from the Royal
Albert Hall.
London.The 100th season celebrations continue with another Prom tradition - the "Tchaikovsky Night". Marie-Ange Todorovitch (mezzo)
John Connell (bass) Joshua Bell (violin)
BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra/Alexander Lazarev Tchaikovsky
Cantata: Moscow
Violin Concerto in D
8.30 The Prisoner of The
Prisoner of Zenda
Published 100 years ago, The Prisoner of Zenda was an overnight success. Its unknown author, Anthony Hope, became rich and famous and went on to write many more novels.
John Spurling asks why he has been forgotten.
8.50 Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker (excerpts)