Rustavi Choir. Choir: Rustavi Choir. Choir: Rustavi Choir.

  • Avi Avital

    Avi's Song

    Performer: Avi Avital. Ensemble: Between Worlds.

  • Sulkhan Tsintsadze

    Suliko

    Performer: Avi Avital. Ensemble: Between Worlds. Ensemble: Between Worlds. Choir: Rustavi Choir. Choir: Rustavi Choir.

Broadcast

  • Tue 9 Sep 202522:15
    BBC Radio 3