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Tonight at the BBC Proms, two global superstars take to this

stage to bring us epic poetry from Sibelius, Liszt, and Strauss.

We'll venture through dark forests, peek inside the plushest salons of Budapest

in the 19th century, and we'll take an action packed romp

through sunny Bavarian mountains.

But forget the grandeur and the magnificence -

one instrument is likely to steal the show.

Welcome to the BBC Proms.

Hello and welcome back to the nation's village hall.

I have two names for you - Yuja Wang and Klaus Mäkelä.

That's right - the most rock'n'roll, renegade pianist in the world.

And the hottest, young conductor on the block,

hailed as a new voice in contemporary classical music.

Together, they are an explosive duo.

Joined by their Norwegian friends, the Oslo Philharmonic, Klaus,

Yuja and the orchestra bring us a romantic evening featuring

Sibelius's Tapiola, Listz's first piano concerto,

and Ein Heldenleben - A Hero's Life -

a swashbuckling ego trip adventure by Richard Strauss.

And keeping me company up here in the gallery

of the Royal Albert Hall is legendary frontman,

pianist, arranger and epic prog-rocker -

YES - that's right, Rick Wakeman.

And award-winning comedian, composer, and Associate

at the Royal Academy of Music Vikki Stone.

Great

Great to

Great to have

Great to have you

Great to have you here.

Great to have you here. Thanks.

Rick - you're no stranger to the Royal Albert Hall

and South Kensington?

I was lucky enough to be a student at

at the

at the Royal

at the Royal College

at the Royal College of

at the Royal College of music,

at the Royal College of music, literally

literally a

literally a few

literally a few steps

literally a few steps away,

literally a few steps away, when

literally a few steps away, when I

literally a few steps away, when I left

left to

left to pursue

left to pursue at

left to pursue at that

left to pursue at that time

left to pursue at that time a

left to pursue at that time a career

left to pursue at that time a career as

as a

as a session

as a session musician,

as a session musician, my

as a session musician, my clarinet

as a session musician, my clarinet professor

professor actually

professor actually said

professor actually said to

professor actually said to me,

professor actually said to me, when

professor actually said to me, when you

you leave

you leave here,

you leave here, walk

you leave here, walk across

you leave here, walk across the

you leave here, walk across the road,

road, climb

road, climb up

road, climb up the

road, climb up the steps,

road, climb up the steps, the

road, climb up the steps, the front

road, climb up the steps, the front of

of the

of the Albert

of the Albert Hall,

of the Albert Hall, and

of the Albert Hall, and look

of the Albert Hall, and look at

of the Albert Hall, and look at that.

that. That

that. That is

that. That is my

that. That is my next

that. That is my next stop.

that. That is my next stop. Well,

Well, look

Well, look at

Well, look at this.

Well, look at this. This

Well, look at this. This is

Well, look at this. This is even

Well, look at this. This is even the

Well, look at this. This is even the first

first flush

first flush of

first flush of youth.

first flush of youth. And

first flush of youth. And I

first flush of youth. And I was

first flush of youth. And I was just

first flush of youth. And I was just wondering,

wondering, how

wondering, how many

wondering, how many keyboards

wondering, how many keyboards are

wondering, how many keyboards are too

too many?

too many? You

too many? You could

too many? You could never

too many? You could never have

too many? You could never have too

too many? You could never have too many!

many! There

There is

There is an

There is an element

There is an element of

There is an element of safety

There is an element of safety in

There is an element of safety in it,

There is an element of safety in it, but

but back

but back then,

but back then, when

but back then, when that

but back then, when that was

but back then, when that was done,

but back then, when that was done, most

most keyboards

most keyboards basically

most keyboards basically did

most keyboards basically did one

most keyboards basically did one job,

job, so

job, so you

job, so you needed

job, so you needed them

job, so you needed them all

job, so you needed them all to

job, so you needed them all to do

job, so you needed them all to do the

the different

the different jobs.

the different jobs. Nowadays,

the different jobs. Nowadays, they

the different jobs. Nowadays, they do

do many

do many more

do many more jobs,

do many more jobs, but

do many more jobs, but I

do many more jobs, but I still

do many more jobs, but I still have

do many more jobs, but I still have the

the same

the same amount

the same amount of

the same amount of keyboards!

the same amount of keyboards! You

the same amount of keyboards! You might

might as

might as well

might as well have

might as well have as

might as well have as many

might as well have as many as

might as well have as many as you

might as well have as many as you can!

Vikki - welcome back to the Proms.

Of course, you are a regular. When

you

you have

you have attempted

you have attempted to

you have attempted to walk

you have attempted to walk out

you have attempted to walk out of

you have attempted to walk out of the

the door

the door of

the door of a

the door of a college

the door of a college during

the door of a college during music

the door of a college during music never

never returned

never returned to

never returned to Mecca

never returned to Mecca well,

never returned to Mecca well, I

never returned to Mecca well, I spent

spent my

spent my childhood

spent my childhood playing

spent my childhood playing the

spent my childhood playing the flute

spent my childhood playing the flute to

to a

to a really

to a really high

to a really high level

to a really high level and

to a really high level and I

to a really high level and I got

to a really high level and I got to

to a really high level and I got to the

the point

the point where

the point where I

the point where I was

the point where I was in

the point where I was in an

the point where I was in an orchestra

orchestra and

orchestra and I

orchestra and I thought,

orchestra and I thought, the

orchestra and I thought, the fluids

orchestra and I thought, the fluids at

at the

at the back,

at the back, and

at the back, and I

at the back, and I want

at the back, and I want to

at the back, and I want to be

at the back, and I want to be at

at the back, and I want to be at the

at the back, and I want to be at the front,

front, I

front, I want

front, I want to

front, I want to do

front, I want to do other

front, I want to do other stuff!

front, I want to do other stuff! So

So that

So that was

So that was that.

So that was that. That

So that was that. That was

So that was that. That was that.

We've got three heroic composers tonight.

Sibelius, the anti-hero, drank too much, shaved his head,

a national icon in Finland.

Liszt - celebrity pianist, well-dressed dandy, hero of Hungary.

And

And Strauss

And Strauss at

And Strauss at the

And Strauss at the end

And Strauss at the end there.

But first, making his debut performance here at the Proms

is the Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä.

Klaus landed in London last night and headed straight

here to South Kensington to do some vital pre-concert preparation.

Cheers,

Cheers, Klaus!

Good

Good to

Good to see

Good to see you.

Good to see you. Welcome.

Welcome. I

Welcome. I know

Welcome. I know the

Welcome. I know the Royal

Welcome. I know the Royal Albert

Welcome. I know the Royal Albert Hall

Hall is

Hall is important,

Hall is important, but

Hall is important, but pretty

Hall is important, but pretty much

Hall is important, but pretty much everyone

everyone is

everyone is off

everyone is off during

everyone is off during the

everyone is off during the summer.

everyone is off during the summer. Did

Did you

Did you are

Did you are playing

Did you are playing allow

Did you are playing allow you

Did you are playing allow you time

Did you are playing allow you time for

for a

for a beer,

for a beer, or

for a beer, or do

for a beer, or do you

for a beer, or do you just

for a beer, or do you just do

for a beer, or do you just do it

for a beer, or do you just do it for

for a beer, or do you just do it for the

the cameras?

the cameras? I

I love

I love a

I love a good

I love a good beer!

I love a good beer! Is

I love a good beer! Is a

I love a good beer! Is a cello

I love a good beer! Is a cello easier

easier to

easier to take

easier to take on

easier to take on a

easier to take on a plane

easier to take on a plane than

easier to take on a plane than the

easier to take on a plane than the baton,

baton, or

baton, or not?

baton, or not? With

With a

With a baton,

With a baton, you

With a baton, you have

With a baton, you have to

With a baton, you have to take

With a baton, you have to take it

With a baton, you have to take it in

With a baton, you have to take it in the

the luggage!

the luggage! I

the luggage! I just

the luggage! I just broke

the luggage! I just broke one,

the luggage! I just broke one, and

the luggage! I just broke one, and I

the luggage! I just broke one, and I feel

feel completely

feel completely different

feel completely different now

feel completely different now when

feel completely different now when I

feel completely different now when I lost

lost my

lost my perfect

lost my perfect baton.

lost my perfect baton. Now

lost my perfect baton. Now I

lost my perfect baton. Now I have

lost my perfect baton. Now I have a

lost my perfect baton. Now I have a different

different one.

different one. What

What is

What is distinctively

What is distinctively different

What is distinctively different about

about the

about the Oslo

about the Oslo hall?

about the Oslo hall? It

It is

It is a

It is a very

It is a very special

It is a very special place

It is a very special place in

It is a very special place in my

It is a very special place in my heart.

heart. My

heart. My first

heart. My first opera

heart. My first opera showing.

heart. My first opera showing. They

heart. My first opera showing. They showed

showed an

showed an a

showed an a great

showed an a great amount

showed an a great amount of

showed an a great amount of trust

showed an a great amount of trust me

showed an a great amount of trust me of

of me

of me when

of me when I

of me when I was

of me when I was young,

of me when I was young, and

of me when I was young, and it

of me when I was young, and it was

of me when I was young, and it was unexpected.

unexpected. The

unexpected. The amount

unexpected. The amount of

unexpected. The amount of warmth

unexpected. The amount of warmth they

they should

they should be

they should be from

they should be from the

they should be from the beginning

they should be from the beginning really

really meant

really meant a

really meant a lot

really meant a lot to

really meant a lot to me

really meant a lot to me and

really meant a lot to me and they

really meant a lot to me and they feel

feel like

feel like my

feel like my family.

feel like my family. The

feel like my family. The orchestra

feel like my family. The orchestra feel

feel like

feel like all

feel like all my

feel like all my kids!

feel like all my kids! We

We had

We had better

We had better get

We had better get this

We had better get this done

We had better get this done because

We had better get this done because I

I want

I want to

I want to do

I want to do my

I want to do my tour

I want to do my tour guide

I want to do my tour guide patented

I want to do my tour guide patented show

show you

show you the

show you the Royal

show you the Royal Albert

show you the Royal Albert Hall,

show you the Royal Albert Hall, because

because you

because you have

because you have never

because you have never been

because you have never been in?

because you have never been in? Never

Never in

Never in my

Never in my life!

Never in my life! And

Never in my life! And I

Never in my life! And I promise

Never in my life! And I promise you,

Never in my life! And I promise you, it

it is

it is a

it is a place

it is a place of

it is a place of musical

it is a place of musical community

it is a place of musical community and

and family.

and family. The

and family. The people

and family. The people on

and family. The people on stage

and family. The people on stage and

and family. The people on stage and it

it will

it will be

it will be watching

it will be watching as

it will be watching as well.

it will be watching as well. Cheers

it will be watching as well. Cheers at

at Mecca

at Mecca we

at Mecca we can

at Mecca we can make

at Mecca we can make light

at Mecca we can make light work

at Mecca we can make light work of

at Mecca we can make light work of these.

these. --

these. -- Cheers!

You

You are

You are going

You are going to

You are going to be

You are going to be doing

You are going to be doing it

You are going to be doing it in

You are going to be doing it in this

place.

place. It

It is

It is quite

It is quite a

It is quite a special

It is quite a special place.

It is quite a special place. Is

Is there

Is there a

Is there a tingle

Is there a tingle of

Is there a tingle of fear,

Is there a tingle of fear, anticipation,

anticipation, excitement

anticipation, excitement came

anticipation, excitement came I

anticipation, excitement came I think

think it's

think it's great.

think it's great. It's

It's great

It's great to

It's great to have

It's great to have wonderful

It's great to have wonderful place

It's great to have wonderful place like

like this

like this for

like this for art

like this for art and

like this for art and music.

like this for art and music. I

I don't

I don't do

I don't do this

I don't do this very

I don't do this very often,

I don't do this very often, actually.

So,

So, we

So, we are

So, we are going

So, we are going round

So, we are going round where

So, we are going round where other

people

people are,

people are, Coliseum

people are, Coliseum like.

people are, Coliseum like. It

people are, Coliseum like. It is

people are, Coliseum like. It is exactly

exactly like

exactly like Rome.

exactly like Rome. It

exactly like Rome. It is

exactly like Rome. It is a

exactly like Rome. It is a gladiatorial

gladiatorial thing!

gladiatorial thing! LAUGHTER

LAUGHTER Look

Look at

Look at this.

Look at this. Oh,

Oh, right!

Oh, right! This

Oh, right! This is

Oh, right! This is very

Oh, right! This is very nice.

Oh, right! This is very nice. Yes.

Oh, right! This is very nice. Yes. I

Oh, right! This is very nice. Yes. I should

should come

should come here

should come here more

should come here more often!

should come here more often! Yes,

Yes, you

Yes, you should

Yes, you should expect

Yes, you should expect I

Yes, you should expect I suspect

Yes, you should expect I suspect you

Yes, you should expect I suspect you will

will be!

will be! But

will be! But it

will be! But it is

will be! But it is this

will be! But it is this thing

will be! But it is this thing about

will be! But it is this thing about its

its being

its being all

its being all around.

its being all around. Look

its being all around. Look at

its being all around. Look at the

its being all around. Look at the Arches

Arches all

Arches all around.

Arches all around. They

Arches all around. They are

Arches all around. They are all...

Arches all around. They are all... It

It is

It is a

It is a beautiful

It is a beautiful space,

It is a beautiful space, absolutely,

It is a beautiful space, absolutely, and

and I

and I love

and I love the

and I love the atmosphere.

and I love the atmosphere. You

You feel

You feel like

You feel like wherever

You feel like wherever you

You feel like wherever you are

You feel like wherever you are in

You feel like wherever you are in this

this hall,

this hall, it

this hall, it is

this hall, it is kind

this hall, it is kind of

this hall, it is kind of a

this hall, it is kind of a hug,

this hall, it is kind of a hug, and

this hall, it is kind of a hug, and embrace.

embrace. With

embrace. With the

embrace. With the first

embrace. With the first music

embrace. With the first music you

embrace. With the first music you praise

praise the

praise the opposite

praise the opposite of

praise the opposite of a

praise the opposite of a hug

praise the opposite of a hug stop

praise the opposite of a hug stop Tapiola

Tapiola is

Tapiola is like

Tapiola is like a

Tapiola is like a freezing

Tapiola is like a freezing landscape

Tapiola is like a freezing landscape of

of complete

of complete oblivion!

of complete oblivion! Why

of complete oblivion! Why are

of complete oblivion! Why are you

of complete oblivion! Why are you starting

starting with

starting with that?

starting with that? I

I think

I think there

I think there is

I think there is actually

I think there is actually the

I think there is actually the perfect

perfect piece

perfect piece to

perfect piece to start

perfect piece to start here,

perfect piece to start here, because

perfect piece to start here, because then

then we

then we introduce

then we introduce kind

then we introduce kind of

then we introduce kind of the

then we introduce kind of the real

then we introduce kind of the real sound

sound of

sound of our

sound of our orchestra.

sound of our orchestra. With

sound of our orchestra. With Strauss,

Strauss, you

Strauss, you have

Strauss, you have all

Strauss, you have all the

Strauss, you have all the warmth

Strauss, you have all the warmth and

Strauss, you have all the warmth and greatness,

greatness, and

greatness, and of

greatness, and of course

greatness, and of course a

greatness, and of course a massive

greatness, and of course a massive orchestra

orchestra with

orchestra with eight

orchestra with eight horns,

orchestra with eight horns, and

orchestra with eight horns, and some

orchestra with eight horns, and some of

of the

of the trumpets

of the trumpets and

of the trumpets and everything,

of the trumpets and everything, so

of the trumpets and everything, so it

it is

it is a

it is a beautiful

it is a beautiful space.

it is a beautiful space. It

it is a beautiful space. It truly

it is a beautiful space. It truly is.

is. Tomorrow

is. Tomorrow morning,

is. Tomorrow morning, of

is. Tomorrow morning, of course,

is. Tomorrow morning, of course, we

is. Tomorrow morning, of course, we will

will work

will work very

will work very hard

will work very hard here.

will work very hard here. We

will work very hard here. We have

will work very hard here. We have three

three hours

three hours to

three hours to work,

three hours to work, and

three hours to work, and experience

three hours to work, and experience the

the acoustics,

the acoustics, and

the acoustics, and experiment

the acoustics, and experiment with

the acoustics, and experiment with it,

it, and

it, and I'm

it, and I'm really,

it, and I'm really, really

it, and I'm really, really looking

it, and I'm really, really looking forward

forward to

forward to it.

forward to it. It

forward to it. It will

forward to it. It will be

forward to it. It will be a

forward to it. It will be a very

forward to it. It will be a very memorable

memorable evening

memorable evening for

memorable evening for me.

memorable evening for me. I

memorable evening for me. I hope

memorable evening for me. I hope for

memorable evening for me. I hope for the

the audience

the audience too!

the audience too! Close

Close and

Close and Tom

Close and Tom enjoying

Close and Tom enjoying a

Close and Tom enjoying a pint

Close and Tom enjoying a pint there.

Close and Tom enjoying a pint there. --

-- Klaus.

Well, Klaus brings with him a work by fellow Finn Jean Sibelius.

A titan of 19th and 20th century music, hailed by Finns

as their national composer.

Sibelius led a somewhat colourful life.

He had a penchant for fine dining and fast living -

he loved lobster, he loved smoking, drinking and gambling.

An interesting chap, by all accounts.

I'm not sure

I'm not sure why

I'm not sure why I

I'm not sure why I am

I'm not sure why I am thinking

I'm not sure why I am thinking about

you

you at

you at this

you at this point,

you at this point, Rick!

you at this point, Rick! A

you at this point, Rick! A bit

you at this point, Rick! A bit of

you at this point, Rick! A bit of a

you at this point, Rick! A bit of a rocker!

Vikki - Sibelius's Tapiola is a "tone poem".

What is a tone poem? It

It is

It is something

It is something that

It is something that micro

It is something that micro a

It is something that micro a piece

It is something that micro a piece of

of music

of music that

of music that doesn't

of music that doesn't follow

of music that doesn't follow any

of music that doesn't follow any particular

particular form,

particular form, and

particular form, and it

particular form, and it invites

particular form, and it invites the

particular form, and it invites the listener

listener to

listener to kind

listener to kind of

listener to kind of imagine

listener to kind of imagine something,

something, often

something, often something

something, often something specific.

something, often something specific. Sometimes

Sometimes it

Sometimes it is

Sometimes it is described

Sometimes it is described as

Sometimes it is described as like

Sometimes it is described as like listening

listening to

listening to film

listening to film music

listening to film music but

listening to film music but without

listening to film music but without a

a film,

a film, and

a film, and Sibelius

a film, and Sibelius Route

a film, and Sibelius Route 12

a film, and Sibelius Route 12 tone

a film, and Sibelius Route 12 tone poems,

poems, often

poems, often about

poems, often about the

poems, often about the land

poems, often about the land and

poems, often about the land and its

poems, often about the land and its mythology.

Rick, we're about to hear Sibelius's 1926 work Tapiola -

what does the name refer to?

In Finnish mythology, it is a kingdom,

kingdom, and

kingdom, and Tapio

kingdom, and Tapio was

kingdom, and Tapio was the

kingdom, and Tapio was the god

kingdom, and Tapio was the god of

kingdom, and Tapio was the god of the

the forest.

the forest. It

the forest. It was

the forest. It was quite

the forest. It was quite an

the forest. It was quite an amazing

the forest. It was quite an amazing place.

place. He

place. He had

place. He had lots

place. He had lots of

place. He had lots of sort

place. He had lots of sort of

place. He had lots of sort of elf

place. He had lots of sort of elf -like

-like creatures

-like creatures that

-like creatures that guarded

-like creatures that guarded and

-like creatures that guarded and looked

looked after,

looked after, did

looked after, did various

looked after, did various bits

looked after, did various bits and

looked after, did various bits and pieces

pieces there,

pieces there, and

pieces there, and it

pieces there, and it is

pieces there, and it is quite

pieces there, and it is quite an

pieces there, and it is quite an amazing

amazing place

amazing place to

amazing place to be.

amazing place to be. Very

Very tall

Very tall indeed!

Very tall indeed! And

Very tall indeed! And audience

Very tall indeed! And audience now

Very tall indeed! And audience now uploading

uploading the

uploading the entrance

uploading the entrance of

uploading the entrance of the

uploading the entrance of the conductor,

conductor, Klaus

conductor, Klaus Mäkelä.

Making

Making his

Making his Proms

Making his Proms debut

Making his Proms debut tonight.

The Norwegian musicians are finely tuned and ready to play.

A huge ensemble for this beast of a piece.

Music: Tapiola by Jean Sibelius

APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE

The still, beauty of the forest lying bare fierce and spellbinding.

In Sibelius's words:

"Dusky forests, ancient, mysterious, brooding savage dreams".

It was terrifyingly beautiful I would

would like

would like to

would like to go

would like to go there,

would like to go there, I

would like to go there, I have

would like to go there, I have to

would like to go there, I have to say.

say. Rick,

say. Rick, did

say. Rick, did you

say. Rick, did you see

say. Rick, did you see the

say. Rick, did you see the God

say. Rick, did you see the God Tapio

say. Rick, did you see the God Tapio there

there in

there in that?

there in that? Absolutely

there in that? Absolutely I

there in that? Absolutely I was

there in that? Absolutely I was sitting

sitting there

sitting there with

sitting there with him.

sitting there with him. It

sitting there with him. It to

sitting there with him. It to a

sitting there with him. It to a brilliant

brilliant piece

brilliant piece of

brilliant piece of music,

brilliant piece of music, it

brilliant piece of music, it is

brilliant piece of music, it is so

brilliant piece of music, it is so visual,

visual, and

visual, and their

visual, and their interpretation

visual, and their interpretation I

visual, and their interpretation I think

think was

think was quite

think was quite stunning.

think was quite stunning. And

think was quite stunning. And the

think was quite stunning. And the orchestra,

orchestra, on

orchestra, on their

orchestra, on their feet,

orchestra, on their feet, acknowledging

acknowledging the

acknowledging the applause

acknowledging the applause of

acknowledging the applause of a

acknowledging the applause of a packed

packed house

packed house here

packed house here at

packed house here at the

packed house here at the Royal

packed house here at the Royal Albert

Albert Hall.

Albert Hall. A

Albert Hall. A magnificent

Albert Hall. A magnificent performance

performance there.

performance there. Of

performance there. Of Sibelius's

performance there. Of Sibelius's work,

work, Vikki,

work, Vikki, what

work, Vikki, what were

work, Vikki, what were your

work, Vikki, what were your thoughts

work, Vikki, what were your thoughts on

on that?

on that? A

on that? A Klaus

on that? A Klaus came

on that? A Klaus came out

on that? A Klaus came out with

on that? A Klaus came out with a

on that? A Klaus came out with a glint

glint in

glint in his

glint in his eye,

glint in his eye, he

glint in his eye, he was

glint in his eye, he was go,

glint in his eye, he was go, he

glint in his eye, he was go, he knew

glint in his eye, he was go, he knew what

what he

what he was

what he was going

what he was going to

what he was going to give

what he was going to give us,

what he was going to give us, it

what he was going to give us, it was

what he was going to give us, it was simultaneously

simultaneously highly

simultaneously highly detailed

simultaneously highly detailed but

simultaneously highly detailed but playful,

playful, particularly

playful, particularly the

playful, particularly the opening

playful, particularly the opening where

where you

where you have

where you have a

where you have a conversation

where you have a conversation between

between the

between the winds

between the winds and

between the winds and the

between the winds and the string,

between the winds and the string, there

there was

there was such

there was such a

there was such a play,

there was such a play, such

there was such a play, such a

there was such a play, such a sense

there was such a play, such a sense of

of like,

of like, he

of like, he knew

of like, he knew he

of like, he knew he had

of like, he knew he had this

of like, he knew he had this magic,

of like, he knew he had this magic, to

to give

to give to

to give to us.

to give to us. The

to give to us. The colour,

to give to us. The colour, absolutely

absolutely incredible,

absolutely incredible, that

absolutely incredible, that he

absolutely incredible, that he brought

brought out

brought out there.

brought out there. From

brought out there. From the

brought out there. From the ancient

brought out there. From the ancient forests

forests of

forests of Finland

forests of Finland we

forests of Finland we journey

forests of Finland we journey south

forests of Finland we journey south to

to the

to the salons

to the salons of

to the salons of Budapest.

to the salons of Budapest. Next

to the salons of Budapest. Next up

to the salons of Budapest. Next up it

it is

it is Franz

it is Franz Liszt

it is Franz Liszt piano

it is Franz Liszt piano concerto

it is Franz Liszt piano concerto number

number one.

number one. I

number one. I feel

number one. I feel like

number one. I feel like I

number one. I feel like I need

number one. I feel like I need an

number one. I feel like I need an epic

epic prog

epic prog rock

epic prog rock intro,

epic prog rock intro, the

epic prog rock intro, the ground

epic prog rock intro, the ground would

would up

would up and

would up and the

would up and the piano

would up and the piano would

would up and the piano would rise

would up and the piano would rise out

out the

out the Ashes,

out the Ashes, with

out the Ashes, with Yuja

out the Ashes, with Yuja Wang

out the Ashes, with Yuja Wang doing

out the Ashes, with Yuja Wang doing a

a power

a power lunge.

a power lunge. I

a power lunge. I am

a power lunge. I am getting

a power lunge. I am getting carried

a power lunge. I am getting carried away.

away. She

away. She said

away. She said herself

away. She said herself she

away. She said herself she feels

away. She said herself she feels like

like a

like a rock

like a rock God

like a rock God when

like a rock God when she

like a rock God when she plays

like a rock God when she plays the

like a rock God when she plays the prom,

prom, she

prom, she is

prom, she is notorious

prom, she is notorious for

prom, she is notorious for challenging

challenging the

challenging the status

challenging the status quo,

challenging the status quo, in

challenging the status quo, in terms

challenging the status quo, in terms of

of dress,

of dress, style,

of dress, style, flair,

of dress, style, flair, showmanship,

of dress, style, flair, showmanship, who

who ill

who ill she

who ill she is

who ill she is playing

who ill she is playing the

who ill she is playing the keyboard.

who ill she is playing the keyboard. Rick,

Rick, I

Rick, I don't

Rick, I don't know

Rick, I don't know why,

Rick, I don't know why, but

Rick, I don't know why, but I

Rick, I don't know why, but I am

Rick, I don't know why, but I am drawn

drawn towards

drawn towards you,

drawn towards you, whenever

drawn towards you, whenever I

drawn towards you, whenever I talk

drawn towards you, whenever I talk about

about that,

about that, and

about that, and I

about that, and I just

about that, and I just like

about that, and I just like to

about that, and I just like to bring

about that, and I just like to bring this

this up.

this up. Oh,

this up. Oh, yes.

this up. Oh, yes. Now

Now that

Now that is

Now that is showmanship

Now that is showmanship indeed!

Now that is showmanship indeed! More

Now that is showmanship indeed! More is

is more,

is more, clearly.

is more, clearly. Moore

Moore is

Moore is even

Moore is even more!

Moore is even more! People

Moore is even more! People forget

Moore is even more! People forget sometimes

sometimes that

sometimes that AllMusic

sometimes that AllMusic in

sometimes that AllMusic in concert

sometimes that AllMusic in concert is

is not

is not just

is not just hearing

is not just hearing and

is not just hearing and listening,

is not just hearing and listening, which

which is

which is incredibly

which is incredibly important,

which is incredibly important, but

which is incredibly important, but the

the eyes

the eyes are

the eyes are important,

the eyes are important, what

the eyes are important, what you

the eyes are important, what you see,

see, and

see, and you

see, and you have

see, and you have got

see, and you have got to

see, and you have got to enjoy

see, and you have got to enjoy what

see, and you have got to enjoy what you

you see

you see and

you see and have

you see and have fun

you see and have fun with

you see and have fun with what

you see and have fun with what you

you see and have fun with what you say,

say, and

say, and Yuja

say, and Yuja is

say, and Yuja is brilliant

say, and Yuja is brilliant at

say, and Yuja is brilliant at that.

say, and Yuja is brilliant at that. She

She certainly

She certainly different

She certainly different class

She certainly different class when

She certainly different class when it

it comes

it comes to

it comes to outrageous

it comes to outrageous dressing!

it comes to outrageous dressing! Well,

Well, I'm

Well, I'm not

Well, I'm not sure

Well, I'm not sure about

Well, I'm not sure about that!

You scored the music for the 1975 cult classic Lisztomania,

starring Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt.

Tell us a bit more about Franz Liszt as a person.

He was

He was a

He was a rock

He was a rock and

He was a rock and roll

He was a rock and roll star

He was a rock and roll star of

He was a rock and roll star of the

day.

day. Like

day. Like a

day. Like a lot

day. Like a lot of

day. Like a lot of the

day. Like a lot of the touring

day. Like a lot of the touring pianists

pianists and

pianists and other

pianists and other instrumentalists

pianists and other instrumentalists were.

were. They

were. They went

were. They went around

were. They went around touring

were. They went around touring around

around Europe,

around Europe, taking

around Europe, taking their

around Europe, taking their music.

around Europe, taking their music. It

It was

It was the

It was the first

It was the first time

It was the first time people

It was the first time people had

It was the first time people had heard

heard it,

heard it, because

heard it, because of

heard it, because of course,

heard it, because of course, there

heard it, because of course, there were

were no

were no recordings

were no recordings or

were no recordings or anything

were no recordings or anything like

were no recordings or anything like that,

that, and

that, and he

that, and he was

that, and he was a

that, and he was a bit

that, and he was a bit of

that, and he was a bit of a

that, and he was a bit of a rock

that, and he was a bit of a rock guard

guard wherever

guard wherever he

guard wherever he went.

guard wherever he went. A

guard wherever he went. A good-looking

good-looking man,

good-looking man, attracted

good-looking man, attracted the

good-looking man, attracted the ladies,

ladies, and

ladies, and there

ladies, and there are

ladies, and there are all

ladies, and there are all sorts

ladies, and there are all sorts of

ladies, and there are all sorts of stories...

stories... How

stories... How many

stories... How many are

stories... How many are true,

stories... How many are true, I

stories... How many are true, I don't

don't know!

don't know! But

don't know! But there

don't know! But there is

don't know! But there is one

don't know! But there is one story

don't know! But there is one story that

that when

that when he

that when he returned

that when he returned to

that when he returned to cities

that when he returned to cities in

that when he returned to cities in European

European countries

European countries two

European countries two or

European countries two or three

European countries two or three years

years later

years later after

years later after being

years later after being there

years later after being there the

years later after being there the first

first time,

first time, he

first time, he was

first time, he was often

first time, he was often met

first time, he was often met by

first time, he was often met by women

women pushing

women pushing prams.

women pushing prams. Ah!

women pushing prams. Ah! So

women pushing prams. Ah! So not

women pushing prams. Ah! So not a

women pushing prams. Ah! So not a lot

lot has

lot has changed

lot has changed these

lot has changed these days!

lot has changed these days! Potentially!

Potentially! But

Potentially! But how

Potentially! But how bad!

Potentially! But how bad! Indeed!

And lastly, Vikki, tell us about the orchestration.

Well, Clive, we have

Well, Clive, we have got

Well, Clive, we have got to

Well, Clive, we have got to talk

about

about the

about the triangle!

about the triangle! And

about the triangle! And I

about the triangle! And I have

about the triangle! And I have been

about the triangle! And I have been concealing

concealing one

concealing one here

concealing one here in

concealing one here in the

concealing one here in the folds

concealing one here in the folds of

concealing one here in the folds of my

my chair!

my chair! One

One you

One you have

One you have made

One you have made earlier!

One you have made earlier! We

We have

We have got

We have got to

We have got to listen

We have got to listen out

We have got to listen out for

We have got to listen out for lots

We have got to listen out for lots of

of orchestration

of orchestration from

of orchestration from the

of orchestration from the winds,

of orchestration from the winds, and

of orchestration from the winds, and a

a lot

a lot going

a lot going on,

a lot going on, but

a lot going on, but the

a lot going on, but the only

a lot going on, but the only thing

a lot going on, but the only thing that

that really

that really stands

that really stands out

that really stands out is

that really stands out is this

that really stands out is this triangle.

triangle. It

triangle. It is

triangle. It is a

triangle. It is a semi-Cueva

triangle. It is a semi-Cueva motive,

triangle. It is a semi-Cueva motive, which

which I'm

which I'm going

which I'm going to

which I'm going to do.

which I'm going to do. It

which I'm going to do. It sounds

which I'm going to do. It sounds a

which I'm going to do. It sounds a bit

bit like

bit like an

bit like an alarm.

bit like an alarm. I

bit like an alarm. I also

bit like an alarm. I also apologise

bit like an alarm. I also apologise to

to husband,

to husband, who

to husband, who is

to husband, who is a

to husband, who is a percussionist

to husband, who is a percussionist and

and will

and will be

and will be judging

and will be judging me

and will be judging me now.

and will be judging me now. --

and will be judging me now. -- semi-quarter.

semi-quarter. But

semi-quarter. But it

semi-quarter. But it is

semi-quarter. But it is like

semi-quarter. But it is like this.

semi-quarter. But it is like this. I

semi-quarter. But it is like this. I am

am not

am not doing

am not doing it

am not doing it justice,

am not doing it justice, but

am not doing it justice, but it

am not doing it justice, but it is

am not doing it justice, but it is meant

meant to

meant to go

meant to go ding-a-ding-a-ding.

meant to go ding-a-ding-a-ding. I'm

I'm not

I'm not going

I'm not going to

I'm not going to get

I'm not going to get my

I'm not going to get my degree

I'm not going to get my degree today!

today! Absolutely

Absolutely brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant. So

Absolutely brilliant. So this

Absolutely brilliant. So this is

Absolutely brilliant. So this is a

Absolutely brilliant. So this is a triangle

triangle in

triangle in it,

triangle in it, but

triangle in it, but it

triangle in it, but it also

triangle in it, but it also has

triangle in it, but it also has the

triangle in it, but it also has the superstar

superstar pianist

superstar pianist Yuja

superstar pianist Yuja Wang.

superstar pianist Yuja Wang. Let's

superstar pianist Yuja Wang. Let's hear

hear from

hear from her

hear from her herself.

London

London vibe.

London vibe. T!

I

I just

I just love

I just love the

I just love the accident

I just love the accident so

I just love the accident so much,

I just love the accident so much, and

and I

and I feel

and I feel very

and I feel very confused

and I feel very confused with

and I feel very confused with the

and I feel very confused with the car

car directions!

car directions! LAUGHTER

LAUGHTER I

I just

I just got

I just got here!

I just got here! I

I love

I love taking

I love taking a

I love taking a walk,

I love taking a walk, just

I love taking a walk, just get

I love taking a walk, just get some

I love taking a walk, just get some fresh

fresh air,

fresh air, get

fresh air, get the

fresh air, get the vibes

fresh air, get the vibes of

fresh air, get the vibes of the

fresh air, get the vibes of the city

fresh air, get the vibes of the city and

and clear

and clear my

and clear my head

and clear my head before

and clear my head before I

and clear my head before I get

and clear my head before I get to

and clear my head before I get to the

the dark

the dark room

the dark room of

the dark room of the

the dark room of the stage.

the dark room of the stage. Yeah.

Yeah. I

I actually

I actually first

I actually first played

I actually first played in

I actually first played in the

I actually first played in the country

country when

country when I

country when I was

country when I was 17,

country when I was 17, and

country when I was 17, and now

country when I was 17, and now I

country when I was 17, and now I come

come back,

come back, this

come back, this season,

come back, this season, I

come back, this season, I have

come back, this season, I have been

come back, this season, I have been playing

playing it

playing it a

playing it a lot.

playing it a lot. It

playing it a lot. It is

playing it a lot. It is like

playing it a lot. It is like an

playing it a lot. It is like an old

playing it a lot. It is like an old friend

friend I

friend I haven't

friend I haven't seen

friend I haven't seen for

friend I haven't seen for a

friend I haven't seen for a long

friend I haven't seen for a long time.

time. It

time. It is

time. It is really

time. It is really operatic,

time. It is really operatic, theatrical.

theatrical. It

It is

It is pretty

It is pretty farcical!

It is pretty farcical! How

How music

How music moves

How music moves me,

How music moves me, touches

How music moves me, touches me,

How music moves me, touches me, it

How music moves me, touches me, it is

is so

is so cliche,

is so cliche, but

is so cliche, but it

is so cliche, but it is

is so cliche, but it is something

is so cliche, but it is something that

that is

that is so

that is so much

that is so much more

that is so much more direct

that is so much more direct than

that is so much more direct than any

that is so much more direct than any language,

language, and

language, and it

language, and it just

language, and it just goes

language, and it just goes straight

language, and it just goes straight to

to your

to your heart,

to your heart, you

to your heart, you don't

to your heart, you don't know

to your heart, you don't know how

to your heart, you don't know how to

to your heart, you don't know how to say

say it,

say it, right?

say it, right? And

say it, right? And a

say it, right? And a lot

say it, right? And a lot of

say it, right? And a lot of people

say it, right? And a lot of people come

come after

come after the

come after the concert

come after the concert and

come after the concert and say,

come after the concert and say, I

come after the concert and say, I am

come after the concert and say, I am speechless.

speechless. It

speechless. It is

speechless. It is like,

speechless. It is like, yeah,

speechless. It is like, yeah, I

speechless. It is like, yeah, I know

speechless. It is like, yeah, I know what

what you

what you mean!

And there's the piano, buffed up and ready for Yuja.

And triangle player Heming Valebjorg has limbered up.

He

He is

He is ready

He is ready for

He is ready for tonight's

performance!

performance! Hush

Hush descends

Hush descends at

Hush descends at the

Hush descends at the Royal

Hush descends at the Royal Albert

Hush descends at the Royal Albert Hall

Hall as

Hall as we

Hall as we await

Hall as we await the

Hall as we await the entrance,

Hall as we await the entrance, and

Hall as we await the entrance, and we

we are

we are all

we are all wondering

we are all wondering what

we are all wondering what she

we are all wondering what she is

we are all wondering what she is going

going to

going to be

going to be wearing,

going to be wearing, given

going to be wearing, given that

going to be wearing, given that her

going to be wearing, given that her costumes

costumes at

costumes at concerts

costumes at concerts are

costumes at concerts are very,

costumes at concerts are very, very

costumes at concerts are very, very carefully

carefully thought

carefully thought out.

carefully thought out. To

To reveal

To reveal her

To reveal her fiery

To reveal her fiery nature

To reveal her fiery nature and

To reveal her fiery nature and her

To reveal her fiery nature and her rock

rock god

rock god status,

rock god status, as

rock god status, as she

rock god status, as she has

rock god status, as she has proclaimed

proclaimed herself.

proclaimed herself. Of

Of course,

Of course, Rick,

Of course, Rick, you

Of course, Rick, you know

Of course, Rick, you know Liszt

Of course, Rick, you know Liszt very

Of course, Rick, you know Liszt very well

well from

well from the

well from the film

well from the film you

well from the film you have

well from the film you have made,

well from the film you have made, and

and he

and he is

and he is going

and he is going to

and he is going to get

and he is going to get quite

and he is going to get quite a

and he is going to get quite a performance

performance tonight,

performance tonight, wherever

performance tonight, wherever he

performance tonight, wherever he is.

performance tonight, wherever he is. CHEERING

CHEERING Perhaps

Perhaps in

Perhaps in the

Perhaps in the heavens!

Perhaps in the heavens! And

And there

And there we

And there we are!

The inimitable Yuja Wang,

Making

Making her

Making her entrance

Making her entrance at

Making her entrance at the

Making her entrance at the Royal

Albert

Albert Hall.

Albert Hall. She

Albert Hall. She has

Albert Hall. She has not

Albert Hall. She has not played

Albert Hall. She has not played a

Albert Hall. She has not played a note

note yet!

note yet! But

note yet! But that

note yet! But that is

note yet! But that is quite

note yet! But that is quite a

note yet! But that is quite a reception.

reception. Klaus

reception. Klaus Mäkelä

reception. Klaus Mäkelä to

reception. Klaus Mäkelä to conduct

reception. Klaus Mäkelä to conduct the

the as

the as well

the as well there

the as well there Oslo

the as well there Oslo Philharmonic.

Iangle

Iangle today.

APPLAUSE

A rip-roaring, thundering Yuja Wang dominates the stage,

combining flash and fiendishly fast fingers with tender, delicate

moments of sublime intimacy.

Yuja likes to joke that her mother wanted her to be a dancer,

but she was too lazy so she chose the piano instead, so that she could

sit down.

There was nothing lazy about tonight's performance.

The

The applause

The applause filling

The applause filling this

The applause filling this hall

The applause filling this hall with

the

the Oslo

the Oslo Philharmonic

the Oslo Philharmonic there

the Oslo Philharmonic there and

the Oslo Philharmonic there and Yuja

the Oslo Philharmonic there and Yuja Wang,

Wang, in

Wang, in Liszt's

Wang, in Liszt's first

Wang, in Liszt's first piano

Wang, in Liszt's first piano concerto

concerto toe,

concerto toe, Rick,

concerto toe, Rick, as

concerto toe, Rick, as a

concerto toe, Rick, as a fellow

concerto toe, Rick, as a fellow musician,

musician, what

musician, what were

musician, what were your

musician, what were your thoughts?

musician, what were your thoughts? Sensational.

Sensational. She

Sensational. She gave

Sensational. She gave everything

Sensational. She gave everything I

Sensational. She gave everything I think

think Liszt

think Liszt would

think Liszt would have

think Liszt would have wanted

think Liszt would have wanted a

think Liszt would have wanted a a

think Liszt would have wanted a a lot

lot more,

lot more, you

lot more, you summed

lot more, you summed it,

lot more, you summed it, delicate

lot more, you summed it, delicate moment,

moment, powerful

moment, powerful moment,

moment, powerful moment, it's

moment, powerful moment, it's a

moment, powerful moment, it's a very

moment, powerful moment, it's a very hard

hard piece

hard piece to

hard piece to play,

hard piece to play, it

hard piece to play, it full

hard piece to play, it full on

hard piece to play, it full on all

hard piece to play, it full on all the

the time.

the time. There

the time. There is

the time. There is no

the time. There is no respite.

the time. There is no respite. She

the time. There is no respite. She threw

threw herself

threw herself in,

threw herself in, she

threw herself in, she was

threw herself in, she was brilliant.

threw herself in, she was brilliant. Absolutely

Absolutely brilliant.

Absolutely brilliant. Vikki,

Absolutely brilliant. Vikki, the

Absolutely brilliant. Vikki, the charisma,

charisma, it

charisma, it filled

charisma, it filled the

charisma, it filled the hall,

charisma, it filled the hall, we

charisma, it filled the hall, we could

could feel

could feel it

could feel it up

could feel it up here

could feel it up here from

could feel it up here from our

could feel it up here from our position,

position, the

position, the delights

position, the delights that

position, the delights that she

position, the delights that she seemed

seemed to

seemed to get

seemed to get from

seemed to get from performing

seemed to get from performing that

seemed to get from performing that piece

piece as

piece as well,

piece as well, here

piece as well, here she

piece as well, here she is.

piece as well, here she is. Back

piece as well, here she is. Back on

piece as well, here she is. Back on stage,

stage, your

stage, your thoughts?

stage, your thoughts? I

stage, your thoughts? I think

stage, your thoughts? I think the

stage, your thoughts? I think the way

way she

way she is

way she is just

way she is just herself,

way she is just herself, she

way she is just herself, she is

way she is just herself, she is here's

here's me,

here's me, here

here's me, here is

here's me, here is all

here's me, here is all of

here's me, here is all of me,

here's me, here is all of me, she

here's me, here is all of me, she is

here's me, here is all of me, she is fabulous,

fabulous, she

fabulous, she is

fabulous, she is so

fabulous, she is so feminine

fabulous, she is so feminine and

fabulous, she is so feminine and it

fabulous, she is so feminine and it is

is wonderful

is wonderful to

is wonderful to watch.

is wonderful to watch. There

There she

There she is.

There she is. I

There she is. I am

There she is. I am sure

There she is. I am sure I

There she is. I am sure I know

There she is. I am sure I know what

There she is. I am sure I know what the

the audience

the audience want

the audience want here,

the audience want here, they

the audience want here, they want

the audience want here, they want more.

more. And

And is

And is she

And is she going

And is she going to...?

And is she going to...? Grant

And is she going to...? Grant them

And is she going to...? Grant them their

their wish.

their wish. Yes,

their wish. Yes, I

their wish. Yes, I think

their wish. Yes, I think she

their wish. Yes, I think she is.

APPLAUSE.

Electrifying,

Electrifying, fiendishly

Electrifying, fiendishly difficult.

Electrifying, fiendishly difficult. Yuja

Yuja Wang

Yuja Wang with

Yuja Wang with her

Yuja Wang with her on

Yuja Wang with her on core

Yuja Wang with her on core there,

Yuja Wang with her on core there, wowing

wowing the

wowing the crowd.

wowing the crowd. A

wowing the crowd. A fabulous

wowing the crowd. A fabulous arrangement

arrangement of

arrangement of Bizet's

arrangement of Bizet's Carmen.

arrangement of Bizet's Carmen. The

arrangement of Bizet's Carmen. The critics

critics declared

critics declared the

critics declared the arranger,

critics declared the arranger, the

critics declared the arranger, the greatest

greatest pianist

greatest pianist dead

greatest pianist dead or

greatest pianist dead or alive

greatest pianist dead or alive in

greatest pianist dead or alive in 1933.

1933. I

1933. I suspect

1933. I suspect Yuja

1933. I suspect Yuja Wang

1933. I suspect Yuja Wang had

1933. I suspect Yuja Wang had manager

manager to

manager to say

manager to say about

manager to say about that

manager to say about that in

manager to say about that in 2022.

manager to say about that in 2022. --

-- has

-- has something.

-- has something. Yuja

-- has something. Yuja Wang

-- has something. Yuja Wang and

-- has something. Yuja Wang and the

-- has something. Yuja Wang and the Oslo

Oslo Philharmonic,

Oslo Philharmonic, with

Oslo Philharmonic, with Liszt's

Oslo Philharmonic, with Liszt's piano

piano concerto

piano concerto and

piano concerto and Bizet's

piano concerto and Bizet's Carmen.

piano concerto and Bizet's Carmen. They

They want

They want more.

They want more. I

They want more. I think

They want more. I think they

They want more. I think they would

They want more. I think they would happily

happily skip

happily skip the

happily skip the interval.

happily skip the interval. I

happily skip the interval. I really

happily skip the interval. I really do.

do. I

do. I think

do. I think we

do. I think we should

do. I think we should skip

do. I think we should skip the

do. I think we should skip the interval

interval too,

interval too, frankly.

interval too, frankly. And

interval too, frankly. And here

interval too, frankly. And here she

interval too, frankly. And here she is

is again,

is again, back

is again, back on

is again, back on stage.

is again, back on stage. A

A wonderful,

A wonderful, wonderful

A wonderful, wonderful performance,

A wonderful, wonderful performance, and

and who

and who knows,

and who knows, maybe

and who knows, maybe a

and who knows, maybe a second

and who knows, maybe a second encore?

encore? I

encore? I don't

encore? I don't know.

encore? I don't know. That

encore? I don't know. That would

encore? I don't know. That would be

encore? I don't know. That would be too

too much.

too much. Too

too much. Too much

too much. Too much for

too much. Too much for this

too much. Too much for this audience.

audience. But

audience. But I

audience. But I know

audience. But I know it

audience. But I know it is

audience. But I know it is what

audience. But I know it is what they

audience. But I know it is what they want,

want, and

want, and she's

want, and she's going

want, and she's going to

want, and she's going to grant

want, and she's going to grant their

want, and she's going to grant their wish

wish again.

Rapturous applause for Yuja's interpretation of Gluck's

opera Orfeo and Euridice.

The audience getting a real

The audience getting a real treat

tonight.

tonight. Two

tonight. Two encores.

Yuja is famed for her encores, often decided on the day,

on the spur of the moment whatever mood takes her.

She's free to take on the world and the Proms audience are enraptured.

Vikki,

Vikki, the

Vikki, the encores.

Vikki, the encores. Just

Vikki, the encores. Just them

Vikki, the encores. Just them on

their

their own

their own eggs

their own eggs micro

their own eggs micro I

their own eggs micro I mean,

their own eggs micro I mean, what

their own eggs micro I mean, what a

their own eggs micro I mean, what a contrast!

contrast! The

The showmanship

The showmanship of

The showmanship of the

The showmanship of the first

The showmanship of the first one,

The showmanship of the first one, the

the Bizet,

the Bizet, then

the Bizet, then moving

the Bizet, then moving through

the Bizet, then moving through into

the Bizet, then moving through into the

the Gluck,

the Gluck, putting

the Gluck, putting them

the Gluck, putting them side

the Gluck, putting them side by

the Gluck, putting them side by side,

side, the

side, the bravery

side, the bravery to

side, the bravery to come

side, the bravery to come out

side, the bravery to come out with

side, the bravery to come out with that

that stillness

that stillness and

that stillness and a

that stillness and a second

that stillness and a second encore.

that stillness and a second encore. Beautiful.

Beautiful. Such

Beautiful. Such a

Beautiful. Such a lovely,

Beautiful. Such a lovely, lovely

Beautiful. Such a lovely, lovely choices.

choices. It's

It's interesting

It's interesting you

It's interesting you pick

It's interesting you pick up

It's interesting you pick up on

It's interesting you pick up on the

It's interesting you pick up on the contrast

contrast there,

contrast there, showing

contrast there, showing the

contrast there, showing the variety

contrast there, showing the variety and

and the

and the breadth

and the breadth and

and the breadth and the

and the breadth and the colour

and the breadth and the colour of

and the breadth and the colour of her

her playing.

her playing. That's

her playing. That's what

her playing. That's what she

her playing. That's what she really

her playing. That's what she really wanted

wanted to

wanted to get

wanted to get across.

wanted to get across. And

wanted to get across. And she

wanted to get across. And she did

wanted to get across. And she did it

wanted to get across. And she did it in

in two

in two showpieces

in two showpieces rate

in two showpieces rate at

in two showpieces rate at the

in two showpieces rate at the end.

in two showpieces rate at the end. Yes,

Yes, I

Yes, I think

Yes, I think she

Yes, I think she is

Yes, I think she is one

Yes, I think she is one of

Yes, I think she is one of those

Yes, I think she is one of those players

players you

players you actually

players you actually associate

players you actually associate with

players you actually associate with the

the bigger

the bigger performances,

the bigger performances, and

the bigger performances, and actually

actually to

actually to see

actually to see something

actually to see something so

actually to see something so intimate

intimate after

intimate after taking

intimate after taking us

intimate after taking us from

intimate after taking us from zero

intimate after taking us from zero to

to be

to be only

to be only 100%,

to be only 100%, she

to be only 100%, she is

to be only 100%, she is the

to be only 100%, she is the Beyonce

to be only 100%, she is the Beyonce of

of classical

of classical music

of classical music in

of classical music in my

of classical music in my opinion.

of classical music in my opinion. To

of classical music in my opinion. To take

take is

take is to

take is to such

take is to such an

take is to such an intimate

take is to such an intimate place

take is to such an intimate place at

take is to such an intimate place at the

the end

the end was

the end was glorious.

the end was glorious. Yes,

the end was glorious. Yes, a

the end was glorious. Yes, a full

the end was glorious. Yes, a full house

house here

house here at

house here at the

house here at the Royal

house here at the Royal Albert

house here at the Royal Albert Hall.

house here at the Royal Albert Hall. And

And of

And of course,

And of course, the

And of course, the triangle

And of course, the triangle player

And of course, the triangle player was

was pretty

was pretty good!

was pretty good! I

was pretty good! I think

was pretty good! I think he

was pretty good! I think he is

was pretty good! I think he is getting

getting a

getting a bit

getting a bit of

getting a bit of applause

getting a bit of applause there!

getting a bit of applause there! Say

getting a bit of applause there! Say no

no iffy

no iffy once

no iffy once a

no iffy once a day

no iffy once a day off,

no iffy once a day off, I

no iffy once a day off, I am

no iffy once a day off, I am ready.

no iffy once a day off, I am ready. I

I was

I was close,

I was close, I'm

I was close, I'm sure

I was close, I'm sure we

I was close, I'm sure we can

I was close, I'm sure we can all

I was close, I'm sure we can all agree!

agree! There

agree! There he

agree! There he is,

agree! There he is, there

agree! There he is, there he

agree! There he is, there he is.

agree! There he is, there he is. Brilliant

Brilliant work.

As

As I

As I say,

As I say, the

As I say, the audience

As I say, the audience likely

As I say, the audience likely to

come

come out

come out --

come out -- they

come out -- they would

come out -- they would like

come out -- they would like her

come out -- they would like her to

come out -- they would like her to come

come out

come out again.

come out again. They

They want

They want a

They want a third

They want a third encore.

They want a third encore. May

They want a third encore. May two

They want a third encore. May two is

They want a third encore. May two is the

the limit

the limit for

the limit for tonight.

the limit for tonight. It

the limit for tonight. It could

the limit for tonight. It could go

the limit for tonight. It could go on.

So,

So, we

So, we are

So, we are now

So, we are now in

So, we are now in the

So, we are now in the interval.

So, we are now in the interval. The

musicians

musicians are

musicians are having

musicians are having a

musicians are having a breather.

musicians are having a breather. They

They need

They need it.

They need it. And

They need it. And The

They need it. And The Proms

They need it. And The Proms audience

They need it. And The Proms audience are

are doing

are doing a

are doing a quick

are doing a quick -

are doing a quick - for

are doing a quick - for ice

are doing a quick - for ice cream.

are doing a quick - for ice cream. Let's

Let's look

Let's look forward

Let's look forward to

Let's look forward to our

Let's look forward to our next

Let's look forward to our next piece,

piece, written

piece, written in

piece, written in the

piece, written in the Bavarian

piece, written in the Bavarian mountains

mountains in

mountains in Dublin

mountains in Dublin for

mountains in Dublin for the

mountains in Dublin for the bombast

mountains in Dublin for the bombast and

and heroism.

and heroism. It's

and heroism. It's essentially

and heroism. It's essentially a

and heroism. It's essentially a composer

composer writing

composer writing about

composer writing about himself,

composer writing about himself, writing

writing about

writing about his

writing about his wife,

writing about his wife, leaving

writing about his wife, leaving quoting

quoting fragments

quoting fragments of

quoting fragments of his

quoting fragments of his own

quoting fragments of his own music.

quoting fragments of his own music. We

We are

We are actually

We are actually just

wondering

wondering if

wondering if Yuja

wondering if Yuja Wang

wondering if Yuja Wang is

wondering if Yuja Wang is going

wondering if Yuja Wang is going to

come

come out

come out again!

come out again! We

come out again! We had

come out again! We had better

come out again! We had better keep

come out again! We had better keep our

our eye

our eye on

our eye on the

our eye on the stage.

our eye on the stage. And

our eye on the stage. And I

our eye on the stage. And I think

our eye on the stage. And I think she

she actually

she actually is!

she actually is! She

she actually is! She is

she actually is! She is going

she actually is! She is going to

she actually is! She is going to be

she actually is! She is going to be coming

coming out!

coming out! The

coming out! The audience

coming out! The audience treated

coming out! The audience treated to

coming out! The audience treated to not

not one

not one but

not one but two

not one but two micro

not one but two micro encores.

not one but two micro encores. Is

not one but two micro encores. Is it

not one but two micro encores. Is it going

going to

going to be

going to be a

going to be a third?

going to be a third? I

going to be a third? I don't

going to be a third? I don't know,

going to be a third? I don't know, but

but they

but they are

but they are demanding

but they are demanding that

but they are demanding that micro-stamping

micro-stamping their

micro-stamping their feet!

micro-stamping their feet! That

micro-stamping their feet! That she

micro-stamping their feet! That she comes

comes out

comes out again.

comes out again. The

comes out again. The Oslo

comes out again. The Oslo Philharmonic,

Philharmonic, of

Philharmonic, of course,

Philharmonic, of course, wonderful

Philharmonic, of course, wonderful in

in the

in the opening

in the opening two

in the opening two micro

in the opening two micro pieces

in the opening two micro pieces from

in the opening two micro pieces from the

the programme.

the programme. In

the programme. In the

the programme. In the audience

the programme. In the audience here

the programme. In the audience here have

have done

have done it.

have done it. They

have done it. They have

have done it. They have got

have done it. They have got magical

have done it. They have got magical powers,

powers, the

powers, the Royal

powers, the Royal Albert

powers, the Royal Albert Hall

powers, the Royal Albert Hall folk.

powers, the Royal Albert Hall folk. They've

They've managed

They've managed to

They've managed to bring

They've managed to bring Yuja

They've managed to bring Yuja Wang

They've managed to bring Yuja Wang out

out again.

out again. It

out again. It looks

out again. It looks like

out again. It looks like she

out again. It looks like she was

out again. It looks like she was halfway

halfway changed!

halfway changed! She

halfway changed! She was

halfway changed! She was back

halfway changed! She was back in

halfway changed! She was back in her

halfway changed! She was back in her dressing

dressing room

dressing room and

dressing room and just

dressing room and just getting

dressing room and just getting undressed,

undressed, and

undressed, and had

undressed, and had to

undressed, and had to pop

undressed, and had to pop her

undressed, and had to pop her top

undressed, and had to pop her top on

undressed, and had to pop her top on and

and come

and come out.

and come out. The

The applause

The applause there,

The applause there, of

The applause there, of the

The applause there, of the audience,

The applause there, of the audience, and

and quite

and quite right

and quite right too.

and quite right too. It

and quite right too. It has

and quite right too. It has been

and quite right too. It has been an

and quite right too. It has been an evening

evening of

evening of virtuoso

evening of virtuoso playing

evening of virtuoso playing by

evening of virtuoso playing by one

evening of virtuoso playing by one of

of the

of the stars

of the stars of

of the stars of the

of the stars of the classical

of the stars of the classical music

of the stars of the classical music world.

world. My

world. My word.

world. My word. We

world. My word. We thought

world. My word. We thought we

world. My word. We thought we were

world. My word. We thought we were going

going to

going to get

going to get three

going to get three encores

going to get three encores there.

going to get three encores there. Not

Not quite,

Not quite, but

Not quite, but two!

Not quite, but two! That

Not quite, but two! That he

Not quite, but two! That he damn

Not quite, but two! That he damn good.

good. So,

good. So, after

good. So, after the

good. So, after the interval,

good. So, after the interval, we

good. So, after the interval, we are

good. So, after the interval, we are going

going to

going to go

going to go on

going to go on our

going to go on our next

going to go on our next piece.

going to go on our next piece. It

going to go on our next piece. It is

going to go on our next piece. It is another

another tone

another tone poem,

another tone poem, this

another tone poem, this time

another tone poem, this time from

another tone poem, this time from Richard

Richard Strauss?

Richard Strauss? Yes,

Yes, this

Yes, this one

Yes, this one is

Yes, this one is very

Yes, this one is very much

Yes, this one is very much centred

Yes, this one is very much centred on

on the

on the hero's

on the hero's journey.

on the hero's journey. It

on the hero's journey. It is

on the hero's journey. It is said

on the hero's journey. It is said to

on the hero's journey. It is said to be

be about

be about Strauss

be about Strauss himself,

be about Strauss himself, it

be about Strauss himself, it is

be about Strauss himself, it is divided

divided into

divided into six

divided into six movements,

divided into six movements, but

divided into six movements, but they

divided into six movements, but they are

are played

are played through

are played through continuously

are played through continuously so

are played through continuously so there

there are

there are gaps

there are gaps between

there are gaps between the

there are gaps between the movements.

movements. Two

movements. Two to

movements. Two to look

movements. Two to look out

movements. Two to look out for

movements. Two to look out for in

movements. Two to look out for in particular,

particular, so

particular, so it

particular, so it is

particular, so it is about

particular, so it is about the

particular, so it is about the hero's

hero's Janie,

hero's Janie, Strauss

hero's Janie, Strauss himself.

hero's Janie, Strauss himself. The

hero's Janie, Strauss himself. The second

second one

second one is

second one is about

second one is about the

second one is about the critics,

second one is about the critics, the

second one is about the critics, the adversaries

adversaries of

adversaries of Strauss,

adversaries of Strauss, and

adversaries of Strauss, and the

adversaries of Strauss, and the third

third man

third man is

third man is at

third man is at the

third man is at the hero's

third man is at the hero's companion,

companion, his

companion, his wife.

companion, his wife. Something

companion, his wife. Something to

companion, his wife. Something to listen

listen out

listen out for

listen out for is

listen out for is a

listen out for is a violin

listen out for is a violin melody

listen out for is a violin melody which

which is

which is meant

which is meant to

which is meant to kind

which is meant to kind of

which is meant to kind of depict

which is meant to kind of depict his

which is meant to kind of depict his wife

wife as

wife as micro

wife as micro different

wife as micro different moods,

wife as micro different moods, so

wife as micro different moods, so all

all of

all of her

all of her various

all of her various moods.

all of her various moods. --

all of her various moods. -- his

all of her various moods. -- his wife's

wife's different

wife's different moods.

wife's different moods. OK.

OK. It

OK. It is

OK. It is called,

OK. It is called, of

OK. It is called, of course,

OK. It is called, of course, Ein

OK. It is called, of course, Ein Heldenleben.

Heldenleben. Some

Heldenleben. Some have

Heldenleben. Some have suggested

Heldenleben. Some have suggested that

that tone

that tone poems

that tone poems are

that tone poems are almost

that tone poems are almost like

that tone poems are almost like film

that tone poems are almost like film scores,

scores, and

scores, and I

scores, and I just

scores, and I just wonder

scores, and I just wonder if

scores, and I just wonder if that

scores, and I just wonder if that is

scores, and I just wonder if that is the

the case

the case here

the case here potentially?

the case here potentially? Well,

the case here potentially? Well, yes,

yes, because

yes, because we've

yes, because we've got

yes, because we've got the

yes, because we've got the protagonist,

protagonist, you've

protagonist, you've got

protagonist, you've got your

protagonist, you've got your hero.

protagonist, you've got your hero. Let's

Let's take

Let's take it

Let's take it in

Let's take it in Star

Let's take it in Star Wars

Let's take it in Star Wars terms.

Let's take it in Star Wars terms. If

Let's take it in Star Wars terms. If the

the film

the film is

the film is Star

the film is Star Wars,

the film is Star Wars, then

the film is Star Wars, then we

the film is Star Wars, then we have

the film is Star Wars, then we have got

got Luke

got Luke skywalker

got Luke skywalker is

got Luke skywalker is Strauss,

got Luke skywalker is Strauss, Darth

got Luke skywalker is Strauss, Darth Vader

Vader as

Vader as the

Vader as the critics,

Vader as the critics, and

Vader as the critics, and Princess

Vader as the critics, and Princess Leia

Leia is

Leia is his

Leia is his wife.

Leia is his wife. That

Leia is his wife. That is

Leia is his wife. That is what

Leia is his wife. That is what is

Leia is his wife. That is what is going

going on

going on here!

going on here! Indeed.

Indeed. Did

Indeed. Did you

Indeed. Did you talk

Indeed. Did you talk about

Indeed. Did you talk about Strauss'

Indeed. Did you talk about Strauss' wife,

wife, and

wife, and who

wife, and who she

wife, and who she is,

wife, and who she is, with

wife, and who she is, with that

wife, and who she is, with that violin

violin motive

violin motive we

violin motive we are

violin motive we are going

violin motive we are going to

violin motive we are going to hear

violin motive we are going to hear in

in the

in the piece?

in the piece? Yes,

Yes, she

Yes, she was

Yes, she was an

Yes, she was an operatic

Yes, she was an operatic soprano,

Yes, she was an operatic soprano, and

and apparently

and apparently they

and apparently they had

and apparently they had a

and apparently they had a tempestuous

tempestuous relationship.

tempestuous relationship. Well,

tempestuous relationship. Well, of

tempestuous relationship. Well, of course!

course! What

course! What else

course! What else would

course! What else would it

course! What else would it have

course! What else would it have been?!

been?! He

been?! He is

been?! He is a

been?! He is a famous

been?! He is a famous composer.

been?! He is a famous composer. I

I wonder,

I wonder, as

I wonder, as well,

I wonder, as well, Rick,

I wonder, as well, Rick, the

I wonder, as well, Rick, the idea

I wonder, as well, Rick, the idea of

I wonder, as well, Rick, the idea of this

this piece,

this piece, and

this piece, and the

this piece, and the composer

this piece, and the composer himself

this piece, and the composer himself as

as a

as a hero,

as a hero, is

as a hero, is that

as a hero, is that something

as a hero, is that something that...

as a hero, is that something that... That

That is

That is the

That is the power

That is the power composers

That is the power composers have.

That is the power composers have. They

They can

They can obviously

They can obviously write

They can obviously write themselves

They can obviously write themselves into

into whatever

into whatever they

into whatever they like.

into whatever they like. They

They can

They can indeed.

They can indeed. They

They can indeed. They can

They can indeed. They can do

They can indeed. They can do a

They can indeed. They can do a Hitchcock,

Hitchcock, who

Hitchcock, who was

Hitchcock, who was in

Hitchcock, who was in every

Hitchcock, who was in every one

Hitchcock, who was in every one of

Hitchcock, who was in every one of his

his films,

his films, and

his films, and a

his films, and a composer

his films, and a composer may

his films, and a composer may put

his films, and a composer may put himself

himself into

himself into every

himself into every piece

himself into every piece of

himself into every piece of his

himself into every piece of his music.

music. Richard

music. Richard Strauss

music. Richard Strauss often

music. Richard Strauss often claim

music. Richard Strauss often claim that

that it

that it wasn't

that it wasn't about

that it wasn't about him,

that it wasn't about him, but

that it wasn't about him, but it

that it wasn't about him, but it blatantly

blatantly obviously

blatantly obviously is,

blatantly obviously is, and

blatantly obviously is, and I

blatantly obviously is, and I think

blatantly obviously is, and I think that

that it

that it is

that it is an

that it is an interesting

that it is an interesting piece,

that it is an interesting piece, because

because he

because he has

because he has a

because he has a chance

because he has a chance to

because he has a chance to really

because he has a chance to really paint

paint pictures

paint pictures of

paint pictures of a

paint pictures of a lot

paint pictures of a lot of

paint pictures of a lot of his

paint pictures of a lot of his life,

paint pictures of a lot of his life, including

including his

including his wife,

including his wife, and

including his wife, and as

including his wife, and as you

including his wife, and as you say,

including his wife, and as you say, his

his adversaries.

his adversaries. Isn't

his adversaries. Isn't that

his adversaries. Isn't that something

something we

something we would

something we would all

something we would all like

something we would all like to

something we would all like to do?

something we would all like to do? In

In fact,

In fact, I

In fact, I may

In fact, I may go

In fact, I may go away

In fact, I may go away and

In fact, I may go away and write

In fact, I may go away and write something

something about

something about all

something about all the

something about all the people

something about all the people who

something about all the people who have

have been

have been nasty

have been nasty to

have been nasty to me

have been nasty to me over

have been nasty to me over the

have been nasty to me over the years!

years! I

I actually

I actually wrote

I actually wrote a

I actually wrote a song

I actually wrote a song once

I actually wrote a song once about

I actually wrote a song once about a

I actually wrote a song once about a bad

bad review

bad review I

bad review I had,

bad review I had, so

bad review I had, so I

bad review I had, so I have

bad review I had, so I have been

bad review I had, so I have been there!

there! I

I am

I am going

I am going to

I am going to do

I am going to do it.

I am going to do it. It

I am going to do it. It will

I am going to do it. It will be

I am going to do it. It will be a

I am going to do it. It will be a very

very long

very long piece!

very long piece! I

I look

I look forward

I look forward to

I look forward to it.

I look forward to it. How

I look forward to it. How did

I look forward to it. How did tone

I look forward to it. How did tone poem

poem actually

poem actually push

poem actually push the

poem actually push the boundaries

poem actually push the boundaries of

poem actually push the boundaries of the

the classical

the classical form?

the classical form? Tone

Tone poems

Tone poems were

Tone poems were very

Tone poems were very much

Tone poems were very much a

Tone poems were very much a thing

Tone poems were very much a thing of

Tone poems were very much a thing of the

the Romantic

the Romantic era,

the Romantic era, and

the Romantic era, and prior

the Romantic era, and prior to

the Romantic era, and prior to that,

the Romantic era, and prior to that, composers

composers were

composers were very

composers were very much

composers were very much writing

composers were very much writing in

composers were very much writing in form,

form, and

form, and in

form, and in symphonic

form, and in symphonic form

form, and in symphonic form and

form, and in symphonic form and felt

form, and in symphonic form and felt they

they had

they had to

they had to stick

they had to stick to

they had to stick to these

they had to stick to these fairly

they had to stick to these fairly rigid

rigid musical

rigid musical rules.

rigid musical rules. And

rigid musical rules. And a

rigid musical rules. And a tone

rigid musical rules. And a tone poem

rigid musical rules. And a tone poem is

is a

is a form

is a form in

is a form in itself,

is a form in itself, so

is a form in itself, so it

is a form in itself, so it does

is a form in itself, so it does not

is a form in itself, so it does not quite

quite throw

quite throw all

quite throw all the

quite throw all the rules

quite throw all the rules out

quite throw all the rules out of

quite throw all the rules out of the

quite throw all the rules out of the window,

window, but

window, but it

window, but it gave

window, but it gave composers

window, but it gave composers a

window, but it gave composers a sense

sense of

sense of freedom,

sense of freedom, and

sense of freedom, and music

sense of freedom, and music is

sense of freedom, and music is used

sense of freedom, and music is used in

in a

in a slightly

in a slightly different

in a slightly different way

in a slightly different way and

in a slightly different way and they

in a slightly different way and they can

can take

can take things

can take things in

can take things in different

can take things in different directions.

directions. So

directions. So even

directions. So even though

directions. So even though a

directions. So even though a tone

directions. So even though a tone poem

poem is

poem is a

poem is a form,

poem is a form, it

poem is a form, it gave

poem is a form, it gave a

poem is a form, it gave a sense

poem is a form, it gave a sense of

poem is a form, it gave a sense of musical

musical freedom

musical freedom in

musical freedom in a

musical freedom in a time

musical freedom in a time when

musical freedom in a time when structure

structure was

structure was really

structure was really everything

structure was really everything to

structure was really everything to a

structure was really everything to a composer.

composer. And

composer. And I

composer. And I should

composer. And I should say

composer. And I should say that

composer. And I should say that we

composer. And I should say that we have

have a

have a surprise

have a surprise tonight.

have a surprise tonight. Coming

Coming into

Coming into our

Coming into our little

Coming into our little studio

Coming into our little studio here,

Coming into our little studio here, perched

perched upon

perched upon the

perched upon the Royal

perched upon the Royal Albert

perched upon the Royal Albert Hall

perched upon the Royal Albert Hall is

is Yuja

is Yuja Wang.

is Yuja Wang. Wonderful

is Yuja Wang. Wonderful to

is Yuja Wang. Wonderful to see

is Yuja Wang. Wonderful to see you,

is Yuja Wang. Wonderful to see you, Yuja.

Yuja. You

Yuja. You are

Yuja. You are absolutely

Yuja. You are absolutely amazing.

Yuja. You are absolutely amazing. Thank

Thank you

Thank you very

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much! Thank

Thank you very much! Thank you

Thank you very much! Thank you for

Thank you very much! Thank you for joining

joining us.

joining us. How

joining us. How was

joining us. How was it

joining us. How was it for

joining us. How was it for you?

joining us. How was it for you? It

It was

It was great!

It was great! It

It was great! It went

It was great! It went very

It was great! It went very quick!

It was great! It went very quick! How

How are

How are you

How are you feeling

How are you feeling now?

How are you feeling now? I

I could

I could probably

I could probably play

I could probably play it

I could probably play it again!

I could probably play it again! They

They wanted

They wanted you

They wanted you to

They wanted you to play

They wanted you to play it

They wanted you to play it again.

They wanted you to play it again. They

They managed

They managed to

They managed to drag

They managed to drag you

They managed to drag you out

They managed to drag you out for

They managed to drag you out for that

that matter

that matter I

that matter I said

that matter I said that!

that matter I said that! That

That was

That was pretty

That was pretty cool.

That was pretty cool. Yes,

Yes, really

Yes, really good.

Yes, really good. They

Yes, really good. They wanted

Yes, really good. They wanted you

Yes, really good. They wanted you to

Yes, really good. They wanted you to play

play another

play another encore.

play another encore. Two

play another encore. Two is

play another encore. Two is enough.

play another encore. Two is enough. I

I am

I am known

I am known for

I am known for playing

I am known for playing lots

I am known for playing lots of

I am known for playing lots of encores,

encores, so

encores, so I

encores, so I think

encores, so I think they

encores, so I think they were

encores, so I think they were expecting

expecting that!

expecting that! They

They expected

They expected that,

They expected that, absolutely.

They expected that, absolutely. I

They expected that, absolutely. I mean,

mean, tell

mean, tell us

mean, tell us about

mean, tell us about your

mean, tell us about your sort

mean, tell us about your sort of

mean, tell us about your sort of preparation

preparation for

preparation for this

preparation for this evening?

preparation for this evening? I

I went

I went to

I went to Hyde

I went to Hyde Park.

I went to Hyde Park. It

I went to Hyde Park. It was

I went to Hyde Park. It was extremely

extremely hot!

extremely hot! And

And I

And I just

And I just played

And I just played the

And I just played the piano

And I just played the piano a

And I just played the piano a little

And I just played the piano a little bit,

bit, and,

bit, and, yeah.

bit, and, yeah. And

bit, and, yeah. And that

bit, and, yeah. And that was

bit, and, yeah. And that was it.

bit, and, yeah. And that was it. And

bit, and, yeah. And that was it. And tell

tell us

tell us about

tell us about working

tell us about working with

tell us about working with close?

tell us about working with close? What

What do

What do I

What do I deal

What do I deal with

What do I deal with close?

What do I deal with close? Working

What do I deal with close? Working with

with close,

with close, how

with close, how is

with close, how is that

with close, how is that you

with close, how is that you micro

with close, how is that you micro --

with close, how is that you micro -- Klaus.

Klaus. It

It was

It was great.

It was great. We

It was great. We are

It was great. We are very

It was great. We are very in

It was great. We are very in tune

It was great. We are very in tune with

with each

with each other,

with each other, and

with each other, and as

with each other, and as you

with each other, and as you can

with each other, and as you can see,

with each other, and as you can see, he

he is

he is right

he is right there

he is right there all

he is right there all the

he is right there all the time,

he is right there all the time, and

he is right there all the time, and it

it is

it is fun.

it is fun. You

it is fun. You seen

it is fun. You seen very

it is fun. You seen very in

it is fun. You seen very in sync.

it is fun. You seen very in sync. How

How does

How does he

How does he bring

How does he bring out

How does he bring out the

How does he bring out the best

How does he bring out the best in

How does he bring out the best in you

you as

you as a

you as a soloist,

you as a soloist, do

you as a soloist, do you

you as a soloist, do you think

you as a soloist, do you think you

you as a soloist, do you think you make

make the

make the piece

make the piece itself

make the piece itself is

make the piece itself is pretty

make the piece itself is pretty flirty,

flirty, so

flirty, so it

flirty, so it helps!

flirty, so it helps! Oh!

Oh! Hello!

Oh! Hello! It

It is

It is Liszt,

It is Liszt, so

It is Liszt, so quite

It is Liszt, so quite a

It is Liszt, so quite a light

It is Liszt, so quite a light piece,

It is Liszt, so quite a light piece, so

so we

so we are

so we are going

so we are going to

so we are going to work

so we are going to work more

so we are going to work more on

so we are going to work more on Brahms

Brahms coming

Brahms coming up

Brahms coming up and

Brahms coming up and rather

Brahms coming up and rather well,

Brahms coming up and rather well, and

and more

and more serious

and more serious,

and more serious, substantial

and more serious, substantial music.

and more serious, substantial music. --

-- Ravel.

-- Ravel. So

-- Ravel. So the

-- Ravel. So the two

-- Ravel. So the two of

-- Ravel. So the two of you

-- Ravel. So the two of you will

-- Ravel. So the two of you will work

work together

work together much

work together much more

work together much more in

work together much more in the

work together much more in the future?

future? I

I hope

I hope so!

I hope so! I

I have

I have a

I have a quickfire

I have a quickfire round

I have a quickfire round for

I have a quickfire round for all

I have a quickfire round for all of

I have a quickfire round for all of you

you now.

you now. You

you now. You have

you now. You have just

you now. You have just come

you now. You have just come off

you now. You have just come off stage,

stage, Yuja.

stage, Yuja. You

stage, Yuja. You have

stage, Yuja. You have just

stage, Yuja. You have just finished.

stage, Yuja. You have just finished. The

The audience

The audience absolutely

The audience absolutely lovely.

The audience absolutely lovely. What's

What's your

What's your favourite

What's your favourite drink

What's your favourite drink after

What's your favourite drink after a

What's your favourite drink after a performance?

performance? Vodka.

performance? Vodka. Vodka!

performance? Vodka. Vodka! In

performance? Vodka. Vodka! In copious

copious amounts?

copious amounts? Or

copious amounts? Or ltd

copious amounts? Or ltd ones?

copious amounts? Or ltd ones? Not

copious amounts? Or ltd ones? Not really

really limited!

really limited! OK!

OK! Vikki,

OK! Vikki, what

OK! Vikki, what is

OK! Vikki, what is your

OK! Vikki, what is your favourite

OK! Vikki, what is your favourite drink

drink after

drink after a

drink after a performance?

drink after a performance? Fairs.

Fairs. Phase?

Fairs. Phase? Champagne!

Fairs. Phase? Champagne! Got

Fairs. Phase? Champagne! Got to

Fairs. Phase? Champagne! Got to be.

Fairs. Phase? Champagne! Got to be. Rick?

Rick? Terribly

Rick? Terribly boring.

Rick? Terribly boring. Cup

Rick? Terribly boring. Cup of

Rick? Terribly boring. Cup of tea.

Rick? Terribly boring. Cup of tea. British!

British! How

How British!

How British! But

How British! But they

How British! But they took

How British! But they took the

How British! But they took the drinking

drinking pleasure

drinking pleasure away

drinking pleasure away in

drinking pleasure away in 1985.

drinking pleasure away in 1985. OK,

drinking pleasure away in 1985. OK, OK.

OK. So

OK. So it

OK. So it is

OK. So it is a

OK. So it is a cup

OK. So it is a cup of

OK. So it is a cup of tea,

OK. So it is a cup of tea, I'm

OK. So it is a cup of tea, I'm afraid.

afraid. So,

So, most

So, most outrageous

So, most outrageous outfit

So, most outrageous outfit you

So, most outrageous outfit you have

So, most outrageous outfit you have ever

ever won

ever won a

ever won a stage?

ever won a stage? They

They are

They are all

They are all outrageous!

They are all outrageous! They

They are all outrageous! They are

They are all outrageous! They are all

all outrageous.

all outrageous. Again,

Again, that's

Again, that's fair

Again, that's fair enough.

Again, that's fair enough. Vikki?

Again, that's fair enough. Vikki? I

Again, that's fair enough. Vikki? I once

once had

once had an

once had an outfit

once had an outfit made

once had an outfit made of

once had an outfit made of my

once had an outfit made of my cocker

once had an outfit made of my cocker spaniel

spaniel Burt,

spaniel Burt, so

spaniel Burt, so I

spaniel Burt, so I just

spaniel Burt, so I just as

spaniel Burt, so I just as a

spaniel Burt, so I just as a spaniel!

spaniel! You

spaniel! You just

spaniel! You just as

spaniel! You just as a

spaniel! You just as a spaniel?!

spaniel! You just as a spaniel?! Yes.

Yes. OK,

Yes. OK, OK.

Yes. OK, OK. This

Yes. OK, OK. This is

Yes. OK, OK. This is an

Yes. OK, OK. This is an interesting

Yes. OK, OK. This is an interesting conversation!

conversation! Rick,

conversation! Rick, you're

conversation! Rick, you're most

conversation! Rick, you're most outrageous

outrageous outfit?

outrageous outfit? I

I wear

I wear sequined

I wear sequined capes

I wear sequined capes on

I wear sequined capes on stage,

I wear sequined capes on stage, so

I wear sequined capes on stage, so it

it doesn't

it doesn't get

it doesn't get more

it doesn't get more outrageous

it doesn't get more outrageous than

it doesn't get more outrageous than a

a sequined

a sequined cake.

a sequined cake. I

I know,

I know, I

I know, I know.

I know, I know. We

I know, I know. We saw

I know, I know. We saw a

I know, I know. We saw a picture

I know, I know. We saw a picture earlier

earlier on,

earlier on, mate.

earlier on, mate. Yes,

Yes, you

Yes, you did!

Yes, you did! Pretty

Yes, you did! Pretty outrageous

Yes, you did! Pretty outrageous and

Yes, you did! Pretty outrageous and fabulous.

fabulous. OK,

OK, final

OK, final quick

OK, final quick wrong

OK, final quick wrong question.

OK, final quick wrong question. And

OK, final quick wrong question. And please,

please, as

please, as honestly.

please, as honestly. OK?

please, as honestly. OK? How

please, as honestly. OK? How many

please, as honestly. OK? How many hours

hours the

hours the practice

hours the practice for?

hours the practice for? --

hours the practice for? -- answer

hours the practice for? -- answer honestly.

honestly. How

How many

How many hours

How many hours a

How many hours a day

How many hours a day do

How many hours a day do you

How many hours a day do you practice

How many hours a day do you practice for?

for? Today

for? Today was

for? Today was half

for? Today was half an

for? Today was half an hour.

for? Today was half an hour. OK,

for? Today was half an hour. OK, usually,

usually, when

usually, when you

usually, when you are

usually, when you are not

usually, when you are not performing?

performing? About

performing? About that.

performing? About that. OK.

performing? About that. OK. Half

performing? About that. OK. Half an

performing? About that. OK. Half an hour?

hour? Well,

hour? Well, I

hour? Well, I had

hour? Well, I had a

hour? Well, I had a whole

hour? Well, I had a whole year

hour? Well, I had a whole year a

hour? Well, I had a whole year a pandemic.

pandemic. You

pandemic. You practised

pandemic. You practised through

pandemic. You practised through that?

that? No,

that? No, I

that? No, I didn't

that? No, I didn't touch

that? No, I didn't touch a

that? No, I didn't touch a piano

that? No, I didn't touch a piano for

that? No, I didn't touch a piano for a

a year.

a year. You

a year. You didn't

a year. You didn't touch

a year. You didn't touch it,

a year. You didn't touch it, wow.

a year. You didn't touch it, wow. Yeah,

Yeah, it's

Yeah, it's nice.

Yeah, it's nice. You

Yeah, it's nice. You forget

Yeah, it's nice. You forget the

Yeah, it's nice. You forget the physical

physical part

physical part of

physical part of the

physical part of the music.

physical part of the music. Vikki?

Vikki? I

Vikki? I spent

Vikki? I spent four

Vikki? I spent four hours

Vikki? I spent four hours practising

Vikki? I spent four hours practising that

that triangle

that triangle earlier.

that triangle earlier. It

that triangle earlier. It was

that triangle earlier. It was clearly

clearly a

clearly a waste

clearly a waste of

clearly a waste of time!

clearly a waste of time! I

I just

I just had

I just had to

I just had to clarify

I just had to clarify that.

I just had to clarify that. That

That might

That might have

That might have been

That might have been me.

That might have been me. But

That might have been me. But anyway.

That might have been me. But anyway. But

But anyway.

But anyway. How

But anyway. How many

But anyway. How many hours,

But anyway. How many hours, then,

But anyway. How many hours, then, when

when playing?

when playing? When

When I

When I was

When I was a

When I was a kid,

When I was a kid, it

When I was a kid, it was

When I was a kid, it was four

When I was a kid, it was four hours

When I was a kid, it was four hours a

a day.

a day. Two

a day. Two two

a day. Two two in

a day. Two two in the

a day. Two two in the morning

a day. Two two in the morning till

a day. Two two in the morning till two

two in

two in the

two in the evening.

two in the evening. But

two in the evening. But not

two in the evening. But not any

two in the evening. But not any more.

more. I

more. I will

more. I will play

more. I will play a

more. I will play a bit

more. I will play a bit if

more. I will play a bit if there

more. I will play a bit if there were

were no

were no flute

were no flute at

were no flute at Christmas

were no flute at Christmas and

were no flute at Christmas and that's

that's it.

that's it. --

that's it. -- two

that's it. -- two hours.

that's it. -- two hours. Rek.

that's it. -- two hours. Rek. It

that's it. -- two hours. Rek. It depends

depends what

depends what you

depends what you call

depends what you call practice.

depends what you call practice. I

depends what you call practice. I sit

sit at

sit at the

sit at the piano,

sit at the piano, and

sit at the piano, and some

sit at the piano, and some days

sit at the piano, and some days it

sit at the piano, and some days it is

is dark

is dark when

is dark when I

is dark when I stop

is dark when I stop playing

is dark when I stop playing another

is dark when I stop playing another the

the days,

the days, you

the days, you play

the days, you play for

the days, you play for a

the days, you play for a very

the days, you play for a very short

the days, you play for a very short while,

while, and

while, and when

while, and when you

while, and when you are

while, and when you are doing

while, and when you are doing concerts

concerts and

concerts and you

concerts and you are

concerts and you are out

concerts and you are out on

concerts and you are out on tour,

concerts and you are out on tour, it

concerts and you are out on tour, it is

is just

is just purely

is just purely the

is just purely the rehearsal

is just purely the rehearsal time

is just purely the rehearsal time and

and then

and then the

and then the concerts.

and then the concerts. Obviously,

and then the concerts. Obviously, it

and then the concerts. Obviously, it used

used to

used to be

used to be three

used to be three or

used to be three or four

used to be three or four hours

used to be three or four hours a

used to be three or four hours a day.

day. I

day. I can't

day. I can't go

day. I can't go too

day. I can't go too long

day. I can't go too long without

day. I can't go too long without playing.

playing. Travelling

playing. Travelling sometimes

playing. Travelling sometimes for

playing. Travelling sometimes for two

two or

two or three

two or three days.

two or three days. All

two or three days. All right,

two or three days. All right, one

two or three days. All right, one final

final question

final question for

final question for you,

final question for you, Yuja.

final question for you, Yuja. What

final question for you, Yuja. What is

is it

is it like

is it like playing

is it like playing this

is it like playing this hall,

is it like playing this hall, here,

is it like playing this hall, here, in

in The

in The Promsamazing.

in The Promsamazing. It

in The Promsamazing. It is

in The Promsamazing. It is just

in The Promsamazing. It is just amazing.

amazing. I

amazing. I am

amazing. I am overwhelmed.

amazing. I am overwhelmed. Overwhelm.

Overwhelm. Well,

Overwhelm. Well, it

Overwhelm. Well, it has

Overwhelm. Well, it has been

Overwhelm. Well, it has been a

Overwhelm. Well, it has been a pleasure

pleasure having

pleasure having you

pleasure having you here.

pleasure having you here. Thank

pleasure having you here. Thank you

pleasure having you here. Thank you so

so much

so much for

so much for --

so much for -- coming

so much for -- coming up

so much for -- coming up just

so much for -- coming up just at

so much for -- coming up just at the

so much for -- coming up just at the plane

plane to

plane to a

plane to a packed

plane to a packed house.

plane to a packed house. Thank

plane to a packed house. Thank you.

plane to a packed house. Thank you. Well

Well done.

Well, the orchestra are primed to take on Strauss's Ein Heldenleben,

Listen

Listen out

Listen out for

Listen out for the

Listen out for the heroic

Listen out for the heroic horn,

representing

representing Strauss

representing Strauss himself

representing Strauss himself and

representing Strauss himself and the

representing Strauss himself and the violin.

violin. Which

Which signify

Which signify the

Which signify the presence

Which signify the presence of

Which signify the presence of his

Which signify the presence of his wife.

wife. The

The Oslo

The Oslo Philharmonic,

The Oslo Philharmonic, ready

The Oslo Philharmonic, ready to

The Oslo Philharmonic, ready to perform

perform this

perform this epic

perform this epic tone

perform this epic tone poem.

perform this epic tone poem. APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE And

And here

And here he

And here he is,

And here he is, Klaus

And here he is, Klaus Mäkelä.

And here he is, Klaus Mäkelä. Conductor

Conductor of

Conductor of the

Conductor of the Oslo

Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic

Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic here.

here. Brilliant

here. Brilliant performance,

here. Brilliant performance, leading

here. Brilliant performance, leading the

the list

the list at

the list at the

the list at the beginning

the list at the beginning of

the list at the beginning of the

the list at the beginning of the programme

programme an

programme an now

programme an now it

programme an now it is

programme an now it is Strauss.

programme an now it is Strauss. --

programme an now it is Strauss. -- Liszt.

APPLAUSE

Klaus

Klaus Mäkelä

Klaus Mäkelä and

Klaus Mäkelä and the

Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo

Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic.

Philharmonic. Taking

Philharmonic. Taking us

Philharmonic. Taking us on

Philharmonic. Taking us on an

Philharmonic. Taking us on an action-packed

action-packed swashbuckling

action-packed swashbuckling adventure

adventure with

adventure with Richard

adventure with Richard Strauss.

But at the same time, moments of flirtatiousness

from the solo violin - a representation of Strauss's wife.

Charming and teasing, utterly enchanting.

And

And there,

And there, the

And there, the concertmaster

And there, the concertmaster of

And there, the concertmaster of the

Oslo

Oslo Philharmonic.

Oslo Philharmonic. Quite

Quite rightly

Quite rightly getting

Quite rightly getting her

Quite rightly getting her applause.

Quite rightly getting her applause. I

I have

I have got

I have got to

I have got to ask

I have got to ask you

I have got to ask you guys.

I have got to ask you guys. Rick,

I have got to ask you guys. Rick, Vikki...

Vikki... CHEERING

CHEERING Amazing

Amazing stuff,

Amazing stuff, and

Amazing stuff, and the

Amazing stuff, and the concertmaster

Amazing stuff, and the concertmaster again,

again, acknowledging

again, acknowledging that

again, acknowledging that micro

again, acknowledging that micro CHEERING

Principal

Principal horn

Principal horn there.

CHEERING

And

And the

And the woodwind

And the woodwind section

And the woodwind section are

And the woodwind section are all

taking

taking their

taking their bows,

taking their bows, contributing

taking their bows, contributing masterfully

masterfully to

masterfully to this

masterfully to this performance

masterfully to this performance of

masterfully to this performance of Strauss'.

Strauss'. And

And the

And the horn

And the horn section

And the horn section ten

And the horn section ten B

And the horn section ten B N,

And the horn section ten B N, providing

providing that

providing that fire

providing that fire in

providing that fire in the

providing that fire in the belly

providing that fire in the belly of

providing that fire in the belly of the

the beast.

the beast. --

the beast. -- the

the beast. -- the horn

the beast. -- the horn section

the beast. -- the horn section too.

the beast. -- the horn section too. Getting

Getting them

Getting them all

Getting them all to

Getting them all to stand

Getting them all to stand up,

Getting them all to stand up, and

Getting them all to stand up, and quite

quite rightly.

quite rightly. In

In the

In the audience

In the audience too

In the audience too on

In the audience too on its

In the audience too on its feet.

CHEERING

The

The timpani

The timpani play

The timpani play out

The timpani play out there.

The timpani play out there. --

-- the

-- the timpani

-- the timpani Liszt.

--

-- the

-- the principal

-- the principal timpanist.

And

And the

And the whole

And the whole orchestra

And the whole orchestra on

And the whole orchestra on its

And the whole orchestra on its feet.

And the whole orchestra on its feet. What

What an

What an evening

What an evening of

What an evening of music.

Beginning,

Beginning, of

Beginning, of course,

Beginning, of course, with

Beginning, of course, with Tapiola.

Going

Going through

Going through to

Going through to Liszt

Going through to Liszt and

Going through to Liszt and that

Going through to Liszt and that number

number one

number one piano

number one piano Concerto

number one piano Concerto with

number one piano Concerto with Yuja

number one piano Concerto with Yuja Wang.

And

And they

And they are

And they are stamping

And they are stamping their

And they are stamping their feet

now.

And

And then

And then Strauss'

And then Strauss' wonderful

And then Strauss' wonderful piece

there,

there, and

there, and here

there, and here comes,

there, and here comes, we

there, and here comes, we hope,

there, and here comes, we hope, an

there, and here comes, we hope, an encore.

encore. It

encore. It is

encore. It is also

encore. It is also Strauss,

encore. It is also Strauss, but

encore. It is also Strauss, but it

encore. It is also Strauss, but it is

is Johann

is Johann Strauss!

is Johann Strauss! APPLAUSE

APPLAUSE LAUGHTER

APPLAUSE

CHEERING

CHEERING Another

Another Strauss,

Another Strauss, Johann

Another Strauss, Johann this

Another Strauss, Johann this time,

Another Strauss, Johann this time, the

the second,

the second, and

the second, and that

the second, and that gorgeous

the second, and that gorgeous piece

the second, and that gorgeous piece from

from his

from his ballet.

from his ballet. And

And the

And the Oslo

And the Oslo Philharmonic,

And the Oslo Philharmonic, led

And the Oslo Philharmonic, led by

And the Oslo Philharmonic, led by Klaus

Klaus Mäkelä,

Klaus Mäkelä, with

Klaus Mäkelä, with that

Klaus Mäkelä, with that wonderful

Klaus Mäkelä, with that wonderful encore.

I

I was

I was hoping

I was hoping to

I was hoping to bring

I was hoping to bring rick

I was hoping to bring rick and

I was hoping to bring rick and Vikki

in

in a

in a bit

in a bit earlier

in a bit earlier but

in a bit earlier but the

in a bit earlier but the audience

in a bit earlier but the audience were

were having

were having none

were having none of

were having none of it!

were having none of it! They

were having none of it! They weren't!

weren't! What

weren't! What did

weren't! What did you

weren't! What did you make

weren't! What did you make of

weren't! What did you make of that,

weren't! What did you make of that, Vicky?

Vicky? Lets

Vicky? Lets talk

Vicky? Lets talk about

Vicky? Lets talk about the

Vicky? Lets talk about the first

Vicky? Lets talk about the first Strauss

Strauss first.

Strauss first. We

Strauss first. We talked

Strauss first. We talked about

Strauss first. We talked about the

Strauss first. We talked about the third

third movement

third movement with

third movement with the

third movement with the solo

third movement with the solo violin.

third movement with the solo violin. That

That was

That was gorgeous.

That was gorgeous. For

That was gorgeous. For me

That was gorgeous. For me it

That was gorgeous. For me it was

That was gorgeous. For me it was the

That was gorgeous. For me it was the fourth

fourth movement,

fourth movement, the

fourth movement, the hero

fourth movement, the hero on

fourth movement, the hero on the

fourth movement, the hero on the battlefield,

battlefield, starting

battlefield, starting with

battlefield, starting with that

battlefield, starting with that offstage

offstage trumpet.

offstage trumpet. There

offstage trumpet. There was

offstage trumpet. There was a

offstage trumpet. There was a real

offstage trumpet. There was a real sense

sense in

sense in the

sense in the Hall

sense in the Hall of

sense in the Hall of where

sense in the Hall of where they?

sense in the Hall of where they? Are

sense in the Hall of where they? Are to

to end

to end with

to end with the

to end with the other

to end with the other Strauss,

to end with the other Strauss, what

to end with the other Strauss, what a

a fun

a fun encore.

a fun encore. But

a fun encore. But it

a fun encore. But it is

a fun encore. But it is a

a fun encore. But it is a fantastic

a fun encore. But it is a fantastic Proms

Proms W.

Proms W. Indeed,

Proms W. Indeed, we

Proms W. Indeed, we must

Proms W. Indeed, we must make

Proms W. Indeed, we must make that

Proms W. Indeed, we must make that point,

point, that

point, that it

point, that it is

point, that it is Klaus'

point, that it is Klaus' debut

point, that it is Klaus' debut here

point, that it is Klaus' debut here in

in the

in the Royal

in the Royal Albert

in the Royal Albert Hall.

in the Royal Albert Hall. Rick,

in the Royal Albert Hall. Rick, your

in the Royal Albert Hall. Rick, your impressions?

impressions? I

I think

I think that

I think that it

I think that it is

I think that it is their

I think that it is their own

I think that it is their own standing

standing ovation

standing ovation Proms

standing ovation Proms audiences

standing ovation Proms audiences are

standing ovation Proms audiences are quite

quite unique.

quite unique. They

They bring

They bring out

They bring out the

They bring out the best

They bring out the best in

They bring out the best in every

They bring out the best in every musician

musician on

musician on the

musician on the stage.

musician on the stage. You

You talk

You talk to

You talk to any

You talk to any musician

You talk to any musician in

You talk to any musician in that

You talk to any musician in that orchestra

orchestra and

orchestra and they

orchestra and they will

orchestra and they will tell

orchestra and they will tell you

orchestra and they will tell you what

what a

what a difference

what a difference The

what a difference The Proms

what a difference The Proms audience

what a difference The Proms audience makes.

makes. They

makes. They could

makes. They could be

makes. They could be here

makes. They could be here all

makes. They could be here all night,

makes. They could be here all night, definitely.

definitely. It

definitely. It brings

definitely. It brings out

definitely. It brings out the

definitely. It brings out the best

definitely. It brings out the best in

in musicians,

in musicians, and

in musicians, and I

in musicians, and I think

in musicians, and I think the

in musicians, and I think the whole

in musicians, and I think the whole evening

evening was

evening was a

evening was a great

evening was a great programme,

evening was a great programme, great

evening was a great programme, great musicianship,

musicianship, great

musicianship, great everything.

musicianship, great everything. And

musicianship, great everything. And Klaus

Klaus is

Klaus is out

Klaus is out again,

Klaus is out again, acknowledging

Klaus is out again, acknowledging the

the warmth

the warmth of

the warmth of there,

the warmth of there, carried

the warmth of there, carried on

the warmth of there, carried on a

the warmth of there, carried on a tide

tide of

tide of affection,

tide of affection, really.

tide of affection, really. As

tide of affection, really. As Rick

tide of affection, really. As Rick indicated

indicated there,

indicated there, really

indicated there, really giving

indicated there, really giving energy

energy to

energy to a

energy to a performance

energy to a performance tonight.

energy to a performance tonight. Well,

Well, we

Well, we ventured

Well, we ventured deep

Well, we ventured deep into

Well, we ventured deep into the

Well, we ventured deep into the forest

forest with

forest with Sibelius.

forest with Sibelius. We

forest with Sibelius. We have

forest with Sibelius. We have had

forest with Sibelius. We have had a

forest with Sibelius. We have had a flashy

flashy keyboard

flashy keyboard soiree

flashy keyboard soiree in

flashy keyboard soiree in the

flashy keyboard soiree in the salons

flashy keyboard soiree in the salons of

of Budapest

of Budapest with

of Budapest with friends

of Budapest with friends Liszt,

of Budapest with friends Liszt, and

of Budapest with friends Liszt, and we

we have

we have gone

we have gone on

we have gone on our

we have gone on our own

we have gone on our own action

we have gone on our own action adventure

adventure with

adventure with Richard

adventure with Richard Strauss.

adventure with Richard Strauss. I

adventure with Richard Strauss. I would

would like

would like to

would like to thank

would like to thank Rick

would like to thank Rick Wakeman

would like to thank Rick Wakeman and

would like to thank Rick Wakeman and Vikki

Stone

Stone for

Stone for joining

Stone for joining us.

Stone for joining us. What

Stone for joining us. What a

wonderful

wonderful journey

wonderful journey has

wonderful journey has been.

wonderful journey has been. Thank

you

you so

you so much

you so much for

you so much for being

you so much for being here.

And

And thank

And thank you

And thank you for

And thank you for joining

And thank you for joining us

And thank you for joining us on

And thank you for joining us on this

epic

epic ride

epic ride with

epic ride with Klaus,

epic ride with Klaus, Yuja

epic ride with Klaus, Yuja and

epic ride with Klaus, Yuja and the

epic ride with Klaus, Yuja and the Oslo

Oslo Philharmonic.

Oslo Philharmonic. Thank

Thank you

Thank you and

Thank you and good

Thank you and good night.