BBC Proms - 2008 - Prom 1: First Night of the Proms - Prom 1 - Part 2

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Petroc Trelawny presents the opening of the 114th season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts. The concert concludes with works by Messiaen and Elliott Carter, whose centenaries are celebrated this year. Christine Brewer (soprano) Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano) Nicholas Daniel (oboe) Wayne Marshall (organ) Royal College of Music Brass BBC Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek (conductor) Messiaen: La nativite du Seigneur (Dieu parmi nous) Beethoven: Rondo in B flat for piano and orchestra Elliott Carter: Catenaires for solo piano (UK premiere) Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy.