Prom 4: Beethoven 鈥� Symphony No. 9

19 Jul 2015, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sun 19 Jul 2015 Next Event

Proms 2015 Prom 4: Beethoven 鈥� Symphony No. 9

19:30 Sun 19 Jul 2015 Royal Albert Hall

Beethoven鈥檚鈥楥horal鈥� Symphony returns to the Proms in the hands of Andris Nelsons and the massed forces of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the CBSO Chorus. Selected pieces will be broadcast on 大象传媒 Four on Sunday 19 July.

Programme

- - Ludwig van Beethoven
  - The Creatures of Prometheus(5 mins)overture
- - John Woolrich
  - Falling Down(15 mins)London premiere
- - interval
- - Ludwig van Beethoven
  - Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 鈥楥horal鈥�(68 mins)

Performers

Margaret Cookhorn
contra-bassoon
contra-bassoon
Lucy Crowe
soprano
soprano
Gerhild Romberger
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Pavel 膶ernoch
tenor
tenor
Kostas Smoriginas
bass-baritone
bass-baritone
CBSO Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

Beethoven鈥檚鈥楥horal鈥� Symphony is a celebration of human endeavour, as is his ballet score The Creatures of Prometheus. Andris Nelsons gives his final concert as Music Director of the CBSO before returning (see Proms 49 and 51) with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, of which became Music Director last season. John Woolrich鈥檚 dark, sardonic contra-bassoon concerto was written for the CBSO鈥檚 own contra-bassoonist Margaret Cookhorn.

Dmytro Popov, the advertised tenor, has had to withdraw. The 大象传媒 Proms is very grateful to Pavel 膶ernoch for taking his place at short notice.