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Turnage, Barber, Sibelius - Part 2

Episode 2 of 2

From the Royal Albert Hall. The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra's Prom with principal guest conductor David Robertson concludes with a performance of Sibelius's Symphony No 2 in D.

大象传媒 PROMS 2010

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Andrew McGregor

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor, David Robertson, conducts two enduring works by composers who fashioned a new aesthetic out of Romantic roots, and the world premiere of a new commission in his 50th-birthday year from jazz-inspired Mark-Anthony Turnage, who has resolved not to write 'an old man's piece'!

The expansive melodies and edgy pace of centenary composer Samuel Barber are at their most powerful in the Violin Concerto, played here by Israeli-American virtuoso Gil Shaham. Sibelius's Second Symphony traces a path from terse drama to great affirmation.

Sibelius: Symphony No.2 in D major

Gil Shaham, violin
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson, conductor

This Prom is repeated on Wednesday 8th September at 2.00pm.

1 hour, 10 minutes

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Thu 26 Aug 2010 20:05

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