Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Part 1 | 20090908 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Donald Macleod. A long-time resident of the Orkney Islands, master of the Queen's music Peter Maxwell Davies celebrates his 75th birthday by conducting Mendelssohn's sea-sprayed Hebridean overture and the UK premiere of his own new violin concerto, inspired by traditional Orkney folk and fiddle music. It was written for the soloist, Daniel Hope, and commissioned by Mendelssohn's own orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus, who gave the work's premiere. Daniel Hope (violin) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Maxwell Davies (conductor) Mendelssohn: Overture (The Hebrides) Peter Maxwell Davies: Violin Concerto No 2 (Fiddler on the Shore) - UK premiere. The Royal Philharmonic/Peter Maxwell Davies in music by Mendelssohn and Maxwell Davies. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20090908 | From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Donald Macleod. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's permanent guest conductor Garry Walker makes his debut at the Proms in a performance of Sibelius' surging 'swan hymn' symphony. Garry Walker (conductor) Sibelius: Symphony No 5 in E flat. The Royal Philharmonic under Garry Walker performs Sibelius' Symphony No 5 in E flat. |