The first of six visits to the 1985 season of Henry Wood Promenade Concerts Introduced by Jane Glover Tonight featuring the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, conducted by the celebrated violinist Salvatore Accardo. With an average age of 23, tonight's performers make up not only one of Europe's finest professional ensembles, but also its youngest. They perform Ravel's colourful and elegant Le tombeau de Couperin and Beethoven's Violin Concerto, with Accardo both conducting and taking the solo part.
