Wed 23 Jul 2014

• 18:30

  Prom 7: Shostakovich, Bartók & Tavener

  Royal Albert Hall

  Jiří Bělohlávek conducts the BBC SO, soprano Sarah Connolly and violinist Isabelle Faust

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  Jiří Bělohlávek conducts the BBC SO, soprano Sarah Connolly and violinist Isabelle Faust

  Programme

  • • • John Tavener
      • GnosisBBC commission: world premiere
    • • Béla Bartók
      • Violin Concerto No. 2
    • • Dmitry Shostakovich
      • Symphony No. 10 in E minor

  Performers

  • Jiří Bělohlávek

    conductor
    conductor
  • Michael Cox

    alto-flute
    alto-flute
  • Sarah Connolly

    mezzo-soprano
    mezzo-soprano
  • Isabelle Faust

    violin
    violin
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra

  Composers

  • John Tavener
  • Béla Bartók
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

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  Also part of

  BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Proms

  
• 22:15

  Prom 8: Pet Shop Boys

  Royal Albert Hall

  The Pet Shop Boys are joined by the BBC Singers & BBC CO as they make their Proms debut

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  The Pet Shop Boys are joined by the BBC Singers & BBC CO as they make their Proms debut

  Programme

  • • • Overture to 'Performance' (arr. R. Niles)
      • Four Songs in A minor (orch. A. Badalamenti)
      • A Man from the Future (orch. S. Helbig)world premiere

  Performers

  • Pet Shop Boys
  • Chrissie Hynde

    vocalist
    vocalist
  • Juliet Stevenson

    narrator
    narrator
  • BBC Singers
  • BBC Concert Orchestra
  • Dominic Wheeler

    conductor
    conductor

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  Also part of

  BBC Singers at the Proms BBC Concert Orchestra at the Proms