Event listing: Prom 4: Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 | Royal Albert Hall | Sun 19 Jul 2015 at 19:30

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

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Programme

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43: Overture
Woolrich, John (b. 1954)	Falling Down (London Première)
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125

Performers

Margaret Cookhorn	Bassoon
Lucy Crowe	Soprano
Gerhild Romberger	Mezzo-soprano
Pavel Černoch	Tenor
Kostas Smoriginas	Bass-baritone
CBSO Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons	Conductor

Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony is a celebration of human endeavour, as is his ballet score The Creatures of Prometheus. Latvian Andris Nelsons is reunited with the CBSO, having ended his Music Directorship on a high in June. (He returns in Proms 49 and 51 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra). John Woolrich’s dark, sardonic contra-bassoon concerto was written for the CBSO’s own contra-bassoonist Margaret Cookhorn.

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