All swagger, originality and 鈥榦rgiastic power鈥�, one of the great 20th-century symphonies, Walton鈥檚 Symphony No. 1, put the composer on the map 鈥� as the heir to both Elgar and Sibelius. Ravel鈥檚 jazz-infused, darkly atmospheric Piano Concerto for the Left Hand also breaks new ground: only one hand plays, though the ear hears all the richness of two. Nicholas McCarthy 鈥� the world鈥檚 only professional one-handed concert pianist 鈥� makes his Proms debut. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra opens its first Prom under new Chief Conductor Mark Wigglesworth with Shostakovich鈥檚 jovial Suite for Variety Orchestra, packed with tunes from the composer鈥檚 music for ballet, theatre and cinema.

Broadcast on 大象传媒 Four and 大象传媒 iPlayer this season