Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Festival: BBC Proms
Dates/times in London time zone
| Wednesday 12 August 2026 | 19:00 |
Programme
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony no. 7 in A major, Op.92 | |
| Ortiz, Gabriela (b. 1964) | Revolución diamantina (UK premiere) |
Performers
| Los Angeles Master Chorale (upper voices) | |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic | |
| Gustavo Dudamel | Conductor |
In the second of their two Proms, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its Music Director Gustavo Dudamel again pair a Beethoven symphony with a contemporary ballet. The obsessive, often wild rhythms of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 – famously described by Wagner as ‘the apotheosis of the dance’ – meet the politically charged pulse of Gabriela Ortiz’s Revolución diamantina: music ‘full of visceral primeval rhythms and mysterious, soulful sound-worlds’. Taking Mexico’s 2019 Glitter Revolution as its starting point, this groove-driven, urgent score – ‘a ritual in motion’ – roars against female oppression in music of fierce, hypnotic beauty.
Seats from £19.34 to £71.36 (including booking fee*)
