About this programme

Live from London's Royal Albert Hall, Andris Nelsons conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Glinka's much-loved overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila, plus a new work by Emily Howard and a monumental symphony by Shostakovich. Presented by Andrew McGregor. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor Andris Nelsons. Glinka: Overture: Ruslan and Lyudmila. Emily Howard: Calculus of the Nervous System (first UK performance). 7.55 Proms Plus Literary. Novelist Pat Barker and the Rev Giles Fraser explore what Russian literature can teach people about faith and doubt. Ian McMillan presents. 8.15 Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 (Leningrad). Repeated on Monday September 3 at 2pm.