Afternoon on 3 - Prom 52/Schnittke, Shostakovich

Presented by Louise Fryer. BBC Proms 2009: A Prom featuring the LSO and its Russian conductor Valery Gergiev performing Shostakovich's wartime symphony No 8. It is paired with an early work by Schnittke, written in response to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. Introduced by Suzy Klein. Elena Zhidkova (mezzo-soprano) London Symphony Chorus London Symphony Orchestra Valery Gergiev (conductor) Schnittke: Nagasaki Shostakovich: Symphony No 8 in C minor 4.00pm Purcell and his forebears Purcell: Suite from Dioclesian Ars Nova Copenhagen Concerto Copenhagen Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor) Tallis: Why Fum'th in Fight Byrd: Vigilate Stile Antico Purcell: O sing unto the Lord, Psalm 96 Ars Nova Copenhagen Concerto Copenhagen Andrew Lawrence-King (conductor) Tallis: Come Holy Ghost Byrd: Spiritus Domini; Confirma hoc Deus; Factus est repente Stile Antico.