BBC Proms
BBC Proms Calendar
By Month
Thu 1 Aug 2013
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Rana Mitter introduces an anthology of unexpected readings from the letters and autobiography of the English composer Michael Tippett, with guests Ivan Hewett and Oliver Soden.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Legendary American pianist Peter Serkin makes his Proms debut with Oliver Knussen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky’s Concerto for piano and wind instruments. Henze’s Barcarola opens the first of this season’s concerts focusing on the music of Michael Tippett as Knussen conducts Tippett’s Symphony No. 2.
Legendary American pianist Peter Serkin makes his Proms debut with Oliver Knussen and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky’s Concerto for piano and wind instruments. Henze’s Barcarola opens the first of this season’s concerts focusing on the music of Michael Tippett as Knussen conducts Tippett’s Symphony No. 2.
Programme
- Barcarola(20 mins)
- Concerto for piano and wind instruments(19 mins)
- interval
- Movements(10 mins)
- Symphony No 2(32 mins)
Performers
- Peter Serkinpiano
- Oliver Knussenconductor
Fri 2 Aug 2013
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Naresh Sohal, in conversation with Andrew McGregor, discusses his BBC commission and introduces his chamber works.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Peter Oundijan conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Nikolai Lugansky in Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and the world premiere of Naresh Sohal’s brand-new The Cosmic Dance, a celebration of ancient mythology and mathematical theory.
Peter Oundijan conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Nikolai Lugansky in Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony and the world premiere of Naresh Sohal’s brand-new The Cosmic Dance, a celebration of ancient mythology and mathematical theory.
Programme
- The Cosmic Dance(45 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- interval
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor(41 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor(45 mins)
Performers
- Nikolai Luganskypiano
- Peter Oundjianconductor
Sat 3 Aug 2013
- 15:00Cadogan Hall
Music for strings by Tippett, Holst and Britten, plus two dramatic works for the female voice: Britten’s Phaedra and Lennox Berkeley’s Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly joins conductor Sian Edwards and the Britten Sinfonia.
Music for strings by Tippett, Holst and Britten, plus two dramatic works for the female voice: Britten’s Phaedra and Lennox Berkeley’s Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila. Mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly joins conductor Sian Edwards and the Britten Sinfonia.
Programme
- Prelude and Fugue(10 mins)
- St Paul's Suite(13 mins)
- Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila(14 mins)
- Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli(19 mins)
- Phaedra(15 mins)
Performers
- Dame Sarah Connollymezzo-soprano
- Sian Edwardsconductor
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Robert Crawford and Fiona Stafford discuss how the Romantic movement linked Beethoven with the poetry of Scottish writers such as Burns, James Macpherson and Walter Scott.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Vadim Repin plays James MacMillan’s Violin Concerto with Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Threaded with reels and old laments, MacMillan’s work complements the concentrated dramas of Beethoven’s ‘Coriolan’ Overture and Fifth Symphony.
Vadim Repin plays James MacMillan’s Violin Concerto with Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Threaded with reels and old laments, MacMillan’s work complements the concentrated dramas of Beethoven’s ‘Coriolan’ Overture and Fifth Symphony.
Programme
- By the Beautiful Blue Danube – waltz(10 mins)
- Violin Concerto(25 mins)
- interval
- Overture ‘Coriolan’(8 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(33 mins)
Performers
- Vadim Repinviolin
- Donald Runniclesconductor
Sun 4 Aug 2013
- 11:30Royal College of Music
Hannah Conway presents stories and music based on Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back.
- 14:00Royal College of Music
Sing extracts from Tannhäuser with Mary King.
- 16:15Royal College of Music
An introduction to Wagner's Tannhäuser, with James Jolly.
- 18:00Royal Albert Hall
Acclaimed Wagnerian Donald Runnicles continues the Proms Wagner bicentenary celebrations with Wagner’s Tannhäuser. Robert Dean Smith sings the role of the titular troubadour who tires of sensual pleasure and longs for spiritual redemption
Acclaimed Wagnerian Donald Runnicles continues the Proms Wagner bicentenary celebrations with Wagner’s Tannhäuser. Robert Dean Smith sings the role of the titular troubadour who tires of sensual pleasure and longs for spiritual redemption
Programme
- Tannhäuser(183 mins)(concert performance; sung in German)
Performers
- Robert Dean Smithtenor (Tannhäuser)
- Heidi Meltonsoprano (Elisabeth), Proms debut artist
- Daniela Sindrammezzo-soprano (Venus), Proms debut artist
- Ain Angerbass (Landgraf), Proms debut artist
- Christoph Pohlbaritone (Wolfram), Proms debut artist
- Thomas Blondelletenor (Walther)
- Andrew Reestenor (Heinrich)
- Brian Bannatyne-Scottbass (Reinmar)
- Ashley Hollandbaritone (Biterolf)
- Hila Fahimasoprano (Shepherd Boy), Proms debut artist
- Donald Runniclesconductor
Composers
Mon 5 Aug 2013
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and her all-female brass ensemble, tenThing, play a vibrant programme of tangos, seguidillas and serenades by Bizet, Copland, Grieg and Piazzolla – and a new work by British composer Diana Burrell.
Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and her all-female brass ensemble, tenThing, play a vibrant programme of tangos, seguidillas and serenades by Bizet, Copland, Grieg and Piazzolla – and a new work by British composer Diana Burrell.
Programme
- From Holberg's Time, Op 40 - 1. Præludium(3 mins)
- Lyric Pieces, Book IX - Grandmother's Minuet(2 mins)
- 19 Norwegian Folk Songs - Gjendine's Lullaby(2 mins)
- Lyric Pieces, Book V - March of the Dwarfs(4 mins)
- Blaze(10 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Kleine Dreigroschenmusik(18 mins)
- Oblivion(3 mins)
- Carmen Suite No 2(6 mins)
- Rodeo: IV. Hoedown
Performers
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Edward Cowie discusses his BBC commission with Andrew McGregor prior to its world premiere and introduces performances of his chamber works.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Gianandrea Noseda conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto (with soloist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet), Borodin’s Prince Igor overture, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Little Russian’ Symphony and the world premiere of Edward Cowie’s Earth Music 1 – The Great Barrier Reef.
Gianandrea Noseda conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto (with soloist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet), Borodin’s Prince Igor overture, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Little Russian’ Symphony and the world premiere of Edward Cowie’s Earth Music 1 – The Great Barrier Reef.
Programme
- Prince Igor: Overture
- Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances(24 mins)
- Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor(32 mins)
- interval
- Earth Music I – The Great Barrier Reef(9 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Symphony No 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian'(35 mins)
Performers
- Jean-Efflam Bavouzetpiano
- Gianandrea Nosedaconductor
Tue 6 Aug 2013
- 17:30Royal College of Music
Create your own coronation music in the style of two British greats - Rubbra and Walton - with Rachel Leach and professional musicians.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
John Storgårds directs the BBC Philharmonic in Korngold’s Symphony, drawn in part from the film music for The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Rubbra’s Ode to the Queen and Walton’s Orb and Sceptre. Vilde Frang plays Bruch’s much-loved Violin Concerto.
John Storgårds directs the BBC Philharmonic in Korngold’s Symphony, drawn in part from the film music for The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Rubbra’s Ode to the Queen and Walton’s Orb and Sceptre. Vilde Frang plays Bruch’s much-loved Violin Concerto.
Programme
- Coronation March ‘Orb and Sceptre’(7 mins)
- Ode to the Queen(13 mins)
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphony in F sharp(50 mins)
Performers
- Susan Bickleymezzo-soprano
- Vilde Frangviolin
- John Storgårdsconductor
Part ofProms 2013
Wed 7 Aug 2013
- 10:30Royal College of Music
This workshop is for 12-18 year olds who are interested in writing contemporary music and will be led by Fraser Trainer.
Part ofProms 2013 - 17:00Royal College of Music
The Aurora Orchestra, under Nicholas Collon, performs the winning entries in this year's BBC Proms Inspire Young Composers' Competition.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Two works by Gustav Holst, and two from the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. Edward Gardner directs the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Holst’s Egdon Heath and The Planets and Lutosławski’s Symphonic Variations. Louis Lortie is the soloist in Lutosławski’s Piano Concerto.
Two works by Gustav Holst, and two from the Polish composer Witold Lutosławski. Edward Gardner directs the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Holst’s Egdon Heath and The Planets and Lutosławski’s Symphonic Variations. Louis Lortie is the soloist in Lutosławski’s Piano Concerto.
Programme
- Symphonic Variations(9 mins)
- Egdon Heath(12 mins)
- Piano Concerto(25 mins)
- interval
- The Planets(50 mins)
Performers
- Louis Lortiepiano
- Edward Gardnerconductor
Composers
Thu 8 Aug 2013
- 17:15Royal College of Music
To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Sylvia Plath and the publication of her novel, The Bell Jar, the writer, Lavinia Greenlaw and the critic, Sally Bayley, look back on the legacy of a remarkable poet with readings by Buffy Davis. Born in Boston in 1932 Plath moved to England to study at Cambridge where she met and married the poet Ted Hughes. Her first collection of poems, Colossus, was published here in 1960. In 1962 she wrote most of the poems which would form her best known collection, Ariel. She died in February 1963 during one of the most severe winters on record in Britain. Ariel and The Bell Jar were published after her death. Recorded in front of an audience at the Royal College of Music as part of this year's Proms Plus events.
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor, Mariss Jansons. The opium-fuelled idylls and nightmares of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique complete one of the festival’s hottest programmes.
Mitsuko Uchida plays Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and its Chief Conductor, Mariss Jansons. The opium-fuelled idylls and nightmares of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique complete one of the festival’s hottest programmes.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major(35 mins)
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique(50 mins)
Performers
- Mitsuko Uchidapiano
- Mariss Jansonsconductor
Composers
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Hail, ice, thunder, rain … and the bark of a dog on a sunny afternoon. Iconoclastic violinist Nigel Kennedy plays Vivaldi’s endlessly fascinating set of concertos, The Four Seasons, in a Late Night Prom with players from Palestine and Poland.
Hail, ice, thunder, rain … and the bark of a dog on a sunny afternoon. Iconoclastic violinist Nigel Kennedy plays Vivaldi’s endlessly fascinating set of concertos, The Four Seasons, in a Late Night Prom with players from Palestine and Poland.
Programme
- The Four Seasons(65 mins)
Performers
- Nigel Kennedyviolin
- Palestine StringsProms debut artist
- Members of the Orchestra of LifeProms debut artist
Composers
Fri 9 Aug 2013
- 17:15Royal College of Music
Norman Lebrecht and Jeremy Barham discuss Mahler's conversion from Judaism to Christianity, spirituality and the social context of the 'Resurrection' Symphony.
Part ofProms 2013 - 19:00Royal Albert Hall
In their second BBC Proms appearance this season, Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra are joined by Genia Kühmeier, Anna Larsson and the Bavarian Radio Chorus for Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’, bringing a vision of life after death.
In their second BBC Proms appearance this season, Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra are joined by Genia Kühmeier, Anna Larsson and the Bavarian Radio Chorus for Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 2, ‘Resurrection’, bringing a vision of life after death.
Programme
- Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’(85 mins)
Performers
- Genia Kühmeiersoprano
- Gerhild Rombergermezzo-soprano
- Mariss Jansonsconductor
Composers
- 22:00Royal Albert Hall
A late-night feast of sinfonias, arias and chorales as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 70 this year, conducts the singers and players of the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Ascension Oratorio.
A late-night feast of sinfonias, arias and chorales as Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 70 this year, conducts the singers and players of the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in Bach’s Easter Oratorio and Ascension Oratorio.
Programme
- Easter Oratorio(38 mins)
- Ascension Oratorio(32 mins)
Performers
- Hannah Morrisonsoprano, Proms debut artist
- Meg Braglemezzo-soprano, Proms debut artist
- Nicholas Mulroytenor
- Peter Harveybass
- John Eliot Gardinerconductor
Composers
Sat 10 Aug 2013
- 11:30Royal College of Music
Mary King explores Britten's mastery of word-setting in his vocal writing.
- 15:00Cadogan Hall
Pianist Barry Douglas directs Camerata Ireland in music by Britten and his peers, including Young Apollo, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Priaulx Rainier’s Movement for strings, and Shostakovich’s sparkling Piano Concerto No. 1 (featuring trumpeter Alison Balsom).
Pianist Barry Douglas directs Camerata Ireland in music by Britten and his peers, including Young Apollo, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Priaulx Rainier’s Movement for strings, and Shostakovich’s sparkling Piano Concerto No. 1 (featuring trumpeter Alison Balsom).
Programme
- Young Apollo(8 mins)
- Serenade for strings(13 mins)
- Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings (Piano Concerto No. 1)(21 mins)
- Movement for strings(6 mins)
- Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge(27 mins)
Performers
- Alison Balsomtrumpet
- Camerata IrelandProms debut artist
- Barry Douglaspiano/director
- 18:15Royal College of Music
An introduction to tonight's Urban Classic Prom.
- 20:00Royal Albert Hall
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio 3, Jules Buckley leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a collision of Fazer, Henze, Laura Mvula, Mosolov and Maverick Sabre, with guest artists from the worlds of urban and contemporary classical music.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio 3, Jules Buckley leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a collision of Fazer, Henze, Laura Mvula, Mosolov and Maverick Sabre, with guest artists from the worlds of urban and contemporary classical music.
Programme
- Iron Foundry(5 mins)
- These Days (arr. Ben Cottrell)(4 mins)
- Sing to the Moon (arr. Tom Richards)(4 mins)
- Rainy Day (arr. Ben Cottrell)(3 mins)
- Fireflies (arr. Jules Buckley)(3 mins)
- Blazin' (arr. Jason Yarde)(3 mins)
- Blackout (arr. Jason Yarde)(4 mins)
- Father, Father (arr. Jules Buckley)(5 mins)
- interval
- The Bassarids(4 mins)Dance of the Maenads – excerpt
- Look at Me Now(3 mins)
- I Need (arr. Tom Trapp)(4 mins)
- Worthy (arr. Jules Buckley)(3 mins)
- Movie (arr. Ben Cottrell)(4 mins)
- 7 Chapters (arr. Jason Yarde)(4 mins)
- Let the Dogs Run Wild (arr. Ben Cottrell)(5 mins)
- Let Me Go (arr. Jules Buckley)(4 mins)
- Traktor(4 mins)
- One Love (arr. Jules Buckley)(4 mins)
Performers
- Jules Buckleyconductor
- Maverick Sabresinger
- Laura Mvulasinger
- Jacob Bankssinger
- Fazersinger
- Lady Leshurrsinger
- Wretch 32singer
Sun 11 Aug 2013
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Helen Wallace and Amanda Glauert discuss Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and its link with the Royal Philharmonic Society.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Vasily Petrenko conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and young singers from across the British Isles in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Vaughan Williams’s Walt Whitman setting Towards the Unknown Region and the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Frieze.
Vasily Petrenko conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and young singers from across the British Isles in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Vaughan Williams’s Walt Whitman setting Towards the Unknown Region and the world premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Frieze.
Programme
- Toward the Unknown Region(11 mins)
- Frieze(15 mins)BBC co-commission with the Royal Philharmonic Society and the New York Philharmonic: world premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’(70 mins)
Performers
- Ailish Tynansoprano
- Jennifer Johnstonmezzo-soprano
- Toby Spencetenor
- Gerald Finleybaritone
- CodettaProms debut artist
- Irish Youth Chamber ChoirProms debut artist
- Vasily Petrenkoconductor
Mon 12 Aug 2013
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
Late-15th-century motets from the Eton Choirbook alternate with music by Gustav Holst and his daughter Imogen and the UK premiere of Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s The Moth Requiem in an alluring programme from the BBC Singers and the Nash Ensemble under Nicholas Kok.
Late-15th-century motets from the Eton Choirbook alternate with music by Gustav Holst and his daughter Imogen and the UK premiere of Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s The Moth Requiem in an alluring programme from the BBC Singers and the Nash Ensemble under Nicholas Kok.
Programme
- Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda(14 mins)Group 3
- Hallo, my fancy, whither wilt thou go?(7 mins)
- The Moth Requiem(20 mins)BBC co-commission with the Danish National Vocal Ensemble: UK premiere
Performers
- Nicholas Kokconductor
- 17:15Royal College of Music
Louise Fryer talks to Stephen Johnson and musicologist Kate Kennedy about Vaughan Williams and introduces A London Symphony.
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
David Atherton conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Holst’s tone-poem Indra, the world premiere of Nishat Khan’s new Sitar Concerto No. 1 and Vaughan Williams’s bittersweet portrait of the capital’s parks and pavements, A London Symphony.
David Atherton conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Holst’s tone-poem Indra, the world premiere of Nishat Khan’s new Sitar Concerto No. 1 and Vaughan Williams’s bittersweet portrait of the capital’s parks and pavements, A London Symphony.
Programme
- Indra(12 mins)
- The Gate of the Moon (Sitar Concerto No 1)(40 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony)(45 mins)
Performers
- Nishat Khansitar
- David Athertonconductor
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Cerys Matthews, Laura Marling and The Stranglers join London Sinfonietta for an eclectic Late Night Prom including 20th-century classics by Berio, Varèse and Xenakis, plus a live remix mash-up by composer Anna Meredith.
Cerys Matthews, Laura Marling and The Stranglers join London Sinfonietta for an eclectic Late Night Prom including 20th-century classics by Berio, Varèse and Xenakis, plus a live remix mash-up by composer Anna Meredith.
Programme
- No More Heroes (arr. Anna Meredith)(4 mins)
- Ionisation(6 mins)
- Twm Sion's Medley(4 mins)
- Blueberry Hill(5 mins)
- Principia(3 mins)
- I Was an Eagle(5 mins)
- You Know(3 mins)
- Breathe (arr. Anna Meredith)(5 mins)
- O-Mega(4 mins)
- O King(4 mins)
- Duchess(4 mins)
- Always the Sun(4 mins)
- Golden Brown (arr. Anna Meredith)(5 mins)
Performers
- Andrew Gourlayconductor
- Cerys Matthewssinger
- Laura Marlingsinger
- Anna Stéphanymezzo-soprano
- Tom Servicepresenter
- Steve Lamacqpresenter
Tue 13 Aug 2013
- 17:30Royal College of Music
Take an imaginary stroll through an art gallery with Rachel Leach and hear 15 pictures brought to life as music.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra play Ravel’s vivid orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and the UK premiere of Sofia Gubaidulina’s The Rider on the White Horse. Daniil Trifonov is the soloist in Glazunov’s Second Piano Concerto.
Valery Gergiev and the London Symphony Orchestra play Ravel’s vivid orchestration of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and the UK premiere of Sofia Gubaidulina’s The Rider on the White Horse. Daniil Trifonov is the soloist in Glazunov’s Second Piano Concerto.
Programme
- Symphony No 2 in B minor(28 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B major(20 mins)
- interval
- The Rider on the White Horse(13 mins)UK premiere
- Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel)(32 mins)
Performers
- Daniil Trifonovpiano
- Valery Gergievconductor
Wed 14 Aug 2013
- 14:00Royal College of Music
This workshop is for 12-18 year olds and will be led by Judith Weir and the BBC Singers
Part ofProms 2013 - 17:15Royal College of Music
Ian Skelly talks to Marina Frolova-Walker and Rosamund Bartlett about Tchaikovsky and his world, looking at the influences in his life at the time of writing his Third Symphony.
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Janáček’s brassy Sinfonietta and Tchaikovsky’s ‘Polish’ Symphony (No. 3). Sunwook Kim is the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
Kirill Karabits conducts the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Janáček’s brassy Sinfonietta and Tchaikovsky’s ‘Polish’ Symphony (No. 3). Sunwook Kim is the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
Programme
- Sinfonietta(24 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor(36 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No 3 in D major, 'Polish'(46 mins)
Performers
- Sunwook Kimpiano
- Kirill Karabitsconductor
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Celebrating their 40th anniversary, the Tallis Scholars return to the BBC Proms in a Late Night Prom interweaving the movements of John Taverner’s Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas with motets by the infamous aristocratic madrigalist Carlo Gesualdo.
Celebrating their 40th anniversary, the Tallis Scholars return to the BBC Proms in a Late Night Prom interweaving the movements of John Taverner’s Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas with motets by the infamous aristocratic madrigalist Carlo Gesualdo.
Programme
- Kyrie 'Leroy'(4 mins)
- Ave, dulcissima Maria(4 mins)
- Ave, regina caelorum(4 mins)
- Maria, mater gratiae(4 mins)
- Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas(42 mins)
Performers
- Peter Phillipsconductor
Composers
Thu 15 Aug 2013
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Dame Monica Mason, former direcor of the Royal Ballet, who partnered Rudolf Nureyev in Hamlet, celebrates his life and legacy.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Charles Dutoit conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a trio of solo cellists in Penderecki’s Concerto grosso. Stravinsky provides the Fireworks, Debussy the sea (La mer) and Ravel a sensual sunrise (in music from the ballet Daphnis and Chloe).
Charles Dutoit conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and a trio of solo cellists in Penderecki’s Concerto grosso. Stravinsky provides the Fireworks, Debussy the sea (La mer) and Ravel a sensual sunrise (in music from the ballet Daphnis and Chloe).
Programme
- Fireworks(4 mins)
- Concerto grosso(37 mins)
- interval
- La mer(24 mins)
- Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2(17 mins)
Performers
- Daniel Müller‐Schottcello
- Arto Norascello
- Charles Dutoitconductor
Part ofProms 2013
Fri 16 Aug 2013
- 16:45Royal College of Music
Louise Fryer talks to Oliver Soden about Tippett's own libretto for The Midsummer Marriage and the influence on the opera of poet T. S. Eliot.
- 18:30Royal Albert Hall
Last heard at the Proms in 1977, The Midsummer Marriage is Tippett’s The Magic Flute, an opera rich in trials and transformations. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, with Paul Groves and Erin Wall singing the roles of Mark and Jenifer.
Last heard at the Proms in 1977, The Midsummer Marriage is Tippett’s The Magic Flute, an opera rich in trials and transformations. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, with Paul Groves and Erin Wall singing the roles of Mark and Jenifer.
Programme
- The Midsummer Marriage(160 mins)(concert performance)
Performers
- Paul Grovestenor (Mark)
- Erin Wallsoprano (Jenifer)
- David Wilson-Johnsonbaritone (King Fisher)
- Ailish Tynansoprano (Bella)
- Allan Claytontenor (Jack)
- Catherine Wyn-Rogersmezzo-soprano (Sosostris)
- David Soarbass (He-Ancient)
- Madeleine Shawmezzo-soprano (She-Ancient), Proms debut artist
- Sir Andrew Davisconductor
Composers
Sat 17 Aug 2013
- 11:00Royal College of Music
Explore the vocal writing in Brahms's A German Requiem with Mary King. Suitable for singers familiar with the work who want to get some vocal tips!
- 15:00Royal Albert Hall
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra plays Dvořák last ‘Old World’ Symphony, No. 8, under Andris Nelsons. Soprano Kristīne Opolais sings arias by Verdi and Tchaikovsky in a matinee that ends with a flurry of Viennese waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss II.
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra plays Dvořák last ‘Old World’ Symphony, No. 8, under Andris Nelsons. Soprano Kristīne Opolais sings arias by Verdi and Tchaikovsky in a matinee that ends with a flurry of Viennese waltzes and polkas by Johann Strauss II.
Programme
- Symphony No. 8 in G major(38 mins)
- interval
- Otello - 'Willow Song'
- Otello - 'Ave Maria'
- Eugene Onegin – Polonaise(17 mins)
- Eugene Onegin – Letter Scene
- Emperor Waltz(11 mins)
- Thunder and Lightning Polka(3 mins)
Performers
- Kristīne Opolaissoprano
- Andris Nelsonsconductor
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Laura Tunbridge looks at Brahms and the works performed in tonight's concert.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Marin Alsop conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Choir of the Enlightenment in a rare performance of Brahms’s A German Requiem on period instruments. Brahms’s Tragic Overture and Schumann’s Fourth Symphony complete a powerful programme of mourning and consolation.
Marin Alsop conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Choir of the Enlightenment in a rare performance of Brahms’s A German Requiem on period instruments. Brahms’s Tragic Overture and Schumann’s Fourth Symphony complete a powerful programme of mourning and consolation.
Programme
- Tragic Overture(14 mins)
- Symphony No. 4 in D minor(28 mins)
- interval
- A German Requiem(68 mins)
Performers
- Rachel Harnischsoprano
- Henk Nevenbaritone
- Marin Alsopconductor
Composers
Sun 18 Aug 2013
- 13:00Royal College of Music
Create a piece of music together with your family, inspired by the music in this evening's Prom.
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Louise Fryer presents an introduction to tonight's programme with a focus on Stravinsky's The Firebird.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Composer Matthias Pintscher conducts trumpeters Tine Thing Helseth and Marco Blaauw and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the London premiere of Chute d’étoiles. Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole and Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird continue the festival’s focus on dance music.
Composer Matthias Pintscher conducts trumpeters Tine Thing Helseth and Marco Blaauw and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the London premiere of Chute d’étoiles. Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole and Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird continue the festival’s focus on dance music.
Programme
- Rapsodie espagnole(15 mins)
- Chute d'étoiles(20 mins)London premiere
- interval
- The Firebird Suite(46 mins)
Performers
- Tine Thing Helsethtrumpet
- Marco Blaauwtrumpet
- Matthias Pintscherconductor
Part ofProms 2013
Mon 19 Aug 2013
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
Robin Tritschler sings Warlock’s The Curlew with the London Conchord Ensemble. The intimate programme moves from Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet to Poulenc’s Sextet and Thomas Adès’s arrangement of François Couperin’s Les baricades mistérieuses.
Robin Tritschler sings Warlock’s The Curlew with the London Conchord Ensemble. The intimate programme moves from Imogen Holst’s Phantasy Quartet to Poulenc’s Sextet and Thomas Adès’s arrangement of François Couperin’s Les baricades mistérieuses.
Programme
- Sextet(18 mins)
- Phantasy Quartet(10 mins)
- The Curlew(23 mins)
- Les barricades mistérieuses (arr. T. Adès)(3 mins)
Performers
- Robin Tritschlertenor
- London Conchord EnsembleProms debut artist
- 17:15Royal College of Music
Kenneth Hamilton, concert pianist and Professor of Music at Cardiff University, looks at the story of the Romantic piano concerto, and at Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto in G minor.
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Robin Ticciati explore Romantic ideals of heroism and tragedy in Berlioz’s King Lear overture and Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony. George Benjamin reimagines Bach and Stephen Hough returns for Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Robin Ticciati explore Romantic ideals of heroism and tragedy in Berlioz’s King Lear overture and Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony. George Benjamin reimagines Bach and Stephen Hough returns for Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
Programme
- Overture 'King Lear'(16 mins)
- Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor(21 mins)
- interval
- The Art of Fugue – Canon and Fugue (orch. G. Benjamin)(8 mins)
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’(50 mins)
Performers
- Sir Stephen Houghpiano
- Robin Ticciaticonductor
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Rzewski’s Piano Concerto (with the composer as soloist), Gerald Barry’s No other people., John White’s Chord-Breaking Machine and Morton Feldman’s late masterpiece, Coptic Light.
Ilan Volkov conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Rzewski’s Piano Concerto (with the composer as soloist), Gerald Barry’s No other people., John White’s Chord-Breaking Machine and Morton Feldman’s late masterpiece, Coptic Light.
Programme
- Chord-Breaking Machine(10 mins)
- No other people.(12 mins)UK premiere
- Piano Concerto(20 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Coptic Light(28 mins)
Performers
- Frederic Rzewskipiano
- Ilan Volkovconductor
Tue 20 Aug 2013
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Benjamin Britten's compositions were inspired by the work of many poets and novelists. Actor Samuel West and writer Alexandra Harris explore the relationship between Britten's words and music.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Fanfare No. 5 from Tippett’s The Mask of Time opens tonight's survey of 20th-century greats with the London Symphony Orchestra and Ian Bostridge, from Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra and Britten’s Les illuminations to Elgar’s Second Symphony.
The Fanfare No. 5 from Tippett’s The Mask of Time opens tonight's survey of 20th-century greats with the London Symphony Orchestra and Ian Bostridge, from Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra and Britten’s Les illuminations to Elgar’s Second Symphony.
Programme
- The Mask of Time – Fanfare No. 5(5 mins)
- Concerto for Double String Orchestra(23 mins)
- Les illuminations(25 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in E flat major(55 mins)
Performers
- Ian Bostridgetenor
- Daniel Hardingconductor
Wed 21 Aug 2013
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Param Vir discusses Cave of Luminous Mind with Andrew McGregor prior to its world premiere and introduces performances of his chamber works given by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Elgar Medal-winner Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Param Vir’s Cave of Luminous Mind, Granville Bantock’s dreamlike Celtic Symphony and Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations. Lisa Batiashvili is the soloist in Sibelius’s Violin Concerto.
Elgar Medal-winner Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Param Vir’s Cave of Luminous Mind, Granville Bantock’s dreamlike Celtic Symphony and Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations. Lisa Batiashvili is the soloist in Sibelius’s Violin Concerto.
Programme
- Cave of Luminous Mind(20 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Violin Concerto(33 mins)
- interval
- Celtic Symphony(20 mins)
- ‘Enigma’ Variations(28 mins)
Performers
- Lisa Batiashviliviolin
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Part ofProms 2013
Thu 22 Aug 2013
- 17:15Royal College of Music
James Jolly talks to Fiona McKnight, Archivist of the Serge Prokofiev Archive at Goldsmiths, University of London, about Prokofiev and his Fifth Symphony.
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Anna Caterina Antonacci sings Wagner’s Wesendonck-Lieder with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic, a mini Tristan and Isolde. Tchaikovsky’s fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet and the bright colours of Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony form a strong contrast.
Anna Caterina Antonacci sings Wagner’s Wesendonck-Lieder with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Rotterdam Philharmonic, a mini Tristan and Isolde. Tchaikovsky’s fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet and the bright colours of Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony form a strong contrast.
Programme
- Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’(21 mins)
- Wesendonck-Lieder(21 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in B flat major(40 mins)
Performers
- Anna Caterina Antonaccisoprano
- Yannick Nézet-Séguinconductor
- 22:00Royal Albert Hall
London-Azerbaijani World Routes Academy protégée Fidan Hajiyeva, Azerbaijani mugham mentor Gochaq Askarov, Malian blues musicians Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba and newly formed Trio Da Kali appear in the late-night World Routes Prom.
London-Azerbaijani World Routes Academy protégée Fidan Hajiyeva, Azerbaijani mugham mentor Gochaq Askarov, Malian blues musicians Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba and newly formed Trio Da Kali appear in the late-night World Routes Prom.
Programme
- Namanike; Ladilikan; Tita; Lila Bamboo
- Qatar tasnifi; Tasnif Bayati Shiraz; Evleri var khane-khane; Chaharqah tasnifi
- Sinaly; Jama ko; Ngoni fola; Ne me fatique pas
Performers
- Fidan Hajiyevavocalist
- Gochaq Askarovvocalist
- Ngoni Ba
Composers
Fri 23 Aug 2013
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Andrew McGregor talks to Nick Reyland about Lutosławski, Panufnik and their place in the history of Polish culture.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Antoni Witt and the Warsaw Philharmonic make their BBC Proms debut with Witold Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra, Andrzej Panufnik’s Lullaby and Tragic Overture and Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony. Alexander Melnikov is the soloist in Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Antoni Witt and the Warsaw Philharmonic make their BBC Proms debut with Witold Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra, Andrzej Panufnik’s Lullaby and Tragic Overture and Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony. Alexander Melnikov is the soloist in Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2.
Programme
- Concerto for Orchestra(30 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major(19 mins)
- interval
- Tragic Overture(9 mins)
- Lullaby(8 mins)
- Symphony No 6 in B minor(35 mins)
Performers
- Alexander Melnikovpiano
- Warsaw Philharmonic OrchestraProms debut artist
- Antoni WitProms debut artist
Sat 24 Aug 2013
- 15:00Cadogan Hall
John Woolrich and Tansy Davies add two new variations to ‘Sellinger’s Round’, the Elizabethan melody embellished by Imogen Holst, Britten, Tippett and their contemporaries in 1952. Ben Johnson sings the Serenade for tenor, horn and strings in the English Chamber Orchestra’s matinee, which includes Lutosławski’s Paroles tissées.
John Woolrich and Tansy Davies add two new variations to ‘Sellinger’s Round’, the Elizabethan melody embellished by Imogen Holst, Britten, Tippett and their contemporaries in 1952. Ben Johnson sings the Serenade for tenor, horn and strings in the English Chamber Orchestra’s matinee, which includes Lutosławski’s Paroles tissées.
Programme
- Chacony (arr. Britten)(7 mins)
- Paroles tissées(15 mins)
- Serenade for tenor, horn and strings(25 mins)
Performers
- Ben Johnsontenor
- Richard Watkinshorn
- Paul Watkinsconductor
- 17:30Royal College of Music
Join Rachel Leach and professional musicians to discover the hidden stories within the music of tonight’s Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The pan-European Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester returns to the BBC Proms with conductor Philippe Jordan and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a programme of Wagner’s overture to Rienzi, Ravel’s jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in G major and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony.
The pan-European Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester returns to the BBC Proms with conductor Philippe Jordan and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a programme of Wagner’s overture to Rienzi, Ravel’s jazz-inflected Piano Concerto in G major and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony.
Programme
- Rienzi – Overture(12 mins)
- Piano Concerto in G major(22 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in D minor(49 mins)
Performers
- Jean‐Yves Thibaudetpiano
- Philippe Jordanconductor
Sun 25 Aug 2013
- 14:45Royal College of Music
Martin Handley presents an introduction to Wagner’s epic and final opera, Parsifal, with Stephen Johnson.
- 16:30Royal Albert Hall
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in Wagner’s final opera of sensual temptation and spiritual redemption, Parsifal. Lars Cleveman is the Holy Fool of the title, Katarina Dalayman the Magdalen figure Kundry, Detlef Roth the wounded Amfortas and Sir John Tomlinson Gurnemanz.
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in Wagner’s final opera of sensual temptation and spiritual redemption, Parsifal. Lars Cleveman is the Holy Fool of the title, Katarina Dalayman the Magdalen figure Kundry, Detlef Roth the wounded Amfortas and Sir John Tomlinson Gurnemanz.
Programme
- Parsifal(235 mins)(concert performance; sung in German)
Performers
- Lars Clevemantenor (Parsifal), Proms debut artist
- Katarina Dalaymansoprano (Kundry)
- Sir John Tomlinsonbass (Gurnemanz)
- Detlef Rothbaritone (Amfortas)
- Tom Foxbaritone (Klingsor), Proms debut artist
- Reinhard Hagenbass (Titurel)
- Robert Murraytenor (Knight 1)
- Andrew Greenanbass-baritone (Knight 2), Proms debut artist
- Sarah Castlemezzo-soprano (Squire 1/Flower Maiden 3)
- Madeleine Shawmezzo-soprano (Squire 2/Flower Maiden 6/Voice from Above), Proms debut artist
- Joshua Ellicotttenor (Squire 3)
- Andrew Reestenor (Squire 4)
- Elizabeth Craggsoprano (Flower Maiden 1)
- Anita Watsonsoprano (Flower Maiden 2), Proms debut artist
- Ana Jamessoprano (Flower Maiden 4)
- Anna Devinsoprano (Flower Maiden 5)
- Sir Mark Elderconductor
Composers
Mon 26 Aug 2013
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Signum Quartet explore the Bartók-influenced String Quartet No. 3 of one of the 20th century’s most accomplished composers, Elizabeth Maconchy. Pianist and fellow NGA Christian Ihle Hadland joins the quartet for Brahms’s F minor Piano Quintet, another work of passion and precision.
BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists the Signum Quartet explore the Bartók-influenced String Quartet No. 3 of one of the 20th century’s most accomplished composers, Elizabeth Maconchy. Pianist and fellow NGA Christian Ihle Hadland joins the quartet for Brahms’s F minor Piano Quintet, another work of passion and precision.
Programme
- String Quartet No. 3(11 mins)
- Piano Quintet in F minor(40 mins)
Performers
- Signum QuartetProms debut artist
Composers
- 14:30Royal College of Music
Join Mary King for a sing through some great tunes from musicals and movies to get you in the toe-tapping mood for this evening's Hollywood Rhapsody Prom! Suitable for all.
- 16:30Royal Albert Hall
A Bank Holiday recital exploring the lighter side of the organ. Richard Hills’s matinée includes music by John Ireland, Edward German, Eric Coates and Arthur Sullivan, as well as skirting the fringes of jazz.
A Bank Holiday recital exploring the lighter side of the organ. Richard Hills’s matinée includes music by John Ireland, Edward German, Eric Coates and Arthur Sullivan, as well as skirting the fringes of jazz.
Programme
- March 'Sound and Vision'(4 mins)
- Mikado Memories (arr. R. Hills)(7 mins)
- Miniature Suite - Villanella(4 mins)
- Four Aces Suite - Ace of Hearts(3 mins)
- Three Dances from “Nell Gwyn”(12 mins)
- A Handful of Keys(3 mins)
Performers
- Richard Hillsorgan
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Film composer Debbie Wiseman and writer David Benedict talk to Matthew Sweet about the ways in which film-makers have created mood with music from the very first days of silent film to the contemporary CGI blockbuster.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The John Wilson Orchestra returns to the BBC Proms with a programme of Golden Age film music from Edward Newman’s ‘Street Scene’ (from How to Marry a Millionnaire) to Erich Korngold’s swashbuckling suite from Robin Hood and Franz Waxman’s A Place in the Sun.
The John Wilson Orchestra returns to the BBC Proms with a programme of Golden Age film music from Edward Newman’s ‘Street Scene’ (from How to Marry a Millionnaire) to Erich Korngold’s swashbuckling suite from Robin Hood and Franz Waxman’s A Place in the Sun.
Programme
- 20th Century Fox Fanfare(1 mins)
- Street Scene(6 mins)
- Forever, Darling(3 mins)– Confetti
- Laura(6 mins)– Suite
- Psycho: A Narrative for String Orchestra(15 mins)
- Salaambo's Aria(4 mins)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood(15 mins)– Suite
- interval
- The Big Country(3 mins)– Main Title
- Movie Theme Song Medley(12 mins)
- A Place in the Sun(9 mins)– Suite
- Tom and Jerry at MGM(6 mins)
- Ben-Hur(10 mins)– Suite
Performers
- Venera Gimadievasoprano
- Matthew Fordvocalist
- Jane Monheitvocalist
- John Wilsonconductor
Tue 27 Aug 2013
- 17:15Royal College of Music
D.H. Lawrence hailed Herbert Melville's novella, Billy Budd, a masterpiece when it was first published in 1924. Then, in 1951, came Britten's opera, adapted from the book. The writers Philip Hoare and Jamila Gavin join Rana Mitter to explore the book's themes of good and evil, justice and the law and the actor Peter Marinker will be on hand to illustrate their remarks with readings from the book.
Part ofProms 2013 - 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Sir Andrew Davis conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera cast in Britten’s predatory tragedy. Jacques Imbrailo sings the title-role, Brindley Sherratt is Claggart, Mark Padmore the spineless Captain Vere.
Sir Andrew Davis conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera cast in Britten’s predatory tragedy. Jacques Imbrailo sings the title-role, Brindley Sherratt is Claggart, Mark Padmore the spineless Captain Vere.
Programme
- Billy Budd(160 mins)(semi staged)
Performers
- Jacques Imbrailobaritone (Billy Budd)
- Mark Padmoretenor (Captain Vere)
- Brindley Sherrattbass (John Claggart)
- Stephen Gaddbaritone (Mr Redburn)
- David Soarbass (Mr Flint)
- Darren Jefferybass-baritone (Lieutenant Radcliffe)
- Alasdair Elliotttenor (Red Whiskers), Proms debut artist
- John Moorebaritone (Donald)
- Jeremy Whitebass (Dansker)
- Peter Gijsbertsentenor (The Novice)
- Colin Judsontenor (Squeak)
- Richard Mosley-Evansbass (Bosun)
- Sir Andrew Davisconductor
- Stuart Jacksontenor
- Adam Marsdenbass
- Nicholas Morrisbass
- Padraic Rowanbass
Composers
Wed 28 Aug 2013
- 17:15Royal College of Music
Charlotte Seither discusses her commisssion with Andrew McGregor and introduces performances of her chamber works given by musicians from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Josep Pons conducts the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Charlotte Seither’s Language of Leaving. Frank Peter Zimmermann plays Brahms’s Violin Concerto in a concert that contrasts Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka with a cappella motets.
Josep Pons conducts the BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Charlotte Seither’s Language of Leaving. Frank Peter Zimmermann plays Brahms’s Violin Concerto in a concert that contrasts Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka with a cappella motets.
Programme
- Scherzo à la russe(4 mins)
- Ave Maria(2 mins)
- Pater Noster(2 mins)
- Violin Concerto in D major(40 mins)
- interval
- Language of Leaving(18 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Petrushka (1947 version)(30 mins)
Performers
- Josep Ponsconductor
- Frank Peter Zimmermannviolin
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
British jazz luminary Django Bates appears with his piano trio, Belovèd, and Swedish visitors the Norrbotten Big Band in a late-night tribute to bebop legend Charlie Parker.
British jazz luminary Django Bates appears with his piano trio, Belovèd, and Swedish visitors the Norrbotten Big Band in a late-night tribute to bebop legend Charlie Parker.
Programme
- The Study of Touch(10 mins)UK premiere
Performers
- Django Batespiano
- Peter Bruundrums, Proms debut artist
- Petter Eldhdouble bass, Proms debut artist
- Norrbotten Big BandProms debut artist
- Ashley Slatervocalist, Proms debut artist
Composers
Thu 29 Aug 2013
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Stephen Johnson talks about Peter Eötvös’s DoReMi and introduces Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in the overture to Mozart’s comedy Der Schauspieldirektor and Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony, its sound-world coloured by rich-toned Wagner tubas. Violinist Midori plays in the UK premiere of Peter Eötvös’s DoReMi.
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in the overture to Mozart’s comedy Der Schauspieldirektor and Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony, its sound-world coloured by rich-toned Wagner tubas. Violinist Midori plays in the UK premiere of Peter Eötvös’s DoReMi.
Programme
- Der Schauspieldirektor (Overture)(4 mins)
- DoReMi(21 mins)BBC co-commission with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Leipzig Gewandhaus UK premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in E major(70 mins)
Performers
- Midoriviolin
- Esa-Pekka Salonenconductor
Part ofProms 2013
Fri 30 Aug 2013
- 17:30Royal College of Music
Find out the real meaning of Strauss’s epic Also sprach Zarathustra, along with the stories behind The Witch of Atlas and Pohjola’s Daughter in this introductory talk for families with Rachel Leach.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Three tone-poems and a piano concerto. Vladimir Jurowski directs the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Bantock’s The Witch of Atlas, Sibelius’s Pohjola’s Daughter and Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra. Anika Vavic is the soloist in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
Three tone-poems and a piano concerto. Vladimir Jurowski directs the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Bantock’s The Witch of Atlas, Sibelius’s Pohjola’s Daughter and Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra. Anika Vavic is the soloist in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
Programme
- The Witch of Atlas(15 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major(28 mins)
- interval
- Pohjola's Daughter(14 mins)
- Also sprach Zarathustra(32 mins)
Performers
- Anika Vavicpiano
- Vladimir Jurowskiconductor
Sat 31 Aug 2013
- 14:00Royal College of Music
This workshop is for 12-18 year olds who are interested in writing music for film and will be led by composer Michael Price.
Part ofProms 2013 - 15:00Cadogan Hall
Violinist Terje Tønnesen and the Camerata Nordica perform Britten’s Lachrymae, Walton’s Sonata for strings and Tippett’s Little Music, and give the world premiere of Britten’s early Elegy for strings, written four years before the Simple Symphony.
Violinist Terje Tønnesen and the Camerata Nordica perform Britten’s Lachrymae, Walton’s Sonata for strings and Tippett’s Little Music, and give the world premiere of Britten’s early Elegy for strings, written four years before the Simple Symphony.
Programme
- Simple Symphony(17 mins)
- Little Music for Strings(11 mins)
- Elegy for strings(8 mins)world premiere
- Lachrymae(15 mins)
- Sonata for Strings(27 mins)
Performers
- Catherine Bullockviola
- Camerata NordicaProms debut artist
- Terje Tønnesenviolin/director, Proms debut artist
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Matthew Sweet considers the ways in which film composers have risen to the challenge of capturing the sound of dark matter and distant planets.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Keith Lockhart conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto and music by Walton (Battle of Britain), William Alwyn (The True Glory), Leighton Lucas (Ice Cold in Alex) and Richard Rodney Bennett (Lady Caroline Lamb), and a second half filled with the Hollywood superheroes and space travellers.
Keith Lockhart conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto and music by Walton (Battle of Britain), William Alwyn (The True Glory), Leighton Lucas (Ice Cold in Alex) and Richard Rodney Bennett (Lady Caroline Lamb), and a second half filled with the Hollywood superheroes and space travellers.
Programme
- interval
- The True Glory – March(3 mins)
- Battle of Britain – excerpts(11 mins)- excerpts
- Lady Caroline Lamb: Elegy for Viola and Orchestra(17 mins)
- Ice Cold in Alex – March(3 mins)
- Warsaw Concerto (from 'Dangerous Moonlight')(10 mins)(from 'Dangerous Moonlight')
Performers
- Lawrence Powerviola
- Valentina Lisitsapiano
- Keith Lockhartconductor
Sun 1 Sep 2013
- 13:00Royal College of Music
Create, explore and play music inspired by today’s Family Prom with a team of professional musicians. Suitable for all the family.
- 16:00Royal Albert Hall
Poet, author and national treasure Michael Rosen spins a story with illustrator Tony Ross, with music by Mussorgsky, Stravinsky and Grieg performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and 160 young singers and orchestral musicians from Liverpool.
Poet, author and national treasure Michael Rosen spins a story with illustrator Tony Ross, with music by Mussorgsky, Stravinsky and Grieg performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and 160 young singers and orchestral musicians from Liverpool.
Programme
- Meet the Orchestra(3 mins)
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine(2 mins)– fanfare for orchestra
- We're Going on a Bear Hunt(8 mins)
- Pirates of the Caribbean (arr. Ian Stephens)(4 mins)
- The Little Mermaid (arr. Ian Stephens)(3 mins)– Under the Sea
- Bachianas Brasileiras No 2(4 mins)
- Evening Prayer(2 mins)
- Pictures at an Exhibition - 10. The Great Gate of Kiev (orch. Ravel)(5 mins)
- interval
- Peer Gynt (In the Hall of the Mountain King)(3 mins)
- Cheryomushki - 12. A Spin Round Moscow(3 mins)
- The Forest(2 mins)
- The Nutcracker, Suite, Op 71a (Russian Dance 'Trepak')(1 mins)
- La bamba (orch. Ian Stephens)(2 mins)
- Conga del fuego nuevo(4 mins)
- Matinées musicales - 2. Nocturne(3 mins)
- The Wand of Youth Suite no. 2 - 6. The Wild Bears(2 mins)
- The Firebird Suite (Finale)(7 mins)
Performers
- Michael Rosenstory-teller
- Tony Rossillustrator
- Angie Newmansign language interpreter
- Liverpool Philharmonic Children's Choirs
- In Harmony Liverpool
- Matthew Cooreyconductor
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Martin Handley talks to Paul Kildea about Britten and his place in 20th-century music.
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten opens Paavo Järvi’s performance with the Orchestre de Paris. Janine Jansen is the soloist in Britten’s Violin Concerto. Berlioz’s Le corsaire overture and Saint-Saëns’s ‘Organ’ Symphony complete a programme of vivid contrasts.
Arvo Pärt’s Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten opens Paavo Järvi’s performance with the Orchestre de Paris. Janine Jansen is the soloist in Britten’s Violin Concerto. Berlioz’s Le corsaire overture and Saint-Saëns’s ‘Organ’ Symphony complete a programme of vivid contrasts.
Programme
- Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten(6 mins)
- Violin Concerto(36 mins)
- interval
- Overture ‘Le corsaire’(10 mins)
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘Organ’(36 mins)
Performers
- Janine Jansenviolin
- Thierry Escaichorgan
- Paavo Järviconductor
