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Prom 57: Mozart, Rachmaninov and Qigang Chen

Live at the 大象传媒 Proms. The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Long Yu, play music by Qigang Chen, Rachmaninov and, with Eric Lu, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A.

Live at 大象传媒 Proms: the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Long Yu, play music by Qigang Chen, Mozart and Rachmaninov.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Qigang Chen: Wu Xing (The Five Elements)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major

11.45: INTERVAL
Andrew McGregor talks to members of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra about their debut Proms appearance.

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Eric Lu, piano
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Long Yu, conductor

China鈥檚 Shanghai Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut with an East-meets-West concert including music by Qigang Chen and Rachmaninov鈥檚 exhilarating Symphonic Dances. Leeds Piano Competition winner Eric Lu joins them for Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 23.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 1 Sep 2019 11:00

Music Played

  • Qigang Chen

    Wu Xing (The Five Elements)

    Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Conductor: Long Yu.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K488

    Performer: Eric Lu. Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances Op 45

    Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Conductor: Long Yu.
  • Franz Schubert

    Du bist die Ruh, D.776

    Singer: Margaret Price. Performer: James Lockhart.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Sep 2019 11:00

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