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A rare outing for César Franck's sole symphony concludes a striking Proms concert with a strongly Germanic first half. 

Stutzmann continues to impress with her excellent insight and musicianship with a satisfying Lalo overture and a masterful Beethoven Fifth Symphony. Cellist Alban Gerhardt delivers a rewarding Elgar concerto. 

Juan Diego Flórez is one of the world’s most respected bel canto tenors. He has sung roles from Verdi to Donzetti operas and his performance of Pour mon ame... Ah mes amis from Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment at La Scala in Milan in 2007 broke the theatre’s 74 year old tradition of no encores.

Baiba Skride junto a la Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa ofrecieron el Concierto de violín de Benjamin Britten en una interpretación llena de complicidad.