Synopsis

For the first time, BBC One presents this highlight of the classical music year as concertgoers don their finest attire for the opening of the 111th season of Henry Wood concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Tonight's program features the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Roger Norrington, and opens with Berlioz's spirited overture, *The Corsair*, setting a maritime mood. Janine Jansen is the featured soloist in Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor. Prior to Tippett's oratorio *