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Petroc Trelawny presents a chance to hear Simon Rattle and the CBSO's famous 1984 performance at the Proms, which included works by Tippet, Shostakovich and Nielsen.

Petroc Trelawny presents the fourth of six programmes celebrating 40 years of Radio 3.

In 1984, four years after his appointment as the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's Principal Conductor, Simon Rattle brought the CBSO to the Proms and stunned the audience and critics with this concert which is still remembered as one of the highlights of his extraordinary two decades with the orchestra.

Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat
Nielsen: Symphony No 4 (The Inextinguishable); Pan and Syrinx

Yo Yo Ma (cello)
CBSO
Simon Rattle (conductor).

1 hour, 45 minutes

Broadcast

  • Wed 24 Oct 2007 19:00