大象传媒

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

The 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus with the First Night of the 2012 Proms. In the year of the London Olympics four British conductors pass the baton in an all-English programme.

Expect proceedings to get off to a bang with Mark-Anthony Turnage's punchy brass and percussion fanfare. After that London itself is celebrated with Elgar's pen portrait of the city at the turn of the 20th century and described by the composer as 'cheerful and Londony'. Yokshireman Frederick Delius was born 150 years ago and will be celebrated throughout the season with some of his major works, tonight it's his setting of Walt Whitman's poem Sea Drift, an exploration of the experience of bereavement through a seabird's loss of his mate. With this year also being Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee it's music with a royal connections that makes up the second half: Michael Tippett's joyous and lyrical Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles and Elgar's Coronation Ode, which brings the concert to a rousing climax.

Tippett: Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles (#)
Elgar: Coronation Ode (1911 version) (*)

Susan Gritton (soprano)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo soprano)
Robert Murray (tenor)
Gerald Finley (bass baritone)
Bryn Terfel (bass baritone)
大象传媒 Symphony Chorus
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
(*) Edward Gardner (conductor)
(+) Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
() Sir Mark Elder (conductor)
(#) Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Monday 16th July at 2pm.