BBC Proms 2001

Synopsis

Wayne Marshall the celebrated pianist, organist and conductor presents a concert of American and Russian music from London's Royal Albert Hall. The programme includes Copland's El salon Mexico, Barber's Adagio for Strings and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the pianist Stephen Hough as soloist. The BBC Symphony Orchestra will be under the baton of Leonard Slatkin, its new chief conductor.