BBC Proms - 2009 - Prom 26: Mendelssohn, Holliger, Prokofiev - Part 1

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Martin Handley presents a Prom which brings together works from opposite ends of Mendelssohn's life - his early first symphony, written when he was only 15, and his lyrical Violin Concerto. The soloist is the exciting German violinist Isabelle Faust, making her Proms debut. Isabelle Faust (violin) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer (conductor) Mendelssohn: Symphony No 1 in C minor; Violin Concerto in E minor.