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Adams and Bacewicz at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales at the Proms.

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Throughout the summer season we’ll be offering another chance to hear some of the best music-making at this year’s ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms. Today’s highlights include the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra playing The Chairman Dances by John Adams, and the Concerto for String Orchestra by Grazyna Bacewicz performed by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.

But it's not all about the Proms - we’re also visiting other summer music festivals, across Europe and beyond. All this week we’ll hear from the MUSIQ3 festival in Brussels, including Hervé Niquet conducting Le Concert Spirituel in Handel’s Coronation Anthems, and today, pianist Yeol Eum Son joins the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra for Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

From the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms in London:
The Chairman Dances (from Nixon in China)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

Grazyna Bacewicz
Concerto for String Orchestra
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

From the MUSIQ3 Festival in Brussels:
George Frideric Handel
The King Shall Rejoice
Le Concert Spirituel
Hervé Niquet (conductor)

George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Yeol Eum Son (piano)
Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra
Lio Kuokman (conductor)

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • John Adams

    The Chairman Dances

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kazuki Yamada.
  • Robert Schumann

    Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63

    Ensemble: Trio Alba.
  • George Frideric Handel

    The King Shall Rejoice (Coronation Anthem No. 3)

    Ensemble: Le Concert Spirituel. Conductor: Hervé Niquet.
  • George Gershwin

    Rhapsody in Blue

    Performer: Yeol Eum Son. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Lio Kuokman.
  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Concerto for String Orchestra

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sextet in E flat major Op.71

    Ensemble: LSO Wind Ensemble.

Broadcast

  • Wed 6 Aug 2025 13:00