BBC Proms - 2010 - Prom 57 - Berg, Beethoven - Part 1

BBC PROMS 2010 Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London Presented by Penny Gore. In the second concert of their visit to the Proms, the Minnesota Orchestra and Osmo Vanska perform Berg's last completed work alongside Beethoven's final symphony. Violinist Gil Shaham is the soloist in Berg's concerto: a heartfelt tribute to a dead friend and dedicated "To the memory of an angel", and for the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's 9th - a work championing the brotherhood of humanity - the orchestra are joined by a line-up of international soloists and the BBC Symphony Chorus. Berg: Violin Concerto Gil Shaham, violin Helena Juntunen, soprano Charlotte Hellekant, mezzo-soprano Eric Cutler, tenor Neal Davies, bass BBC Symphony Chorus Minnesota Orchestra Osmo Vänskä, conductor This Prom will be repeated on Monday 6th September at 2.00pm.