The 92nd season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts opens with Mahler's Symphony No 8 in E flat. Mahler himself conducted the triumphant premiere of his vast Eighth Symphony in Munich in 1910, little more than eight months before his death. The massive choral work was nicknamed

The first of BBCl's visits to the 92nd season of Henry

Stravinsky: Le Rossignol (The Nightingale)

with Anne-Sophie Mutter (solo violin) and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra leader BARRY GRIFFITHS conducted by Yuri Temirkanov

A Spanish Evening

Part One

Madonna of Winter and Spring by Jonathan Harvey The world premiere of a major commission by the BBC.

Beethoven

Live in stereo from the Royal Albert Hall , television and radio join to relay the entire concert, with its unique blend of musical integrity and end-of-season festivity. The

Part 2