大象传媒

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

The 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and Thierry Fischer live at the 大象传媒 Proms with music by Ravel, Durufl茅's Requiem and a new flute concerto from Simon Holt for Emmanuel Pahud.

Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Simon Holt: Morpheus Wakes (大象传媒 commision: world premiere)
Ravel: La valse

8.15pm Interval

8.35pm
Durufl茅: Requiem

Ruby Hughes (soprano)
Gerald Finley (baritone)
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
大象传媒 National Chorus of Wales
National Youth Choir of Wales
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer (conductor)

Ravel's La Valse turns the Viennese waltz into a darkly tinged rhapsody, while his Valses nobles et sentimentales reflects the iconic dance in softer tones. Durufl茅's Requiem is the musical cousin of Faur茅's more familiar Requiem and anchors its warm 20th-century harmonies even more strongly in arching plainchant melody. Flute virtuoso Emmanuel Pahud joins the orchestra for the world premiere of Simon Holt's flute concert Morpheus Wakes - written for Pahud himself, who represents the god of dreaming 'as if slowly waking from a deep, troubled sleep'.

This Prom will be repeated on Tuesday 29th July at 2pm.