Prom 17: Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Path茅tique

27 Jul 2017, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Thu 27 Jul 2017 Next Event

Proms 2017 Prom 17: Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Path茅tique

19:30 Thu 27 Jul 2017 Royal Albert Hall

Life and death collide in a Prom that explores what lies beyond human existence. Tchaikovsky鈥檚 passionate final symphony dares to face death with hope, while Mark Simpson鈥檚 critically acclaimed The Immortal takes inspiration from Victorian seances.

Programme

- - Mark Simpson
  - The Immortal(34 mins)London premiere
- - interval
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥�(46 mins)

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About This Event

Life and death collide in a concert that explores what lie beyond the limits of human existence. In his passionate Sixth Symphony, which the composer described as 'the best thing I ever composed or shall compose', Tchaikovsky reimagined what the symphony could be, daring to face death with uncertainty.

The 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic鈥檚 Composer in Association and a former 麻豆约拍 Young Musician winner and 麻豆约拍 Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Mark Simpson, also looks to the afterlife in his critically acclaimed oratorio The Immortal. Inspired by Victorian seances, he conjures up eerie visions of a world beyond.

Image: Juanjo Mena 漏 Michal Novak