| Main Performers | Nicholas McCarthy - piano |
| Orchestra or Band | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Suite for Variety Orchestra', Shostakovich , arr. Atovmyan,
'Piano Concerto for the Left Hand', Ravel
INTERVAL
'Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor', Walton |
| Performance Notes | All swagger, originality and orgiastic power, one of the great 20th-century symphonies, Waltons Symphony No. 1, put the composer on the map as the heir to both Elgar and Sibelius.
Ravels jazz-infused, darkly atmospheric Piano Concerto for the Left Hand also breaks new ground: only one hand plays, though the ear hears all the richness of two. Nicholas McCarthy the worlds only professional one-handed concert pianist makes his Proms debut.
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra opens its first Prom under new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth with Shostakovichs jovial Suite for Variety Orchestra, packed with tunes from the composers music for ballet, theatre and cinema.
Broadcast on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2025/30),
Programme (RAHE/1/2025/ |
| Ticket Prices | £9 - £115 (Promming tickets £8) |