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BBC Proms - Season 76 Episode 11 Prom 34: Thorvaldsdottir, Elgar and Sibelius

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Three composers, three landscapes. Elgar wrote his Cello Concerto in the woodlands of Sussex; for many listeners, its autumnal colours evoke emotions too deep for words. From his home in Finland, Sibelius created a symphony that has the grandeur and inevitability of a great river – though some have heard it as a stirring song of national awakening. And elemental forces are the very bedrock of Anna Thorvaldsottir’s inspiration. The BBC Philharmonic, under Eva Kollinainen – a Finnish conductor with close links to Iceland – teams up with charismatic soloist Kian Soltani in Elgar’s hugely popular concerto, and gives the world premiere of a newly forged orchestral work by Iceland-born Anna Thorvaldsottir, for whom composition is ‘a natural part of my life’.

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First Air Date: Sep 13, 1947

Last Air date: Jul 20, 2025

Season: 79 Season

Episode: 772 Episode

Runtime: 180 minutes

IMDb: 7.70/10 by 3.00 users

Popularity: 32.1109

Language: English