26 July 2002
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Live from the Royal Albert Hall in London, the first of this week's nightly visits to the Proms. The concert includes Bruch's popular first violin concerto, in a first half that opens with Berlioz's Overture Roman Carnival. The second half comprises Messiaen's L'ascension and Ravel's La Valse. Performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and violinist Kyung-Wha Chung, and conducted by her brother Myung-Whun Chung.