Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Kalevi Aho, Sally Beamish, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Richard Blackford, Gavin Bryars, Brett Dean, Dai Fujikura, Wim Henderickx, Colin Matthews, Anthony Payne, John Pickard, David Sawer, Iris ter Schiphorst and Judith Weir | Pictured Within: Birthday Variations for M. C. B. New ‘Enigma’ variations (BBC commission: world premiere) | |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) | Serenade to Music | |
| Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) | Song of Destiny | |
| Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934) | ‘Enigma’ Variations |
Performers
| Nadine Benjamin | Soprano |
| Idunnu Münch | Soprano |
| William Morgan | Tenor |
| David Ireland | Bass |
| English National Opera Chorus | ENO Chorus |
| BBC Singers | |
| BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra | |
| Martyn Brabbins | Conductor |
Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations is the inspiration for a new work commissioned from 14 living composers as a special birthday tribute to conductor Martyn Brabbins, who turns 60 today. Elgar’s original set also features, as do Vaughan Williams’s exquisite Serenade to Music and Brahms’s ‘Little Requiem’, the Song of Destiny.
