Prom 21: Aldeburgh World Orchestra

29 Jul 2012, Royal Albert Hall

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Proms 2012 Prom 21: Aldeburgh World Orchestra

Prom 21: Aldeburgh World Orchestra

20:00 Sun 29 Jul 2012 Royal Albert Hall

Stravinsky鈥檚 iconic The Rite of Spring is the highlight of the Aldeburgh World Orchestra鈥檚 Prom under Sir Mark Elder.

Programme

- - Benjamin Britten
  - Sinfonia da Requiem(21 mins)
- - Gustav Mahler
  - Symphony No 10 鈥� Adagio(22 mins)
- - interval
- - Charlotte Bray
  - At the Speed of Stillness(10 mins)麻豆社 commission: world premiere
- - Igor Stravinsky
  - The Rite of Spring(32 mins)

Performers

Aldeburgh World Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

In the second of four appearances this season (see Proms 1, 36 & 37) Sir Mark Elder directs an orchestra of young musicians brought together from every continent.

The programme begins with Britten鈥檚 Sinfonia da Requiem, both a private memorial to his parents and a reaction to the developing menace of war. Next we sample Mahler鈥檚 big-boned lyricism, an idiom Britten particularly esteemed. The world premiere of a 麻豆社 commission from a young composer to watch is followed by the iconic work whose unveiling provoked a scandal for Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes.

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Discover the Music Download a 3 minute audio guide to a key work in tonight's Prom: Tom Service talks about Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.