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A new series of great Proms concerts from recent years by 大象传媒 orchestras and choirs, launched by the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Prokofiev: Symphony No 1 in D major (Classical Symphony)
Qigang Chen: Iris D茅voil茅e (London premiere)
with Meng Meng, Anu Komsi and Piia Komsi (sopranos), Jia Li (pipa), Jing Chang (zheng) and Nan Wang (erhu)
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor
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Conductor Xian Zhang

George Benjamin: Ringed by the Flat Horizon
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Conducted by the composer

Throughout the 2020 Proms season Afternoon Concert celebrates top music-making at Summer Festivals, with four weeks of concerts from 2019 summer festivals across Europe and four weeks of great Proms performances from recent years by the 大象传媒 Orchestras and Choirs. This week features all six 大象传媒-associated orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra, plus the 大象传媒 Singers and 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus; the 大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales will feature in two weeks' time. The series will also celebrate the 60th birthdays in 2020 of two great British composers, George Benjamin and Mark-Anthony Turnage, and highlight some of the best Proms premieres from James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie in 1990 to the present day.

To launch the series today Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang makes her Proms debut in a hyper-Romantic 2015 concert featuring two Russian blockbusters and a gorgeous recent work by her compatriot Qigang Chen. Plus George Benjamin conducting the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in the piece whose 1980 Proms premiere catapulted him to fame, and film favourites from a 2011 Prom by the 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra and their then Principal Conductor Keith Lockhart - who feature throughout this week.