Afternoon on 3 - 12/08/2008

BBC Proms 2008 Ian Skelly presents the Ulster Orchestra under its principal conductor Kenneth Montgomery exploring contrasting nationalities in a colourful Proms programme of Irish and Czech music. Works by Irish born composers Ferguson and Stanford are followed by Smetana's Ma vlast and Dvorak's Eighth Symphony. Young Irish pianist Finghin Collins makes his Proms debut in Stanford's Second Piano Concerto. Introduced by Alex Wilson. Finghin Collins (piano) Ulster Orchestra Kenneth Montgomery (conductor) Ferguson: Overture for an Occasion Stanford: Piano Concerto No 2 Smetana: Vltava (Ma vlast) Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G Chamber Music MacMillan: Memento for String Quartet Callino Quartet Brahms: Quintet in F minor for piano and strings, Op 34 Barry Douglas (piano) Callino Quartet.