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Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances by 麻豆社 orchestras, choirs, ensembles and other great performing groups from Europe and around the globe.

Throughout the summer season we鈥檒l be offering another chance to hear some of the best music-making at this year鈥檚 麻豆社 Proms. Today鈥檚 highlights include the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra playing The Chairman Dances by John Adams, and the Concerto for String Orchestra by Grazyna Bacewicz performed by the 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.

But it's not all about the Proms - we鈥檙e also visiting other summer music festivals, across Europe and beyond. All this week we鈥檒l hear from the MUSIQ3 festival in Brussels, including Herv茅 Niquet conducting Le Concert Spirituel in Handel鈥檚 Coronation Anthems, and today, pianist Yeol Eum Son joins the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra for Gershwin鈥檚 Rhapsody in Blue.

From the 麻豆社 Proms in London:
The Chairman Dances (from Nixon in China)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada (conductor)

Grazyna Bacewicz
Concerto for String Orchestra
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

From the MUSIQ3 Festival in Brussels:
George Frideric Handel
The King Shall Rejoice
Le Concert Spirituel
Herv茅 Niquet (conductor)

George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Yeol Eum Son (piano)
Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra
Lio Kuokman (conductor)

To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play Classical Live".