Afternoon on 3 - 10/09/2008

Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2008 A Prom in which the London Philharmonic Orchestra and its chief conductor Vladimir Jurowski mark 2008's centenary of Rimsky-Korsakov's death with his rarely-heard opera Kashchey the Immortal. This is paired with The Firebird by Stravinsky, who was one of Rimsky-Korsakov's pupils. Introduced by Tom Service. Vyacheslav Voynarovsky (Kashchey) Tatiana Monogarova (Princess) Pavel Baransky (Ivan Korolevich) Elena Manistina (Kashcheyevna) Mikhail Petrenko (Storm Knight) BBC Singers London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski (conductor) Rimsky-Korsakov: Kashchey the Immortal Stravinsky: The Firebird Chamber Music Songs by Beethoven and Russian composers Robin Tritschler (tenor) Julius Drake (piano).