Proms 2012 Prom 35: Sibelius, Delius, Grieg & Nørgård - BBC Proms

9 Aug 2012, Royal Albert Hall

18:30 Thu 9 Aug 2012 Next Event

Prom 35: Sibelius, Delius, Grieg & Nørgård

18:30 Thu 9 Aug 2012 Royal Albert Hall

Finnish John Storgårds leads a Scandinavian-themed Prom including Sibelius’s Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 and Grieg’s Piano Concerto.

Programme

- - Jean Sibelius
  - Symphony No 6 in D minor(29 mins)
- - Frederick Delius
  - Cynara(10 mins)
- - Edvard Grieg
  - Piano Concerto in A minor(29 mins)
- - interval
- - Per Nørgård
  - Symphony No. 7(27 mins)UK premiere
- - Jean Sibelius
  - Symphony No 3 in C major(30 mins)
- - Robert Schumann
  - Widmung, arr. S. Osborne(3 mins)Encore

Performers

Roderick Williams
baritone
baritone
John Storgårds
conductor
conductor
Steven Osborne
piano
piano
BBC Philharmonic

Composers

About this event

In his first Prom as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds bookends his programme with two Sibelius symphonies.

Delius’s decadent Cynara serves as a vocal upbeat to Grieg’s evergreen piano concerto. The remaining element is new to these shores, an exciting and dynamic work from the prolific, unpredictable doyen of Nordic symphonists.

Discover the Music Download a short audio guide published on the day about a key work in tonight’s Prom: Tom Service talks about Sibelius's Symphony No. 3 in C major.

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