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Janacek

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. The First Night of the 2011 Proms concludes with a performance of Janacek's Glagolitic Mass, an extraordinary celebration of Slavic culture.

ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ PROMS 2011

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Petroc Trelawny

New British music, Brahms and Liszt and lavish choral works are some of the musical threads which trace their way through the 2011 Proms season and they are all represented in this opening celebration. The performers are the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and a starry line-up of soloists under the baton of Chief Conductor of the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra Jiri Belohlavek.

A new work by leading British composer Judith Weir provides the opening flourish - a short choral and orchestral fanfare based on the four words of the title: Stars, Night, Music and Light. Brahms and Liszt not only form a witty partnership in rhyming slang they are both in their own ways at the core of European music in the 19th Century and many of their major works appear throughout the season. Tonight's concert includes Brahms's festive overture and Liszt's virtuosic concerto performed by young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor who makes his Proms debut. After the interval Belohlavek leads orchestra, chorus and soloists in Janacek's extraordinary celebration of Slavic culture.

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano)
Hibla Gerzmava (soprano)
Dagmar Peckova (mezzo-soprano)
Stefan Vinke (tenor)
Jan MartinΓ­k (bass)
David Goode (organ)
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Singers
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belohlavek (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Monday 18 July at 2pm.

1 hour, 25 minutes

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Fri 15 Jul 2011 20:35

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    Glagolitic mass

    Conductor: Jiri BELOHLAVEK Performer: Hibla GERZMAVA(Soprano) Performer: Dagmar PECKOVA(Mezzo-soprano) Performer: Stefan VINKE(Tenor) Performer: Jan MARTINIK(Bass) Performer: David GOODE(Organ) Performer: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra Performer: ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Chorus

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Jul 2011 20:35

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