BBC Proms - 2008 - Prom 27: BBC Symphony Orchestra - Prom 27 - Part 1

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch, from the Royal Albert Hall, London. British composer George Benjamin conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Messiaen's four meditations on religious themes, L'Ascension, followed by a performance of Stravinsky's neo-classical Violin Concert, in which German violinist Carolin Widmann makes her Proms debut. Carolin Widmann (violin) BBC Symphony Orchestra George Benjamin (conductor) Messiaen: L'Ascension Stravinsky: Violin Concerto.