BBC Proms Season 2019 Episode 17 - Strauss, Sibelius and Prokofiev

Airdate: 2019-Aug-30

Episode summary:

Katie Derham presents flavours of Finland, Russia and Germany from three 20th-century favourites. Yannick NÚzet-SÚguin and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra perform Sibelius's turbulent first Symphony, Prokofiev's second Violin Concerto - performed by Gil Shaham - and the orchestral suite from Richard Strauss's blockbuster opera, Der Rosenkavalier.

About BBC Proms series:

BBC Proms is the world's greatest classical music festival.