大象传媒

Afternoon on 3 - with Jonathan Swain

Another chance to hear Chlo毛 Hanslip, the 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales and Tadaaki Otaka at the 大象传媒 Proms in an all-British programme including music by Walton, Elgar and Grace Williams.

Presented from the Royal Albert Hall by Christopher Cook

2pm:
Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

2:05pm:
Vaughan Williams: Concerto accademico

2:25pm:
Grace Williams: Fairest of Stars

2:40pm:
Elgar: Overture 'Froissart', Op 19

2:55pm:
Walton: Symphony No. 2

Chlo毛 Hanslip (violin)
Ailish Tynan (soprano)
大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

Elgar's Froissart overture throbs with national pride and swagger, while Walton's Second Symphony sustains an altogether darker, more contemplative mood. British violinist Chlo毛 Hanslip is the soloist in Vaughan Williams's rarely heard Concerto accademico - a work whose lyrical slow movement and dancing finale are anything but 'academic'. The concert also features Welsh composer Grace Williams's ecstatic, neo-Straussian Fairest of Stars for soprano and orchestra, a musical celebration of Milton's poetry.

[First heard on 5th August]

Followed by:

Piern茅: Symphonic Poem for piano and orchestra
Jean Efflam-Bavouzet, piano
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena, conductor

Poulenc: Aubade, choreographic poem for piano and 18 instruments
Louis Lortie, piano
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Edward Gardner, conductor.