Prom 48 repeat: London Symphony Orchestra and Simon Rattle play Ravel

Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson

Another chance to hear Sir Simon Rattle conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in Ravel at the BBC Proms, featuring Magdalena Kožená in Shéhérazade and L'enfant et les sortilèges.

Presented by Tom Service at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Ravel: Mother Goose (ballet)
Ravel: Shéhérazade
with Magdalena Kožená (mezzo soprano)

2.50pm
Interval: Proms Plus:
Composer Kerry Andrew has published her first novel Swansong and she performs many traditional songs. She talks to writer Katherine Langrish, author of Seven Miles of Steel Thistles and a “Troll Trilogy” about the cultural legacy of fairy tales and the lessons we can learn from them. Presented by Rana Mitter.

3.10pm
Ravel: L'enfant et les sortilèges
Magdalena Kožená (Child)
Patricia Bardon (Mother/Shepherd/Dragonfly)
Jane Archibald (Fire/Nightingale/Princess)
Anna Stéphany (Chair/White Cat/Chinese Cup/Squirrel)
Elizabeth Watts (Shepherdess/Bat/Owl)
Sunnyboy Dladla (Teapot/Little Old Man/Tree-Frog)
Gavan Ring (Grandfather Clock/Black Cat)
David Shipley (Tree/Armchair)
London Symphony Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Sir Simon Rattle

Followed by recordings from this week's Proms artists

Sir Simon Rattle, the London Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast, including Magdalena Kožena and Patricia Bardon, present Ravel’s magical opera L’enfant et les sortilèges.

Ravel’s fairy-tale ballet Mother Goose and sensuous song-cycle Shéhérazade complete the programme.