Stravinsky and Prokofiev with the Oslo Philharmonic

Live at the BBC Proms: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla conducts the Oslo Philharmonic in Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, and Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with soloist Patricia Kopatchinskaja.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Øyvind Torvund: Symphonic Poem No. 1 ‘Forest Morning’
Igor Stravinsky: Violin Concerto

c.8.15pm
Interval: Greg Doran was the Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 to 2022. He's written a memoir called Walking Shadow about the last months with his husband, the actor Antony Sher, and the journeys he then made around the world to see over 200 surviving editions of Shakespeare's First Folio.

c.8.35pm
Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)

Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mirga Gražinytė‐Tyla (conductor)

Powerhouse conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the Oslo Philharmonic team up with maverick virtuoso Patricia Kopatchinskaja for Stravinsky’s Bach-inspired Violin Concerto – a ferociously demanding work that showcases all the violinist’s signature ‘beauty, passion and imagination’. Shakespeare’s warring families and passionate young lovers come to life in excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, and the concert opens with Norwegian composer Øyvind Torvund’s symphonic poem ‘Forest Morning’ for orchestra and electronics, in which idyllic birdsong is gradually taken over by the sounds of traffic and urban bustle.