Work: Concerto Grosso for three cellos

Penderecki's haunting Concerto Grosso for Three Cellos, a first for the National Symphony Orchestra. 

Concert programmes at the Proms often lean toward music of significant scale and heft. The requirement to fill the huge Royal Albert Hall, as well as capturing listeners’ attentions across the airwaves and in many different countries, means that huge expeditions, such as this year’s Ring cycle, are a perfect fit for the festival. Prom 44 was massive too, in its own way.