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04/09/2008

With Penny Gore. Including 成人快手 Proms 2008: The Philharmonia Orchestra under Susanna Malkki in works including Eotvos' violin concerto Seven. Plus Chamber Music: Watkins; Britten.

Presented by Penny Gore.

成人快手 Proms 2008

A concert featuring Susanna Malkki conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra in five works including the UK premiere of Peter Eotvos' violin concerto Seven, written to commemorate the seven astronauts who lost their lives in the Columbia space shuttle tragedy in 2003.

The programme also includes Debussy's Prelude a L'apres-midi d'un faune, Vaughan Williams's The Lark Ascending and two works by Vaughan Williams's teacher Ravel - the song cycle Scheherezade, featuring mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, and the second suite from the ballet Daphnis et Chloe. Introduced by Christopher Cook.

Akiko Suwanai (violin)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Susanna Malkki (conductor)

Debussy: Prelude a L'apres-midi d'un faune
Peter Eotvos: Seven (violin concerto) (UK premiere)
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Ravel: Scheherazade
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe Suite No 2

Plus Chamber Music

Huw Watkins: Partita
Alina Ibragimova (violin)

Britten: Winter Words, Op 52
Robert Murray (tenor)
Malcolm Martineau (piano).

2 hours, 45 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Sep 2008 14:15

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Sep 2008 14:15