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Semyon Bychkov conducts the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Symphony Orchestra

Another chance to hear Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony and soloist Kirill Gerstein in Schumann's Piano Concerto at the 2021 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Proms.

Another chance to hear the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, at the 2021 ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Proms performing Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony and Schumann's Piano Concerto with soloist Kirill Gerstein.

Presented by Ian Skelly

Ludwig van Beethoven: Overture ‘Coriolan’
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor

INTERVAL: Ian Skelly takes an oblique view of the music in tonight's programme.

Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish' (40 mins)

Kirill Gerstein (piano)
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein returns to the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Proms following his thrilling 2017 performance of Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto, rekindling his partnership with the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Symphony Orchestra and the holder of the orchestra’s Günter Wand Conducting Chair, Semyon Bychkov.

2 hours

Last on

Thu 23 Dec 2021 19:30

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan - Overture Op.62

    Orchestra: ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
  • Robert Schumann

    Concerto in A minor Op.54 for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Orchestra: ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Nun freut euch, lieben Christen - chorale-prelude

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni.
  • Olga Neuwirth

    ...miramondo multiplo...

    Performer: Håkan Hardenberger. Orchestra: Malmö SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • BIS.
  • Alban Berg

    Lulu

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique

    Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Orchestra: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony no. 3 in A minor Op.56 (Scottish)

    Orchestra: ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.

Broadcast

  • Thu 23 Dec 2021 19:30

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