First Night of the BBC Proms 2020
7.00 First Night of the BBC Proms 2020
Tonight sees the launch of a series of highlights from the past three decades of the Proms, featuring memorable performances from an array of the world’s greatest soloists, orchestras and conductors.
Photo: BBC Proms
Programme:
Iain FARRINGTON: Beethoveniana;
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Op 37;
BIRTWISTLE: Panic;
MAHLER: Symphony No 3 in D minor
Igor Levit (piano), Paul Clarvis (percussion), The BBC Orchestras and BBC Singers, Anna Larsson (mezzo), Trinity Boys Choir, Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner, Andrew Davis, Claudio Abbado