Proms 2017
Proms 2017 Calendar
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Mon 7 Aug 2017
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
The 23-year-old cellist Edgar Moreau is a rising star of Baroque music. Here he joins Il Pomo d’Oro for a programme that ranges from the fretful melancholy of a Vivaldi Cello Concerto to the poise of Boccherini and the irrepressible joy of Platti.
The 23-year-old cellist Edgar Moreau is a rising star of Baroque music. Here he joins Il Pomo d’Oro for a programme that ranges from the fretful melancholy of a Vivaldi Cello Concerto to the poise of Boccherini and the irrepressible joy of Platti.
Programme
- Adagio and Fugue in G minor(7 mins)
- Cello Concerto in D major(12 mins)
- Cello Concerto in A minor, RV 419(9 mins)
- Divertimento in B flat major(10 mins)
- Cello Concerto in D major, G479(15 mins)
Performers
- Edgar Moreaucello
- Maxim Emelyanychevdirector
- 17:45Imperial College Union
Irving Finkel of the British Museum talks about the Babylonian history behind Belshazzar’s Feast and the stories he has deciphered from cuneiform tablets.
Also part ofProms Extra - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Gods, demons and mortals do battle in a concert full of musical legends and fairy tales. Hear Prokofiev’s revolution-inspired cantata Seven, They Are Seven for the first time at the Proms, alongside Walton’s choral spectacular Belshazzar’s Feast.
Gods, demons and mortals do battle in a concert full of musical legends and fairy tales. Hear Prokofiev’s revolution-inspired cantata Seven, They Are Seven for the first time at the Proms, alongside Walton’s choral spectacular Belshazzar’s Feast.
Programme
- Symphony No. 1 in C major(26 mins)
- Die Frau ohne Schatten – Symphonic Fantasy(21 mins)
- interval
- Seven, They Are Seven(8 mins)
- Belshazzar’s Feast(36 mins)
Performers
- David Butt Philiptenor
- James Rutherfordbaritone
- Kirill Karabitsconductor
Also part ofRevolutionary Music
