Performance

VenueRoyal Albert Hall
Other spaces: Elgar Room
TownInner London
CountyGreater London
From17th July 2012
To17th July 2012
When19:30
PricesFrom £7.50. To £36.00.
What is currently on at Royal Albert Hall (V221)

Prom 5

Prom 5T525221227
Part of the BBC Proms.


Archive :: production:T525221227, concert:S367, venue:V221

Strauss, Saariaho & Sibelius

Making his Proms debut as the BBC Philharmonic's Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena explores Strauss the impatient visionary, whose Also sprach Zarathustra was famously used on the soundtrack of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. Strauss's Four Last Songs exude a sense of calm resignation suffused with autumn light. After the interval, a major UK premiere from Kaija Saariaho, whose own music is lit by atmosphere and mood. Inspired by the autobiography of Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish film director, Laterna magica includes sections in which players whisper extracts over an instrumental murmur. To conclude, the hard-won luminescence of Sibelius's (unintended) symphonic farewell. Finish time: approx. 21:50

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Company

Performer Anne Schwanewilms (soprano)
Company BBC Philharmonic
Conductor Juanjo Mena
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