Afternoon on 3 - Prom 31

Presented by Penny Gore. BBC Proms 2009: Another chance to hear the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain's annual Proms visit with their new principal conductor, Vasily Petrenko. Stephen Hough plays Tchaikovsky's most famous Piano Concerto, the First, before the young players of the NYO perform multi-coloured orchestral showpieces by Lutoslawski and Respighi. National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Vasily Petrenko (conductor) Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra Respighi: Roman Festivals Stephen Hough (piano) 4.00pm BBC Orchestras Arnell: Harlequin in April, Op 63 BBC Concert Orchestra Martin Yates (conductor) Elgar: Song Cycle, Op 59 Susan Gritton (soprano) BBC Concert Orchestra Martyn Brabbins (conductor).