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Semyon Bychkov conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra

BBC Proms 2021

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

Another chance to hear the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, at the 2021 BBC 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)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein returns to the BBC Proms following his thrilling 2017 performance of Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto, rekindling his partnership with the BBC 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
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan - Overture Op.62

    Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.

  • Robert Schumann

    Concerto in A minor Op.54 for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Kirill Gerstein. Orchestra: BBC 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: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.

Broadcast

  • Thu 23 Dec 2021 19:30
    BBC Radio 3

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