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Presented by Petroc Trelawny Four Seasons and a Souvenir Alina Ibragimova joins the EU Chamber Orchestra for a special performance of Vivaldi's remarkable pictorial evocations of the four seasons. Former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion's specially commissioned poems will set the scene before each concerto. Moving on a couple of centuries, and heading south from Venice to Florence, EUCO perform the orchestral transcription of Tchaikovsky's string sextet, his affectionate and richly sonorous tribute to the Tuscan city. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence European Union Chamber Orchestra Alina Ibragimova violin Adam Rayner reader Followed by a preview of the 2010 Proms season, which begins on Friday.