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Proms 2024
5 Aug 2024, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2024 Prom 23: Grosvenor plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto

Prom 23
Prom 23: Grosvenor plays Busoni’s Piano Concerto
19:30 Mon 5 Aug 2024 Royal Albert Hall
British star pianist Benjamin Grosvenor tackles Ferruccio Busoni’s gargantuan Piano Concerto with Edward Gardner and his London Philharmonic Orchestra, after the snap, crackle and pop of Rachmaninov’s riveting Symphonic Dances
British star pianist Benjamin Grosvenor tackles Ferruccio Busoni’s gargantuan Piano Concerto with Edward Gardner and his London Philharmonic Orchestra, after the snap, crackle and pop of Rachmaninov’s riveting Symphonic Dances

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Ready for something completely different? Marking the centenary of the composer’s death, Ferruccio Busoni’s gargantuan Piano Concerto is perhaps better described as a symphony in five movements, capped by a male chorus. Woven through Busoni’s bizarrely wonderful and utterly engrossing score is one of the most challenging piano parts ever committed to paper – tackled tonight by British star pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. Before it, Edward Gardner and his London Philharmonic forces whet the appetite with the snap, crackle and pop of Rachmaninov’s riveting Symphonic Dances.

Broadcast live on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3

Benjamin Grosvenor © Andrej Grilc

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