Prom 12: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Live at the 大象传媒 Proms. Mark Wigglesworth conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in Auerbach, Prokofiev and, with Nicola Benedetti, Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
Live at 大象传媒 Proms: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with Mark Wigglesworth and Nicola Benedetti in works by Auerbach, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Katie Derham
Lera Auerbach: Icarus
(London premiere)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
c. 20:25
Interval: Katie Derham looks at the work of the NYO and meets some of its players
c. 20:50
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - suite (excerpts)
Nicola Benedetti (violin)
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Mark Wigglesworth (conductor)
Explosive energy and enthusiasm are the hallmarks of every performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, made up of the UK鈥檚 most talented musicians aged from 13 to 18. The ensemble鈥檚 annual visit to the Proms is always a festival highlight.
This year Mark Wigglesworth conducts the orchestra in a suite from Prokofiev鈥檚 passionate ballet Romeo and Juliet and they are joined by violinist Nicola Benedetti for Tchaikovsky鈥檚 warmly lyrical Violin Concerto.
The concert opens with Lera Auerbach鈥檚 bracing symphonic poem Icarus, inspired by the myth of the heroic but ill-fated son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun.
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Lera Auerbach
Icarus
Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. -
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. -
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Wynton Marsalis
Fiddle Dance Suite: As The Wind Goes
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. -
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Sergey Prokofiev
Rome and Juliet (excerpts)
Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. -
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Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story Suite: Mambo
Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Mark Wigglesworth. -
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Ferde Grof茅
Grand Canyon Suite
Orchestra: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Howard Hanson.- MERCURY.
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Leonard Bernstein
Times Square 1944 (No.3 of Three Dance episodes from 'On the town')
Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.- Barber/Bernstein/Gershwin/Copland: Great American Showpieces.
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Broadcast
- Sat 27 Jul 2019 19:30大象传媒 Radio 3
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