The BBC Scottish and the Last Night of the Korean Proms

Elizabeth Alker introduces exclusive recordings including highlights of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s recent tour to South Korea which featured a festive Last Night of the Proms at the Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul alongside the orchestra’s principal conductor, Ryan Wigglesworth and colleagues, performing chamber music. Today they present a programme of French music.

Also in today’s programme, one of South Korea’s foremost pianists performs the Schumann Piano Concerto, Seong-Jin Cho is in this week’s Artist Spotlight. Plus 30 years of the Belcea Quartet; the much-loved ensemble are joined by two of the world’s most outstanding musicians, viola-players Tabea Zimmermann and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras for a performance of Brahms’ Second String Sextet.

(The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Seoul)
Francis Poulenc
Les chemins de l’amour
Jaemin Han (cello)
Ryan Wigglesworth (piano)

Maurice Ravel
Piano Trio in A minor
Roberto Ruishi (violin)
Rudi de Groote (cello)
Ryan Wigglesworth (piano)

Santa Ratneice
After The Wind
BBC Singers
Sofi Jeannin (conductor)

Robert Schumann
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Andris Nelsons (conductor)

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(BBC Proms 2024 Korea: Last Night of the Proms Pt. 2)
Henry Wood
Fantasia on British sea songs
Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 ‘Land of Hope and Glory’
Peter Maxwell Davies
An Orkney Wedding with Sunrise
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Chris Gibbs (bagpipes)
Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor)

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Johannes Brahms
String Sextet No 2 in G major, Op. 36
Belcea Quartet
Tabea Zimmermann (viola)
Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello)