BBC Proms Season 2018 Episode 13 - National Youth Orchestra

Airdate: 2018-Aug-12

Episode summary:

The awe-inspiring orchestra of teenagers returns to the Royal Albert Hall with a packed bill of popular masterpieces, including Mussorgsky's A Night on the Bare Mountain and Debussy's La Mer. Renowned British composer George Benjamin conducts the concert, which also features his own colourful Dance Figures and Gyorgy Ligeti's Lontano. Pianist Tamara Stefanovich performs Ravel's dazzling Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.

About BBC Proms series:

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