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Prom 61 (part 2): Stravinsky, Brahms and Charlotte Seither

Josep Pons conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Singers. Charlotte Seither: Language of Leaving (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission: world premiere). Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947).

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and Josep Pons live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms. Stravinsky's Petrushka, a new work by Seither, and Frank Peter Zimmerman plays Brahms's much-loved Violin Concerto.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Louise Fryer

German composer Charlotte Seither adapts the words of the 17th-century poet Francesco de Lemene in a new work for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, using voices and syllables as spots of 'human colour'. Josep Pons conducts this world premiere alongside the 1947 version of Stravinsky's Petrushka, the a cappella motets Ave Maria and Pater noster, and the four-minute novelty Scherzo à la russe, written in Hollywood for the bandleader Paul Whiteman.

Another German, the distinguished violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann, plays the concerto that Johannes Brahms composed for his great friend, Joseph Joachim.

Stravinsky: Scherzo à la Russe
Stravinsky: Ave Maria
Stravinsky: Pater noster
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major

7:50pm Interval

8:10pm
Charlotte Seither: Language of Leaving (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Commission: world premiere)
Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947)

Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Josep Pons (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Monday 2nd September at 2pm.

1 hour, 20 minutes

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Wed 28 Aug 2013 20:10

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