Afternoon on 3 - Prom 26/BBCNOW - Fischer

Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear Felix Mendelssohn's First Symphony, written when he was only 15, and his lyrical Violin Concerto in a performance given at the Royal Albert Hall. The BBC National Orchestra of Wales under principal conductor Thierry Fischer also perform music by distinguished Swiss composer Heinz Holliger - (S)irato is an anguished lament for Holliger's Hungarian teacher Sandor Veress, to whom the piece is dedicated. The Prom concludes with Prokofiev's ballet score for Romeo and Juliet - selected by the conductor - which reveals all the intimacy, tragedy and tenderness of Shakespeare's drama. Isabelle Faust (violin) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1 in C minor; Violin Concerto in E minor Heinz Holliger: (S)irato Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts) 4.30pm Chamber music from the 2009 Edinburgh Festival, including: Brahms: Sonata in E flat for clarinet or viola and piano, Op 120, No 2 Paul Meyer (clarinet) Eric Le Sage (piano).