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SymphonyCast

First Night of the BBC Proms

By Walter Parker
Published August 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM EDT
Violinist Lisa Batiashvili performs at the BBC Proms.
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Violinist Lisa Batiashvili performs at the BBC Proms.

Listen Friday August 8 at 8 p.m.

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Caspar Singh, tenor; Gerald Finley, bass-baritone; London Youth Choirs; BBC Singers; BBC Symphony Chorus

Bliss: Birthday Fanfare for Sir Henry Wood
Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Wallen: The Elements
Vaughan Williams: Sancta Civitas
Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 (Lisa Batiashvili, violin; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)

Listen Friday August 8 at 8 p.m.

SymphonyCast
Walter Parker
After graduate studies in musicology at New York University, Walter began his radio career at WNCN in New York. He joined Vermont Public in 1984.
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