Proms on Four 2008

Season 1 - Proms on Four 2008

• Season 1 Episode 12: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bernard Haitink conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as they perform the UK premiere of Chicago Remains by Mark-Anthony Turnage, and in the second half Mahler's emotional Sixth Symphony. Charles Hazlewood presents
• Season 1 Episode 11: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Rattle conducts the celebrated Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as they perform two pieces central to their repetoire. The first, Brahms' Symphony No 3, was inspired by the composer's trip to the Rhine in 1883. The second is Shostakovich's 10th Symphony, which was written a matter of months after the death of Stalin. Charles Hazlewood presents
• Season 1 Episode 10: Jugendorchester Colin Davis conducts the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, comprising musicians drawn from around Europe. They are joined by Danish violinist Nikolaj Znaider for a performance of Beethoven's Vuikun Concerto and end the concert with Sibelius's Second Symphony, the composer's patriotic statement for his native Finland. Petroc Trelawny presents
• Season 1 Episode 9: Lang Lang Renowned 26-year-old Chinese pianist Lang Lang becomes the third performer to be offered a solo recital at the proms, selecting a collection of his favourite compositions to play, including works by Mozart, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Chopin and Liszt. Nine-year-old American piano prodigy Marc Yu, known as 'little Mozart', joins the musician for a special duet. Presented by Petroc Trelawney
• Season 1 Episode 8: Prokofiev & Tchaikovsky Petroc Trelawney presents as the Proms focus on two of Russia's most prominent composers, Sergei Prokofiev and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Daniele Gatti conducts as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra perform pieces from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, and ends with Tchaikovsky's celebrated Fifth Symphony
• Season 1 Episode 7: Bach's St John Passion John Elliot Gardiner conducts the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists in a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's celebrated composition St John Passion, with Mark Padmore as the Evangelist and Peter Harvey as Christus. Petroc Trelawney presents
• Season 1 Episode 6: Beethoven Mass in C Soloists Rebecca Evans, Pamela Helen Stephen, Thomas Walker and Matthew Rose join the BBC Singers and the City of London Sinfonia in a rendition of Beethoven's Mass in C, conducted by Richard Hickox. Also featured are performances of Vaughn Williams' Flos Campi, Nigel Osborne's Flute Concerto and Mozart's Symphony No 34 in C Major. Presented by Petroc Trelawny
• Season 1 Episode 5: Barenboim & West-Eastern Divan Daniel Barenboim conducts the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, originally formed as a one-off experiment in 1999 to bring together Arab and Israeli musicians. They perform Haydn's Sinfonia Concertante for oboe, bassoon, violin and cello, Schoenberg's Variations for Orchestra and Brahms' Symphony No 4. Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents
• Season 1 Episode 4: World Music Celebration - Part Two Verity Sharp presents the second of two celebrations of world music, featuring the desert blues collaboration between Gambian musician Juldeh Camara and British guitarist Justin Adams, and Chinese electronica act Sa Ding Ding
• Season 1 Episode 3: World Music Celebration - Part One Verity Sharp introduces BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music winners including the Cape Verde-inspired singer Mayra Andrade, ngoni player Malian Bassekout Kouyate and Spanish flamenco ensemble Son de la Frontera
• Season 1 Episode 2: Beethoven & Elliott Carter The BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor David Robertson perform Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in celebration of its 200th anniversary, and Nicholas Daniel plays Elliott Carter's single-movement Oboe Concerto to mark the composer's 100th birthday. The concert begins with a full-string version of Beethoven's Grosse Fuge. Suzy Klein presents
• Season 1 Episode 1: Messiaen and Saint Saens Live concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of French composer Olivier Messiaen, with performances by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, conducted by Myung-Whun Chung, and organist Olivier Latry. Presenter Charles Hazlewood is joined by Professor Gillian Moore and composer Stevie Wishart