Event listing: Prom 23: BBC Philharmonic – Jörg Widmann, Schumann, Sibelius and Nielsen | Royal Albert Hall | Mon 1 Aug 2016 at 19:30

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

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Programme

Widmann, Jörg (b. 1973)	Armonica (UK premiere)
Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)	Violin Concerto in D minor
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	The Tempest – Prelude
Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)	Symphony no. 5, Op.50

Performers

Christa Schönfeldinger	Glass harmonica
Teodoro Anzellotti	Accordion
Thomas Zehetmair	Violin
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds	Conductor

John Storgårds conducts a varied programme, opening with the UK premiere of Jörg Widmann’s Armonica and including Schumann’s Violin Concerto and Nielsen’s Symphony No.5.

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Prom 23: Storgårds inspires with Nielsen's Fifth

Oliver Brett, 1st August

The beginning of Prom 23 was utterly surreal. I found myself confronted by sounds I had never heard before in a concert hall.

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