BBC Proms: Russian classics, A UK premiere With The BBC Symphony Orchestra & Karina Canellakis

Conductor Karina Canellakis returned with the BBC Symphony Orchestra after her triumphant 2017 Proms debut. Two 20th-century Russian masterpieces led the bill – the exhilarating Symphonic Dances by Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich's much-loved First Cello Concerto, where Canellakis was joined by another young American star, soloist Alisa Weilerstein. The programme kicked off with Beethoven's forceful Overture Coriolan, which Canellakis describes as a "punch in the face", and a third young American, composer Andrew Norman, completed the programme with the UK premiere of his new work Spiral – “It could spice up any programme!” (The Guardian) (Cat. No.: A 025 50419 0000)