The BBC Symphony Orchestra's new principal guest conductor gives his first Prom with the orchestra from the Royal Albert Hall , London, featuring music by three Czech master composers.
Martinu's rarely heard Mass is flanked by Dvorak's response to the timeless words of the Te Deum and by the thundering sonorities of Janacek. One of Mozart's late, great concertos acts as a contrasting centre point.
Judith Howarth (soprano), Ivan Kusnjer (baritone), Richard Goode (piano), BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Jiri Belohlavek
Dvorak Te Deum
Mozart Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat, K595
8.30 Royal Albert Hall
A look behind the scenes at this great building and at its personalities and audiences in its 125th anniversary year. The programme also looks forward to the hall's future in the 21st century.
8.50 Martinu Field Mass
Janacek Sinfonietta
SIMULTANEOUS BROADCAST with BBC2