Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, David Robertson conducts the BBC Proms Youth Choir and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Tippett's celebrated oratorio A Child of Our Time.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Catherine Bott
The BBC SO perform Ives, Barber and Zimmerman's jazz-influenced trumpet concerto with Hakan Hardenberger.
And the BBC Proms Youth Choir debuts in Tippett's great oratorio A Child of Our Time. David Robertson conducts.
Principal Guest Conductor, David Robertson, conducts two iconic American pieces before turning to works in which the emotive force of the African American spiritual is harnessed by composers of the old world.
In Child of our time, Tippett drew on five spirituals to reaffirm the indispensable human values of compassion and brotherhood. Star trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger returns and an impressive array of international singing talent features alongside tonight's newly formed youthful chorus.
Tippett: A Child of Our Time
Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet)
Sally Matthews (soprano)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Paul Groves (tenor)
Jubilant Sykes (bass-baritone)
BBC Proms Youth Choir
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)
This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 9th August at 2pm.
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- Wed 1 Aug 201220:30BBC Radio 3
