Performances of William Walton at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by William Walton)Sun 20 Jul 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Nicholas McCarthy – the world’s only professional one-handed concert pianist – makes his Proms debut with Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand. Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra join him on stage
Nicholas McCarthy – the world’s only professional one-handed concert pianist – makes his Proms debut with Ravel’s Concerto for the Left Hand. Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra join him on stage
Programme
- Suite for Variety Orchestra(22 mins)arr. Atovmyan
- Piano Concerto for the Left Hand(19 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor(43 mins)
Performers
- Nicholas McCarthypiano
- Mark Wigglesworthconductor
Tue 5 Aug 2025
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain’s land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nil Venditti celebrate Britain’s land- and sea-scapes with works including Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
Programme
- Coronation March ‘Crown Imperial’(6 mins)arr. Tausky
- The Lark Ascending(13 mins)
- Isle of Beauty(3 mins)
- The Evening Star(3 mins)
- Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’(16 mins)
- interval
- Dance Overture(6 mins)
- Bird Songs(10 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- The Rustling of Grass(3 mins)arr. Zoë Birtwhistle
- The Shepherd(4 mins)
- Elegy for Strings(7 mins)
- ‘Enigma’ Variations(31 mins)
Performers
- Liya Petrovaviolin
- Nil Venditticonductor
