Plot: Tonight's live coverage from London's Royal Albert Hall marks the 60th anniversary of the London Blitz as Valery Gergiev conducts the World Orchestra for Peace, the brainchild of the late Sir Georg Solti , in a performance of Shostakovich's Symphony No 7 (Leningrad), a lasting symbol of musical resistance to war and oppression. The concert opens with Debussy's La Mer and is presented by James Naughtie

BBC Proms - Season 54 - BBC Proms 2000 (Episode 10)
Episode Aired On:
Friday, September 8 2000
24 years ago
Friday, September 8 2000
24 years ago