Jess Gillam with... Vasily Petrenko

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Jess Gillam shares favourite music with conductor Vasily Petrenko, who will perform at the BBC Proms this month with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The St Petersburg-born conductor Vasily Petrenko established himself as one of the UK’s leading conductors with his highly successful tenure at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Currently, he is Music Director of the London-based Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and in this programme he joins Jess to share some of his favourite music, giving a conductor’s insight into the big works of Shostakovich and Beethoven, and revealing more eclectic tastes with tracks by Björk and Pink Floyd. Jess, meanwhile, plays Vasily some Vivaldi and Duke Ellington, and music for saxophone and orchestra by the Finnish composer Kalevi Aho. To listen on most smart speakers just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Radio 3”.