Prom 10: Ten Pieces I

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

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Performers

Naomi Wilkinson	presenter
Lemn Sissay	presenter
DJ Mr Switch	Turntables
Matilda Lloyd	Trumpet
Esther Yoo	Violin
Wayne Marshall	Organ
Ten Pieces Choir
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhan	Conductor

Naomi Wilkinson presents a lively Prom to introduce younger listeners to some of the greatest classical music – including Wagner’s ‘Ride of the Valkyries’, music from Bizet’s Carmen and Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending.

Seats £18 to £68 (plus booking fee)

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Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750)	Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565
Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)	West Side Story: Mambo
Bizet, Georges (1838-1875)	Habanera and Toreador Song from Carmen
Clyne, Anna (b. 1980)	Night Ferry
Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)	Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob VIIe:1
Prokofiev, Gabriel	Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra – 5th movement (5th movement)
Shostakovich, Dmitri (1906-1975)	Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93: 2nd movement (2nd movement)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	The Lark Ascending
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)	Dies irae and Tuba mirum from Requiem
Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)	Requiem: Tuba mirum
Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)	Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries