BBC First Night of the Proms 2011

Part of the 2011 BBC Proms classical music concert series, recorded live in London and screened in cinemas in HD and digital surround sound.

"First Night of the Proms features Brahms, Liszt and, Janacek’s lavish choral work the Glagolitic Mass. Benjamin Grosvenor turns 19 just eight days before his Proms debut making him the youngest soloist to perform at the First Night. The beginning of what promises to be a fantastic season of music from the BBC Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall."

Program details
Judith Weir
Stars, Night, Music and Light
BBC Commission, World Premiere
Brahms
Academic Festival Overture Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
Janáček
Glagolitic Mass
Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Hibla Gerzmava soprano
Dagmar Pecková mezzo-soprano
Stefan Vinke tenor
Jan Martiník bass
David Goode organ
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek conductor

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