Wed 27 Jul 2011

• 17:15

  Proms Plus Portrait: Pascal Dusapin

  Royal College of Music

  Also part of

  Introduction to the music Proms Plus

  
• 19:00

  Prom 16: Berlioz, Fauré, Dusapin & Stravinsky

  Royal Albert Hall

  Thierry Fischer and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform contrasting French favourites, joined by the Arditti Quartet for the UK premiere of a recent work by Pascal Dusapin. Following this, the main event of the evening Stravinsky’s much-loved, The Firebird.

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  Thierry Fischer and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales perform contrasting French favourites, joined by the Arditti Quartet for the UK premiere of a recent work by Pascal Dusapin. Following this, the main event of the evening Stravinsky’s much-loved, The Firebird.

  Programme

  • • • Hector Berlioz
      • Overture ‘Le corsaire’(9 mins)
    • • Gabriel Fauré
      • Pavane
    • • Pascal Dusapin
      • String Quartet No. 6, 'Hinterland' ('Hapax' for string quartet and orchestra)(23 mins)UK premiere
    • • interval
    • • Igor Stravinsky
      • The Firebird Suite(46 mins)

  Performers

  • Arditti Quartet
  • BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  • Thierry Fischer

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Hector Berlioz
  • Gabriel Fauré
  • Pascal Dusapin
  • Igor Stravinsky

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  Also part of

  French music concerts and events Orchestral music Living Composers Evening concerts and events
• 22:00

  Prom 17: World Routes Academy

  Royal Albert Hall

  The latest graduate of BBC Radio 3’s World Routes Academy young veena virtuoso Hari Sivanesan shares an evening with his mentor Aruna Sairam, widely regarded as the leading South Indian female vocalist of her generation.

  Also part of

  World Music Late night concerts and events