From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Manfred Honeck conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor.
BBC PROMS 2011
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Suzy Klein
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits the Proms with its Music Director Manfred Honeck, bringing favourites by Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. First on the programme though is a concert rarity: a flamboyant orchestral work by Walther Braunfels, whose career was knocked off course in Nazi Germany. Although profoundly influenced by Wagner he was also a huge admirer of Berlioz, as is evident in this work. Beethoven's Fourth Piano concerto, played by Hélène Grimaud, shows the intimate as well as the dramatic side of the composer. Tchaikovsky's triumphant symphony concludes the programme.
This is the first of two Proms with the Pittsburgh Orchestra.
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor
Hélène Grimaud (piano)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Honeck (conductor)
This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 8 September at 2.30pm.
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 5 in E minor Op.64
Conductor: Manfred Honeck Performer: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Broadcast
- Mon 5 Sep 201121:00BBC Radio 3
