Rufus Wainwright Five Shakespeare Sonnets

Rufus Wainwright performs his exquisite settings of five of Shakespeare's sonnets with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an evening featuring readings of the sonnets by Sian Phillips, music from Prokofiev's ballet 'Romeo and Juliet', the 'Much Ado About Nothing Suite' by great Hollywood composer Erich Korngold and John Adams's rollicking 'Lollapolooza'. Rory MacDonald conducts. This performance is part of Music Nation, a weekend of nationwide live music events devised and led by the BBC, and a countdown event for the London 2012 Festival.