Donald Runnicles and the World Orchestra for Peace at the BBC Proms

potent statements of brotherhood and fellowship, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Composed in the shadow of the World War II, Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem adds its own warning against war. The concert opens with a new, First World War-themed work by Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds.

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