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Live at the Â鶹Éç Proms: the Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conductor Delyana Lazarova and cellist Anastasia Kobekina perform music by Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and Lili Boulanger.

Presented by Tom Service, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major

c. 8:15pm interval Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 2, written between 1906 and 1907, was well received but later underwent various revisions and the original manuscript was thought to be lost. How common is this for manuscripts and what can we learn from them? Lead Curator of Music Manuscripts and Archives at the British Library Chris Scobie is Tom Service's guest for the interval.

c. 8:40pm Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 in E minor

Anastasia Kobekina, cello
Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Delyana Lazarova, conductor

The ultimate Romantic symphony, Rachmaninov’s Second has it all: heart-on-sleeve emotions, endless melodies, a slow-movement whose two rival themes eventually find themselves locked in a passionate embrace and a radiant finale. The Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor Designate Delyana Lazarova are joined by former Â鶹Éç Radio 3 New Generation Artist and ‘unrivalled musician’ Anastasia Kobekina for Shostakovich’s supremely demanding Cello Concerto No. 1. The Prom opens with dawn breaking on a spring morning in Lili Boulanger’s vivid tone-poem D’un matin de printemps.