Sibelius鈥檚 Second

28 Jul 2026, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Tue 28 Jul 2026 Next Event

Proms 2026 Sibelius鈥檚 Second

Sibelius鈥檚 Second

19:00 Tue 28 Jul 2026 Royal Albert Hall

Guy Johnston is the soloist in Benjamin Britten鈥檚 Cello Symphony. He joins the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo, who also perform Sibelius鈥檚 Symphony No. 2 and the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage鈥檚 Festen Suite

Programme

- - Mark鈥怉nthony Turnage
  - Festen Suite(21 mins)麻豆社 co-commission: UK premiere
- - Benjamin Britten
  - Cello Symphony(34 mins)
- - interval
- - Jean Sibelius
  - Symphony No. 2 in D major(40 mins)

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Sibelius鈥檚 Second

Fifty years since Benjamin Britten鈥檚 death, former 麻豆社 Young Musician winner Guy Johnston brings the composer鈥檚 Cello Symphony to the Proms. Originally written for Mstislav Rostropovich, it鈥檚 the composer at his most intense: a tour de force for the soloist, set against a brooding, often eerie orchestral backdrop. There鈥檚 darkness in Sibelius鈥檚 Symphony No. 2 as well 鈥� gloriously thrown aside in the glowing finale 鈥� but is it the weight of Russian political oppression or of personal loss? The concert opens with the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage鈥檚 Festen Suite, adapted from the composer鈥檚 multi-Olivier-Award-winning 2025 opera.

Guy Johnston 漏 Frances Marshall

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