Prom 61: Stravinsky, Brahms & Charlotte Seither

28 Aug 2013, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Wed 28 Aug 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Prom 61: Stravinsky, Brahms & Charlotte Seither

19:00 Wed 28 Aug 2013 Royal Albert Hall

Josep Pons conducts the 麻豆社 Singers and 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Charlotte Seither鈥檚 Language of Leaving. Frank Peter Zimmermann plays Brahms鈥檚 Violin Concerto in a concert that contrasts Stravinsky鈥檚 ballet Petrushka with a cappella motets.

Programme

- - Igor Stravinsky
  - Scherzo 脿 la russe(4 mins)
  - Ave Maria(2 mins)
  - Pater Noster(2 mins)
- - Johannes Brahms
  - Violin Concerto in D major(40 mins)
- - interval
- - Charlotte Seither
  - Language of Leaving(18 mins)麻豆社 commission: world premiere
- - Igor Stravinsky
  - Petrushka (1947 version)(30 mins)

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About this event

German composer Charlotte Seither adapts the words of the 17th-century poet Francesco de Lemene in a new work for the 麻豆社 Singers and the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra, using voices and syllables as spots of 鈥榟uman colour鈥�.

Josep Pons conducts this world premiere alongside the 1947 version of Stravinsky鈥檚 Petrushka, the a cappella motets Ave Maria and Pater noster, and the four-minute novelty Scherzo 脿 la russe, written in Hollywood for the bandleader Paul Whiteman. Frank Peter Zimmermann is the soloist in Brahms鈥檚 much-loved Violin Concerto.

Part of

Proms 2013 Choral music and opera

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