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Fri 1 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Continuing our commemoration of the centenary since the outbreak of the First World War, the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins explore English responses to conflict in Ivor Gurney鈥檚 War Requiem and Walton鈥檚 poignant First Symphony. Plus Sally Beamish鈥檚 accordion concerto.
Continuing our commemoration of the centenary since the outbreak of the First World War, the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Martyn Brabbins explore English responses to conflict in Ivor Gurney鈥檚 War Requiem and Walton鈥檚 poignant First Symphony. Plus Sally Beamish鈥檚 accordion concerto.
Programme
- War Elegy(11 mins)
- The Singing(22 mins)London premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor(47 mins)
Performers
- Martyn Brabbinsconductor
- James Crabbaccordion
Composers
Part ofProms 2014
Sat 2 Aug 2014
- 14:00Royal College of Music
Join Anna Flannagan and the ladies of the 蜜芽传媒 Singers to sing extracts from Cole Porter's Kiss Me, Kate and pick up some musical theatre performance tips along the way. Open to ages 7-plus.
- 15:00Cadogan Hall
The first Greek orchestra ever to appear at the Proms, Armonia Atenea, and Artistic Director George Petrou, presents a programme with an appropriately classical flavour. Greek myths form the thread through a Baroque labyrinth of arias and overtures from French, German and Italian operas, including Gluck鈥檚 Orph茅e, Handel鈥檚 Arianna in Creta and Lully鈥檚 Phaeton.
The first Greek orchestra ever to appear at the Proms, Armonia Atenea, and Artistic Director George Petrou, presents a programme with an appropriately classical flavour. Greek myths form the thread through a Baroque labyrinth of arias and overtures from French, German and Italian operas, including Gluck鈥檚 Orph茅e, Handel鈥檚 Arianna in Creta and Lully鈥檚 Phaeton.
Programme
- Alessandro - Overture(6 mins)
- Artemisia(5 mins)鈥� overture
- Olimpiade(5 mins)鈥� 'E mi lasci cos矛?' ... 'Ne' giorni tuoi felici'
- Phaeton(10 mins)鈥� suite
- Giustino(9 mins)鈥� 'Vedr貌 con mio diletto'
- Orfeo ed Euridice(10 mins)鈥� Dance of the Blessed Spirits; Dance of the Furies
- Iphig茅nie en Aulide(4 mins)鈥� 'Ma fille, Jupiter'
- Olimpiade(7 mins)鈥� 'Scogli, oh Dio! le sue catene'
Performers
- Myrsini Margaritisoprano
- Irini Karaiannimezzo-soprano
- George Petrouconductor
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Actress Alexandra Gilbreath and actress and director Janet Suzman discuss their approach to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and how 21st-century audiences react to its sexual politics.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Following the enormous success of their staged performance of My Fair Lady in 2012, John Wilson and his orchestra return to perform Kiss Me, Kate 鈥� Cole Porter鈥檚 Tony Award- reworking of Shakespeare鈥檚 The Taming of the Shrew.
Following the enormous success of their staged performance of My Fair Lady in 2012, John Wilson and his orchestra return to perform Kiss Me, Kate 鈥� Cole Porter鈥檚 Tony Award- reworking of Shakespeare鈥檚 The Taming of the Shrew.
Programme
- Kiss Me Kate(165 mins)
Performers
- Ben Davissinger (Fred Graham / Petruchio)
- Alexandra Silbersinger (Lilli Vanessi / Katherine)
- Tony Yazbecksinger (Bill Calhoun / Lucentio)
- Louise Dearmansinger (Lois Lane / Bianca)
- John Wilsonconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2014
Sun 3 Aug 2014
- 11:00Royal College of Music
Whether you play an instrument or sing, whether you鈥檙e a complete novice or an aspiring virtuoso, you're all invited to join our fantastic team of professional musicians to create music inspired by this afternoon's War Horse Prom. Open to ages 7-plus.
- 16:30Royal Albert Hall
The Proms continues to commemorate the anniversary of the outbreak of First World War, collaborating for the first time with the National Theatre for a concert inspired by Michael Morpurgo鈥檚 award-winning play War Horse. Lifesize War Horse puppets join the 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra, Gareth Malone and the Military Wives on stage for a performance that explores the music and stories of the Great War.
The Proms continues to commemorate the anniversary of the outbreak of First World War, collaborating for the first time with the National Theatre for a concert inspired by Michael Morpurgo鈥檚 award-winning play War Horse. Lifesize War Horse puppets join the 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra, Gareth Malone and the Military Wives on stage for a performance that explores the music and stories of the Great War.
Programme
- Summer(11 mins)
- Two Partsongs, Op.26(5 mins)鈥� The Snow
- Ave Maria(7 mins)
- 蜜芽传媒 they brought her warrior dead(7 mins)
- Le tombeau de Couperin(10 mins)鈥� excerpts
- War Horse Suite(25 mins)
- Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke: III. Jemand erzahlt von seiner Mutter
- Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke: IV. Da sind sie alle einander nah
- Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke: XXVI. Der von Langenau ist tief im Feind
- New War Hymn
Performers
- Gareth Maloneconductor
- Life-Size War Horse Puppets by the Handspring Puppet CompanyLife-size War Horse Puppets
- Cambiata North West
- David Charles Abellconductor
Part ofProms 2014 - 20:00Royal Albert Hall
Donald Runnicles and the 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by the National Youth Choir of Scotland for a performance of Mozart鈥檚 ever-popular Requiem 鈥� the composer鈥檚 powerful and prescient anticipation of his own death. The concert also features Beethoven鈥檚 elegant Fourth Symphony and the London premiere of John McLeod鈥檚 The Sun Dances, inspired by a Scottish folk legend.
Donald Runnicles and the 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by the National Youth Choir of Scotland for a performance of Mozart鈥檚 ever-popular Requiem 鈥� the composer鈥檚 powerful and prescient anticipation of his own death. The concert also features Beethoven鈥檚 elegant Fourth Symphony and the London premiere of John McLeod鈥檚 The Sun Dances, inspired by a Scottish folk legend.
Programme
- The Sun Dances(13 mins)London premiere
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major(35 mins)
- interval
- Requiem in D minor (compl. Robert D. Levin)(50 mins)
Performers
- Carolyn Sampsonsoprano
- Christine Ricemezzo-soprano
- Jeremy Ovendentenor
- Neal Daviesbass
- Donald Runniclesconductor
Part ofProms 2014
Mon 4 Aug 2014
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
Richard Strauss was just 20 when he composed his Suite for 13 wind instruments 鈥� and steeped in the musical tastes of his horn-player father, who revered Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart above all. Clarinettist Michael Collins and his ensemble London Winds pair Strauss鈥檚 youthful work with Mozart鈥檚 Serenade in C minor.
Richard Strauss was just 20 when he composed his Suite for 13 wind instruments 鈥� and steeped in the musical tastes of his horn-player father, who revered Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart above all. Clarinettist Michael Collins and his ensemble London Winds pair Strauss鈥檚 youthful work with Mozart鈥檚 Serenade in C minor.
Programme
- Serenade in C minor, K388(25 mins)
- Suite in B flat major for 13 wind instruments(23 mins)
Performers
- Michael Collinsconductor
Composers
- 16:45Royal College of Music
On the centenary of Britain's entry into the First World War,聽Baroness Shirley Williams and Colonel Tim Collins introduce an anthology of poetry and prose from 1914.
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Donald Runnicles conducts a programme that looks to the past 鈥� a musical meditation on history, death and loss that still speaks powerfully today, 100 years after the start of the First World War. The concert sets Mahler鈥檚 bitterly elegiac Ninth Symphony against the ecstatic string writing of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, a work reimagining an English identity that would so soon find itself under threat.
Donald Runnicles conducts a programme that looks to the past 鈥� a musical meditation on history, death and loss that still speaks powerfully today, 100 years after the start of the First World War. The concert sets Mahler鈥檚 bitterly elegiac Ninth Symphony against the ecstatic string writing of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, a work reimagining an English identity that would so soon find itself under threat.
Programme
- Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis(15 mins)
- Symphony No. 9(85 mins)
Performers
- Donald Runniclesconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2014 - 21:15Royal Albert Hall
Spiritual in a secular age, combining musical simplicity and generous radiance, John Tavener captured the public imagination like few others. The other-worldly atmosphere of a Late Night Prom frames a musical tribute to the English composer by the Tallis Scholars, leading the audience into the exact anniversary of Britain鈥檚 declaration of entering the First World War, at 11.00pm, in contemplative calm.
Spiritual in a secular age, combining musical simplicity and generous radiance, John Tavener captured the public imagination like few others. The other-worldly atmosphere of a Late Night Prom frames a musical tribute to the English composer by the Tallis Scholars, leading the audience into the exact anniversary of Britain鈥檚 declaration of entering the First World War, at 11.00pm, in contemplative calm.
Programme
- Ikon of Light(41 mins)
- Requiem Fragments(25 mins)蜜芽传媒 commission: world premiere
- The Lamb
Performers
- Peter Phillipsconductor
- Carolyn Sampsonsoprano
Composers
Part ofProms 2014
Tue 5 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
This concert from the European Union Youth Orchestra opens with Berio鈥檚 20th-century classic, Sinfonia 鈥� a witty, whistle-stop tour through centuries of Western culture, from Bach to The Beatles. Shostakovich鈥檚 embattled Fourth Symphony attempts to reconcile the same conflicts and contradictions as Berio, but finds only Babel and madness, in one of the composer鈥檚 most confrontational works.
This concert from the European Union Youth Orchestra opens with Berio鈥檚 20th-century classic, Sinfonia 鈥� a witty, whistle-stop tour through centuries of Western culture, from Bach to The Beatles. Shostakovich鈥檚 embattled Fourth Symphony attempts to reconcile the same conflicts and contradictions as Berio, but finds only Babel and madness, in one of the composer鈥檚 most confrontational works.
Programme
- Sinfonia(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in C minor(64 mins)
Performers
- Vasily Petrenkoconductor
Composers
Wed 6 Aug 2014
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and Mark Wigglesworth perform the exuberantly rhythmic overture to Wagner鈥檚 early comedy Das Liebesverbot and Elgar鈥檚 richly orchestrated First Symphony 鈥� a work itself steeped in the Germanic tradition. Exciting young British violinist Matthew Trusler joins the orchestra as soloist for Mathias鈥檚 neglected Violin Concerto 鈥� a virtuosic celebration of song and dance.
The 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and Mark Wigglesworth perform the exuberantly rhythmic overture to Wagner鈥檚 early comedy Das Liebesverbot and Elgar鈥檚 richly orchestrated First Symphony 鈥� a work itself steeped in the Germanic tradition. Exciting young British violinist Matthew Trusler joins the orchestra as soloist for Mathias鈥檚 neglected Violin Concerto 鈥� a virtuosic celebration of song and dance.
Programme
- Das Liebesverbot, WWV 38(9 mins)鈥� overture
- Violin Concerto(39 mins)London premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in A flat major(53 mins)
Performers
- Matthew Truslerviolin
- Mark Wigglesworthconductor
Part ofProms 2014
Thu 7 Aug 2014
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Poet and playwright Tony Harrison talks about his passionate commitment to the classics, poetic language and political writing.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sakari Oramo conducts the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus and 蜜芽传媒 Singers in one of the great 20th-century dramatic showpieces 鈥� Stravinsky鈥檚 vivid and visceral 鈥榦pera-oratorio鈥� Oedipus rex. The concert opens with Beethoven鈥檚 beloved Egmont overture.
Sakari Oramo conducts the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus and 蜜芽传媒 Singers in one of the great 20th-century dramatic showpieces 鈥� Stravinsky鈥檚 vivid and visceral 鈥榦pera-oratorio鈥� Oedipus rex. The concert opens with Beethoven鈥檚 beloved Egmont overture.
Programme
- Egmont - overture(9 mins)
- Electric Preludes(25 mins)UK premiere
- Suite Francese No. 6b(2 mins)Corrente No. 2 (encore)
- interval
- Oedipus rex(51 mins)
Performers
- Francesco D'Orazioelectric violin
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Rory Kinnearnarrator
- Allan Claytontenor (Oedipus)
- Hilary Summersmezzo-soprano (Jocasta)
- Juha Uusitalobaritone (Creon)
- Brindley Sherrattbass (Tiresias)
- Duncan Rockbaritone (Messenger)
- Samuel Bodentenor (Shepherd)
- 蜜芽传媒 Singersmen's voices
- 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorusmen's voices
Fri 8 Aug 2014
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
A concert of big melodies and even bigger sounds culminates in Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 mighty 鈥極rgan鈥� Symphony. The French theme continues with Franck鈥檚 Symphonic Variations and, at just 22 years old, British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor returns for his fourth Proms appearance, performing both in the Franck and in Chopin鈥檚 virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1.
A concert of big melodies and even bigger sounds culminates in Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 mighty 鈥極rgan鈥� Symphony. The French theme continues with Franck鈥檚 Symphonic Variations and, at just 22 years old, British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor returns for his fourth Proms appearance, performing both in the Franck and in Chopin鈥檚 virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1.
Programme
- Elegia eroica(16 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor(38 mins)
- interval
- Symphonic Variations(16 mins)
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 鈥極rgan鈥�(35 mins)
Performers
- Benjamin Grosvenorpiano
- David Goodeorgan
- Gianandrea Nosedaconductor
Part ofProms 2014 - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Singer and broadcaster Clare Teal transports us back to the 1930s, as two of the greatest swing bands of the day 鈥� one led by Count Basie, the other by Duke Ellington 鈥� faced off in a memorable Battle of the Bands. In this Late Night Prom, present-day leaders James Pearson and Grant Windsor fight it out in their own, roof-raising battle.
Singer and broadcaster Clare Teal transports us back to the 1930s, as two of the greatest swing bands of the day 鈥� one led by Count Basie, the other by Duke Ellington 鈥� faced off in a memorable Battle of the Bands. In this Late Night Prom, present-day leaders James Pearson and Grant Windsor fight it out in their own, roof-raising battle.
Programme
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing(5 mins)
- Rockin' the Blues
- Every Tub
- Blue Skies
- Daybreak Express
- Cotton Tail
- Jump for Joy
- 9:20 Special
- One O'clock Jump
- Moon Nocturne
- Mood Indigo
- Truckin'
- Stomp Look and Listen
- Futile Frustration
- Going to Chicago Blues
- Rockin' In Rhythm
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- Jumpin' at the Woodside
- Take the 'A' Train
Performers
- Clare Tealsinger
- Gregory Portersinger
- Count Pearson Proms BandProms debut artist
- James PearsonProms debut artist
- Duke Windsor Proms BandProms debut artist
- Grant WindsorProms debut artist
Sat 9 Aug 2014
- 15:00Cadogan Hall
The Lapland Chamber Orchestra celebrates the 80th birthdays of two major British composers. Trumpeter H氓kan Hardenberger leads the way through the maze-like landscapes of Birtwistle鈥檚 trumpet concerto Endless Parade, while Davies is represented by his 1989 Sinfonia. Celebrations of C. P. E. Bach鈥檚 300th anniversary continue with the brooding textures of his Symphony in B minor, while all is languorous sunshine in Honegger鈥檚 Pastoral d鈥櫭﹖茅.
The Lapland Chamber Orchestra celebrates the 80th birthdays of two major British composers. Trumpeter H氓kan Hardenberger leads the way through the maze-like landscapes of Birtwistle鈥檚 trumpet concerto Endless Parade, while Davies is represented by his 1989 Sinfonia. Celebrations of C. P. E. Bach鈥檚 300th anniversary continue with the brooding textures of his Symphony in B minor, while all is languorous sunshine in Honegger鈥檚 Pastoral d鈥櫭﹖茅.
Programme
- Symphony in B minor, 鈥楬amburg鈥�(8 mins)
- Endless Parade(18 mins)
- Pastorale d'茅t茅(8 mins)
- Sinfonia(20 mins)
- Rakastava(15 mins)
- Romance
Performers
- H氓kan Hardenbergertrumpet
- Lapland Chamber OrchestraProms debut artist
- John Storg氓rdsconductor
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The sea lies at the centre of this concert from Mark Elder and the 贬补濒濒茅. The sunshine glitters on the waves in Berlioz鈥檚 overture Le corsaire, while the ocean ebbs and flows in Elgar鈥檚 Sea Pictures, sung here by mezzo-soprano Alice Coote. Human rather than natural drama is what drives Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楨roica鈥� Symphony, however 鈥� a stirring musical meditation on heroism and valour.
The sea lies at the centre of this concert from Mark Elder and the 贬补濒濒茅. The sunshine glitters on the waves in Berlioz鈥檚 overture Le corsaire, while the ocean ebbs and flows in Elgar鈥檚 Sea Pictures, sung here by mezzo-soprano Alice Coote. Human rather than natural drama is what drives Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楨roica鈥� Symphony, however 鈥� a stirring musical meditation on heroism and valour.
Programme
- Overture 鈥楲e corsaire鈥�(10 mins)
- Sea Pictures(23 mins)
- interval
- Near Midnight(10 mins)London premiere
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 鈥楨roica鈥�(47 mins)
Performers
- Alice Cootemezzo-soprano
- Sir Mark Elderconductor
Part ofProms 2014
Sun 10 Aug 2014
- 11:00Royal College of Music
Join composer Fraser Trainer and professional musicians to explore new approaches to contemporary composition. Open to young composers aged 12 to 18 years old.
Part ofProms 2014 - 13:00Royal College of Music
Whether you play an instrument or sing, whether you鈥檙e a complete novice or an aspiring virtuoso, you're all invited to join our fantastic team of professional musicians to create music inspired by this afternoon's Matinee Prom. Open to ages 7-plus.
- 16:00Royal Albert Hall
Three masterworks from three different centuries: Beethoven鈥檚 First Symphony is all 18th- century poise and wit, Bruch鈥檚 First Violin Concerto swoons with 19th-century romance, and Walton鈥檚 Henry V celebrates the golden age of 20th-century film music. Sir Neville Marriner is joined by Joshua Bell, the Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, who appears here both as conductor (Beethoven) and soloist (Bruch).
Three masterworks from three different centuries: Beethoven鈥檚 First Symphony is all 18th- century poise and wit, Bruch鈥檚 First Violin Concerto swoons with 19th-century romance, and Walton鈥檚 Henry V celebrates the golden age of 20th-century film music. Sir Neville Marriner is joined by Joshua Bell, the Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, who appears here both as conductor (Beethoven) and soloist (Bruch).
Programme
- Symphony No. 1 in C major(26 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor(25 mins)
- Ladies in Lavender Suite(4 mins)(encore)
- interval
- Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. C. Palmer)(50 mins)
Performers
- Neville Marrinerconductor
- Joshua Bellviolin
- John Hurtnarrator
Part ofProms 2014 - 17:45Royal College of Music
Join Natasha Zielazinski, Detta Danford and professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to tonight鈥檚 Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!
- 19:45Royal Albert Hall
The NYOGB presents a fiery and virtuosic programme of 20th-century orchestral masterpieces, conducted by Proms favourite Edward Gardner. 蜜芽传媒 New Generation Artist Louis Schwizgebel takes the lead in Prokofiev鈥檚 youthful First Piano Concerto, which brims with the same audacious energy that pulses through Stravinsky鈥檚 vividly colourful ballet Petrushka. Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Concerto for Orchestra closes the evening with still more primary-coloured, folkloric brilliance and drama.
The NYOGB presents a fiery and virtuosic programme of 20th-century orchestral masterpieces, conducted by Proms favourite Edward Gardner. 蜜芽传媒 New Generation Artist Louis Schwizgebel takes the lead in Prokofiev鈥檚 youthful First Piano Concerto, which brims with the same audacious energy that pulses through Stravinsky鈥檚 vividly colourful ballet Petrushka. Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Concerto for Orchestra closes the evening with still more primary-coloured, folkloric brilliance and drama.
Programme
- Petrushka (1911 version)(35 mins)
- Piano Concerto No 1 in D flat major(16 mins)
- 脡迟颈苍肠别濒濒别蝉(2 mins)(encore)
- interval
- Sonance Severance 2000(3 mins)
- Concerto for Orchestra(28 mins)
Performers
- Edward Gardnerconductor
- Louis Schwizgebelpiano
Part ofProms 2014
Mon 11 Aug 2014
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
Before her solo appearance at the Last Night of the Proms, Dutch violinist Janine Jansen joins with pianist Itamar Golan and with conductor Sakari Oramo (making his Proms debut as a violinist). Two lyrical works by Prokofiev are paired with Schubert鈥檚 sublime Fantasie from almost a century earlier.
Before her solo appearance at the Last Night of the Proms, Dutch violinist Janine Jansen joins with pianist Itamar Golan and with conductor Sakari Oramo (making his Proms debut as a violinist). Two lyrical works by Prokofiev are paired with Schubert鈥檚 sublime Fantasie from almost a century earlier.
Programme
- Five Melodies(13 mins)
- Sonata in C major for two violins(15 mins)
- Fantasie in C major, D934(25 mins)
Performers
- Itamar Golanpiano
- Sakari Oramoviolin
- Janine Jansenviolin
Composers
- 17:45Royal College of Music
National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke and the painter Peter Blake聽celebrates the centenary of the birth of Dylan Thomas.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
In the first of two concerts with the 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, Principal Conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd directs the first of two great Scandinavian symphonies. Nielsen鈥檚 Fifth Symphony explores a bleakness that is also at the core of Strauss鈥檚 great tone-poem Tod und Verkl盲rung. The 鈥榗omplicated nonsense鈥� of Strauss鈥檚 youthful Burleske and Mozart鈥檚 sunny Rondo in A major complete the concert, both featuring pianist Franceso Piemontesi.
In the first of two concerts with the 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales, Principal Conductor Thomas S酶nderg氓rd directs the first of two great Scandinavian symphonies. Nielsen鈥檚 Fifth Symphony explores a bleakness that is also at the core of Strauss鈥檚 great tone-poem Tod und Verkl盲rung. The 鈥榗omplicated nonsense鈥� of Strauss鈥檚 youthful Burleske and Mozart鈥檚 sunny Rondo in A major complete the concert, both featuring pianist Franceso Piemontesi.
Programme
- Death and Transfiguration(26 mins)
- Burleske(22 mins)
- interval
- Rondo in A major for piano and orchestra, K386(9 mins)
- Piano Sonata No 6 in D major, K 284(3 mins)Variation No. 11 (encore)
- Symphony No 5(36 mins)
Performers
- Thomas S酶nderg氓rdconductor
- Francesco Piemontesipiano
Tue 12 Aug 2014
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The 蜜芽传媒 Proms welcomes back Canadian violinist James Ehnes as soloist in Walton鈥檚 virtuosic yet intimate Violin Concerto. S酶nderg氓rd and the 蜜芽传媒 NOW continue with a suite from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 ballet Caroline Mathilde and two great orchestral works by Sibelius 鈥� his soaring Fifth Symphony and the more delicate, mystical Swan of Tuonela.
The 蜜芽传媒 Proms welcomes back Canadian violinist James Ehnes as soloist in Walton鈥檚 virtuosic yet intimate Violin Concerto. S酶nderg氓rd and the 蜜芽传媒 NOW continue with a suite from Sir Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 ballet Caroline Mathilde and two great orchestral works by Sibelius 鈥� his soaring Fifth Symphony and the more delicate, mystical Swan of Tuonela.
Programme
- Caroline Mathilde(22 mins)鈥� suite from Act 2
- Violin Concerto(31 mins)
- Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor(3 mins)Andante (encore)
- interval
- The Swan of Tuonela(9 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in E flat major(32 mins)
Performers
- Mary Bevansoprano
- Kitty Whatelymezzo-soprano
- Thomas S酶nderg氓rdconductor
- James Ehnesviolin
Wed 13 Aug 2014
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
The dreamy pastoralism of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 The Lark Ascending contrasts with the jaunty vigour of the composer鈥檚 overture The Wasps in this all-English Prom. Job continues this season鈥檚 thread of great 20th-century ballet scores, while William Alwyn鈥檚 First Symphony adds to the evening鈥檚 nostalgia with the endless melody of its slow movement. Janine Jansen joins Sakari Oramo and the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra as soloist.
The dreamy pastoralism of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 The Lark Ascending contrasts with the jaunty vigour of the composer鈥檚 overture The Wasps in this all-English Prom. Job continues this season鈥檚 thread of great 20th-century ballet scores, while William Alwyn鈥檚 First Symphony adds to the evening鈥檚 nostalgia with the endless melody of its slow movement. Janine Jansen joins Sakari Oramo and the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra as soloist.
Programme
- The Wasps 鈥� overture(9 mins)鈥� overture
- Symphony No. 1(41 mins)
- The Lark Ascending(15 mins)
- interval
- Job: A Masque for Dancing(43 mins)
Performers
- Janine Jansenviolin
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2014 - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Surrender to the pulsing rhythms and repetitions of Minimalism鈥檚 founding father, Steve Reich, performed by the 蜜芽传媒 Singers and contemporary specialists the Endymion Ensemble. Relive the early experimentation of It鈥檚 Gonna Rain with its hypnotic layers of spoken sound, while The Desert Music offers a hypnotising meditation on fragments of William Carlos Williams鈥檚 poetry.
Surrender to the pulsing rhythms and repetitions of Minimalism鈥檚 founding father, Steve Reich, performed by the 蜜芽传媒 Singers and contemporary specialists the Endymion Ensemble. Relive the early experimentation of It鈥檚 Gonna Rain with its hypnotic layers of spoken sound, while The Desert Music offers a hypnotising meditation on fragments of William Carlos Williams鈥檚 poetry.
Programme
- It's Gonna Rain(17 mins)
- The Desert Music (chamber version)(48 mins)
Performers
- Endymion (formerly Endymion Ensemble)
- David Hillconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2014
Thu 14 Aug 2014
- 10:30Royal College of Music
Join Mike Roberts, composer, pianist and Head of Electronic Music & Music Technology at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, to explore electro-acoustic composition. Open to young composers aged 12 to 18 years old.
Part ofProms 2014 - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Sibelius鈥檚 slowly shifting structures and emotive musical language, showcased here in his Second Symphony, are echoed and evolved in Sir Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 Fifth Symphony. John Storg氓rds and the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic also mark the First World Way centenary in Bridge鈥檚 haunting Oration 鈥� part lament, part warning.
Sibelius鈥檚 slowly shifting structures and emotive musical language, showcased here in his Second Symphony, are echoed and evolved in Sir Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 Fifth Symphony. John Storg氓rds and the 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic also mark the First World Way centenary in Bridge鈥檚 haunting Oration 鈥� part lament, part warning.
Programme
- Finlandia(9 mins)
- Symphony No. 5(27 mins)
- Oration(30 mins)
- Sonata for cello, Op. 25 No. 3(3 mins)M盲ssig schnell (encore)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in D major(46 mins)
Performers
- John Storg氓rdsconductor
Part ofProms 2014
Fri 15 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Rameau鈥檚 opera Les Indes galantes and Strauss鈥檚 tone-poem Ein Heldenleben were notorious flops at their premieres, yet both are now recognised as peaks of their genre. The 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra take us from 18th-century France to fin-de-si猫cle Germany (with a quick stop-off in Chelsea, where the 8-year-old Mozart composed his First Symphony) in a concert that also includes the UK premiere of Bernard Rands鈥檚 Piano Concerto.
Rameau鈥檚 opera Les Indes galantes and Strauss鈥檚 tone-poem Ein Heldenleben were notorious flops at their premieres, yet both are now recognised as peaks of their genre. The 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra take us from 18th-century France to fin-de-si猫cle Germany (with a quick stop-off in Chelsea, where the 8-year-old Mozart composed his First Symphony) in a concert that also includes the UK premiere of Bernard Rands鈥檚 Piano Concerto.
Programme
- Les Indes galantes(16 mins)鈥� suite
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra(25 mins)UK premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K16(13 mins)
- Ein Heldenleben(45 mins)
Performers
- Jonathan Bisspiano
- Markus Stenzconductor
Sat 16 Aug 2014
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Coloured by sleigh-bells and charming melodies, Mahler鈥檚 Fourth Symphony is the centrepiece of this Prom by Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony Orchestra. They pair Mahler鈥檚 mighty work with the Classical perfection of Schubert鈥檚 Fifth Symphony.
Coloured by sleigh-bells and charming melodies, Mahler鈥檚 Fourth Symphony is the centrepiece of this Prom by Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony Orchestra. They pair Mahler鈥檚 mighty work with the Classical perfection of Schubert鈥檚 Fifth Symphony.
Programme
- Symphony No 5 in B flat major(27 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in G major(58 mins)
Performers
- Camilla Tillingsoprano
- Bernard Haitinkconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2014 - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon contrast Mozart鈥檚 graceful Symphony with two much newer pieces: Dobrinka Tabakova鈥檚 hurdy-gurdy-inflected Spinning a Yarn and Benedict Mason鈥檚 audacious 蜜芽传媒 commission, Meld.
The Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon contrast Mozart鈥檚 graceful Symphony with two much newer pieces: Dobrinka Tabakova鈥檚 hurdy-gurdy-inflected Spinning a Yarn and Benedict Mason鈥檚 audacious 蜜芽传媒 commission, Meld.
Programme
- Symphony No. 40 in G minor(28 mins)
- Spinning a Yarn(7 mins)
- Meld(40 mins)蜜芽传媒 commission: world premiere
Performers
- Alexandra Woodviolin
- Stevie Wisharthurdy-gurdy
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Sun 17 Aug 2014
- 14:00Royal College of Music
Join Mary King and members of the 蜜芽传媒 Singers to sing excerpts from Britten鈥檚 War Requiem. Open to ages 16-plus.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Baritone Roderick Williams joins the 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music inspired by the First World War. Butterworth鈥檚 setting from Housman鈥檚 A Shropshire Lad depicts a world on the brink of collapse, while Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Pastoral Symphony is a curdled vision of war-ravaged France. Both Rudi Stephan and Frederick Kelly were killed in the conflict, the latter leaving behind the exquisite Elegy for strings, the former the more muscular Music for Orchestra (1912).
Baritone Roderick Williams joins the 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in music inspired by the First World War. Butterworth鈥檚 setting from Housman鈥檚 A Shropshire Lad depicts a world on the brink of collapse, while Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Pastoral Symphony is a curdled vision of war-ravaged France. Both Rudi Stephan and Frederick Kelly were killed in the conflict, the latter leaving behind the exquisite Elegy for strings, the former the more muscular Music for Orchestra (1912).
Programme
- Music for Orchestra (1912)(18 mins)
- Elegy for strings, in memoriam Rupert Brooke(9 mins)
- Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad' (orch. P. Brookes)(12 mins)
- interval
- Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)(37 mins)
Performers
- Roderick Williamsbaritone
- Allan Claytontenor
- Andrew Manzeconductor
Mon 18 Aug 2014
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
Repertoire to include songs by R. Strauss and Debussy.
Repertoire to include songs by R. Strauss and Debussy.
Programme
- Proses lyriques(25 mins)
- Ach Lieb ich muss nun schneiden op. 21 No. 3(2 mins)
- Traum durch die D盲mmerung op. 29 No. 1(3 mins)
- Das Rosenband(4 mins)
- Geduld op. 10 No. 5(8 mins)
- Waldseligkeit op. 39 No. 1(4 mins)
- Wer lieben will, muss leiden op. 49 No. 7(3 mins)
- Ach was Kummer, Qual und Schmerzen op. 49 no. 8(3 mins)
- Four Songs, Op. 27
Performers
- Anne Schwanewilmssoprano
- Malcolm Martineaupiano
Composers
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
An all-Russian programme from the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner opens with the buzzing energy of Stravinsky鈥檚 Scherzo fantastique and end in the cannon-fire of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 鈥�1812鈥� Overture. In between come Rachmaninov鈥檚 choral symphony The Bells and Stravinsky鈥檚 iconoclastic violin concerto, performed here by soloist Baiba Skride.
An all-Russian programme from the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Edward Gardner opens with the buzzing energy of Stravinsky鈥檚 Scherzo fantastique and end in the cannon-fire of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 鈥�1812鈥� Overture. In between come Rachmaninov鈥檚 choral symphony The Bells and Stravinsky鈥檚 iconoclastic violin concerto, performed here by soloist Baiba Skride.
Programme
- Scherzo fantastique(12 mins)
- The Bells(35 mins)
- interval
- Violin Concerto in D major(22 mins)
- Violin Partita No 2 in D minor(2 mins)Sarabande (encore)
- Overture '1812'(16 mins)
Performers
- Edward Gardnerconductor
- 慕uba Orgon谩拧ov谩soprano
- Stuart Skeltontenor
- Mikhail Petrenkobass
- Baiba Skrideviolin
Part ofProms 2014
Tue 19 Aug 2014
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut under its Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis. Passion and despair, love and death, all feature in a programme that roams from the dark fantasy of Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique to the soaring ecstasy of Strauss鈥檚 Don Juan, while Elgar鈥檚 Cello Concerto adds more delicate shades of melancholy and yearning.
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut under its Chief Conductor Sir Andrew Davis. Passion and despair, love and death, all feature in a programme that roams from the dark fantasy of Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique to the soaring ecstasy of Strauss鈥檚 Don Juan, while Elgar鈥檚 Cello Concerto adds more delicate shades of melancholy and yearning.
Programme
- Don Juan(17 mins)
- Cello Concerto in E minor(30 mins)
- Cello Suite No. 2(3 mins)Declamato (encore)
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique(54 mins)
- Handel in the Strand (arr. Henry Wood)(3 mins)(encore)
Performers
- Sir Andrew Davisconductor
- Truls M酶rkcello
Part ofProms 2014 - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Brit Award- and Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter Laura Mvula returns to the 蜜芽传媒 Proms for an intimate Late Night Prom 鈥� a cabaret-style evening of music that couches Mvula鈥檚 talents in rich orchestral textures.
Brit Award- and Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter Laura Mvula returns to the 蜜芽传媒 Proms for an intimate Late Night Prom 鈥� a cabaret-style evening of music that couches Mvula鈥檚 talents in rich orchestral textures.
Programme
- Like the Morning Dew
- Sing to the Moon
- Flying Without You(4 mins)
- She(4 mins)
- Can't Live with the World
- Is There Anybody Out There?
- I Don't Know What the Wather Will Be
- Diamonds
- Father, Father(5 mins)
- Cinnamon Tree
- Green Garden
- Seeline Woman
- That's Alright
- Human Nature
- Make Me Lovely(5 mins)
Performers
- Laura Mvulasinger
- ElectricVocals
- Jules Buckleyconductor
Wed 20 Aug 2014
- 11:30Royal College of Music
Join composer, conductor and arranger Jules Buckley to find out more about arranging popular music. Open to young composers aged 12 to 18.
Part ofProms 2014 - 14:30Royal College of Music
Join composer, conductor and arranger Jules Buckley to find out more about arranging popular music. Open to young composers aged 12 to 18.
Part ofProms 2014 - 17:00Royal College of Music
The Aurora Orchestra, under Nicholas Collon, performs the winning entries from this year鈥檚 蜜芽传媒 Proms Inspire Young Composers鈥� Competition.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The West鈥揈astern Divan Orchestra returns with Daniel Barenboim for a Spanish-themed evening. We open outside Seville in Mozart鈥檚 breathless Figaro overture, before drifting into dreams with Ravel鈥檚 Rapsodie espagnole. Dreams give way to dance in Ravel鈥檚 叠辞濒茅谤辞 and his Pavane pour une infante d茅funte. Also included are two works composed for the orchestra 鈥� Kareem Roustom鈥檚 Ramal and Ayal Adler鈥檚 Resonating Sounds 鈥� both exploring the musical junctions of East and West.
The West鈥揈astern Divan Orchestra returns with Daniel Barenboim for a Spanish-themed evening. We open outside Seville in Mozart鈥檚 breathless Figaro overture, before drifting into dreams with Ravel鈥檚 Rapsodie espagnole. Dreams give way to dance in Ravel鈥檚 叠辞濒茅谤辞 and his Pavane pour une infante d茅funte. Also included are two works composed for the orchestra 鈥� Kareem Roustom鈥檚 Ramal and Ayal Adler鈥檚 Resonating Sounds 鈥� both exploring the musical junctions of East and West.
Programme
- The Marriage of Figaro 鈥� overture(5 mins)
- Ramal(12 mins)UK premiere
- Resonating Sounds(12 mins)UK premiere
- interval
- Rapsodie espagnole(17 mins)
- Alborada del gracioso (for Orchestra)(7 mins)
- Pavane pour une infante d茅funte (Orchestral version)(8 mins)
- 叠辞濒茅谤辞(16 mins)
- Carmen, Suite No. 1Excerpts (encore)
Performers
- Daniel Barenboimconductor
Part ofProms 2014
Thu 21 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Wilfred Owen鈥檚 shattering verse sits at the heart of Britten鈥檚 War Requiem 鈥� that great pacifist outpouring of horror and sorrow. Performed here in this First World War centenary year by the same orchestra which premiered it in 1962, in this performance the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons are joined by the 蜜芽传媒 Proms Youth Choir.
Wilfred Owen鈥檚 shattering verse sits at the heart of Britten鈥檚 War Requiem 鈥� that great pacifist outpouring of horror and sorrow. Performed here in this First World War centenary year by the same orchestra which premiered it in 1962, in this performance the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons are joined by the 蜜芽传媒 Proms Youth Choir.
Programme
- War Requiem(95 mins)
Performers
- Susan Grittonsoprano
- Toby Spencetenor
- Hanno M眉ller-Brachmannbaritone
- 蜜芽传媒 Proms Youth Choir
- Andris Nelsonsconductor
Composers
Fri 22 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut with works by two homegrown composers, both inspired by Iceland鈥檚 geology. The slow-growing, primal force of Leifs鈥檚 Geysir is balanced by the shifting tectonics of T贸masson鈥檚 Magma. Jonathan Biss joins the orchestra for Schumann鈥檚 Piano Concerto, and the concert closes with Beethoven鈥檚 dramatic Fifth Symphony.
The Iceland Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut with works by two homegrown composers, both inspired by Iceland鈥檚 geology. The slow-growing, primal force of Leifs鈥檚 Geysir is balanced by the shifting tectonics of T贸masson鈥檚 Magma. Jonathan Biss joins the orchestra for Schumann鈥檚 Piano Concerto, and the concert closes with Beethoven鈥檚 dramatic Fifth Symphony.
Programme
- Magma(16 mins)UK premiere
- Piano Concerto in A minor(31 mins)
- Kinderszenen, Op 15Der Dichter Spricht (encore)
- interval
- Geysir(10 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(33 mins)
- Consolation(encore)
- Sprengisandur(encore)
Performers
- Ilan Volkovconductor
- Jonathan Bisspiano
Part ofProms 2014
Sat 23 Aug 2014
- 14:00Royal College of Music
Whether you play an instrument or sing, whether you鈥檙e a complete novice or an aspiring virtuoso, you're all invited to join our fantastic team of professional musicians to create music inspired by some of the highlights of the season. Open to ages 7-plus.
- 17:30Royal College of Music
Join Rachel Leach and professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to tonight鈥檚 Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Ice-maidens, pirates and princesses form the cast of this fairy-tale concert. The 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra is joined by soprano Anu Komsi to perform Szymanowski鈥檚 atmospheric Songs of a Fairy Princess. Rimsky-Korsakov鈥檚 Scheherazade sees the orchestra turn storyteller.
Ice-maidens, pirates and princesses form the cast of this fairy-tale concert. The 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra is joined by soprano Anu Komsi to perform Szymanowski鈥檚 atmospheric Songs of a Fairy Princess. Rimsky-Korsakov鈥檚 Scheherazade sees the orchestra turn storyteller.
Programme
- Mother Goose (ballet)(29 mins)
- Voice verser(17 mins)UK premiere
- interval
- Songs of a Fairy Princess(20 mins)with three additional songs orchestrated by Sakari Oramo UK premiere
- Scheherazade(42 mins)
Performers
- Anu Komsisoprano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Part ofProms 2014
Sun 24 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein returns to the Proms with one of the great Romantic concertos 鈥� Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Cello Concerto. Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek leads the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven鈥檚 鈥榓potheosis of the dance鈥�, the Seventh Symphony; and the evening opens with a Czech flavour, in the overture to Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 final opera, From the House of the Dead.
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein returns to the Proms with one of the great Romantic concertos 鈥� Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Cello Concerto. Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek leads the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Beethoven鈥檚 鈥榓potheosis of the dance鈥�, the Seventh Symphony; and the evening opens with a Czech flavour, in the overture to Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 final opera, From the House of the Dead.
Programme
- From the House of the Dead(7 mins)鈥� overture
- Cello Concerto in B minor(39 mins)
- Cello Suite No 3 in C majorSarabande (encore)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in A major(42 mins)
- The Bartered BrideSkocn谩 (encore)
- Valse triste(encore)
Performers
- Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vekconductor
- Alisa Weilersteincello
Part ofProms 2014
Mon 25 Aug 2014
- 11:30Royal College of Music
Whether you play an instrument or sing, whether you鈥檙e a complete novice or an aspiring virtuoso, you're all invited to join our fantastic team of professional musicians to create music inspired by this afternoon's Free Prom. Open to ages 7-plus.
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
Pianist Louis Schwizgebel and the dynamic Royal String Quartet are the key players in a concert that culminates in Richard Strauss's richly nostalgic Metamorphosen, heard in an intimate arrangement for string septet. Alongside it are Mahler's contemplative Piano Quartet movement and Mozart's elegantly poised Piano Sonata in D major, K311.
Pianist Louis Schwizgebel and the dynamic Royal String Quartet are the key players in a concert that culminates in Richard Strauss's richly nostalgic Metamorphosen, heard in an intimate arrangement for string septet. Alongside it are Mahler's contemplative Piano Quartet movement and Mozart's elegantly poised Piano Sonata in D major, K311.
Programme
- Piano Sonata No 11 in A major, K 331(15 mins)
- Piano Quartet in A minor(11 mins)
- Metamorphosen (version for septet) (arr. R. Leopold)(26 mins)
Performers
- Louis Schwizgebelpiano
- Marcin Zdunikcello
- Tomasz Januchtadouble bass
- 15:00Royal Albert Hall
This year鈥檚 Free Prom is a Bank Holiday matinee from the Ulster Orchestra, bursting with dance rhythms and colour. A selection of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 rustic Slavonic Dances opens the concert, and Grieg鈥檚 piano concerto with its jaunty dance-themed finale continues the mood. The evening ends in the orchestra鈥檚 musical heartland with Bax鈥檚 tone-poem Roscatha and Bill Whelan鈥檚 new Riverdance suite 鈥� adapted from his music for the ever-popular stage show.
This year鈥檚 Free Prom is a Bank Holiday matinee from the Ulster Orchestra, bursting with dance rhythms and colour. A selection of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 rustic Slavonic Dances opens the concert, and Grieg鈥檚 piano concerto with its jaunty dance-themed finale continues the mood. The evening ends in the orchestra鈥檚 musical heartland with Bax鈥檚 tone-poem Roscatha and Bill Whelan鈥檚 new Riverdance suite 鈥� adapted from his music for the ever-popular stage show.
Programme
- Slavonic Dance in C major, Op 46, No 1(5 mins)
- 8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72 - No 2 in E minor(6 mins)
- Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46 No. 8(5 mins)
- Piano Concerto in A minor(28 mins)
- Lyric PiecesTo the Spring, Op. 43 No. 6 (encore)
- interval
- Roscatha(11 mins)
- Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite(25 mins)UK premiere
Performers
- Jac van Steenconductor
- Zhang Zuopiano
Part ofProms 2014 - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Bank Holiday weekend celebrations continue with Proms favourites the Budapest Festival Orchestra and a programme of orchestral showpieces from the Habsburg Empire. Viennese-style Strauss dances are matched by Brahms鈥檚 colourful Hungarian Dances and Kod谩ly鈥檚 sweeping Dances of Gal谩nta, balanced by the crisp Classical textures of a Mozart March. At the centre is Schubert鈥檚 鈥楿nfinished鈥� Symphony.
The Bank Holiday weekend celebrations continue with Proms favourites the Budapest Festival Orchestra and a programme of orchestral showpieces from the Habsburg Empire. Viennese-style Strauss dances are matched by Brahms鈥檚 colourful Hungarian Dances and Kod谩ly鈥檚 sweeping Dances of Gal谩nta, balanced by the crisp Classical textures of a Mozart March. At the centre is Schubert鈥檚 鈥楿nfinished鈥� Symphony.
Programme
- Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D minor (orch. I. Fischer)(3 mins)
- Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major (orch. I. Fischer)(2 mins)
- Hungarian Dance No. 6 in D major (orch. I. Fischer)(3 mins)
- March in D major, K335/1(4 mins)
- Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'(30 mins)
- interval
- Sph盲ren-Kl盲nge 鈥� waltz(8 mins)
- Vergn眉gungszug - quick polka, Op 281(3 mins)
- Legend in B flat minor, Op. 59 No. 10(4 mins)
- By the Beautiful Blue Danube 鈥� waltz(9 mins)
- Bandits' Galop(3 mins)
- Dances of Gal谩nta(16 mins)
Performers
- Iv谩n Fischerconductor
Part ofProms 2014
Tue 26 Aug 2014
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The second of two concerts from Iv谩n Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra reinstates the Proms tradition of composer nights with an evening dedicated to the music of Brahms. His intimate, autumnal Third Symphony gives way to the nobility and stature of the Fourth 鈥� a heavyweight symphony with one of the loveliest slow movements the composer ever wrote.
The second of two concerts from Iv谩n Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra reinstates the Proms tradition of composer nights with an evening dedicated to the music of Brahms. His intimate, autumnal Third Symphony gives way to the nobility and stature of the Fourth 鈥� a heavyweight symphony with one of the loveliest slow movements the composer ever wrote.
Programme
- Symphony No. 3 in F major(38 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in E minor(40 mins)
Performers
- Iv谩n Fischerconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2014 - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Monteverdi Choir returns to the Proms under Sir John Eliot Gardiner for one of the greatest choral works of the repertoire 鈥� Beethoven鈥檚 mighty Missa solemnis. Join them on this tumultuous spiritual journey in music that defies simple resolution.
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Monteverdi Choir returns to the Proms under Sir John Eliot Gardiner for one of the greatest choral works of the repertoire 鈥� Beethoven鈥檚 mighty Missa solemnis. Join them on this tumultuous spiritual journey in music that defies simple resolution.
Programme
- Missa solemnis(72 mins)
Performers
- Lucy Crowesoprano
- Jennifer Johnstonmezzo-soprano
- Michael Spyrestenor, Proms debut artist
- Matthew Rosebass
- John Eliot Gardinerconductor
Composers
Wed 27 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Myung-Whun Chung directs the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, making its Proms debut this year. Unsuk Chin鈥檚 sheng concerto evokes the sounds of South Korea and is an extended sonic game between soloist and orchestra. Framing this is the sensuous richness of Debussy鈥檚 La mer and Tchaikovsky鈥檚 final symphony, with its elusive and emotional narrative.
Myung-Whun Chung directs the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, making its Proms debut this year. Unsuk Chin鈥檚 sheng concerto evokes the sounds of South Korea and is an extended sonic game between soloist and orchestra. Framing this is the sensuous richness of Debussy鈥檚 La mer and Tchaikovsky鈥檚 final symphony, with its elusive and emotional narrative.
Programme
- La mer(25 mins)
- 艩耻(19 mins)
- Dragon Dance(encore)
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥�(47 mins)
- Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto, WoO 1.1 (orch. Johannes Brahms)(encore)
Performers
- Myung-Whun Chungconductor
- Wu Weisheng
Part ofProms 2014
Thu 28 Aug 2014
- 17:30Royal College of Music
Join Rachel Leach and professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to tonight's Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Masterpieces from Schoenberg, Holst and Scriabin offer three very different portraits of 20th-century music in this concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski. Big tunes and vivid characterisation make Holst鈥檚 The Planets a perennial favourite, while Scriabin鈥檚 Prometheus is an eccentric musical experiment. Premiered at the Proms in 1912, Schoenberg鈥檚 Five Orchestral Pieces took tonality to a new limit.
Masterpieces from Schoenberg, Holst and Scriabin offer three very different portraits of 20th-century music in this concert by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski. Big tunes and vivid characterisation make Holst鈥檚 The Planets a perennial favourite, while Scriabin鈥檚 Prometheus is an eccentric musical experiment. Premiered at the Proms in 1912, Schoenberg鈥檚 Five Orchestral Pieces took tonality to a new limit.
Programme
- The Planets(50 mins)
- interval
- Five Orchestral Pieces(16 mins)
- Prometheus: The Poem of Fire(20 mins)
Performers
- Vladimir Jurowskiconductor
- Alexander Toradzepiano
Part ofProms 2014
Fri 29 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
In a symphony that took over six years to complete, Mahler wrestles with the essential questions of humanity. Birth, death and the fragile stages between are the subject of this grand musical exploration, which culminates in a transcendent choral finale. Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra are joined by soloists Kate Royal and Chistianne Stotijn.
In a symphony that took over six years to complete, Mahler wrestles with the essential questions of humanity. Birth, death and the fragile stages between are the subject of this grand musical exploration, which culminates in a transcendent choral finale. Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra are joined by soloists Kate Royal and Chistianne Stotijn.
Programme
- Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 鈥楻esurrection鈥�(85 mins)
Performers
- Kate Royalsoprano
- Christianne Stotijnmezzo-soprano
- Daniel Hardingconductor
Composers
Sat 30 Aug 2014
- 10:30Royal College of Music
Join composer Judith Weir to explore techniques for writing for solo instruments. Open to young composers aged 12 to 18 years old.
Part ofProms 2014 - 14:30Royal College of Music
Join composer Judith Weir to learn new techniques for writing for solo instruments. Open to young composers aged 12 to 18 years old.
Part ofProms 2014 - 15:00Cadogan Hall
Celebrating his 80th birthday this year, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the greats of contemporary British music. A programme chosen by Davies himself ranges from the sleek chamber textures of A Mirror of Whitening Light to the music-drama of Revelation and Fall. London Sinfonietta Principal Cellist Timothy Gill is the soloist in Linguae ignis鈥檚 writhing plainchant melodies.
Celebrating his 80th birthday this year, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is one of the greats of contemporary British music. A programme chosen by Davies himself ranges from the sleek chamber textures of A Mirror of Whitening Light to the music-drama of Revelation and Fall. London Sinfonietta Principal Cellist Timothy Gill is the soloist in Linguae ignis鈥檚 writhing plainchant melodies.
Programme
- Linguae ignis(12 mins)
- Revelation and Fall(26 mins)
- A Mirror of Whitening Light(21 mins)
Performers
- Tim Gillcello
- Rebecca Bottonesoprano
- Sian Edwardsconductor
Composers
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
In Richard Strauss鈥檚 150th-anniversary year the Proms presents a double bill of his two great tragedies. On consecutive nights his heroines Salome and Elektra meet their bloody ends in the Royal Albert Hall. Donald Runnicles brings his Deutsche Oper forces to the Proms for Salome. Star soprano Nina Stemme leads the cast as the troubled princess.
In Richard Strauss鈥檚 150th-anniversary year the Proms presents a double bill of his two great tragedies. On consecutive nights his heroines Salome and Elektra meet their bloody ends in the Royal Albert Hall. Donald Runnicles brings his Deutsche Oper forces to the Proms for Salome. Star soprano Nina Stemme leads the cast as the troubled princess.
Programme
- Salome(109 mins)sung in German
Performers
- Burkhard Ulrichtenor (Herod), Proms debut artist
- Doris Soffelmezzo-soprano (Herodias)
- Nina Stemmesoprano (Salome)
- Samuel Younbaritone (Jokanaan), Proms debut artist
- Thomas Blondelletenor (Narraboth)
- Ronnita Millermezzo-soprano (Herodias's Page), Proms debut artist
- Paul Kaufmanntenor (1st Jew), Proms debut artist
- Gideon Poppetenor (2nd Jew), Proms debut artist
- J枚rg Sch枚rnertenor (3rd Jew), Proms debut artist
- Clemens Biebertenor (4th Jew), Proms debut artist
- Andrew Harrisbass (5th Jew), Proms debut artist
- Noel Bouleybass-baritone (1st Narazene), Proms debut artist
- Carlton Fordbaritone (2nd Nazarene), Proms debut artist
- Marko Mimicabass-baritone (1st Soldier), Proms debut artist
- Tobias Kehrerbass (2nd Soldier), Proms debut artist
- Seth Caricobass-baritone (Cappadocian), Proms debut artist
- Donald Runniclesconductor
- Justin Waystage director
Composers
Sun 31 Aug 2014
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Elektra 鈥� Strauss鈥檚 brutal and ferociously powerful retelling of the Greek revenge myth 鈥� continues this weekend鈥檚 opera double bill. The 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov are joined by an international cast of soloists, led by American soprano Christine Goerke, with Danish baritone Johan Reuter as her beloved brother Orestes.
Elektra 鈥� Strauss鈥檚 brutal and ferociously powerful retelling of the Greek revenge myth 鈥� continues this weekend鈥檚 opera double bill. The 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Semyon Bychkov are joined by an international cast of soloists, led by American soprano Christine Goerke, with Danish baritone Johan Reuter as her beloved brother Orestes.
Programme
- Elektra(100 mins)sung in German
Performers
- Christine Goerkesoprano (Electra)
- Gun-Brit Barkminsoprano (Chrysothemis), Proms debut artist
- Dame Felicity Palmermezzo-soprano (Clytemnestra)
- Robert K眉nzlitenor (Aegisthus), Proms debut artist
- Johan Reuterbaritone (Orestes)
- Katarina Bradi膰mezzo-soprano (1st Maid), Proms debut artist
- Zoryana Kushplermezzo-soprano (2nd Maid), Proms debut artist
- Hannamezzo-soprano (3rd Maid), Proms debut artist
- Marie-Eve Mungersoprano (4th Maid), Proms debut artist
- Iris Kupkesoprano (5th Maid), Proms debut artist
- Miranda Keyssoprano (Overseer)
- Ivan Tur拧i膰tenor (Young Servant), Proms debut artist
- Jongmin Parkbass (Orestes' Tutor), Proms debut artist
- Semyon Bychkovconductor
- Justin Waystage director
- Helen Neevessoprano (Confidante)
- Olivia Robinsonsoprano (Maidservant)
- Lynette Alcantaraalto (Trainbearer)
- Cherith Millburn-Fryeralto (Maidservant)
- Jamie W. Hallbass (Old Servant)
Composers
Mon 1 Sep 2014
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
The young British pianist performs a programme with a dance theme pulsing through it. Chopin鈥檚 stately Ballade No. 1 gives way to the dizzying virtuosity of Ravel鈥檚 Valses nobles et sentimentales, before the waltz returns, transfigured, in Liszt鈥檚 Waltz from 鈥楩aust鈥�. Mompou鈥檚 Paisajes transports us to Barcelona, and Grosvenor also premieres a new work by Judith Weir.
The young British pianist performs a programme with a dance theme pulsing through it. Chopin鈥檚 stately Ballade No. 1 gives way to the dizzying virtuosity of Ravel鈥檚 Valses nobles et sentimentales, before the waltz returns, transfigured, in Liszt鈥檚 Waltz from 鈥楩aust鈥�. Mompou鈥檚 Paisajes transports us to Barcelona, and Grosvenor also premieres a new work by Judith Weir.
Programme
- Ballade No. 1 in G minor(9 mins)
- Paisajes(11 mins)
- Valses nobles et sentimentales (solo piano version)(14 mins)
- Day Break Shadows Flee(12 mins)蜜芽传媒 commission: world premiere
- Waltz from 'Faust' (arr. Liszt)(10 mins)
Performers
- Benjamin Grosvenorpiano
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Plunge into a joyous carnival maelstrom with Berlioz鈥檚 giddy Roman Carnival overture. The Italian theme continues with Respighi鈥檚 Roman trilogy 鈥� a vivid picture of life in the Eternal City. Danny Driver joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Charles Dutoit in Walton鈥檚 Sinfonia concertante 鈥� a piano concerto in all but name.
Plunge into a joyous carnival maelstrom with Berlioz鈥檚 giddy Roman Carnival overture. The Italian theme continues with Respighi鈥檚 Roman trilogy 鈥� a vivid picture of life in the Eternal City. Danny Driver joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Charles Dutoit in Walton鈥檚 Sinfonia concertante 鈥� a piano concerto in all but name.
Programme
- Overture 'Le carnaval romain'(9 mins)
- Sinfonia concertante(19 mins)original version
- Toccata, Op. 155(encore)
- interval
- Roman Festivals(25 mins)
- Fountains of Rome(15 mins)
- Pines of Rome(20 mins)
Performers
- Charles Dutoitconductor
- Danny Driverpiano
Part ofProms 2014
