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Thu 16 Aug 2018

• 17:15

  Proms Plus Talk

  Imperial College Union

  Martin Handley explores the life of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, with David Nice introducing his favourite recordings of the Orchestra with its founder, Ernest Ansermet.

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• 19:00

  Prom 45: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Jonathan Nott

  Royal Albert Hall

  Geneva’s Orchestre de la Suisse Romande celebrates its 100th anniversary with its Proms debut. Renaud Capuçon is the soloist in Ravel’s Second Violin Sonata. Stravinsky’s colourful ballet Petrushka and Debussy’s Jeux complete this colourful programme.

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  Geneva’s Orchestre de la Suisse Romande celebrates its 100th anniversary with its Proms debut. Renaud Capuçon is the soloist in Ravel’s Second Violin Sonata. Stravinsky’s colourful ballet Petrushka and Debussy’s Jeux complete this colourful programme.

  Programme

  • • • Claude Debussy
      • Jeux(19 mins)
    • • Maurice Ravel
      • Violin Sonata in G major (orch. Yan Maresz)(19 mins)UK premiere of this orchestration
    • • interval
    • • Igor Stravinsky
      • Petrushka (1911 version)(34 mins)

  Performers

  • Renaud Capuçon

    violin
    violin
  • Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
  • Jonathan Nott

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Claude Debussy
  • Maurice Ravel
  • Igor Stravinsky

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• 22:15

  Prom 46: Benjamin Grosvenor & National Youth Jazz Orchestra

  Royal Albert Hall

  Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin’s intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue – an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin’s intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue – an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.

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  Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin’s intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue – an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK’s National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin’s intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue – an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.

  Programme

  • • • Laura Jurd
      • The Earth Keeps SpinningWorld premiere
    • • George Gershwin
      • Rhapsody in Blue (original version with jazz band, arr. Grofé)
    • • Leonard Bernstein
      • Stan Kenton's West Side Story(40 mins)arr. Johnny Richards (UK Premiere)

  Performers

  • Benjamin Grosvenor

    piano
    piano
  • National Youth Jazz Orchestra
  • Guy Barker

    conductor
    conductor
  • Mark Armstrong

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Laura Jurd
  • George Gershwin
  • Leonard Bernstein

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