Prom 52

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

Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de London

Programme

Vir, Param (n. 1952)	Cave of the Luminous Mind (BBC commission, world première)
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Concerto pour violon en ré mineur, Op.47
Bantock, Sir Granville (1868-1946)	Celtic Symphony
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Variations Enigma, Op.36

Artistes

Lisa Batiashvili	Violon
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo	Direction

Dedicated to the late Jonathan
Harvey, Param Vir’s Cave of
Luminous Mind is inspired by the
mindfulness of Tibetan Buddhism
and the story of Buddhist master
Milarepa’s penitential progress
on the Diamond Path. Chief
Conductor and Elgar Medalwinner
Sakari Oramo directs the BBC Symphony
Orchestra in the world premiere of Vir’s work,
Elgar’s ‘Enigma’ Variations and Granville Bantock’s
1940 Celtic Symphony for strings and six harps.
Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili plays Sibelius’s
exhilarating Violin Concerto, a work she recorded
in 2008 to rave reviews.

Tickets £7.50 - £36.

Plan

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Music of life: Kazuki Yamada on Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Bachtrack, 15th January

The chief conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra discusses his love and fascination for Elgar’s deeply personal work – and his experiences performing it for the first time.

Nordic twin peaks: the violin concertos of Nielsen and Sibelius

Kevin W Ng, 28th January

An analysis of the Violin Concertos by Jean Sibelius and Carl Nielsen as we celebrate their 150th anniversaries.

Prom 52: BBC Symphony Orchestra and Lisa Batiashvili are as good as it gets

Andy Stern, 21st August

In what was only his second Prom as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo led this fine orchestra on a journey through two of the best-known pieces of the 20th century. However, the first piece to be played was the BBC-commissioned work by Param Vir, Cave of Luminous Mind.

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