Afternoon on 3 - 21/08/2008

Presented by John Shea. BBC Proms 2008 Proms favourites Daniel Barenboim and his West-Eastern Divan Orchestra return to the Royal Albert Hall in the first of two concerts. The orchestra brings young Israeli and Arab musicians together every summer to work and perform Vienese classics by Haydn, Schoenberg and Brahms. Introduced by Martin Handley. Ramon Ortega Quero (oboe) Mor Biron (bassoon) Guy Braunstein (violin) Hassan Moataz El Molla (cello) West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim (conductor) Haydn: Sinfonia concertante in B flat for oboe, bassoon, violin and cello Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op 31 Brahms: Symphony No 4 Plus Chamber Music: A selection of songs by Pfitzner, Schoenberg and Mahler performed by baritone Simon Keenlyside and pianist Malcolm Martineau. Haydn: Quartet, Op 74 No 3 Chiaroscuro.