BBC Proms

Season 68 Episode 16: The Sunday Prom: Elgar's Cello Concerto

English weekend at the Proms continues with Elgar's autumnal, sepia-toned Cello Concerto, written after the horrors of the First World War. Norwegian virtuoso cellist Truls Mørk joins the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, visiting the Proms from Australia for the first time and conducted by a Proms favourite, Sir Andrew Davis. The concert opens with Richard Strauss's spectacular tone poem about the serial womaniser Don Juan, with romantic unrequited love at the heart of the final piece, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. Presented by Katie Derham.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

80

Episodes:

1175

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

129 min

First Air:

1947

Rating:

7.7