Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms
Mark Forrest introduces highlights from the Proms including music by Rachmaninov plus chamber performances from this years Ryedale Festival and Baroque music from Fribourg.
Mark Forrest introduces a week of highlights from the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms, featuring some of the festival's standout performances. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by Thomas SøndergÃ¥rd, is joined by pianist Kirill Gerstein for Rachmaninov's dazzling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. The programme also includes Knussen's vibrant Flourish with Fireworks and Shostakovich's commemorative 11th Symphony.
Elsewhere, there's chamber music from this year's Ryedale Festival from some of Yorkshire stunning rural venues, where Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ New Generation Artists come together for an exceptional late-Romantic collaboration, while pianist Zee Zee performs music by Schubert. The programme also includes highlights from the International Sacred Music Festival in Fribourg, featuring works by Johann Kuhnau.
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms:
Sergey Rachmaninov
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Kirill Gerstein (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård (conductor)
International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg:
Johann Kuhnau
O bone Jesu
BachPlus
Bart Naessens (conductor)
Ryedale Festival:
Franz Schubert (arr. Franz Liszt)
Der Müller und der Bach
Liebesbotschaft
Zee Zee (piano)
Ryedale Festival:
Franz Schubert
Sonata in G major, D.894
Lukas Sternath (piano)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms:
Oliver Knussen
Flourish with Fireworks
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård (conductor)
Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Proms:
Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, ‘The Year 1905’
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Thomas Søndergård (conductor)
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