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Tippett

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, David Robertson conducts the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Youth Choir and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra in Tippett's celebrated oratorio A Child of Our Time.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Catherine Bott

The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ SO perform Ives, Barber and Zimmerman's jazz-influenced trumpet concerto with Hakan Hardenberger.
And the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Youth Choir debuts in Tippett's great oratorio A Child of Our Time. David Robertson conducts.

Principal Guest Conductor, David Robertson, conducts two iconic American pieces before turning to works in which the emotive force of the African American spiritual is harnessed by composers of the old world.

In Child of our time, Tippett drew on five spirituals to reaffirm the indispensable human values of compassion and brotherhood. Star trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger returns and an impressive array of international singing talent features alongside tonight's newly formed youthful chorus.

Tippett: A Child of Our Time

HΓ¥kan Hardenberger (trumpet)
Sally Matthews (soprano)
Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
Paul Groves (tenor)
Jubilant Sykes (bass-baritone)
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms Youth Choir
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)

This Prom will be repeated on Thursday 9th August at 2pm.

1 hour, 45 minutes

Last on

Wed 1 Aug 2012 20:30

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  • Wed 1 Aug 2012 20:30

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