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Live at 大象传媒 Proms: CBSO and Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla perform music by Weinberg, Howell and Knussen, and are joined by cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Elgar's cello concerto.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Andrew McGregor

Dorothy Howell:
Lamia
(Henry Wood Novelties: world premiere, 1919)

Elgar:
Cello Concerto in E minor

c.8.15pm:
Interval: An exploration of the life and work of Mieczys艂aw Weinberg with musicologists Erik Levi and Daniel Elphick, presented by Hannah Conway.

c.8.35pm:
Knussen:
The Way to Castle Yonder

Weinberg:
Symphony No. 3
(London premiere)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla, conductor

The CBSO and Music Director Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla celebrate the centenary of Mieczys艂aw Weinberg the man Shostakovich hailed as 鈥榦ne of the most outstanding composers鈥� of his day 鈥� with a rare performance of his Symphony No. 3, a work that combines folk melodies and dances with confessional urgency.

That intensity is shared by Elgar鈥檚 passionate Cello Concerto, performed here by 2016 大象传媒 Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

The concert opens with Dorothy Howell鈥檚 radiant tone-poem Lamia (first performed, like Elgar鈥檚 concerto, 100 years ago) and also includes The Way to Castle Yonder, a suite from the much-missed Oliver Knussen鈥檚 opera Higglety Pigglety Pop!