11/08/2008
Including 大象传媒 Proms 2008: The 大象传媒 SO in works by Messiaen, Stravinsky, Ravel and George Benjamin, who conducts. Plus Chamber Music: Pieces by Couperin and Ravel.
Presented by Ian Skelly.
大象传媒 Proms 2008
British composer George Benjamin conducts the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra in his first orchestral work Ringed by the Flat Horizon, which was dedicated to his teacher Olivier Messiaen. The concert opens with Messiaen's four meditations on religious themes, L'ascension, and returns to France at its close with popular works by Ravel. German violinist Carolin Widmann makes her Proms debut with Stravinsky's neo-Classical violin concerto. Introduced by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.
Carolin Widmann (violin)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
George Benjamin (conductor)
Messiaen: L'ascension
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
George Benjamin: Ringed by the Flat Horizon
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte
Ravel: Bolero
Chamber Music
Couperin: Pieces de clavecin
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin (excerpts)
Alexandre Tharaud (piano).
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- Mon 11 Aug 2008 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3