BBC Proms 2018 Prom 49, European Union Youth Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda perform Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Zubel (320kbps .mp3)
Live at BBC Proms: European Union Youth Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5, Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2 and the UK premiere of Agata Zubel's Fireworks.
The UK premiere of Agata Zubel's Fireworks is a celebration of freedom and of the present moment, written to mark the 100th anniversary of Polish independence.
The Polish theme continues in Chopin's lyrical and much-loved Second Piano Concerto, with the winner of the 2015 International Chopin Competition, Seong-Jin Cho, making his Proms debut.
In the second half, Gianandrea Noseda and the European Union Youth Orchestra turn up the intensity with one of the great Romantic symphonies, Tchaikovsky's stirring Fifth.
01. Agata Zubel - Fireworks (UK premiere)
01i. Introduction to BBC Proms 2018 Prom 49
02. Chopin - Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
02i. Interview with Gianandrea Noseda
02ii. Interview with orchestra members
03. Chopin, Polonaise in A flat major, Op 53 (encore)
04. Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 5 in E minor
04i. Introduction to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5
05. Berlioz - Hungarian March (from The Damnation of Faust)
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
European Union Youth Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
06. BBC Proms 2018 Prom 49, Interval - Agenda Gender
This year, music festivals around Europe signed up to a scheme designed 'to transform the music industry for current and future generations'. With the help of artistic administrators and musicians, including members of the EUYO and composer Agata Zubel, Hannah Conway explores the PRS Foundation's 'Keychange', an initiative which seeks to redress male dominance in music.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Ian Skelly
Broadcast: BBC Radio 3, 19 August 2018
