Rarely performed piano concertos

Alongside some of the best-known piano concertos in the repertoire, including Rachmaninov’s Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 (16 July & 2 August), Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 25 (30 July) and Beethoven’s Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (14 & 8 August), the 2013 BBC Proms invites its audiences to discover some lesser-known gems.

Arnold: Concerto for two pianos (three hands)
Noriko Ogawa and Kathryn Stott, BBC Concert Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth
31 July

Glazunov: Piano Concerto No. 2
Daniil Trifonov, London Symphony Orchestra/Valery Gergiev
13 August

Lutosławski: Piano Concerto
Louis Lortie, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner
7 August

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1
Stephen Hough, Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Robin Ticciati
19 August

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Jean-Effl am Bavouzet, BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda
5 August

Frederic Rzewski: Piano Concerto (BBC commission: world premiere)
Frederic Rzewski, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov
19 August

Stravinsky: Concerto for piano and wind instruments/ Movements
Peter Serkin, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen
1 August