Prom 51 (part 2): Free Prom - Dvorak, Grieg, Bax and Bill Whelan
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Jac van Steen conducts the Ulster Orchestra in Bax's Roscatha and the UK premiere of Bill Whelan's Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite.
This year's Free Prom is a Bank Holiday matinee bursting with dance rhythms and colour - the perfect chance to experience the Proms for the first time.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Katie Derham
The Ulster Orchestra and Jac Van Steen live at the 大象传媒 Proms
Dvor谩k: Slavonic Dance in C major, Op. 46 No. 1
Dvor谩k: Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op. 72 No. 2
Dvor谩k: Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46 No. 8
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
4.00pm Interval
4.20pm
Bax: Roscatha
Bill Whelan: Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite (UK premiere)
Zhang Zuo (piano)
Ulster Orchestra
Jac Van Steen (conductor)
A trio of Dvor谩k's colourful, folk-inspired Slavonic Dances opens the concert and Grieg's Piano Concerto, with its lively dance-themed finale and Norwegian folk echoes, continues the mood; the soloist is 大象传媒 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Zhang Zuo, making her Proms debut.
The concert ends in the Ulster Orchestra's Irish musical heartland with Bax's tone-poem Roscatha and Bill Whelan's new Riverdance suite - adapted from his music for the ever-popular stage show.
This Prom will be repeated on Tuesday 9th September at 2pm.
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Arnold Bax
Roscatha
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Bill Whelan
Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite (UK premiere)
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
Broadcast
- Mon 25 Aug 2014 16:20大象传媒 Radio 3
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