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First Night of the Proms

Clive Myrie presents live from the Royal Albert Hall as the annual music festival is launched with Sibelius, Grieg, Britten and a world premiere from Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak.

Clive Myrie is joined by special guests Sandi Toksvig and Anna Lapwood for the First Night of the Proms, live from the Royal Albert Hall. 2023’s eight-week musical extravaganza launches in style with Sibelius’s ever-popular Finlandia, Grieg’s dramatic Piano Concerto performed by classical superstar Paul Lewis, and Britten’s much-loved The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.

The concert also includes a rare opportunity to hear Sibelius’s Snofrid, making its Proms debut, and a world premiere from Ukrainian composer Bohdana Frolyak.

This musical feast is brought by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra, with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus and Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers under the baton of principal guest conductor Dalia Stasevska.

1 hour, 59 minutes

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Clive Myrie
Conductor Dalia Stasevska
Performer Paul Lewis
Choir Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
Choir Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus
Orchestra Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Producer Joseph Fell
Director John Williams

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