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Private Notes
Katie Derham casts an eye over the first seven days of action at the BBC Proms in Proms Extra.
In the spotlight this week are Five Telegrams from the First Night of the Proms, the Young Musicians Prom and the one-man-sensation Jacob Collier, while David Owen Norris returns with Chord of the Week.
Joining Katie Derham for Proms Extra are violinist Tai Murray and director of music for the Southbank Centre Gillian Moore. The works of Lili Boulanger, Vaughan Williams and the legendary women of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop are this week's music picks, and David Owen Norris's Chord of the Week focuses on Parry's 5th Symphony
Join Katie Derham for Proms Extra, the companion guide to the BBC Proms classical music festival. In this episode, the focus is on the BBC Symphony Orchestra tackling Shostakovich and two unconventional Proms featuring British and Irish folk music, and the Havana meets Kingston Prom. Guests are composer Kerry Andrew, soprano Golda Schultz and violinist Pekka Kuusisto, who wowed audiences two years ago with his Proms debut.
Katie Derham presents the weekly companion guide to the Proms season. This week's sofa guests are violinist Joshua Bell, ahead of his Prom performance, soprano Nadine Benjamin and cellist/singer Ayanna Witter-Johnson, who take on Brahms and New York disco.
Presenter Katie Derham is joined by three guests to discuss Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand, Debussy's La Mer and Grieg's Piano Concerto. David Owen Norris reveals his Chord of the Week and the current Young Musician winner Lauren Zhang performs at the end of the show.
Join Katie Derham and her guests for the final episode of Proms Extra. This show has a double helping of Bernstein with a look at On the Town and The Age of Anxiety, Simon Rattle conducting Ravel's L'enfant et les Sortileges and Andras Schiff playing Bach.
