Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5 from the BBC Proms

Elizabeth Alker introduces a week of highlights from the BBC Proms, including a performance by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Delyana Lazarova. Joined by acclaimed violinist Alena Baeva, they perform Korngold's Violin Concerto, inspired by the composer's Hollywood film scores, alongside Prokofiev's powerful 5th Symphony.

Elsewhere, there's a selection of chamber music from this year's Ryedale Festival, with works by Strauss, Schubert and Mendelssohn performed by an outstanding line-up of artists. The programme also includes highlights from the International Sacred Music Festival in Fribourg, Switzerland, featuring music by the 18th-century Venetian composer Baldassare Galuppi.

BBC Proms:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Alena Baeva (violin)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Delyana Lazarova (conductor)

Ryedale Festival:
Richard Strauss
Sextet from ‘Capriccio’
Aris Quartet
Members of the NOVO Quartet

International Sacred Music Festival, Fribourg:
Baldassare Galuppi
Dixit Dominus
Carlotta Colombo (soprano)
Marta Redaelli (soprano)
Marta Fumagalli (alto)
Alessandro Ravasio (bass)
Ghislieri Choir and Orchestra
Giulio Prandi (conductor)

BBC Proms:
Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Delyana Lazarova (conductor)

Ryedale Festival:
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in C minor, D.958
Zee Zee (piano)

Ryedale Festival:
Felix Mendelssohn
String Octet in E♭ major, Op. 20
Aris Quartet
NOVO Quartet

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