In tonight's concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, the BBC Symphony Orchestra features its own principal cellist, Paul Watkins, as the soloist in Lutoslawski's witty and pungent concerto, prefaced by Dvorak's high-spirited overture. Then. the symphony which caused Brahms years of struggle. He was aware of the weight of history, but the piece was ultimately dubbed "Beethoven's tenth".
Paul Watkins (cello), BBC Symphony Orchestra, conductor Tadaaki Otaka
Dvorak Carnival Overture
Lutoslawski Cello Concerto
8.05 Brahms Then
Peter Paul Nash visits some of Brahms's old haunts in Vienna and sets him in the cultural and social context of the time.
8.25 Brahms Symphony No 1 in C minor
Repeated Tuesday 2pm