BBC Proms Season 2023 Episode 2 - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at the Proms

Airdate: 2023-Jul-16

Episode summary:

Violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto is joined by innovative folk musician Ale Carr to perform Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons as it's never been heard before, reimagining the timeless concertos as a magical world of folklore. In a concert led by Kuusisto's love for the natural world, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen open the concert with the David Attenborough-inspired work, Birds of Paradise by Andrea Tarrodi, before Beethoven's First Symphony brings the first half to a rousing close. Presented by Katie Derham from the Royal Albert Hall.

About BBC Proms series:

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