Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) | Toward the Unknown Region | |
| Turnage, Mark-Anthony (b. 1960) | Frieze (BBC co-commission with the Royal Philharmonic Society and the New York Philharmonic, world première) | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125 |
Performers
| Ailish Tynan | Soprano |
| Jennifer Johnston | Mezzo-soprano |
| Toby Spence | Tenor |
| Gerald Finley | Baritone |
| Codetta | |
| Irish Youth Chamber Choir | |
| National Youth Choir of Great Britain | |
| National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain | |
| Vasily Petrenko | Conductor |
Tickets will be available from 28th June.The first ever free main-evening Prom celebrates
the bicentenary of the Royal Philharmonic Society
with a new work by Mark-Anthony Turnage and
a performance of the society’s most famous
commission for choir and orchestra, Beethoven’s
boundary-breaking ‘Choral’ Symphony, with youth
choirs from the UK and Ireland, including from
Derry-Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013.
the bicentenary of the Royal Philharmonic Society
with a new work by Mark-Anthony Turnage and
a performance of the society’s most famous
commission for choir and orchestra, Beethoven’s
boundary-breaking ‘Choral’ Symphony, with youth
choirs from the UK and Ireland, including from
Derry-Londonderry, UK City of Culture 2013.
