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Prom 18: Katia and Marielle Labeque

A Prom featuring the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra under Semyon Bychkov. Mozart: Concerto in E flat for two pianos, K365 (with Katia and Marielle Labeque). Shostakovich: Symphony No 7.

Afternoon on 3 - with Verity Sharp.

Another chance to hear sisters Katia and Marielle Labèque performing Mozart's Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K.365, as part of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms' focus on the composer's late piano concertos.

Presented by Donald Macleod from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Mozart: Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K365
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 in C major, 'Leningrad'

Katia Labèque (piano)
Marielle Labèque (piano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)

Sisters Katia and Marielle Labèque perform Mozart's Concerto for two pianos as a complement to our focus on the composer's late piano concertos. Written in the 1770s for Mozart and his own sister 'Nannerl' to perform, it's a work that delights in the interplay of dialogue, with a slow movement that is a tender conversation between friends. Intimacy gives way to epic gestures in Shostakovich's sprawling 'Leningrad' Symphony - one of the giants of the symphonic repertoire, and a passionate musical testament to the 25 million Soviet citizens killed in the Second World War.

First broadcast last Friday.

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Aug 2015 14:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto for two pianos in E flat major, K.365

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
  • Philip Glass

    4th movement from Four Movements for Two Pianos

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No.7 in C major, 'Leningrad'

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.

Credit

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 Aug 2015 14:00