Prom 48: Matthias Pintscher and Mendelssohn

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

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Programme

Pintscher, Matthias (b. 1971)	Reflections on Narcissus, for cello and orchestra
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)	A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op.21
Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)	A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61 (Incidental Music)

Performers

Katherine Broderick	Soprano
Clara Mouriz	Mezzo-soprano
Alisa Weilerstein	Cello
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Matthias Pintscher	Conductor
Bijan Sheibani	Director
Finchley Children's Music Group
Mark Benton	Actor
Alex Hassell	Actor
Simon Manyonda	Actor
Sinead Matthews	Actor
Sam Swann	Actor
Michelle Terry	Actor

Alisa Weilerstein joins the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to perform Pintscher’s Reflections on Narcissus for cello and orchestra, before a performance of Mendelssohn’s music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, interspersed with text by Gerard McBurney.

Seats £7.50 to £38 (plus booking fee)

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Pintscher's reflection on Shakespearean metamorphoses

James Imam, 21st August

In a study of shifting form, tonight's dedication to the bard paired Mendelssohn's incidental music to the play with another work inspired by The Metamorphoses: Matthias Pintscher's mesmerising Reflections on Narcissus.

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