Including a new hour-long interview from earlier this year.
Sir Colin Davis with love
In Performance BBC4 7:30pm - 8pm
Petroc Trelawny pays tribute to acclaimed classical music conductor Colin Davis, who died last month at the age of 85. The programme includes footage from his Davis' televised concert at the 2011 Proms, in which he conducted part of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the London Philharmonic Chorus. With soloists Helena Juntunen, Sarah Connolly, Paul Groves and Matthew Rose.
In his own words BBC4 8pm - 9pm
An interview with Colin Davis, filmed shortly before his death. The conductor - who shot to fame in the 1960s as Malcolm Sargent's successor at The Proms - talks to John Bridcut about his life, beliefs and musical passions.
Sir Colin Davis with love
In Performance BBC4 7:30pm - 8pm
Petroc Trelawny pays tribute to acclaimed classical music conductor Colin Davis, who died last month at the age of 85. The programme includes footage from his Davis' televised concert at the 2011 Proms, in which he conducted part of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis with the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the London Philharmonic Chorus. With soloists Helena Juntunen, Sarah Connolly, Paul Groves and Matthew Rose.
In his own words BBC4 8pm - 9pm
An interview with Colin Davis, filmed shortly before his death. The conductor - who shot to fame in the 1960s as Malcolm Sargent's successor at The Proms - talks to John Bridcut about his life, beliefs and musical passions.
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