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Mark Forrest celebrates summer music-making in the UK and beyond. All summer, we’re in residence at the Royal Albert Hall for highlights from the BBC Proms. Today, the groundbreaking Chineke! Orchestra performs Dvorak’s beloved Symphony No. 8, and superstar soprano Angel Blue joins the group for Barber’s nostalgia-infused Knoxville: Summer of 1915. There’s more from renowned French organist Olivier Latry as he puts the Royal Albert Hall’s magnificent organ through its paces in music that Bach originally wrote for solo violin: the awe-inspiring Chaconne from the Partita in D minor. And we make a return trip to the elegant Pittville Pump Rooms to hear more from Radio 3’s New Generation Artists at this year’s Cheltenham Music Festival. Today, the Astatine Trio play music by Felix Mendelssohn and there’s Prokofiev from violinist Hana Chang. From the BBC Proms 2026: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Angel Blue (soprano) Chineke! Orchestra Jonathon Heyward (conductor) From Cheltenham Music Festival 2026: Felix Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 Astatine Trio From the BBC Proms 2026: Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88 Chineke! Orchestra Jonathon Heyward (conductor) Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Gigout Mein gläubiges Herze (Aria from Cantata No. 68) Olivier Latry (organ of the Royal Albert Hall) From Cheltenham Music Festival 2026: Sergei Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op.94a Hana Chang (violin) Jonathan Ware (piano) From the 2026 Mozart Festival Würzburg: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457 Severin von Eckardstein (piano) From the BBC Proms 2026: Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Messerer Chaconne (Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004) Olivier Latry (organ of the Royal Albert Hall) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers), just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".