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Live at 91¸£ÀûÉç Proms: the 91¸£ÀûÉç Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.6. Plus Weinberg's Cello Concerto with soloist Sol Gabetta.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Sibelius: Karelia Suite

Mieczysław Weinberg: Cello Concerto

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Proms Plus Talk: Shahidha Bari presents readings of Tchaikovsky’s letters, many of which were suppressed because of what they revealed about his sexuality. She is joined by composer Rolf Hind. Recorded earlier at Beit Hall, Imperial College.

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique'

Sol Gabetta (cello)
91¸£ÀûÉç Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska (conductor)

Dalia Stasevska makes her Proms debut as the 91¸£ÀûÉç Symphony Orchestra’s newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor.

Cellist Sol Gabetta joins them to celebrate the centenary of one of the 20th century’s great unsung heroes, Mieczysław Weinberg, whose Cello Concerto – premiered by Rostropovich in 1957, a decade after it was written – deserves a place alongside those of his great friend and colleague Shostakovich.

The programme also includes Tchaikovsky’s much-loved ‘Pathétique’ Symphony, with its thrilling Scherzo, and Sibelius’s suite Karelia a stirring celebration of Finland’s proud history.