Prom 43: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony

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

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Programme

Dove, Jonathan (b. 1959)	We Are One Fire * (BBC commission: world premiere)
Ammann, Dieter (b. 1962)	Piano Concerto: BBC co-commission with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Konzerthaus Wien, Lucerne Festival, Münchner Philharmoniker and Taipei Symphony Orchestra, supported by Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council: (World premiere)
Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)	Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’

Performers

Anu Komsi	Soprano
Hilary Summers	Contralto
Michael Weinius	Tenor
Mika Kares	Bass
Andreas Haefliger	Piano
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo	Conductor
* Neil Ferris	Conductor

Sakari Oramo conducts the annual Proms performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony – Finnish soprano Anu Komsi leads an international cast of soloists. It is paired with two world premieres: a new choral work by Jonathan Dove and a much-anticipated Piano Concerto by Swiss composer Dieter Ammann, performed by his compatriot Andreas Haefliger.

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