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Prom 1: First Night of the Proms

麻豆社 Proms 2019

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms. The 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and choral forces, conducted by Karina Canellakis, in music by Dvo艡谩k, Jan谩膷ek and a world premiere by Zosha Di Castri.

Live at 麻豆社 Proms: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and choral forces, conducted by Karina Canellakis in music by Dvorak, Janacek, and a World Premiere by Zosha Di Castri

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny

Zosha Di Castri: Long Is the Journey 鈥� Short Is the Memory
(麻豆社 commission: world premiere)
Dvorak: The Golden Spinning Wheel

c.8.10pm
Interval: On the opening night of the 2019 麻豆社 Proms, Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny look forward to two months of world-class music-making in the company of guests, and go backstage to chat to some of the performers in tonight's Prom.

Janacek: Glagolitic Mass

Asmik Grigorian, soprano
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano
Ladislav Elgr, tenor
Jan Martin铆k, bass
Peter Holder, organ
麻豆社 Singers
麻豆社 Symphony Chorus
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor

The 麻豆社鈥檚 Our Classical Century series concludes with a new work that marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11鈥檚 mission to the Moon.

Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 monumental Glagolitic Mass, steeped in Moravian rhythms, is heard alongside Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 fairy-tale tone-poem The Golden Spinning Wheel.
Karina Canellakis conducts the massed forces of the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and 麻豆社 Singers in one of the 20th century鈥檚 great choral masterpieces.

2 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Jul 2019 19:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Zosha Di Castri

    Long Is the Journey - Short Is the Memory

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    The Golden Spinning Wheel

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karina Canellakis.

  • Leo拧 Jan谩膷ek

    Glagolitic Mass

    Choir: 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Sonatina in G major, Op 100

    Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Eduard Laurel.
    • ANALEKTA.

  • Eug猫ne Ysa每e

    Caprice after Saint-Sa毛ns' "Etude en forme de valse Op.52 no.6"

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Decca.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Jul 2019 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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