Prom 70: Jonny Greenwood

10 Sep 2019, Royal Albert Hall

22:15 Tue 10 Sep 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Prom 70: Jonny Greenwood

22:15 Tue 10 Sep 2019 Royal Albert Hall

Multi-talented guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood curates a Late Night Prom featuring his new work for solo violin and strings, as well as a range of pieces broadly picking up on the themes of patterning and Minimalism.

Programme

- - Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
  - Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas No. 16 鈥� Passacaglia in G minor(6 mins)
- - Krzysztof Penderecki
  - Sinfonietta for strings 鈥撀燰ivace(5 mins)
- - Jonny Greenwood
  - Three Miniatures from Water 鈥� No. 3(5 mins)
  - 88 (No. 1)(7 mins)
- - Steve Reich
  - Pulse(15 mins)
- - Jonny Greenwood
  - Horror vacui 鈥� for solo violin and 68 strings(27 mins)麻豆社 commission: world premiere

Performers

Jonny Greenwood
bass guitar/tanpura
bass guitar/tanpura
Daniel Pioro
violin
violin
Katherine Tinker
piano
piano
麻豆社 Proms Youth Ensemble
ensemble
ensemble
麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales
Hugh Brunt
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

Jonny Greenwood鈥檚 talents range from being lead guitarist of Radiohead to writing award-winning film scores. Here he curates a Late Night Prom culminating in the world premiere of his Horror vacui, which explores characteristics of electronically created music and transfers them into the acoustic arena.

The programme includes Biber鈥檚 almost Bachian Passacaglia for solo violin and Minimalist master Steve Reich鈥檚 radiantly throbbing Pulse.

There will be no interval

Approx. end time: 23.45

Broadcast on 麻豆社 Four on Friday 13 September

Image: Jonny Greenwood