Classical for starters Events
Sun 25 Aug 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Holst’s suite The Planets is one of classical music’s most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius’s The Wood Nymph and a new piece from Finnish-American composer Lara Poe.
Holst’s suite The Planets is one of classical music’s most extraordinary acts of imagination. Student musicians from Helsinki and London unite to perform the work alongside Sibelius’s The Wood Nymph and a new piece from Finnish-American composer Lara Poe.
Programme
- The Wood Nymph(22 mins)
- Laulut maaseudulta (Songs from the Countryside)(18 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- interval
- The Planets(50 mins)
Performers
- Anu Komsisoprano
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Seats from £11 to £54 (plus booking fee)
Sun 8 Sep 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms with Duke Ellington’s jazzed-up take on Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, Stewart Goodyear’s celebration of Caribbean music, Callaloo, and Tchaikovsky’s heartbreaking ‘Pathétique’ Symphony.
Chineke! Orchestra returns to the Proms with Duke Ellington’s jazzed-up take on Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, Stewart Goodyear’s celebration of Caribbean music, Callaloo, and Tchaikovsky’s heartbreaking ‘Pathétique’ Symphony.
Programme
- The Nutcracker Suite(24 mins)arr. Ellington & Strayhorn, arr. and adapted J. Tyzik
- Callaloo – Caribbean Suite for piano and orchestra(28 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(46 mins)
Performers
- Stewart Goodyearpiano
- Andrew Gramsconductor
Composers
Also part ofProms 2024Seats from £11 to £54 (plus booking fee)
Thu 22 Aug 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada present Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in an orchestration by Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Meanwhile Paul Lewis is the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kazuki Yamada present Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in an orchestration by Proms founder-conductor Henry Wood. Meanwhile Paul Lewis is the soloist in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27
Programme
- Mother Goose – suite(16 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major(32 mins)
- interval
- Ludus pro patria – ‘La nuit et l’amour’(6 mins)
- Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Henry Wood)(30 mins)
Performers
- Paul Lewispiano
- Kazuki Yamadaconductor
Also part ofProms 2024
Wed 21 Aug 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony by bringing their unique Orchestral Theatre approach to the iconic work with the help of the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir of Great Britain
Programme
- A musical and dramatic exploration of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9(40 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’(68 mins)
Performers
- Rhiannon Mayactor
- Tom Simperactor/BSL interpreter
- Masabane Cecilia Rangwanashasoprano
- Marta Fontanals-Simmonsmezzo-soprano
- Brenden Gunnelltenor
- Christopher Purvesbaritone
- Nicholas Collonconductor/presenter
- James Bonasdirector
- Matthew Eberhardtdirector
- Jane Mitchelldirector
Composers
Sun 18 Aug 2024
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Tianyi Lu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Puccini’s lyrical Preludio sinfonico, Dukas’s retelling of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tale and a new Cello Concerto by Francisco Coll. Rounding off the evening is Stravinsky’s iconic ballet The Firebird
Tianyi Lu conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Puccini’s lyrical Preludio sinfonico, Dukas’s retelling of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice tale and a new Cello Concerto by Francisco Coll. Rounding off the evening is Stravinsky’s iconic ballet The Firebird
Programme
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto(24 mins)BBC co-commission: UK premiere
- interval
- Preludio sinfonico(12 mins)
- The Firebird – suite (1945 version)(31 mins)
Performers
- Sol Gabettacello
- Tianyi Luconductor
Also part ofProms 2024
Sat 3 Aug 2024
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
In Holst’s 150th-anniversary year, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform his masterpiece The Cloud Messenger. We also hear Elgar’s ever-popular Cello Concerto, with Senja Rummukainen as soloist, and Jonathan Harvey’s Tranquil Abiding
In Holst’s 150th-anniversary year, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform his masterpiece The Cloud Messenger. We also hear Elgar’s ever-popular Cello Concerto, with Senja Rummukainen as soloist, and Jonathan Harvey’s Tranquil Abiding
Programme
- Tranquil Abiding(15 mins)
- Cello Concerto in E minor(31 mins)
- interval
- The Cloud Messenger(43 mins)
Performers
- Jess Dandycontralto
- Senja Rummukainencello
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Also part ofProms 2024
Tue 23 Jul 2024
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Verdi’s Requiem was first performed 150 years ago and given its British premiere at the Royal Albert Hall the following year. Ryan Bancroft leads the BBC NOW and massed singers in a performance of this vivid choral masterpieces.
Verdi’s Requiem was first performed 150 years ago and given its British premiere at the Royal Albert Hall the following year. Ryan Bancroft leads the BBC NOW and massed singers in a performance of this vivid choral masterpieces.
Programme
- Requiem(85 mins)
Performers
- Latonia Mooresoprano
- Karen Cargillmezzo-sporano
- SeokJong Baektenor
- Soloman Howardbass
- Ryan Bancroftconductor
Composers