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Dame Ethel Smyth

  • In an encore broadcast, the youngest-ever winner of the Sphinx Concerto Competition is the soloist in Bruch’s spirited Violin Concerto No. 1, and Andris Nelsons leads the BSO in works by Felix Mendelssohn and Ethel Smyth.
  • Classical music is often inspired by romance, fairy tales, or royalty, but sometimes the inspiration comes from real world causes.