Part of the BBC Proms. Sir Mark Elder returns with the Hallé (of which he has been Music Director since 2000) for one of the great late-Romantic orchestral showpieces. In Ein Heldenleben ('A Hero's Life') Strauss cast himself as the central composer-hero - castigated by critics, reassured by his wife and rising above adversity to become exalted after death. Paul Lewis reaches the intense No. 3 in his Beethoven concerto voyage, and a second John Foulds piece (see Prom 23) shows this Mancunian - the son of a Hallé orchestra bassoonist - celebrating the English springtime. Finish time: approx. 21:10| 6 Aug 10 | Royal Albert Hall Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
