Prom 40: Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Adès

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

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Programme

Prokofiev, Sergei (1891-1953)	Symphony no. 1 in D major "Classical", Op.25
Coll, Francisco (b. 1985)	Four Iberian Miniatures (London premiere)
Adès, Thomas (b. 1971)	Lieux retrouvés (UK premiere)
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Symphony no. 8 in F major, Op.93

Performers

Augustin Hadelich	Violin
Steven Isserlis	Cello
Britten Sinfonia
Thomas Adès	Conductor

Thomas Adès conducts his own Lieux retrouvés alongside Prokofiev’s ‘Classical’ Symphony, Francisco Coll’s Four Iberian miniatures and Beethoven’s Symphony No.8.

Seats £7.50 to £38 (plus booking fee)

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Thomas Adès: Mixing the new with the old

Mark Thomas, 15th August

Evocative new works by Adès and Coll were performed thrillingly and provocatively by the Britten Sinfonia as they brought fizz and clarity to Beethoven's eighth and Prokofiev's "Classical" Symphony.

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