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Sat 11 Aug 2012

• 14:00

  Proms Plus Sing

  Royal College of Music

  Sing extracts from Berlioz’s extraordinary Requiem with Mary King. Ideal for enthusiastic amateurs aged 16-plus.

  Also part of

  For singers Proms Plus

  
• 15:00

  Proms Saturday Matinee 3: Britten Sinfonia

  Cadogan Hall

  Four British works from the past 45 years – by Birtwistle, Elias, Ferneyhough and Finnissy – performed by the Britten Sinfonia.

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  Four British works from the past 45 years – by Birtwistle, Elias, Ferneyhough and Finnissy – performed by the Britten Sinfonia.

  Programme

  • • • Michael Finnissy
      • Piano Concerto No. 2(13 mins)UK premiere
    • • Brian Ferneyhough
      • Prometheus(23 mins)
    • • Harrison Birtwistle
      • Gigue Machine(12 mins)UK premiere
    • • Brian Elias
      • Electra Mourns(17 mins)world premiere

  Performers

  • Nicolas Hodges

    piano
    piano
  • Susan Bickley

    mezzo-soprano
    mezzo-soprano
  • Nicholas Daniel

    cor anglais
    cor anglais
  • Britten Sinfonia
  • Clark Rundell

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Michael Finnissy
  • Brian Ferneyhough
  • Harrison Birtwistle
  • Brian Elias

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  Also part of

  Piano and organ Cadogan Hall concerts Proms Chamber Music & Saturday Matinees
• 17:45

  Proms Plus Intro

  Royal College of Music

  Rachael Leach and musicians from the ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales give a musical insight into Berlioz’s Requiem.

  Also part of

  Proms Plus

  
• 19:30

  Prom 39: Berlioz – Requiem

  Royal Albert Hall

  Berlioz’s grand Requiem makes full use of the Royal Albert Hall’s cavernous space, featuring massed choirs and tenor Toby Spence.

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  Berlioz’s grand Requiem makes full use of the Royal Albert Hall’s cavernous space, featuring massed choirs and tenor Toby Spence.

  Programme

  • • • Hector Berlioz
      • Requiem (Grande messe des morts)(83 mins)

  Performers

  • Thierry Fischer

    conductor
    conductor
  • Toby Spence

    tenor
    tenor
  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales
  • Huddersfield Choral Society
  • London Symphony Chorus
  • ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales

  Composers

  • Hector Berlioz

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  Also part of

  Choral music and opera

  
• 22:00

  Proms Plus Late

  Royal College of Music

  Informal post-Prom music and poetry from emerging young talent.

  Also part of

  For poets Late Night Proms Proms Plus