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Fantasia on British Sea-Songs Performed at Last Night of the Proms
The BBC broadcast a performance of the traditional Proms piece, composed by Sir Henry Wood to mark the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Les Siècles/Lehmann La Damnation de Faust Review
Conductor Jakob Lehmann and the period-instrument orchestra Les Siècles performed Berlioz's concert setting of Faust at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Berlin Philharmonic and Petrenko Deliver Acclaimed Elgar and Tchaikovsky at the Proms
A Guardian review praised the German orchestra's performance of Elgar's Enigma Variations and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4 under chief conductor Kirill Petrenko at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Rattle and Freiburg Baroque Orchestra illuminate Schumann's 'problem' works at Proms
Conductor Simon Rattle led the period instrument ensemble through three lesser-known Schumann compositions at the Royal Albert Hall, including a violin concerto once locked away by the composer's executors.
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