Plot: Antonio Pappano conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in a trio of works from the USA. Edgard Varese's monumental Ameriques, inspired by the sounds of Manhattan's streets, is followed by Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 4 in G, played by the virtuosic Boris Berezovsky

BBC Proms - Season 62 - BBC Proms 2008: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (Episode 17)
Episode Aired On:
Saturday, August 23 2008
17 years ago
Saturday, August 23 2008
17 years ago