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Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. The Royal Philharmonic perform a concert featuring works by Chen Yi and Rachmaninov - with pianist Olga Kern.

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch, from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Leonard Slatkin conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert featuring diverse composers. With Chen Yi's Olympic Fire, commissioned to celebrate the 2008 opening of the Beijing Olympics and to look forward to the London Olympics four years later.

This is followed by a piece by Rachmaninov, performed by pianist Olga Kern, winner of the 2001 Van Cliburn Competition.

Olga Kern (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)

Chen Yi: Olympic Fire (主播大秀 commission: world premiere)
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

45 minutes

Last on

Fri 8 Aug 2008 19:00

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Aug 2008 19:00

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