Prom 71: G贸recki, Vaughan Williams & Tchaikovsky

4 Sep 2013, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Wed 4 Sep 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Prom 71: G贸recki, Vaughan Williams & Tchaikovsky

19:30 Wed 4 Sep 2013 Royal Albert Hall

A series of musical farewells as Osmo V盲nsk盲 conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in Tchaikovsky鈥檚 turbulent 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥� Symphony, G贸recki鈥檚 Symphony of Sorrowful Songs and Anthony Payne鈥檚 orchestration of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Four Last Songs.

Programme

- - Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki
  - Symphony No. 3, 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'(60 mins)
- - interval
- - Ralph Vaughan Williams
  - Four Last Songs (orch. A. Payne)(12 mins)大象传媒 commission: world premiere
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥�(48 mins)

Performers

Ruby Hughes
soprano
soprano
Jennifer Johnston
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Osmo V盲nsk盲
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

A series of farewells as Osmo V盲nsk盲 conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in a programme concluding the season鈥檚 focus on Polish music and premiering Anthony Payne鈥檚 orchestration of Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Four Last Songs.

大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artists Ruby Hughes and Jennifer Johnston are the soloists, Hughes singing the three Polish texts of Henryk G贸recki鈥檚鈥楽ymphony of Sorrowful Songs鈥�, Johnston singing Procris, Menelaus, Tired and Hands, Eyes and Heart in the Vaughan Williams.

Tchaikovsky鈥檚鈥楶ath茅tique鈥� is the penultimate instalment of this summer鈥檚 cycle of his symphonies.

Watch and listen to more music by Tchaikovsky at the Proms.