Prom 1: First Night of the Proms

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Weir, Judith (b. 1954)	Stars, Night, Music and Light (BBC commission: world première)
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)	Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S 125
Janáček, Leoš (1854-1928)	Glagolitic Mass

Performers

Benjamin Grosvenor	Piano
Hibla Gerzmava	Soprano
Dagmar Pecková	Mezzo-soprano
Stefan Vinke	Tenor
Jan Martiník	Bass
David Goode	Organ
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek	Conductor

New British music, Brahms, Liszt and a lavish choral work blaze a trail for some of 2011’s Proms musical strands. Benjamin Grosvenor makes his Proms debut, and there’s Janáček’s extraordinary celebration of Slavic culture, the Glagolitic Mass.

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Wild, furious, eternal: Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass

Bachtrack, 15th July

One of Janáček’s greatest works, the Glagolitic Mass sets Old Church Slavonic in the composer’s inimitable melodic style. Organist Daniela Kosinová talks about this unique piece – and its fearsome organ solo.

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