Prom 70

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

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Programme

Mazzoli, Missy (b. 1980)	Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) (Europe premiere of orch. version)
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945)	Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, Sz 95
Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904)	Symphony no. 8 in G major, Op.88

Performers

Jeremy Denk	Piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis	Conductor

Following her recent UK debut, American conductor Karina Canellakis now makes her rst visit to the Proms, joining the BBC Symphony Orchestra and fellow American Jeremy Denk for Bartók’s ferociously brilliant Second Piano Concerto. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, by contrast, is a work of genial lyricism. ‘Melodies simply pour out of me,’ wrote the composer, and the result is a pastoral symphony in all but name. The concert opens with the European premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s mesmeric Sinfonia – music ‘in the shape of the solar system’ that weaves and coils itself in a sequence of pulsing loops.

Tickets £7.50 - £40.

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American talent on display with the BBCSO

Nahoko Gotoh, 5th September

Prom 70, the last concert for the BBC Symphony Orchestra prior to the Last Night festivities, featured three talented Americans: composer Missy Mazzoli, pianist Jeremy Denk and conductor Karina Canellakis.

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