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30/07/2008

Presented by Jonathan Swain. With 成人快手 Proms 2008: Saturday's Prom, with works by Mussorgsky, Ades, Prokofiev and Borodin. Plus Chamber Music: Brahms: Piano Quartet, Op 60.

Presented by Jonathan Swain.

成人快手 Proms 2008:

Another chance to hear a Prom in which bass John Tomlinson joins the City of Birmingham Chorus and Symphony Orchestra in scenes from Boris Godunov and composer Thomas Ades conducts his recent work which explores the idea of 'the ship of the world'. Also on the bill is Prokofiev's fiery first Piano Concerto with soloist Louis Lortie as well as two of the most popular Russian works in the orchestra repertoire.

Anna Dennis (mezzo-soprano)
John Tomlinson (bass)
Louis Lortie (piano)
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Ades (conductor)

Mussorgsky, rev. Shebalin: A Night on the Bare Mountain
Mussorgsky: Coronation Scene; Boris's Monologue; Death Scene (Boris Godunov)
Ades: Tevot
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 1
Borodin: Polovtsian Dances

Plus Chamber Music:

Brahms: Piano Quartet, Op 60
Johannes Flieder (viola)
Vienna Piano Trio.

3 hours

Last on

Wed 30 Jul 2008 14:00

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  • Wed 30 Jul 2008 14:00