Proms 2012
Proms 2012 Calendar
By Date
Tue 24 Jul 2012
- 17:15Royal College of Music
Ed Stourton, presenter of 大象传媒 Radio 4鈥檚 Sunday, is joined by a panel of guests to explore the influence on contemporary Arabic literature of the social and political uprisings of the 鈥楢rab Spring鈥�.
Also part ofProms Plus
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Two more Beethoven symphonies frame Boulez鈥檚 Anth猫mes, for violin and electronics, under Daniel Barenboim鈥檚 baton.
Two more Beethoven symphonies frame Boulez鈥檚 Anth猫mes, for violin and electronics, under Daniel Barenboim鈥檚 baton.
Programme
- Symphony No 8 in F major(25 mins)
- Anth猫mes 2(25 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 7 in A major(35 mins)
Performers
- Michael Barenboimviolin
- IRCAMlive electronics
- Daniel Barenboimconductor
Composers
- 22:00Royal Albert Hall
An eclectic late night featuring the ever crusading Kronos Quartet, with influences from the USA, Syria, the Balkans and Scandinavia.
An eclectic late night featuring the ever crusading Kronos Quartet, with influences from the USA, Syria, the Balkans and Scandinavia.
Programme
- I'll Prevent the Hunters from Hunting You (La sidounak sayyada) (arr. Jacob Garchik)(4 mins)UK premiere
- String Quartet No. 4(12 mins)
- String Quartet No. 4, 'Amazing Grace'(11 mins)
- The Golden Age of the Radiophonic Workshop (Fibre-Optic Flowers)(10 mins)大象传媒 commission: world premiere
- Tusen tankar (A Thousand Thoughts) transcr. Ljova, arr. Kronos Quartet(5 mins)
- 鈥� hold me, neighbor, in this storm 鈥�(22 mins)
- Death is the Road to Awe(9 mins)Encore
Performers
