BBC Proms - 2010 - Prom 44 - Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky - Part 1

BBC Proms 2010 Live from the Royal Albert Hall Presented by Suzy Klein The Russian National Orchestra returns to the Proms in this its 20th anniversary year. After a dramatic overture by Beethoven, depicting the heroic Roman general Coriolanus, the orchestra focuses on music from its homeland. Rachmaninov is a composer close to the heart of tonight's soloist, Nikolai Lugansky, who performs the radiant and inventive piano variations on Paganini's theme. Tchaikovsky's orchestral suite was initially conceived as a symphony, but he found this form to be more flexible, and he also included a set of flamboyant variations at the end. Beethoven: Overture 'Coriolan' Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Russian National Orchestra Nikolai Lugansky (piano) Andrey Boreyko (conductor) This Prom will be repeated on Wednesday 1st September at 2.20pm.