Prom 24 (part 1): James MacMillan and Mahler

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Donald Runnicles live at the BBC Proms in music by James MacMillan and Mahler

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley

James MacMillan: Symphony No. 4 (BBC commission) (world premiere)

8.10 pm
INTERVAL

8.30 pm
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Donald Runnicles conductor

Mahler's mighty Symphony No. 5 is the climax of this second Prom from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and their chief conductor Donald Runnicles. The work's intense, contrasting moods - the bitter solemnity of the funeral march, the violence of the second movement and the tenderness of the famous Adagietto - make this one of the great orchestral showpieces. The evening opens with the world premiere of a dramatic and bell-haunted Fourth Symphony from Scottish composer James MacMillan, commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and dedicated to this evening's conductor.

[This Prom will be repeated on Monday 10th August at 2pm].