麻豆社

Afternoon Concert with Kate Molleson

Another chance to hear the Britten Sinfonia with Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin and Ryan Wigglesworth, playing Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall.

Mozart: Concerto in E flat major for two pianos

Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4, 'Mozartiana'
Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere, 1897

c.2.45pm: Interval: Musicologist Jonathan Cross introduces Stravinsky鈥檚 Divertimento: The Fairy鈥檚 Kiss.

c.3.05pm:
Ryan Wigglesworth: Piano Concerto
麻豆社 co-commission with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: world premiere

Stravinsky: Divertimento 'The Fairy's Kiss'

Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin, piano
Britten Sinfonia
Ryan Wigglesworth, piano and conductor

Arranging four pieces by Mozart in his Suite No. 4, Tchaikovsky pays homage to the composer he regarded as a 鈥榙ivinity鈥�.
Tchaikovsky himself was the inspiration for Stravinsky鈥檚 ballet The Fairy鈥檚 Kiss, shot through with Tchaikovsky鈥檚 melodies.
Conductor Ryan Wigglesworth also features as both pianist 鈥� alongside Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin in Mozart鈥檚 Concerto for two pianos 鈥� and composer, with the world premiere of his own Piano Concerto.

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms artists.