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A Prom in which Andrew Davis conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ SO. Tchaikovsky: The Tempest. Payne: Of Land, Sea and Sky. Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1. Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region.

Afternoon on 3 - with Penny Gore

Another chance to hear the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus, violinist Ray Chen all conducted by Sir Andrew Davis in Bruch's Violin Concerto, an Anthony Payne premiere, Tchaikovsky's the Tempest, and Vaughan Williams' s Toward the Unknown Region.

Presented by Penny Gore from the Royal Albert Hall, London

2pm:
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest

2.20pm:
Anthony Payne: Of Land, Sea and Sky
(ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission: world premiere)

2.40pm:
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor

3.05pm:
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Toward the Unknown Region

Ray Chen, violin
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Vaughan Williams's Toward the Unknown Region was his first large-scale masterpiece, setting the visionary words of Walt Whitman. Sir Andrew Davis also conducts Tchaikovsky's swashbuckling The Tempest and the first performance of Anthony Payne's Of Land, Sea and Sky. Bruch's radiant First Violin Concerto completes the programme.

Followed by a selection of recordings from this year's Proms artists.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • George Enescu

    Romanian Rhapsody no.1

    Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Adams: Violin Concerto.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
Performer ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Thu 28 Jul 2016 14:00