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BBC Proms - Season 39 Episode 8 : Omnibus at the Proms

BBC Proms
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Introduced by Jane Glover A Programme of two 20th-century masterpieces. Played by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Atherton. Before the concert, Jane Glover talks to Peter Donohoe, the soloist in Bartok's Second Piano Concerto. It is one of the most powerful and challenging works in the modern repertoire and Donohoe discusses its many demands. The concert ends with Stravinsky's celebrated Rite of Spring, first performed to a riotous reception just before the First World War.

Title BBC Proms - Season 39 Episode 8 : Omnibus at the Proms
Alternative Titles The Proms, Proms
Subtitle Available south-korea.png france.png Germany.png italy.png espain.png belanda.png portugal.png hungaria.png ETC.
First Air Date 1947-09-13
Last Air Date 2025-08-02
Number of Episodes 1139
Number of Seasons 79
Genres ,
Networks BBC One, CBBC, BBC Four, CBeebies, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Television,
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