Prom 6: An American in Paris & 罢耻谤补苍驳补濒卯濒补

18 Jul 2018, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Wed 18 Jul 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Prom 6: An American in Paris & 罢耻谤补苍驳补濒卯濒补

19:30 Wed 18 Jul 2018 Prom 6

骋别谤蝉丑飞颈苍鈥檚 irrepressibly jazzy An American in Paris and Messiaen鈥檚 by turns hypnotic and orgiastic 罢耻谤补苍驳补濒卯濒补 Symphony come together in this musical celebration of Paris. Pianist Angela Hewitt and ondes martenot player Cynthia Millar join the 麻豆约拍 SO.

Performances & Interviews

01:52

Messiaen: 罢耻谤补苍驳补濒卯濒补 Symphony - Extract

Played by the 麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo.

Jul '18麻豆约拍 Radio 3

20:44

Bernstein the champion...of contemporary music

'The Leonard Bernstein Letters' editor Nigel Simeone on the great conductor.

Jul '18麻豆约拍 Radio 3

Programme

- - George Gershwin
  - An American in Paris(17 mins)
- - interval
- - Olivier Messiaen
  - 罢耻谤补苍驳补濒卯濒补 Symphony(74 mins)

Performers

Angela Hewitt
piano
piano
Cynthia Millar
ondes Martenot
ondes Martenot
麻豆约拍 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

骋别谤蝉丑飞颈苍鈥檚 An American in Paris 鈥� a giddy, gloriously tuneful musical evocation of 1920s Paris 鈥� takes a stroll through the bustling City of Light, swept along by the jazz rhythms that were its throbbing pulse.

The rhythmic impulse continues through Messiaen鈥檚 hypnotic orchestral love song, the 罢耻谤补苍驳补濒卯濒补 Symphony. Premiered by Leonard Bernstein in 1949, this Tristan and Isolde-inspired work is a celebration of sensual pleasure and boundless ecstasy.

Image: Angela Hewitt 漏 Bernd Eberle