Synopsis

Tonight's concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London features music from America, France, Russia, Denmark, and Finland, each composer offering works rich with vivid imagery. Concert suites drawn from ballets by Shostakovich and Prokofiev emphasize the dance theme that unites this year's Proms. The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Felix Kok and conducted by Simon Rattle, presents celebrated Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom in evocative folk songs from the Auver