大象传媒

Afternoon on 3 with Penny Gore

Another chance to hear the Ulster Orchestra and Rafael Payare play Haydn and Tchaikovsky, and a new piece by Belfast-based composer Piers Hellawell.

Presented by Andrew McGregor at the Royal Albert Hall, London

Piers Hellawell: Wild Flow (大象传媒 commission: world premiere)
Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor

Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Ulster Orchestra
Rafael Payare, conductor

In the late 1880s Tchaikovsky felt momentarily freed from the catastrophes that were haunting his private life and carving a tragic path through his career. His Fifth Symphony, which was taking shape on his desk, appears to ease the composer's own suffering. Light floods its textures; hopeful melodies invade its dark corners.
Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare makes his Proms debut with his Ulster Orchestra to perform this most radiant of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, bringing with him Haydn's delightfully perky C major Cello Concerto and a brand-new work by Piers Hellawell.

[First broadcast on Sunday 21st August]

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