Prom 52


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Prokofiev & Dutilleux - T2068433406

Tonight's concert features two composers central to the musical lives of their respective countries. Birthday composer Henri Dutilleux is represented by the nocturnal imaginings of the violin concerto he wrote for Isaac Stern plus there's a chance to hear his birthday tribute to one of Prokofiev's most ardent supporters, the late Mstislav Rostropovich. Flanking these are Prokofiev's entrancing 'Classical' Symphony and his Fifth, a different, grander kind of utterance reflecting the soul of war-torn Moscow and the greatness of the human spirit. Finish time: approx. 21:40Performer Leonidas Kavakos (violin). Company London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Valery Gergiev.
23 Aug 11The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1296966929

Sydney Symphony - T571888597

The Sydney Symphony returns to the Proms for the first time in 15 years, with its Music Director Vladimir Ashkenazy, a frequent guest here for more than 45 years. French-born pianist Hélène Grimaud, a Last Night soloist in 2008, plays the vivacious, blues-tinged concerto by Ravel. While the popular suite from Strauss's waltz-infused Der Rosenkavalier conjures up mid-18th-century Vienna, the intoxicating whirl of Scriabin's Symphony No. 3 relates to a cosmic dance between the human spirit and the universe. Finish time: 21:45 with intervalConductor Vladimir Ashkenazy. Performer Helene Grimaud (piano). Company Sydney Symphony.
24 Aug 10The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L0236930140

London Symphony Orchestra - T1261096646

Valery Gergiev returns at the helm of the LSO to conduct the most devastatingly bleak of Shostakovich's three 'war symphonies'. Composed at the time of the Battle of Stalingrad, the Eighth is paired with the belated UK premiere of Schnittke's early, Orff-influenced oratorio, an agonised expression of solidarity with the victims of the second atomic bomb, dropped on the city of Nagasaki the day before Japan's surrender. Heavily criticised by the Soviet Composers' Union, it only received its 1959 broadcast premiere (on Moscow World Service Radio) after Shostakovich's recommendation, and was not publicly performed until 2006. Approx finish time: 21:45. Broadcast Live on BBC Radio 3.Performer Elena Zhidkova (mezzo-soprano). Company London Symphony Chorus. Company London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Valery Gergiev.
24 Aug 09The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L0428883463

Bach Day - Cello Suites - T01122244545

Finish time approx. 23:15Music J.S. Bach (19 mins)). Music J.S. Bach (23 mins)). Music J.S. Bach (24 mins)). Performer Jian Wang (cello).
24 Aug 08The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1396588022

T1026431583 (PROM07)

Finish time approx. 21:45Conductor Gottfried von der Goltz (violin/director). Company Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor Rachel Podger (violin/director). Company Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Performer Kate Royal (soprano). Performer Ian Bostridge (tenor). Music Handel (Concerto in F major for two horns). Music Purcell (arr. Catherine Mackintosh - Set of Favourite Airs Fantasies and Dances). Music Handel (Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne 'Eternal source of light divine'/Acis and Galatea - 'Love sounds th'alarm/LAllegro Il Penserose ed il Moderato - 'As steals the morn'/Acis and Galatea - 'Happy we!'). Music Telemann (Suite) in G minor for Strings 'La changeante'). Music Handel (Music for the Royal Fireworks).
23 Aug 07The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L031085418

T534614100 (PROM06)

Finish time approx. 23:20Conductor HK Gruber (chansonnier). Company BBC Symphony Orchestra. Company BBC Singers. Performer Daniel Hyde (organ). Music HK Gruber (Hidden Agenda - UK premiere). Music Weill (Kiddush). Music Eisler (Liturgie vom Hauch Op 21 No 1). Music Weill (Berlin Requiem - Zu Potsdam unter den Eichen). Music Eisler (Uber das Toten Op 21 No 2). Music Weill (Berlin Requiem - Legende vom toten Soldaten). Music Eisler (Ferner Streiken: 50000 Holzarbeiter Op 19 No 1). Music HK Gruber (Frankenstein!!).
22 Aug 06The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L01529552769

Julius Caesar - T01741913412

semi-staged; sung in ItalianMusic Handel. Company Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Company Glyndebourne Festival Chorus. Company Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor William Christie. Performer Sarah Connolly (Caesar). Performer Patricia Bardon (Cornelia). Performer Angelika Kirchschlager (Sextus). Performer Rosemary Joshua (Cleopatra). Performer Christophe Dumaux (Ptolemy). Performer Christopher Maltman (Achillas). Performer Rachid ben Abdeslam (Nirenus). Performer Alexander Ashworth (Curius).
23 Aug 05The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L01725086329

T1945529916 (PROM04)

Finish time approx. 21:20Music Glinka (Ruslan and Lyudmila - dances). Music Musorgsky (Songs and Dances of Death). Music Rakhmaninov (Symphonic Dances). Performer Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone). Company St Petersburg Philharmonic. Conductor Yuri Temirkanov.
24 Aug 04The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L0567177465

T1954213130 (PROM03)

Music Nielsen (Pan and Syrinx). Music Brahms (Violin Concerto in D major). Music Tchaikovsky (Manfred). Performer Vadim Repin (violin). Company City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor Sakari Oramo.
28 Aug 03The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L722528205

T0916476577 (PROM02)

Company Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor Riccardo Chailly. Performer Michelle De Young (mezzo soprano). Company London Symphony Chorus (women's voices). Company Trinity Boys Choir. Music Mahler (Symphony No 3 in D minor).
28 Aug 02The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L0265000042

T412927903 (PROM01)

Music Lambert (Prize Fight). Music Finzi (Farewell to Arms; Romance). Music Britten (Nocturne). Music Lambert (orch. Easterbrook and Shipley - Piano Concerto 1924). Performer Ian Bostridge (tenor). Performer Philip Fowke (piano). Company Britten Sinfonia. Conductor Nicholas Cleobury.
29 Aug 01The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L1815516886

T0345037236 (PROM00)

Music Haydn (Symphony No 44 in E minor Trauer). Music Mozart (Vanne t'affretta...Ah se il crudel periglio from Lucio Silla; Vorrei spiegarvi oh Dio K418). Music Mozart (Traurigkeit and Martern aller Arten from Die Enfuhrung aus dem Serail). Music Beethoven (Symphony No 8 in F major). Performer Natalie Dessay (soprano). Company Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment). Conductor Louis Langree.
24 Aug 00The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L019021481

T01219286201 (52PROM99)

Music Beethoven (Violin Concerto in D major). Music Shostakovich (Symphony No 15). Performer Christian Tetzlaff (violin). Company BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor Mark Wigglesworth.
27 Aug 99The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L354040350

T358310052 (98)

Music Wolfgang Rihm (In-Schrift; London premiere). Music Schumann (Piano Concerto in A minor). Music Brahms (Symphony No 3 in F major). Performer Maria Joao Pires (piano). Conductor Claudio Abbado. Company Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
28 Aug 98The Royal Albert Hall, Inner London :: V221
listing details L01598616170

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