Synopsis

Charles Hazlewood presents the annual Proms performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, a work of profound optimism and spiritual uplift. This recording captures the earlier part of the season, featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with soloists Rebecca Evans, Caitlin Hulcup, Anthony Dean Griffey, and James Rutherford, alongside the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, conducted by Ilan Volkov. The programme opens with Igor Stravinsky's ballet score, *Orpheus*.