West Kilbride violinist Nicola Benedetti makes a musical homecoming for this year's Scottish celebrations of BBC Proms In The Park at Glasgow Green on Saturday 12 September.

Presented by BBC Radio Scotland's Jamie MacDougall (Caledon), the free event will also feature performances from Scottish mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill and the National Girls' Choir of Scotland.

Celebrated conductor Robert Zeigler will command the evening's entertainment alongside the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Further artists will be announced in due course.

Nicola Benedetti was named the BBC Young Musician of the year in 2004 and has gone on to captivate audiences with her performances across the globe. Most recently, Nicola won the Young British Classical Performer Award at the 2008 Classical Brit awards.

The critically-acclaimed musician is looking forward to her Scottish Proms In The Park performance: "I am absolutely thrilled to be invited to perform at Proms In The Park this year.

"For me, there is no audience quite like a Scottish one, and playing at home is always such a special occasion. The excitement of playing in Scotland, combined with the grand nature of BBC Proms In The Park, will make for an unforgettable evening for me!"

According to Proms presenter Jamie MacDougall, this year's event is not-to-be missed: "It's the gig all the big names want to do and in this year of Homecoming we have two of our finest classical artists heading home to celebrate big time with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

"Violinist Nicola Benedetti and mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill have established themselves on the world stage, and on September 12th that stage will be Glasgow Green, home of Scotland's Proms In The Park."

Each year, BBC Proms In The Park brings the magic of the Last Night Of The Proms to tens of thousands of people throughout the UK in five large-scale outdoor shows in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.

Each event is centred on a live concert, with its own high-profile artists, orchestra and presenters, culminating in a live link-up to the Royal Albert Hall for the traditional festivities rounding off the world's biggest music festival.

Tickets for Glasgow's Proms in the Park event are free and have been available from Monday 1 June online from bbc.co.uk/tickets or by calling 03709 011227. Ticket requests are limited to six per caller.

Nicola Benedetti violin
Jamie MacDougall presenter
NYCoS National Girls Choir
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Robert Ziegler conductor