New Music
The Proms continues to champion new music this year, with 21 world premieres (13 of which are BBC commissions) and 11 European, UK or London premieres (4 of which are BBC commissions or co-commissions).
World premieres:
Gary Carpenter Dadaville (BBC commission)
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (17 July)
Cheryl Frances-Hoad Homage to Tallis
The Cardinall’s Musick/Andrew Carwood (20 July)
HK Gruber into the open …
Colin Currie percussion
BBC Philharmonic/John Storgårds (20 July)
Hugh Wood Epithalamium (BBC commission)
BBC Symphony Chorus/BBC Symphony Orchestra/
Sir Andrew Davis (22 July)
Joanna Lee Hammer of Solitude (BBC commission)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Franck Ollu (25 July)
Shiori Usui Ophiocordyceps unilateralis s.l. (BBC commission)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Franck Ollu (25 July)
Luke Bedford Instability (BBC commission)
BBC Philharmonic/Juanjo Mena (1 August)
Anna Meredith Smatter Hauler (BBC commission)
Aurora Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (2 August)
James MacMillan Symphony No. 4 (BBC commission)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Donald Runnicles (3 August)
Messiaen orch. Christopher Dingle Un oiseau des arbres de Vie (Oiseau tui)
BBC Philharmonic/Nicholas Collon (7 August)
Ravel, arr. Colin Matthews ‘Oiseaux tristes’ from Miroirs (BBC commission)
BBC Philharmonic/Nicholas Collon (7 August)
Tansy Davies Re-greening
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain/
Sir Mark Elder (8 August)
Bertram Wee Dithyrambs
Dame Evelyn Glennie/Philip Smith (10 August)
John Psathas View from Olympus (new version)
Dame Evelyn Glennie/Philip Smith (10 August)
Michael Finnissy Janne (BBC commission)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov (16 August)
Raymond Yiu Symphony (BBC commission)
Andrew Watts counter-tenor
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (25 August)
Ørjan Matre preSage (new version)
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton (27 August)
Alissa Firsova Bergen’s Bonfire
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Litton (27 August)
B Tommy Andersson Pan (BBC commission)
David Goode organ
BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Thomas Søndergård (3 September)
Guy Barker The Lanterne of Light (BBC commission)
Alison Balsom trumpet
BBC Concert Orchestra/Keith Lockhart (6 September)
Eleanor Alberga Arise, Athena! (BBC commission)
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop (12 September)
European, UK and London premieres:
Anna Meredith Connect It (BBC commission: London premiere)
Ten Pieces Choir Children's Choir/BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Thomas Søndergård (18 & 19 July)
John Woolrich Falling Down (London premiere)
Margaret Cookhorn contra-bassoon
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/
Andris Nelsons (19 July)
Pierre Boulez (arr. Johannes Schöllhorn) Notations 2, 12 &10; La treizième (UK premiere)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Franck Ollu (25 July)
Betsy Jolas Wanderlied (UK premiere)
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group/Franck Ollu (25 July)
Luca Francesconi Duende – The Dark Notes
(BBC co-commission: UK premiere)
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Susanna Mälkki (27 July)
Qigang Chen Iris dévoilée (London premiere)
Meng Meng, Anu Komsi, Pia Komsi sopranos
Jai Li pipa/Jing Chang zheng/Nan Wang erhu
BBC National Orchestra of Wales/Xian Zhang (29 July)
Colin Matthews String Quartet No. 5 (European premiere)
Apollon Musagète Quartet (3 August)
Jonathan Newman Blow It Up, Start Again (European premiere)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Eric Whitacre (9 August)
Eric Whitacre Deep Field (BBC co-commission: European premiere)
BBC Singers/BBC Symphony Chorus/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Eric Whitacre (9 August)
Anders Hillborg Beast Sampler (UK premiere)
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (21 August)
Christian Mason Open to Infinity: a Grain of Sand
(BBC co-commission with Lucerne Festival: UK premiere)
London Sinfonietta/Thierry Fischer (29 August)
