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BBC Proms today: the 20th century's greatest symphony?

Prom 67 of the 2024 BBC Proms features works by Vaughan Williams, Arnold Schoenberg, and Dmitri Shostakovich. The concert includes the Fantasia on 'Greensleeves', Schoenberg's Violin Concerto performed by Patricia Kopatchinskaja, and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 conducted by Tarmo Peltokoski. The BBC Symphony Orchestra will be performing at the Royal Albert Hall, with a focus on the intricate balance of public and private expression within Shostakovich's work under Soviet regime pressures.

Published on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 9:25 AM

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