Prom 51: Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons

23 Aug 2015, Royal Albert Hall

15:00 Sun 23 Aug 2015 Next Event

Proms 2015 Prom 51: Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons

15:00 Sun 23 Aug 2015 Royal Albert Hall

The BSO and Andris Nelsons return for their second Prom of the season to perform Haydn鈥檚 Symphony No. 90, Barber鈥檚 Essay No. 2 and Shostakovich鈥檚 10th Symphony.

Programme

- - Joseph Haydn
  - Symphony No. 90 in C major(24 mins)
- - Samuel Barber
  - Essay No 2(11 mins)
- - interval
- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - Symphony No. 10 in E minor(57 mins)
  - Cheryomushki 鈥� GalopEncore

Performers

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

Returning for a second appearance this summer, Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra bring a piece of America with them in Barber鈥檚 Essay No. 2 鈥� a symphony in miniature, moving from lyrical loveliness through contrapuntal conflict to end with a radiant chorale. They pair it with Haydn鈥檚 Symphony No. 90, where ebullient mischief and dignity vie for supremacy in sunny C major. Joy gives way to high drama, however, in Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 10 鈥� a vivid portrait of Stalinist Russia.