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Prom 01 (part 2): First Night of the Proms

The conclusion of the First Night of the 2015 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms, with ´óÏó´«Ã½ vocal groups and the ´óÏó´«Ã½ SO under Sakari Oramo. Sibelius: Suite (Belshazzar's Feast). Walton: Belshazzar's Feast.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra with conductor Sakari Oramo in Nielsen, Mozart, Sibelius and Walton launch this year's ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Petroc Trelawny

Nielsen: Overture to Maskarade
Gary Carpenter: Dadaville (´óÏó´«Ã½ commission: world premiere)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K466

8.30pm Interval

8.50pm
Sibelius: Belshazzar's Feast suite
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast

Lars Vogt (piano)
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers
´óÏó´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales
´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. Lars Vogt, Christopher Maltman, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo launch this year's ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms.
Two Nordic anniversaries launch this year's ´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms: Denmark's Carl Nielsen and Finland's Jean Sibelius both celebrate their 150th-birthday years.
Two exotic musical retellings of the story of the Babylonian king Belshazzar include the first of this summer's feast of choral works.
Celebrated German pianist Lars Vogt is soloist in the first of six late great Mozart piano concertos, and British composer Gary Carpenter spearheads the 32 premieres this season - a musical taste of things to come.

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Fri 17 Jul 2015 20:50

Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Belshazzar's Feast – suite

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • William Walton

    Belshazzar’s Feast

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
  • Nielsen

    Undrudne er de gamle dage (Gone are the days, they'#e past and olden)

    Choir: Ars Nova Copenhagen, Michael Bojesen (conductor).

Credits

Role Contributor
Performer ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers
Performer ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Chorus of Wales
Performer ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus
Performer ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra

Broadcast

  • Fri 17 Jul 2015 20:50

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