Performances of Jonathan Aasgaard at BBC Proms

Fri 24 Jul 2026

• 19:30

  John Wilson Conducts Respighi’s ‘Roman Trilogy’

  Royal Albert Hall

  John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London return to the Proms for the first of two concerts, performing Respighi’s trilogy of Rome-inspired tone-poems alongside the Walton’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto. Norwegian cellist Jonathan Aasgaard makes his Proms debut

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  John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London return to the Proms for the first of two concerts, performing Respighi’s trilogy of Rome-inspired tone-poems alongside the Walton’s rhapsodic Cello Concerto. Norwegian cellist Jonathan Aasgaard makes his Proms debut

  Programme

  • • • Giuseppe Verdi
      • The Force of Destiny – overture(8 mins)
    • • William Walton
      • Cello Concerto(28 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Ottorino Respighi
      • Roman Festivals(25 mins)
      • Fountains of Rome(15 mins)
      • Pines of Rome(21 mins)

  Performers

  • Jonathan Aasgaard

    cello
    cello
  • Sinfonia of London
  • John Wilson

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Giuseppe Verdi
  • William Walton
  • Ottorino Respighi

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