BBC Proms - 2009 - Prom 34: Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian - Part 2

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Rob Cowan presents the conclusion of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's Prom under new principal conductor Kirill Karabits. With Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, featuring celebrated Lithuanian-born violinist Julian Rachlin, followed by works by Khachaturian, including his colourful Soviet-era ballet Spartacus, which celebrates the Thracian gladiator whose rebel slave army almost defeated the might of Rome. Julian Rachlin (violin) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Kirill Karabits (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Khachaturian: Spartacus (excerpts); Hopak (Gayane).