ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms 2007
New music: Other major premieres
David Matthews: Symphony No. 6
(world premiere: commissioned by John S. Cohen Foundation)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales/Jac van Steen
2 August (Prom 27) (35 minutes)
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Aaron Jay Kernis: New era dance
(UK premiere)
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain/Mark Elder
4 August (Prom 29) (6 minutes)
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John Dankworth: The blues ain't
(world premiere)
Cleo Laine (singer); Soweto Kinch,Tommy Smith
(saxophones); Guy Barker (trumpet); John Dankworth
Quintet; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Big Band; ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra/
John Dankworth
8 August (Prom 35) (16 minutes)
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Hans Werner Henze: Sebastian im traum
(UK premiere)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra/Oliver Knussen
17 August (Prom 45) (15 minutes)
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Benjamin Yusupov: Viola tango rock concerto
(UK premiere)
Maxim Vengerov (viola. electric violin, tango dancer);
Christiane Palha (tango dancer); London Symphony
Orchestra/Benjamin Yusupov
18 August (Prom 47) (50 minutes)
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Thomas Adés: powder her face – suite
(London premiere)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi
20 August (Prom 49) (20 minutes)
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Elliott Carter: Three illusions
(UK premiere)
Boston Symphony Orchestra/James Levine
7 September (Prom 71) (9 minutes)
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