Prom 44: Stravinsky鈥檚 The Firebird

18 Aug 2023, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Fri 18 Aug 2023 Next Event

Proms 2023 Prom 44: Stravinsky鈥檚 The Firebird

19:30 Fri 18 Aug 2023 Royal Albert Hall

New Zealand-born conductor Gemma New makes her Proms debut leading the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky鈥檚 The Firebird, Shostakovich鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 2 and the European premiere of Samy Moussa鈥檚 Symphony No. 2.

Programme

- - Samy Moussa
  - Symphony No. 2(20 mins)麻豆社 co-commission: European premiere
- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major(20 mins)
- - interval
- - Igor Stravinsky
  - The Firebird(45 mins)

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About This Event

New Zealand-born conductor Gemma New makes her Proms debut with a colourful programme of 20th- and 21st-century orchestral masterworks. The graceful charm of Shostakovich鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 2 鈥� a birthday gift for the composer鈥檚 talented teenage son 鈥� meets the dazzling dances and acerbic brilliance of Stravinsky鈥檚 ballet The Firebird. We move into the present with the European premiere of Canadian composer Samy Moussa鈥檚 Symphony No. 2. Prize-winning pianist Pavel Kolesnikov joins the 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Image: Gemma New 漏 Roy Cox

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Proms 2023 Classical for starters 麻豆社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Proms

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