BBC Proms Season 2017 Episode 7 - Zhang's Beethoven

Airdate: 2017-Jul-30

Episode summary:

Beethoven's much-loved Ninth Symphony, with its passionate plea for unity, is performed by the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales and the CBSO Chorus, conducted by Xian Zhang. Its companion piece is the European premiere of A European Requiem, written in 2015 by the great Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan. series 2017.

About BBC Proms series:

BBC Proms is the world's greatest classical music festival.