Details

Part of the BBC Proms. Shostakovich's Orango - an incomplete opera whose manuscript came to light only in 2004 - is a glossy fusion of wit and political venom. The 'Orango' of the title is half man, half ape - a symbol of the decadent West. It's a work matched for vivid colouring by Bartok's violent and sexually charged ballet-pantomime The Miraculous Mandarin. French pianist David Fray returns following his Proms debut in 2011 to play Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 - written at the height of the composer's fame in Vienna as a performer of his own works. Finish time approx. 21:50

Cast/Performers

David Fray (piano), Natalia Pavlova (Susanna), Natalia Yakimova (Renee), Alexander Shagun (Armand Fleury), Alexander Trofimov (Paul Mache), Vladimir Babokin (Foreigner 1), Oleg Losev (Foreigner 2), Dmitry Koleushko (Zoologist), Ivan Novoselov (Orango), Leo Elhardt (Voice from the Crowd), Denis Beganski (Master of Ceremonies), Yuri Yevchuk (Veselchak)

Creatives/Company

Company(s): Philharmonia Voices, Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Director: Irina Brown