An introduction to the music in tonight's Prom with Kate Kennedy, Tony Palmer and Martin Handley.
John Wilson directs the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO in this all-English programme. Holst’s vividly atmospheric The Planets is set against the mellow loveliness of Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No. 9 – the last that the composer would write.
John Wilson directs the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO in this all-English programme. Holst’s vividly atmospheric The Planets is set against the mellow loveliness of Vaughan Williams’s Symphony No. 9 – the last that the composer would write.
A celebration of the extraordinary career of Scott Walker, whose music has influenced artists from David Bowie to Leonard Cohen. Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra pay tribute, with star guests including Jarvis Cocker and John Grant.