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Shostakovich鈥檚 First Cello Concerto from the 麻豆社 Proms

Elizabeth Alker showcases the best performances from the UK and beyond, including Chopin and Debussy from Verbier, and Thomas Cr茅cquillon from Granada.

Elizabeth Alker introduces an afternoon of great summer music making with concert performances from home and abroad including highlights from the 麻豆社 Proms.

The acclaimed Bavarian cellist Maximilian Hornung is at the 麻豆社 Proms on Classical Live today, performing Shostakovich's haunting 1st Cello Concerto. Also in today鈥檚 programme, exclusive concert performances from the 2026 Verbier Music Festival as violinist Marc Bouchkov and pianist Julien Quentin join forces to perform Debussy. And from the Granada Festival, Ensemble InAlto perform Cr茅cquillon and pianist Yulianna Avdeeva plays Chopin.

Claude Debussy
Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr猫s-midi d'un faune
Marc Bouchkov (violin)
Julien Quentin (piano)

Thomas Cr茅cquillon
Missa 鈥楳ort m鈥檃 priv茅鈥 - Kyrie, Gloria & Credo
Ensemble InAlto
Lambert Colson (cornett/director)

Fryderyk Chopin
Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)

Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 in E flat ('Romantic')
Orchestre de Paris
Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen (conductor)

Dmitry Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Maximilian Hornung (cello)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Adam Hickox (conductor)

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Music Played

  • Claude Debussy

    Pr茅lude 脿 l'apr猫s-midi d'un faune

    Performer: Marc Bouchkov. Performer: Julien Quentin.
  • Thomas Crecquillon

    Mort m'a priv茅 脿 5

    Ensemble: Ensemble InAlto. Director: Lambert Colson.
  • Thomas Crecquillon

    Oeil esgar茅

    Ensemble: Ensemble InAlto. Director: Lambert Colson.
  • Thomas Crecquillon

    Missa 'Mort m'a priv茅' Part 1: Kyrie, Gloria & Credo

    Ensemble: Ensemble InAlto. Director: Lambert Colson.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49

    Performer: Yulianna Avdeeva.
  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No. 4 in E flat ('Romantic')

    Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥 Philharmonie. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
  • Isaac Alb茅niz

    Sevilla, Op. 47/3, from 'Suite espa帽ola No. 1'

    Performer: Marc Bouchkov. Performer: Julien Quentin.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Meditation, Op. 32

    Performer: Marc Bouchkov. Performer: Julien Quentin.
  • George Gershwin

    It Ain't Necessarily So, from 'Porgy and Bess'

    Performer: Marc Bouchkov. Performer: Julien Quentin.
  • George Gershwin

    Allegro ben ritmato e deciso, No. 3 from 麓Three Preludes麓

    Performer: Marc Bouchkov. Performer: Julien Quentin.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in G minor, RV 325

    Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Director: Andrea Marcon.
    • Vivaldi: Carmignola/Venice Baroque Orchestra/Marcon.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 7-9.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Cello Concerto No 1 in E flat major

    Performer: Maximilian Hornung. Conductor: Adam Hickox. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude, from Cello Suite No 1 in G, BWV 1007 [encore]

    Performer: Maximilian Hornung.

Broadcast

  • Mon 10 Aug 2026 13:00