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Summer Festivals

Penny Gore presents great ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms from recent years given by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras and choirs. Today, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic perform music by Pärt, Rachmaninov and Gliere at a 2007 Prom.

Penny Gore presents great ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Prom concerts from recent years by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras and choirs - today the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic with music by Pärt, Rachmaninov and Gliere, from a 2007 Prom. The climax of their concert with conductor Vassily Sinaisky is the Proms premiere of the monumental Third Symphony by Russian composer Reinhold Gliere, inspired by legendary folk hero Ilya Muromets. Plus ecstatic music by Welsh composer Grace Williams from a 2015 Prom given by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales.

2.00pm
Arvo Pärt: Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
with Nelson Goerner (piano)
2.30pm
Gliere: Symphony No 3 in B minor, Op 42 (Ilya Muromets) (Proms premiere)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic
Conductor Vassily Sinaisky

3.55pm
Grace Williams: Fairest of Stars
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor Tadaaki Otaka

Throughout the 2020 Proms season Afternoon Concert celebrates top music-making at Summer Festivals, with four weeks of concerts from 2019 summer festivals across Europe and four weeks of great Proms performances from recent years by the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ orchestras and choirs. This week features all six ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½-associated orchestras including the Ulster Orchestra, plus the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales. The series also celebrates the 60th birthdays in 2020 of two great British composers, George Benjamin and Mark-Anthony Turnage (on Thursday this week), and highlights some of the best Proms premieres from James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie in 1990 to the present day.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 3 Aug 2020 14:00

Music Played

  • Arvo Pärt

    Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43

    Performer: Nelson Goerner. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
  • Reinhold Moritzevich Glière

    Symphony No 3 "Ilya Muromets"

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
  • Grace Williams

    Fairest of stars

    Singer: Ailish Tynan. Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
  • Richard Rodney Bennett

    Murder on the Orient Express (Overture, Waltz, Finale)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.
  • John Barry

    Out of Africa (main theme)

    Orchestra: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Keith Lockhart.

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Aug 2020 14:00