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Afternoon Concert with Tom McKinney

Another chance to hear the 大象传媒 Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Juanjo Mena in Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony. They are joined by Mark Simpson for Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto.

Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Magnus Lindberg: Clarinet Concerto

c.2.30pm
Interval: Proms Plus: An introduction to Shostakovich's 'Leningrad' Symphony with musicologist, presenter and writer Anastasia Belina.

c.2.50pm
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad'

Mark Simpson (clarinet)
大象传媒 Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena (conductor)

In his final season as its Chief Conductor, Juanjo Mena leads the 大象传媒 Philharmonic in a concert contrasting darkness and light. Magnus Lindberg's Clarinet Concerto is a modern classic, a glorious collision of tradition and innovation that is at once emotionally direct and ferociously virtuosic; a graduate of 大象传媒 Radio 3's New Generation Artist scheme and 大象传媒 Young Musician winner, Mark Simpson is the soloist. Darkness streaks across the second half with Shostakovich's heart-wrenching tribute to the Soviet victims of the Second World War - the powerful 'Leningrad' Symphony.

Followed by another chance to hear music from Prom 2 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Alain Altinoglu:

Faure: Pavane
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major

Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
大象传媒 Symphony Chorus
City of London Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Alain Altinoglu (conductor)

Faur茅's serene, gently pulsing Pavane, elegantly recalling the French court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27 - the composer's final piano concerto, and a work of unusually introspective lyricism.