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24 Jul 2023, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2023 Prom 13: Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ Symphony

Prom 13
Prom 13: Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ Symphony
19:30 Mon 24 Jul 2023 Royal Albert Hall
Ilan Volkov and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ Symphony and a world premiere by American composer Catherine Lamb.
Ilan Volkov and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ Symphony and a world premiere by American composer Catherine Lamb.

Programme

      • Portions Transparent/Opaque(36 mins)´óÏó´«Ã½ commission: world premiere (Portions 2 & 3)
        • interval
        • Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(46 mins)

    About This Event

    Ilan Volkov and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra pair a classic 19th-century symphony with the world premiere of a newly completed orchestral triptych. Premiered just days before the composer’s sudden death, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Pathétique’ Symphony, with its evocative subtitle, is entangled with its author’s own struggles and emotions. Its passionate outpourings meet the intricate play of proportion, density and energy in American composer Catherine Lamb’s mesmerising Portions Transparent/Opaque – a trio of movements inspired by colour theory that move gradually from sonic expansion to collapse.

    Image: Ilan Volkov © Astrid Ackermann