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Bach and Mendelssohn with Royal Northern Sinfonia

麻豆社 Proms 2025

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms in Gateshead: Dinis Sousa conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Chorus in Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, 'Lobgesang'.

Live at the 麻豆社 Proms in Gateshead: Dinis Sousa conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Chorus with the Huddersfield Choral Society and Voices of the River鈥檚 Edge in Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, 'Lobgesang'. In the first half, pianist David Fray is the soloist in Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1.

Presented by Sarah Walker, live from The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.

Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
David Fray (piano)
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Dinis Sousa (conductor)

8pm
Interval: A walk around the cultural highlights of Tyne & Wear, from Bede鈥檚 monastery in Jarrow to an arts centre in a former nuclear bunker that attracted the likes of Picasso and Matisse to the region.

8.20pm
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, 'Lobgesang'
Ad猫le Charvet (mezzo soprano)
Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
Voices of the River鈥檚 Edge
Huddersfield Choral Society
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Dinis Sousa (conductor)

Mendelssohn鈥檚 Second Symphony is a 鈥楬ymn of Praise鈥�, an expression of joy and faith, and replete with dances, fanfares and hymns. The dark, sober beauty of Bach鈥檚 Keyboard Concerto in D minor offers a stark contrast.

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Sat 26 Jul 2025 19:30
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto No. 1 In D Minor Bwv.1052

    Performer: David Fray. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Dinis Sousa.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Suite No. 3 In D Major Bwv.1068 ; Air

    Performer: David Fray.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Lobgesang Symphony No. 2 in B flat major

    Singer: Ad猫le Charvet. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Singer: Benjamin Hulett. Choir: Voices of the River鈥檚 Edge. Choir: Huddersfield Choral Society. Conductor: Dinis Sousa. Choir: Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia.

  • Josef Rheinberger

    Nonet in E flat major, Op 139 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Zolt谩n Gy枚ngy枚ssy. Performer: Ica Csizmadia. Performer: Csaba Kleny谩n. Performer: Gy枚rgy Lakatos. Performer: Gabor Bizjak. Performer: P茅ter Somogyi. Performer: Marta Melis. Performer: Marcell Vamos. Performer: Istv谩n Luk谩csh谩zi.
    • Hungaroton.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Menuet (Partita No 4 in D major, BWV 828)

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
    • Dances.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Jul 2025 19:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3