Prom 2: Mozart, Ravel and Fauré

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

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Programme

Fauré, Gabriel (1845-1924)	Pavane in F sharp minor, Op.50
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Piano Concerto no. 27 in B flat major, K595
Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897)	Intermezzo in E flat major, Op.117 no.1
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Daphnis and Chloé

Performers

Francesco Piemontesi	Piano
BBC Symphony Chorus
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu	Conductor

An evening of French music from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra opens with Fauré’s serene, gently pulsing Pavane, elegantly recalling the French court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries. Ravel reaches even further back in time in his mythological Daphnis and Chloe, written for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, and set in a pastoral Greek-island idyll. At the centre of the concert is Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 – the composer’s final piano concerto, and a work of unusually introspective lyricism. Swiss-born Francesco Piemontesi, a former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, is the soloist.

Tickets £7.50 - £41.

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Prom 2: Poise and restraint from Alain Altinoglu and the RPO

David Truslove, 16th July

Polished but ultimately tepid performances that kept the emotional temperature under wraps despite some fine individual playing and singing.

***11

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