Prom 40 - Stravinsky, Beethoven [BBC Proms]

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01Part 120090815From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Louise Fryer.

Ilan Volkov, making his last Proms appearance as the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's chief conductor, leads the SSO in a performance of Stravinsky's lesser-known work Orpheus, a continuation of the series of Stravinsky's eleven ballet scores. Dating from 1947, it is both abstract and beautiful, and ritualises the familiar story of Orpheus whilst harking back to the music of early European composers.

Ilan Volkov (conductor)

Stravinsky: Orpheus.

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's ballet Orpheus.

02Part 220090815From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Louise Fryer.

Ilan Volkov's final Prom as BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra chief conductor concludes with the annual performance of Beethoven's great masterwork and homage to universal brotherhood, his Symphony No 9 (Choral). He is joined by the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and a line up of leading soloists.

Beethoven: Symphony No 9 (Choral)

Rebecca Evans (soprano)

Caitlin Hulcup (mezzo-soprano)

Anthony Dean Griffey (tenor)

James Rutherford (bass)

Ilan Volkov (conductor).

Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC SSO and CBSO in Beethoven's Symphony No 9 (Choral).