Prom 21: The Sinfonia of London and John Wilson

4 Aug 2024, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Sun 4 Aug 2024 Next Event

Proms 2024 Prom 21: The Sinfonia of London and John Wilson

19:00 Sun 4 Aug 2024 Royal Albert Hall

John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London perform a programme of scintillating American classics including Copland鈥檚 ballet Billy the Kid, haunting works by Barber and Ives, Gershwin鈥檚 jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue and John Adam鈥檚 Harmonielehre.

Programme

- - Wynton Marsalis
  - Herald, Holler and Hallelujah!(6 mins)UK premiere
- - Aaron Copland
  - Billy the Kid 鈥� suite(21 mins)
- - Samuel Barber
  - Adagio for strings(8 mins)
- - George Gershwin
  - Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grof茅)(17 mins)
- - interval
- - Charles Ives
  - The Unanswered Question(6 mins)
- - John Adams
  - Harmonielehre(42 mins)

Performers

Ed Liebrecht
conductor
conductor
Steven Osborne
piano
piano
Sinfonia of London
John Wilson
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

John Adams once dreamt of an oil tanker rising out of San Francisco Bay, soaring into the sky like a rocket. That dream prompted Harmonielehre, a luscious, churning score that fuses Minimalism and Wagnerism. The work concludes a programme of scintillating American classics from John Wilson and his all-star orchestra 鈥� including Copland鈥檚 ballet on the folk hero Billy the Kid, haunting pieces by Barber and Ives, Gershwin鈥檚 jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue (100 years old this year) and jazz living legend Wynton Marsalis鈥檚 brassy, swingy Herald, Holler and Hallelujah!.

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John Wilson 漏 Astrid Ackermann