Prom 24: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra July 31, 2007

Sibelius's tone-poem evoking the Finnish god of the woods – which received its UK premiere nearly 80 years ago – and Debussy's sensual impressionistic seascape frame two further pieces that were first introduced to audiences at the Proms. Britten himself was the soloist in his Piano Concerto at its world premiere, while Varèse's Ecuatorial, with its swooping ondes martenots, had to wait more than 30 years for its UK premiere, also at the Proms, in 1966.

Sibelius
Tapiola (15 mins)
Britten
Piano Concerto (35 mins)

Interval

Varèse
Ecuatorial (12 mins)
Debussy
La mer (24 mins)

Steven Osborne piano
Tenebrae (men's voices)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov conductor

Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2007/whatson/3107.shtml#prom25