Thu 9 Aug 2012

• 16:45

  Proms Plus Portrait

  Royal College of Music

  Per Nørgård discusses his Seventh Symphony with Andrew McGregor prior to its UK premiere and introduces performances of his chamber works, Dancers Around Jupiter and String Quartet No. 6, ‘Tintinnabulary’, given by musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music. Due to illness, we regret to announce that Per Nørgård has had to withdraw from this event. We are grateful to Ivan Hewett for taking his place.

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• 18:30

  Prom 35: Sibelius, Delius, Grieg & Nørgård

  Royal Albert Hall

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

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  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

  • Jean Sibelius
  • Frederick Delius
  • Edvard Grieg
  • Per Nørgård
  • Robert Schumann

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• 22:15

  Prom 36: Glamorous Night: A Celebration of Ivor Novello

  Royal Albert Hall

  Sir Mark Elder honours Ivor Novello – the tunesmith and matinee idol who dominated London’s stage musicals in the 1930s and 1940s.

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  Sir Mark Elder honours Ivor Novello – the tunesmith and matinee idol who dominated London’s stage musicals in the 1930s and 1940s.

  Programme

  • • • Ivor Novello
      • A Celebration of Ivor Novello(75 mins)
      • Keep The Home Fires Burning(3 mins)
      • Glamorous Night(6 mins)overture
      • Glamorous Night(4 mins)Fold Your Wings
      • Crest Of The Wave(3 mins)Why Isn't It You
      • The Dancing Years(3 mins)I Can Give You The Starlight
      • The Dancing Years(4 mins)My Life Belongs To You
      • King's Rhapsody(2 mins)Muranian Rhapsody
      • The Dancing Years(4 mins)My Dearest Dear
      • King's Rhapsody(3 mins)Someday My Heart Will Awake
      • King's Rhapsody(4 mins)The Violin Began To Play
      • Glamorous Night(4 mins)Shine Through My Dreams
      • Pray For Me(3 mins)
      • Crest Of The Wave(3 mins)Love Made The Song
      • We'll Gather Lilacs(4 mins)

  Performers

  • Hallé
  • Sir Mark Elder

    conductor
    conductor
  • Toby Spence

    tenor
    tenor
  • Simon Callow

    narrator
    narrator
  • Sophie Bevan

    soprano
    soprano

  Composers

  • Ivor Novello

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