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Prom 61: Chineke! perform Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony

´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms 2023: Anthony Parnther conducts the Chineke! Orchestra in music by Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Haydn and Beethoven.

´óÏó´«Ã½ Proms 2023: Chineke! Orchestra conducted by Anthony Parnther in music by Valerie Coleman, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Haydn and Beethoven.

Presented by Linton Stephens from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Valerie Coleman: Seven O’Clock Shout
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Four Noveletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Joseph Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson: Sinfonietta No. 1 – Rondo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major

Aaron Azunda Akugbo (trumpet)
Chineke! Orchestra
Conductor Anthony Parnther

Europe’s first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra returns to the Proms with Beethoven’s joyful Fourth Symphony and Haydn’s exuberant Trumpet Concerto. On a mission to champion change and celebrate diversity in classical music, Chineke! also showcases music by pioneering Black British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and his American namesake, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson. Plus there’s an opportunity to hear Valerie Coleman’s pandemic anthem, Seven O’Clock Shout.

1 hour, 49 minutes

Music Played

  • Valerie Coleman

    Seven O'Clock Shout

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Four Noveletten

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Florence Price

    Adoration

    Performer: Aaron Azunda Akugbo. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    Sinfonietta No.1 - Rondo (3rd movement)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No.4 in B flat major

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Parnther.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Wie bist du meine Königin op.32/9

    Performer: Daniel Heide. Singer: Konstantin Krimmel.

Broadcast

  • Wed 27 Dec 2023 20:55

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