
Elgar
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra's concert under Andrew Litton concludes with a performance of Elgar's monumental Symphony No 1 in A flat.
Live from the Barbican Hall, London
Benjamin Grosvenor and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO play Britten's Piano Concerto, Elgar's First Symphony & a new work by Anna Clyne.
Anna Clyne: Night Ferry UK Premiere
Britten: Piano Concerto
Elgar: Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano
Andrew Litton, conductor
Two leading lights in a new generation of British artists grace this evening: Benjamin Grosvenor, the youngest soloist ever to open the Proms in 2011, performs Britten's brilliant, youthful piano concerto, while composer Anna Clyne, whose dazzlingly inventive rewind was such a hit for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO, returns with a major new work commissioned by the Chicago SO, Night Ferry. The Transatlantic theme continues when well-loved American champion of British music, Andrew Litton takes on Elgar's monumental First Symphony. Widely hailed as 'the first great English symphony', this rich and poetic work is a complex weave of nobility, aching sadness and, in the composer's words.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO Barbican 11/01/2013 @ 19.30
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Edward Elgar
Symphony no. 1 in A flat major Op.55
Conductor: Andrew Litton Performer: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ S O.
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Broadcast
- Fri 11 Jan 2013 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3