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In anticipation of its 90th birthday next month, Mark Forrest introduces an afternoon of exclusive recent recordings from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra including BBC New Generation Artist Alim Beisembayev performing the Tchaikovsky 1st Piano Concerto and Rachmaninov's 3rd Symphony. Also from Scotland, chamber music highlights from this year's Lammermuir Festival, in the beautiful Scottish Lowlands. Sergei Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) Oli Osman From The South Alex Jakeman (flute) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Jack Sheen (conductor) Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Alim Beisembayev (piano) BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Tito Moñuz (conductor) Claudio Monteverdi Ave Maris Stella RIAS Chamber Choir Capella de La Torre Robert Hollingworth (director) From the Lammermuir Festival: Johannes Brahms String Quartet in A minor, Op. 51 No. 2 Maxwell String Quartet: Colin Scobie (violin) George Smith (violin) Eliot Perks (viola) Duncan Strachan (cello) Igor Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra BBC Singers Ryan Wigglesworth (conductor) To listen to this programme (using most smart speakers) just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Live".