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Mark Forrest live from the Royal Albert Hall

Live from the Royal Albert Hall on the day of the First Night of the Proms, Mark Forrest presents music and guests.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall on the day of the First Night of the Proms, Mark Forrest presents music and guests.

Mark Forrest takes over the roving mic in a look ahead to this year's Proms season. His guests include violinist Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte, who'll play music by Mattheis live from the Hall. Plus we'll have a live listen-in to the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra's 1st Night of the Proms rehearsal, and Mark will talk to members of the 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus and a Royal Albert Hall Event Manager about their roles in the season.

Including music by Mendelssohn, Richter and Chopin.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Fri 18 Jul 2025 13:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Wasps (Overture)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Vaughan Williams: Symphonies: 麻豆社SO, Davies.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.

  • Nicola Matteis

    Solo Fantasia No. 2

    Performer: Th茅otime Langlois de Swarte.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op.120 no.1 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestrator: Luciano Berio. Performer: Annelien Van Wauwe. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Alexandre Bloch.
    • Belle 茅poque.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 404.

  • Max Bruch

    Kol Nidrei op.47

    Performer: Peter Moore. Performer: James Baillieu.
    • Life Force.
    • Rubicon.
    • 007.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 9 in D minor, Op 125, 'Choral' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras. Singer: Janice Watson. Singer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers. Singer: Stuart Skelton. Singer: Detlef Roth. Choir: Edinburgh Festival Chorus.
    • The Beethoven Symphonies: Live from the Edinburgh Festival.
    • Hyperion.
    • 2.

  • Hubert Parry

    Blest Pair of Sirens

    Choir: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.

  • Robert Schumann

    Arabeske in C major, Op 18

    Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.
    • Schumann - Papillons/Arabeske/Humoreske.
    • Dal Segno.
    • 2.

  • Anoushka Shankar

    Lasya

    Performer: Manu Delago. Performer: Bernhard Schimpelsberger. Performer: Pirashanna Thevarajah. Performer: Kenji Ota.
    • DG.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor Op.31 for piano

    Performer: Beatrice Rana.
    • WARNER.

  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Celebration for Orchestra

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Chandos.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Eclogue in F major Op.10

    Performer: Tom Poster. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca.
    • 17.

  • Georges Bizet

    Habanera (Carmen)

    Singer: Aigul Akhmetshina. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Daniele Rustioni.
    • Decca.

  • Gustav Holst

    Uranus, the Magician (The Planets)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Holst: Orchestral Works, Volume 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 15.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    'Somewhere', from West Side Story

    Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim. Music Arranger: Quincy Jones. Singer: Aretha Franklin. Ensemble: Studio Musicians.
    • QWEST.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto/Octet: James Ehnes.
    • Onyx.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Jul 2025 13:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3