Prom 27: Naresh Sohal, Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky

2 Aug 2013, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Fri 2 Aug 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Prom 27: Naresh Sohal, Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky

19:30 Fri 2 Aug 2013 Royal Albert Hall

Peter Oundijan conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Nikolai Lugansky in Rachmaninov鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 3, Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Fifth Symphony and the world premiere of Naresh Sohal鈥檚 brand-new The Cosmic Dance, a celebration of ancient mythology and mathematical theory.

Performances & Interviews

01:09

Naresh Sohal: The Cosmic Dance - Preview Clip

Listen to an excerpt from Naresh Sohal's The Cosmic Dance.

Nov '13大象传媒 Radio 3

Programme

- - Naresh Sohal
  - The Cosmic Dance(45 mins)大象传媒 commission: world premiere
- - interval
- - Sergey Rachmaninov
  - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor(41 mins)
- - interval
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Symphony No. 5 in E minor(45 mins)

Performers

Nikolai Lugansky
piano
piano
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (pre-1950, Scottish Orchestra; 1950-91, Scottish National Orchestra)
Peter Oundjian
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

The Proms Tchaikovsky symphony cycle continues with the musky melancholy of the Fifth as conductor Peter Oundjian makes his Proms debut. Nikolai Lugansky is the soloist in Rachmaninov鈥檚 Third Piano Concerto, notorious for its technical demands yet based around melodic ideas of great simplicity.

Punjabi-born British composer Naresh Sohal鈥檚 second Proms commission, The Cosmic Dance, examines the idea of creation as interpreted in two very different disciplines: mathematical theory and the ancient texts of the Upanishads and the Rig Veda.

Watch and listen to more piano concertos at the Proms.

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