Celebrated pianist Sir András Schiff plays Schumann's much-loved Piano Concerto at the BBC Proms alongside the world-famous Budapest Festival Orchestra and their founder-conductor Ivan Fischer in a programme sparkling with dramatic colour. One of the greatest Romantic piano concertos of all time, the Schumann is bookended by the musically mysterious overture to Der Freischütz by Weber - an opera brimming with unearthly portrayals of the supernatural, and Mendelssohn's atmospheric Scottish Symphony, itself inspired by a ruined chapel echoing with the ghost of Mary, Queen of Scots. Clive Myrie presents alongside special guest Joanna MacGregor.
Name | Type | Role | |
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Robert Schumann | Writer | Composer | |
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Writer | Composer | |
Clive Myrie | Writer | Presenter | |
Ivan Fischer | Writer | Conductor | |
Carl Maria von Weber | Writer | Composer | |
Hattie McCall Davies | Producer | ||
Budapest Festival Orchestra | Musical Guest | Orchestra | |
Ivan Fischer | Musical Guest | Conductor | |
András Schiff | Musical Guest | Musician | |
Clive Myrie | Host | Presenter | |
Joanna MacGregor | Guest Star | ||
Seren Irvine | Director | ||
Clive Myrie | Actor | Presenter |