First Night of the Proms 2024
18:30
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Royal Albert Hall
Programme
- Music for the Royal Fireworks – overture(10 mins)arr. Mackerras
- Psalm 150(9 mins)
- Piano Concerto in A minor(21 mins)
- interval
- Hallelujah Sim.(7 mins)(BBC commission: world premiere)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(31 mins)
Performers
- Sophie Bevansoprano
- Isata Kanneh‐Masonpiano
- Elim Chanconductor
About This Event
Beethoven railed against fate in his Symphony No. 5, capturing ideals of fortitude, defiance and bravery in an instant. In her First Night debut, conductor Elim Chan places Beethoven’s compelling score at the heart of a celebration that includes fireworks, jubilation and romance. The last comes with Clara Schumann’s tender and virtuosic Piano Concerto – performed by a pianist who has championed it tirelessly: Isata Kanneh-Mason, the eldest of the remarkable musical Kanneh-Mason siblings.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3
Broadcast on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer tonight
Image: Elim Chan © Simon Pauly
