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From the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Proms 2022: Nicholas Collon conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra with violinist Pekka Kuusisto in music by Debussy, Vaughan Williams and Sibelius.

Presented by Katie Derham, from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Debussy: La mer
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Thomas Adès: Märchentänze
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E flat major

Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)

‘Saw sixteen swans,’ wrote Jean Sibelius. ‘One of the greatest experiences in life. Oh god, what beauty!’ That dazzling vision became the mighty theme that crowns his Fifth Symphony and tonight it’s the climax of a whole evening of music inspired by nature, performed by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra – whether Debussy’s luminous musical seascape, or Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending. ‘I grew up with the idea that playing the violin was about being spontaneous,’ says soloist Pekka Kuusisto, and together with conductor Nicholas Collon, he’ll give the UK premiere of an enchanting new piece by Thomas Adès, as well as bringing fresh air to Vaughan Williams’s much-loved Lark.