A double Proms debut

South Korean star violinist Bomsori and German conductor Anja Bihlmaier make their Proms debuts with Bruch’s much-loved First Violin Concerto – the ‘richest’ and ‘most seductive’ of all the concertos for the instrument, according to 19th-century virtuoso Joseph Joachim. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s youthful Ballade, alongside his Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast, established the composer's reputation when he was only in his early 20s. No wonder his mentor Edward Elgar described the young composer as ‘far and away the cleverest fellow going amongst all the young men’.

Andrew McGregor and music director Allyson Devenish introduce this Prom from the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Broadcast programme:
Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
Brahms Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor

Bomsori violin
BBC Philharmonic
Anja Bihlmaier conductor

(Phooto: Bomsori Kim performing Bruch's Violin Concerto at the 2023 BBC Proms. Credit: Chris Christodoulou/BBC)