Video of the day: Prokofiev's Symphony No 1 in Frankfurt
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Monday, June 5, 2017
François Leleux conducts the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra's YouTube channel is a treasure trove of hig-quality live concert performances, film in HD. Just a few recent highlights include Mahler's Fifth Symphony conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Philippe Herreweghe conducting Schumann's Das Paradies und die Peri, and pianist Fazıl Say playing Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21 with Peter Oundjian on the rostrum. The video we've chosen to feature today, however, is a sparkling performance of Prokofiev's Symphony No 1, conducted by François Leleux: