Prom 49: Chopin & Tchaikovsky

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

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Programme

Zubel, Agata (b. 1978)	Fireworks (UK première)
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, Op.21
Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849)	Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major, "Heroic," Op.53
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893)	Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op.64
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	La Damnation de Faust, Op.24: Rákóczy March

Performers

Seong-Jin Cho	Piano
European Union Youth Orchestra
Gianandrea Noseda	Conductor

Winner of the 2015 International Chopin Competition, Seong-Jin Cho makes his Proms debut as soloist in Chopin’s lyrical and much-loved Second Piano Concerto. The Polish theme that begins in the mazurkas that swirl through the concerto continues with the UK premiere of Agata Zubel’s Fireworks, a celebration of freedom and of the present moment, written to mark the 100th anniversary of Polish independence. In the second half, Gianandrea Noseda and the European Union Youth Orchestra turn up the intensity with one of the great Romantic symphonies, Tchaikovsky’s stirring Fifth.

Tickets £7.50 - £41

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Eloquence and elegance from the EUYO, Noseda and Cho

Alexander Hall, 20th August

The European Union Youth Orchestra confirms its exceptional quality in Zubel and Tchaikovsky. In Chopin, Seong-Jin Cho shows why he is a rising star of distinction.

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