Prom 51: Free Prom 鈥� Dvo艡谩k, Grieg, Bax & Bill Whelan

25 Aug 2014, Royal Albert Hall

15:00 Mon 25 Aug 2014 Next Event

Proms 2014 Prom 51: Free Prom 鈥� Dvo艡谩k, Grieg, Bax & Bill Whelan

15:00 Mon 25 Aug 2014 Royal Albert Hall

This year鈥檚 Free Prom is a Bank Holiday matinee from the Ulster Orchestra, bursting with dance rhythms and colour. A selection of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 rustic Slavonic Dances opens the concert, and Grieg鈥檚 piano concerto with its jaunty dance-themed finale continues the mood. The evening ends in the orchestra鈥檚 musical heartland with Bax鈥檚 tone-poem Roscatha and Bill Whelan鈥檚 new Riverdance suite 鈥� adapted from his music for the ever-popular stage show.

Programme

- - Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
  - Slavonic Dance in C major, Op 46, No 1(5 mins)
  - 8 Slavonic Dances, Op 72 - No 2 in E minor(6 mins)
  - Slavonic Dance in G minor, Op. 46 No. 8(5 mins)
- - Edvard Grieg
  - Piano Concerto in A minor(28 mins)
  - Lyric PiecesTo the Spring, Op. 43 No. 6 (encore)
- - interval
- - Arnold Bax
  - Roscatha(11 mins)
- - Bill Whelan
  - Riverdance: A Symphonic Suite(25 mins)UK premiere

Performers

Ulster Orchestra
Jac van Steen
conductor
conductor
Zhang Zuo
piano
piano

Composers

About this event

This year鈥檚 Free Prom is a Bank Holiday matinee bursting with dance rhythms and colour 鈥� the perfect chance to experience the Proms for the first time.

A trio of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 colourful, folk-inspired Slavonic Dances opens the concert and Grieg鈥檚 Piano Concerto, with its lively dance-themed finale and Norwegian folk echoes, continues the mood; the soloist is 麻豆约拍 Radio 3 New Generation Artist Zhang Zuo, making her Proms debut.

The concert ends in the Ulster Orchestra鈥檚 Irish musical heartland with Bax鈥檚 tone-poem Roscatha and Bill Whelan鈥檚 new Riverdance suite聽鈥� adapted from his music for the ever-popular stage show.

Tickets for this free Prom will be available from 9am on Friday 4 July. To book your free ticket, click here.