Prom 50

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Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, Londres, Greater London, SW7 2AP, Royaume-uni

Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de London

Programme

White, John (n. 1936)	Chord-Breaking Machine
Barry, Gerald (n. 1952)	No other people. (UK première)
Rzewski, Frederic (1938-2021)	Piano Concerto (BBC commission, world première)
Feldman, Morton (1926-1987)	Coptic Light

Artistes

Frederic Rzewski	Piano
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Ilan Volkov	Direction

Inspired by ancient textiles seen in the Louvre
Museum, Morton Feldman’s Coptic Light glows
heavily in the air, stopping time. Ilan Volkov directs
the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in this late
masterpiece from the American modernist and
the world premiere of Frederic Rzewski’s Piano
Concerto, with the composer as soloist.
English experimentalist John White’s Chord-Breaking
Machine opens a Late Night Prom of unusual
orchestral textures in which the Irish composer
Gerald Barry’s 2008 work No other people. receives
its UK premiere.Tickets £12 - £16.

Plan

Prom 50: The BBC SSO, Ilan Volkov and Frederic Rzewski premiere Barry and Rzewski

Philip May, 22nd August

As a fan of contemporary music and, indeed, minimalism, I was disappointed to find the programme at Prom 50 underwhelming overall. This was not for lack of trying, however – I wanted to enjoy it. But after allowing the music time to sink in further and my thoughts to settle, my opinions only seemed to have become more resolute.The evening started promisingly.

***11