大象传媒

Sun 12 Aug 2018

• 14:15

  Proms Plus Talk

  Imperial College Union

  Historians Saul David and Laura Rowe talk about the causes and effects of the First World War and the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, ahead of a performance of the Lament written by Frank Bridge as a memorial.

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• 14:15

  Proms Family Workshop

  Imperial College Union

  Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to this evening's Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!

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• 16:00

  Prom 40: Joshua Bell & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields

  Royal Albert Hall

  A concert from Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields includes Mendelssohn鈥檚 charming A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream overture and Beethoven鈥檚 graceful Fourth Symphony. Bell himself is the soloist in Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 Third Violin Concerto.

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  A concert from Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields includes Mendelssohn鈥檚 charming A Midsummer Night鈥檚 Dream overture and Beethoven鈥檚 graceful Fourth Symphony. Bell himself is the soloist in Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 Third Violin Concerto.

  Programme

  • • • Felix Mendelssohn
      • A Midsummer Night's Dream 鈥� overture(12 mins)
    • • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
      • Violin Concerto No 3 in B minor(29 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Frank Bridge
      • Lament(5 mins)
    • • Ludwig van Beethoven
      • Symphony No. 4 in B flat major(34 mins)

  Performers

  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Joshua Bell

    director/violinviolin/director
    director/violinviolin/director

  Composers

  • Felix Mendelssohn
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
  • Frank Bridge
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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• 18:15

  Proms Plus Talk

  Imperial College Union

  Musicologist Kate Kennedy introduces Vaughan Williams鈥檚 1936 Cantata.

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• 20:00

  Prom 41: Edward Gardner conducts Elgar & Vaughan Williams

  Royal Albert Hall

  The conflict of war runs through this concert by Edward Gardner and the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Vaughan Williams鈥檚 beautiful cantata Dona nobis pacem and Lili Boulanger鈥檚 Pour les funerailles d鈥檜n soldat frame Elgar鈥檚 elegiac Cello Concerto.

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  The conflict of war runs through this concert by Edward Gardner and the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Vaughan Williams鈥檚 beautiful cantata Dona nobis pacem and Lili Boulanger鈥檚 Pour les funerailles d鈥檜n soldat frame Elgar鈥檚 elegiac Cello Concerto.

  Programme

  • • • Lili Boulanger
      • Pour les fun茅railles d'un soldat(9 mins)
    • • Edward Elgar
      • Cello Concerto in E minor(28 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Ralph Vaughan Williams
      • Dona nobis pacem(36 mins)

  Performers

  • Sophie Bevan

    soprano
    soprano
  • Neal Davies

    bass-baritone
    bass-baritone
  • Alexandre Duhamel

    baritone
    baritone
  • Jean鈥怗uihen Queyras

    cello
    cello
  • 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus
  • 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
  • Edward Gardner

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Lili Boulanger
  • Edward Elgar
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

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