Bachtrack logo

Prom 56: A spectacular Rite and two world premières from Andrew Litton and the Bergen Philharmonic

Loading, please wait...
See full listing
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 27 August 2015
Matre, PreSage (World Première of this version)
Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Firsova, Bergen's Bonfire (World Première)
Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring)
Grieg, Peer Gynt: Åse's Death
Prokofiev, Scythian Suite, Op.20 (Dance Of The Pagan Monster)
Alina Ibragimova, Violin
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, Conductor
Echo of a silent scream: Asle and Alida premieres in Bergen
***11
Rachmaninov to remember from the Bergen Philharmonic in Antwerp
***11
Salome stoked to red heat by Byström and the Bergen Philharmonic
*****
Edward Gardner conducts a sharp La clemenza di Tito live from Bergen
****1
Together at last: Víkingur Ólafsson finally plays Grieg in Bergen
****1
Bergen Philharmonic’s Close up – at a distance ends on an upbeat note
****1
More reviews...
Related articles
Loading image...
Elim Chan: from Sorcerer’s Apprentice to Proms Queen and beyond
Loading image...
Time magician: Jonathan Nott and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande explore The Rite of Spring
Loading image...
Bryce Dessner in Prague: new landscapes in a living tradition
Loading image...
From the first bar: Bomsori journeys with Seoul Philharmonic to Carnegie Hall
Kathryn Wareham