Celebrated pianist Sir András Schiff plays Schumann's much-loved Piano Concerto at the BBC Proms alongside the world-famous Budapest Festival Orchestra and their founder-conductor Ivan Fischer in a programme sparkling with dramatic colour. One of the greatest Romantic piano concertos of all time, the Schumann is bookended by the musically mysterious overture to Der Freischütz by Weber - an opera brimming with unearthly portrayals of the supernatural, and Mendelssohn's atmospheric Scottish Symphony, itself inspired by a ruined chapel echoing with the ghost of Mary, Queen of Scots. Clive Myrie presents alongside special guest Joanna MacGregor.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Fischer | Writer | Conductor | |
| Carl Maria von Weber | Writer | Composer | |
| Robert Schumann | Writer | Composer | |
| Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | Writer | Composer | |
| Clive Myrie | Writer | Presenter | |
| Hattie McCall Davies | Producer | ||
| Ivan Fischer | Musical Guest | Conductor | |
| András Schiff | Musical Guest | Musician | |
| Budapest Festival Orchestra | Musical Guest | Orchestra | |
| Clive Myrie | Host | Presenter | |
| Joanna MacGregor | Guest Star | ||
| Seren Irvine | Director | ||
| Clive Myrie | Actor | Presenter |