Prom 07 (part 1): Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood and Ravel

Mark Simpson, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis live at the BBC Proms in music by Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood and Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe suite No 2

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Penny Gore

Delius: In a Summer Garden
Hugh Wood: Epithalamion (BBC commission) (World premiere)

7.45 pm Interval

8.05 pm
Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto, Op 57
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe - Suite No. 2

Mark Simpson, clarinet
Rebecca Bottone, soprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor

Afternoon heat breeds musical languor in a Prom that drifts from Delius's summer garden to the classical landscapes of Ravel's lovers Daphnis and Chloe. Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Mark Simpson is the soloist in anniversary composer Nielsen's intimate, playful Clarinet Concerto. Hugh Wood's Epithalamion is a new cantata, featuring soprano Rebecca Bottone, that delights in John Donne's sensuous and jubilant verse.

[This Prom will be repeated on Friday 24th July at 2pm].