蜜芽传媒 Proms
蜜芽传媒 Proms Calendar
By Month
Fri 1 Sep 2017
- 16:45Imperial College Union
Shahidha Bari is joined by novelist Richard T Kelly and actor Tim McInnerny to introduce a series of readings from well and lesser known unfinished works, a theme of this year鈥檚 蜜芽传媒 Proms.
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Amsterdam鈥檚 mighty Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra returns to the Proms for the first time in almost a decade, under Chief Conductor Daniele Gatti. They pair Bruckner Ninth Symphony with Wolfgang Rihm鈥檚 In-Schrift.
Amsterdam鈥檚 mighty Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra returns to the Proms for the first time in almost a decade, under Chief Conductor Daniele Gatti. They pair Bruckner Ninth Symphony with Wolfgang Rihm鈥檚 In-Schrift.
Programme
- In-Schrift(17 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor(65 mins)
Performers
- Daniele Gatticonductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2017 - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Founded in 1957, Stax Records was synonymous with Southern Soul music. Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra pay tribute to this pioneering label in a concert featuring hits from Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and Johnnie Taylor.
Sat 2 Sep 2017
- 15:00Wilton's Music Hall
The world鈥檚 oldest surviving music hall provides an atmospheric backdrop for a staged performance of Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 Eight Songs for A Mad King. Sian Edwards conducts the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, with Marcus Farnsworth as soloist.
The world鈥檚 oldest surviving music hall provides an atmospheric backdrop for a staged performance of Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 Eight Songs for A Mad King. Sian Edwards conducts the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, with Marcus Farnsworth as soloist.
Programme
- songbirdsongs(14 mins)excerpts
- Le merle noir(6 mins)
- Mad Maudlin's Search for Her Tom O'Bedlam(5 mins)
- Molly's Song 3(11 mins)
- Rinaldo 鈥� 'Augelletti, che cantate'(5 mins)
- Eight Songs for a Mad King
Performers
- Marcus Farnsworthbaritone
- Jennifer Francesoprano
- Tom McKinneyguitar
- Sian Edwardsconductor
- Olivia Fuchsstage director
- 17:45Imperial College Union
An interview with Booker Prize-winning novelist Alan Hollinghurst about his forthcoming novel, The Sparsholt Affair.
- 19:30Wilton's Music Hall
The world鈥檚 oldest surviving music hall provides an atmospheric backdrop for a staged performance of Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 Eight Songs for A Mad King. Sian Edwards conducts the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, with Marcus Farnsworth as soloist.
The world鈥檚 oldest surviving music hall provides an atmospheric backdrop for a staged performance of Peter Maxwell Davies鈥檚 Eight Songs for A Mad King. Sian Edwards conducts the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, with Marcus Farnsworth as soloist.
Programme
- songbirdsongs(14 mins)excerpts
- Le merle noir(6 mins)
- Mad Maudlin鈥檚 Search for Her Tom O鈥橞edlam(5 mins)
- Molly's Song 3(11 mins)
- Rinaldo 鈥� 'Augelletti, che cantate'(5 mins)
- Eight Songs for a Mad King(32 mins)
Performers
- Marcus Farnsworthbaritone
- Jennifer Francesoprano
- Tom McKinneyguitar
- Sian Edwardsconductor
- Olivia Fuchsstage director
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
For their second concert, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniele Gatti pair two of the repertoire鈥檚 sunniest symphonies: Mahler鈥檚 song-filled Fourth and Haydn鈥檚 ebullient No. 82, nicknamed 鈥楾he Bear鈥�.
For their second concert, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniele Gatti pair two of the repertoire鈥檚 sunniest symphonies: Mahler鈥檚 song-filled Fourth and Haydn鈥檚 ebullient No. 82, nicknamed 鈥楾he Bear鈥�.
Programme
- Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear'(26 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in G major(56 mins)
Performers
- Chen Reisssoprano
- Daniele Gatticonductor
Composers
Sun 3 Sep 2017
- 11:15Imperial College Union
Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to tonight's Prom. Bring your instrument and join in! Suitable for all the family (ages 7-plus).
- 13:00Royal Albert Hall
Pablo Heras-Casado and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra bring authentic colour to some of Mendelssohn鈥檚 best-loved works, including the overture The Hebrides and the Fifth Symphony. Isabelle Faust is the soloist for the lyrical Violin Concerto.
Pablo Heras-Casado and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra bring authentic colour to some of Mendelssohn鈥檚 best-loved works, including the overture The Hebrides and the Fifth Symphony. Isabelle Faust is the soloist for the lyrical Violin Concerto.
Programme
- Overture 鈥楾he Hebrides鈥� (鈥楩ingal鈥檚 Cave鈥�)(10 mins)
- Violin Concerto in E minor(27 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation'(27 mins)
Performers
- Isabelle Faustviolin
- Pablo Heras鈥怌asadoconductor
Composers
- 18:00Imperial College Union
Tom Service presents a revolutionary-themed edition of 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3鈥檚 The Listening Service.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution with performances of Prokofiev鈥檚 extravagant October Revolution cantata and Shostakovich鈥檚 darkly evocative Fifth Symphony.
Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra and Chorus mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution with performances of Prokofiev鈥檚 extravagant October Revolution cantata and Shostakovich鈥檚 darkly evocative Fifth Symphony.
Programme
- Cantata for the Twentieth Anniversary of the October Revolution, Op 74(39 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major(16 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor(49 mins)
Performers
- Denis Matsuevpiano
- Valery Gergievconductor
Mon 4 Sep 2017
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
Former 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Elias String Quartet are joined by cellist Alice Neary for Schubert鈥檚 String Quintet in C major, a work of sublime loveliness, composed just months before his tragically early death.
Former 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Elias String Quartet are joined by cellist Alice Neary for Schubert鈥檚 String Quintet in C major, a work of sublime loveliness, composed just months before his tragically early death.
- 17:45Imperial College Union
The final talk in our series with pianist and broadcaster David Owen Norris, exploring a particular musical theme connected with the following Prom.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck perform Mahler鈥檚 First Symphony, a work charged with all the narrative energy of a tone-poem, and John Adams鈥檚 joyous Lollapalooza. Anne-Sophie Mutter is the soloist in Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Violin Concerto.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Manfred Honeck perform Mahler鈥檚 First Symphony, a work charged with all the narrative energy of a tone-poem, and John Adams鈥檚 joyous Lollapalooza. Anne-Sophie Mutter is the soloist in Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Violin Concerto.
Programme
- Lollapalooza(7 mins)
- Violin Concerto in A minor(33 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in D major(56 mins)
Performers
- Anne鈥怱ophie Mutterviolin
- Manfred Honeckconductor
Composers
Tue 5 Sep 2017
- 17:45Imperial College Union
Missy Mazzoli in conversation with Andrew McGregor.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
American pianist Jeremy Denk joins Karina Canellakis and the 蜜芽传媒 SO for Bart贸k鈥檚 ferociously brilliant Second Piano Concerto 鈥� a contrast to the pastoral beauty of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Symphony No. 8. The concert opens with Missy Mazzoli鈥檚 mesmeric Sinfonia.
American pianist Jeremy Denk joins Karina Canellakis and the 蜜芽传媒 SO for Bart贸k鈥檚 ferociously brilliant Second Piano Concerto 鈥� a contrast to the pastoral beauty of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Symphony No. 8. The concert opens with Missy Mazzoli鈥檚 mesmeric Sinfonia.
Programme
- Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres)(12 mins)European premiere of orchestral version
- Piano Concerto No 2(30 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 8 in G major(36 mins)
Performers
- Jeremy Denkpiano
- Karina Canellakisconductor
Composers
Wed 6 Sep 2017
- 17:15Imperial College Union
A look back over the 2017 蜜芽传媒 Proms season with David Pickard and Craig Hassall.
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The LPO marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution with Prokofiev鈥檚 鈥楳endelssohnian鈥� First Violin Concerto and Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 11. Stravinsky鈥檚 Funeral Song, lost for over a century and rediscovered in 2015, opens the concert.
The LPO marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution with Prokofiev鈥檚 鈥楳endelssohnian鈥� First Violin Concerto and Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 11. Stravinsky鈥檚 Funeral Song, lost for over a century and rediscovered in 2015, opens the concert.
Programme
- Funeral Song(12 mins)
- Song of the Volga Boatmen(2 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major(22 mins)
- interval
- Russian Funeral(7 mins)
- Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905'(65 mins)
Performers
- Alina Ibragimovaviolin
- Vladimir Jurowskiconductor
- 22:15The Tanks at Tate Modern
Join 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3 presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch and the London Contemporary Orchestra for a specially curated Prom in the industrial surroundings of The Tanks at Tate Modern.
Thu 7 Sep 2017
- 16:45Imperial College Union
蜜芽传媒 Proms 2017 Poetry Competition winners are announced by the judges TS Eliot prize-winning poet Jacob Polley, director of the Poetry Society Judith Palmer and poet and presenter Ian McMillan. The winning poems will be read by Imogen Stubbs.
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Daniel Harding conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in this most powerful of Romantic symphonies, Mahler鈥檚 Sixth, dark with musical storm clouds, which builds gradually to a shattering climax.
Daniel Harding conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in this most powerful of Romantic symphonies, Mahler鈥檚 Sixth, dark with musical storm clouds, which builds gradually to a shattering climax.
Part ofProms 2017 - 21:30Royal Albert Hall
The two volumes of Bach鈥檚 The Well-Tempered Clavier together represent a wealth of musical invention, ingenuity and delight. Eminent Bach-specialist Sir Andr谩s Schiff here performs Book I 鈥� concluding the cycle next year with Book 2.
The two volumes of Bach鈥檚 The Well-Tempered Clavier together represent a wealth of musical invention, ingenuity and delight. Eminent Bach-specialist Sir Andr谩s Schiff here performs Book I 鈥� concluding the cycle next year with Book 2.
Fri 8 Sep 2017
- 17:45Imperial College Union
An introduction to the music in tonight's Prom with Gavin Plumley and David Wyn Jones.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Pianist Emanuel Ax joins the Vienna Philharmonic for its second Prom this season, under Michael Tilson Thomas. Beethoven鈥檚 Seventh Symphony sits alongside Brahms鈥檚 鈥楬aydn鈥� Variations and the quasi-operatic lyricism of Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 14.
Pianist Emanuel Ax joins the Vienna Philharmonic for its second Prom this season, under Michael Tilson Thomas. Beethoven鈥檚 Seventh Symphony sits alongside Brahms鈥檚 鈥楬aydn鈥� Variations and the quasi-operatic lyricism of Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 14.
Programme
- Variations on the St Anthony Chorale(18 mins)
- Piano Concerto No 14 in E flat major, K449(23 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in A major(40 mins)
Performers
- Emanuel Axpiano
- Michael Tilson Thomasconductor
Sat 9 Sep 2017
- 15:00Hyde Park
Join in the Last night of the Proms celebrations in Hyde Park, hosted by Michael Ball, with Proms in the Park favourites the 蜜芽传媒 Concert Orchestra under the baton of Richard Balcombe, and special guest Sir Bryn Terfel, headlined by Sir Ray Davies.
- 16:30Imperial College Union
A special edition of 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3's The Choir, presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
- 18:00Swansea, Singleton Park
The 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales will be performing an array of well-known film and TV favourites, along with some classical pieces and traditional Welsh songs. Special guests will be announced shortly.
- 19:15Royal Albert Hall
Sakari Oramo and the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra weave together many of this season鈥檚 strands with music by John Adams, Sibelius and Malcolm Sargent. Nina Stemme leads the end-of-season festivities, joined by the 蜜芽传媒 Singers and 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus.
Sakari Oramo and the 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra weave together many of this season鈥檚 strands with music by John Adams, Sibelius and Malcolm Sargent. Nina Stemme leads the end-of-season festivities, joined by the 蜜芽传媒 Singers and 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Chorus.
Programme
- Flounce(5 mins)蜜芽传媒 commission: world premiere
- Budav谩ri Te Deum(21 mins)
- An Impression on a Windy Day(7 mins)
- Finlandia(8 mins)(choral version)
- Tristan and Isolde 鈥� Prelude and Liebestod(17 mins)
- interval
- Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance(5 mins)London premiere
- Happy End(5 mins)'Surabaya Johnny'
- Lady in the Dark(5 mins)arr. Olov Helge - 'The Saga of Jenny'
- Pardon My English(3 mins)orch. Paul Bateman, arr. James Holmes
- Fantasia on British Sea-Songs(18 mins)(arr. Wood)
- Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)(5 mins)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, 鈥楲and of Hope and Glory鈥�(8 mins)
- Jerusalem (orch. Elgar)(3 mins)
- The National Anthem (arr. Bliss)(3 mins)
- Auld Lang Syne(2 mins)arr C.T. Davie
Performers
- Nina Stemmesoprano
- Lucy Crowesoprano
- Christine Ricemezzo-soprano
- Ben Johnsontenor
- John Relyeabass
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- 19:30Castle Coole, Enniskillen
We are delighted that this year鈥檚 蜜芽传媒 Northern Ireland鈥檚 Proms in the Park will be happening in the magnificent grounds of Castle Coole in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh on 9 September, 2017.
Part ofProms 2017 - 19:30Glasgow Green
Join the world renowned 蜜芽传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra for 蜜芽传媒 Scotland鈥檚 Proms in the Park, a fantastic celebration of music of all kinds.
Part ofProms 2017
