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Varese, Muhly

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Prom featuring soloists and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain under Vasily Petrenko. Varese: Tuning Up. Nico Muhly: Gait (大象传媒 commission).

Live from the Royal Albert Hall

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

One of the highlights of this year's celebration of youth at the 大象传媒 Proms is this evening's appearance by the talented National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain as they scale the heights in Messiaen's Turangal卯la Symphony, an ecstatic song of love.

The huge orchestral forces and soaring solos for the ondes martenot in Messiaen's Tristan-inspired symphony will surely fill the Royal Albert Hall with glorious sounds. Messiaen's twentieth century classic is framed by a 大象传媒 commission from one of America's rising talents and Anna Meredith's acclaimed tour de force of clapping, stamping, singing and body percussion, first performed earlier this year by NYO members and commissioned for the PRS for Music Foundation's New Music 20x12 programme as part of the Cultural Olympiad.

Var猫se: Tuning Up
Nico Muhly: Gait - 大象传媒 Commission, London Premiere

Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot)
Joanna MacGregor (piano)
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Tuesday 14th August at 2pm.

2 hours, 45 minutes

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Sat 4 Aug 2012 19:30

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