Midday
16-year-old Russian pianist Ivan Bessonov has claimed first place at the Eurovision Young Musicians competition in Edinburgh, with a phenomenal performance of the last movement of Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto. He’s the first Russian in 26 years to win the prize.
Eurovision Young Musicians logo Photo: wikicommons
1pm BBC Proms 2018: Tchaikovsky, Glinka & Joby Talbot
We continue our BBC Proms 2018 with a performance from the Royal Albert Hall. Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić is the soloist in a new concerto by Joby Talbot, whose dancing rhythms take inspiration from Karadaglić’s Balkan heritage. The dance continues with Act I of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker.
Milos Karadaglic Photo: wikicommons
2pm
Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić and the Finchley Children’s Music Group join the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Vedernikov for our Proms matinee: Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Joby Talbot
Photo: Royal Albert Hall
