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Wed 23 Aug 2017

• 17:45

  Proms Extra: Reading

  Imperial College Union

  Sarah Dillon introduces readings about arriving in the USA - from Francis Spufford's recreation of 18th century New York in Golden Hill, to Kafka's first impressions of the States - she'll explore the wonder and excitement of encountering the New World.

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• 19:30

  Prom 52: Beyond the Score®: Dvořák’s New World Symphony

  Royal Albert Hall

  Presenter Gerard McBurney takes you ‘Beyond the Score®’ in a multimedia concert that explores the history of Dvořák’s enduringly popular ‘New World’ Symphony. Afterwards, Sir Mark Elder and the Halle give a complete performance of the work.

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  Presenter Gerard McBurney takes you ‘Beyond the Score®’ in a multimedia concert that explores the history of Dvořák’s enduringly popular ‘New World’ Symphony. Afterwards, Sir Mark Elder and the Halle give a complete performance of the work.

  Programme

  • • • Antonín Dvořák
      • Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’

  Performers

  • Hallé Orchestra
  • Sir Mark Elder

    conductor
    conductor
  • Gerard McBurney

    creative director
    creative director
  • Mike Tutaj

    projection design
    projection design
  • Toby Jones

    actor
    actor
  • Henry Goodman

    actor
    actor
  • Rodney Earl Clarke

    bass-baritone
    bass-baritone
  • Tamzin Griffin

    actor
    actor
  • Robert Pickavance

    actor
    actor
  • Jonathan Scott

    piano
    piano

  Composers

  • Antonín Dvořák

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