Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
Performers
| Sir Mark Elder | Conductor |
| Aldeburgh World Orchestra |
In the second of four appearances
this season (see Proms 1, 36 & 37)
Sir Mark Elder directs an orchestra
of young musicians brought together
from every continent. The
programme begins with Britten’s
Sinfonia da Requiem, both a private
memorial to his parents and a reaction to the
developing menace of war. Next we sample Mahler’s
big-boned lyricism, an idiom Britten particularly
esteemed. The world premiere of a BBC commission
from a young composer to watch is followed
by the iconic work whose unveiling
provoked a scandal for Diaghilev and
his Ballets Russes.
this season (see Proms 1, 36 & 37)
Sir Mark Elder directs an orchestra
of young musicians brought together
from every continent. The
programme begins with Britten’s
Sinfonia da Requiem, both a private
memorial to his parents and a reaction to the
developing menace of war. Next we sample Mahler’s
big-boned lyricism, an idiom Britten particularly
esteemed. The world premiere of a BBC commission
from a young composer to watch is followed
by the iconic work whose unveiling
provoked a scandal for Diaghilev and
his Ballets Russes.
