Intérprete: Anastasia Kobekina

The BBC Phil's chief conductor led a relentless account of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony, paired with Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.

La jeune musicienne russe a réservé au public de la Chapelle protestante un récital original et de haute tenue, associant aux suites de Bach des pièces modernes dans un jeu toujours convaincant.

Mit der Interpretation von Haydns Cellokonzert in C-Dur lässt die junge russische Künstlerin aufhorchen. Der Dirigent Semyon Bychkov und das Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich tragen das Ihre dazu bei. 

The young Belgian conductor has had a long association with the Flanders Symphony – and this January he takes the chief’s baton from departing Kristiina Poska, who reaffirmed the orchestra’s crisp, classical sound.

Bryce Dessner enters the Czech Philharmonic’s living tradition with electric guitars, a new cello concerto and a composer’s ear for landscape, history, collaboration and renewal.

With a focus on Shostakovich, and many prestigious guest orchestras from around Europe, this year’s BBC Proms confirms orchestral music can make a big public statement.