Prom 40: Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Ad猫s

15 Aug 2016, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Mon 15 Aug 2016 Next Event

Proms 2016 Prom 40

19:30 Mon 15 Aug 2016 Royal Albert Hall

Thomas Ad猫s conducts his own Lieux retrouv茅s alongside Prokofiev鈥檚鈥楥lassical鈥� Symphony, Francisco Coll鈥檚 Four Iberian miniatures and Beethoven鈥檚 Symphony No.8.

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Proms interval talk: An Introduction to Beethoven's Eighth Symphony

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Programme

- - Ludwig van Beethoven
  - Symphony No 8 in F major(26 mins)
- - Francisco Coll
  - Four Iberian Miniatures(12 mins)London premiere
- - interval
- - Thomas Ad猫s
  - Lieux retrouv茅s(15 mins)UK premiere of version with orchestra
- - Sergey Prokofiev
  - Symphony No 1 in D major, 'Classical'(15 mins)

Performers

Augustin Hadelich
violin
violin
Steven Isserlis
cello
cello
Britten Sinfonia
Thomas Ad猫s
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

Thomas Ad猫s鈥檚 Lieux retrouv茅s was inspired by the cello鈥檚鈥榟aunting sense of time and place鈥�. Here, Steven Isserlis performs it in its new cello-and-orchestra guise. Francisco Coll鈥檚 piquant Iberian miniatures contrast with 鈥楥lassical鈥� symphonies by Prokofiev and Beethoven.

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