Thursday evening BBC Prom Concert 8 took place, with Thierry Fischer conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in an interesting program. Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem opened and was followed by Prokofiev's First Piano Concerto. After the intermission feature on Chekhov the epic wartime Shostakovich 7th Symphony("Leningrad")received an excellent performance, with a notable nearly inaudible level adopted in the first movement for the first appearance of the recurring 5-note theme depicting the approaching German army.
Very worthwhile listen, available on demand for six more days on the BBC iPlayer site linked previously.
