BBC Proms - S41E07: Omnibus at the Proms

Name: Omnibus at the Proms
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1987-08-21
Duration: 3 h

Aug 21, 1987DocumentarySeason 41, Episode 7

Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight one of America's foremost virtuoso violinists, Oscar Shumsky, plays a favourite work, often heard at the Proms - Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major. Shumsky was born in 1917 and played under Toscanini in the NBC Symphony Orchestra. But this reluctant virtuoso chose not to follow an international solo career, as he explains to Jane Glover. Continuing the dance theme of this year's Proms, the programme begins with excerpts from the ballet score by Glazunov: Raymonda composed when the Imperial Theatre at St Petersburg was in need of a successor to Tchaikovsky. Appropriately, tonight's conductor is the distinguished Russian Mariss Jansons. BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra led by James Clark.

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All Episodes - Season 41

01First Night of the PromsJul 17, 1987 02First Night of the PromsJul 17, 1987 03Omnibus at the PromsJul 31, 1987 04Live from the PromsAug 03, 1987 05Omnibus at the PromsAug 07, 1987 06Omnibus at the PromsAug 14, 1987 07Omnibus at the PromsAug 21, 1987 08Omnibus at the PromsAug 28, 1987 09Omnibus at the PromsSep 04, 1987 10Live from the Proms: Part 1Sep 07, 1987 11Omnibus at the PromsSep 11, 1987 12Last Night of the PromsSep 12, 1987 13Last Night of the PromsSep 12, 1987 14OmnibusSep 25, 1987

BBC Proms S41E07 Synopsis

Stream BBC Proms "Omnibus at the Proms" in HD quality on Goojara. Originally aired on 1987-08-21, this episode is part of Season 41 of BBC Proms. As part of this Documentary series, the episode continues to build on the show's compelling narrative. Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight one of America's foremost virtuoso violinists, Oscar Shumsky, plays a favourite work, often heard at the Proms - Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major. Shumsky was born in 1917 and played under Toscanini in the NBC Symp...