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Tue 4 Jul 2017
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The World Was Once All Miracle- MIF
The World Was Once All Miracle- MIF
Programme
- The World Was Once All Miracle
- Symphony No 8 in F major
Performers
- Michael Francisconductor
- Roderick WilliamsBaritone
- Robin Tritschlertenor
Composers
Thu 6 Jul 2017
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Last and First Men- MIF
Fri 21 Jul 2017
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Beethoven’s only opera is a passionate musical protest against political oppression that premiered in the wake of the French Revolution. Stuart Skelton stars as the imprisoned Florestan, with soprano Ricarda Merbeth as Leonore. Juanjo Mena conducts.
Beethoven’s only opera is a passionate musical protest against political oppression that premiered in the wake of the French Revolution. Stuart Skelton stars as the imprisoned Florestan, with soprano Ricarda Merbeth as Leonore. Juanjo Mena conducts.
Programme
- Fidelio(108 mins)(concert performance; sung in German)
Performers
- Stuart SkeltonFlorestan
- Ricarda MerbethLeonore
- James CreswellRocco
- Louise AlderMarzelline
- Benjamin HulettJaquino
- Detlef RothDon Pizarro
- David SoarDon Fernando
- Juanjo Menaconductor
Composers
Thu 27 Jul 2017
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Life and death collide in a Prom that explores what lies beyond human existence. Tchaikovsky’s passionate final symphony dares to face death with hope, while Mark Simpson’s critically acclaimed The Immortal takes inspiration from Victorian seances.
Life and death collide in a Prom that explores what lies beyond human existence. Tchaikovsky’s passionate final symphony dares to face death with hope, while Mark Simpson’s critically acclaimed The Immortal takes inspiration from Victorian seances.
Programme
- The Immortal(34 mins)London premiere
- interval
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’(46 mins)
Performers
- Christopher Purvesbaritone
- Juanjo Menaconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2017
Sat 29 Jul 2017
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Stephen Hough is the soloist for Brahms’s turbulent, rule-breaking First Piano Concerto. Its emotional intensity is tempered by the graceful elegance of Haydn’s Symphony No. 99 and the dancing energy of David Sawer’s The Greatest Happiness Principle.
Stephen Hough is the soloist for Brahms’s turbulent, rule-breaking First Piano Concerto. Its emotional intensity is tempered by the graceful elegance of Haydn’s Symphony No. 99 and the dancing energy of David Sawer’s The Greatest Happiness Principle.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor(49 mins)
- interval
- The Greatest Happiness Principle(14 mins)
- Symphony No. 99 in E flat major(25 mins)
Performers
- Sir Stephen Houghpiano
- Mark Wigglesworthconductor
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