A throwback performance to the ’Prom at the Palace’ 2002, marking the Queen’s Golden Jubilee
The ‘Prom at the Palace’ was held at Buckingham Palace Gardens on 1 June 2002, celebrating 50 years of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Directed by Nicholas Kenyon, the concert was broadcast by the BBC to over 40 countries.
Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich performs the prelude to Bachianas Brasileiras no.1, along with members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra cello section. Villa-Lobos wrote the work in 1930 and dedicated it to Pablo Casals.
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Today we’re shining a light on the titan of cello playing, who was born on 27 March 1927
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The first prize of €20,000 was awarded to South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon
The Sarabande from Bach’s Cello Suite no.6 is the latest single to be released from the cellist’s upcoming album
Bernsted performs a solo work that she describes as having ‘complexity like a kaleidoscope’
Check out a string chamber version of Vaughan Williams’s beloved work for violin
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