大象传媒

Afternoon on 3 - with Jonathan Swain.

Another chance to hear the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Francois-Xavier Roth, performing Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird. Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin plays Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.

Presented by Katie Derham at the Royal Albert Hall, London

2pm:
Pierre Boulez: Figures - Doubles - Prismes

2.20pm:
Ravel (arr. Boulez): Frontispice

2.25pm:
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

2.45pm:
Stravinsky: The Firebird

Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin (piano)
大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra
Fran莽ois-Xavier Roth (conductor)

Textures and colours are to the fore in this concert with a French accent. Our triptych of Stravinsky ballets continues with The Firebird - the work that seized the ears of Paris's elite with its urgent rhythms and evocative Russian folk melodies. We celebrate Boulez's 90th-birthday year with his first work for full orchestra, a sophisticated experiment in colours and timbres. Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin joins the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra for Ravel's jazz-influenced Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, commissioned by the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein.

[First broadcast on Wednesday 12th August]

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.