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Prom 23: Jörg Widmann, Schumann, Sibelius and Nielsen
Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series
Add to my Calendar 01-08-2016 19:30 01-08-2016 21:30 36 Prom 23: Jörg Widmann, Schumann, Sibelius and Nielsen John Storgårds was the first Finnish violinist to record Schumann’s unusual Violin Concerto, but he now steps to the podium, making way for Austrian violinist Thomas Zehetmair. Surrounding Schumann’s gem of a concerto are the first UK performance of Jörg Widmann’s ethereal Armonica, the storm-tossed Prelude from Sibelius’s eerie depiction of Shakespeare’s island realm and Carl Nielsen’s landmark symphonic vision of good’s triumph over evil. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Jorg Widmann – Armonica
Robert Schumann – Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
~ Interval ~
Jean Sibelius – The Tempest - Prelude
Carl Nielsen – Symphony no.5
Performers
Christa Schönfeldinger – glass harmonica
Teodoro Anzellotti – accordian
John Storgårds – Conductor
Thomas Zehetmair – violin
BBC Philharmonic
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Programme Note
John Storgårds was the first Finnish violinist to record Schumann’s unusual Violin Concerto, but he now steps to the podium, making way for Austrian violinist Thomas Zehetmair.
Surrounding Schumann’s gem of a concerto are the first UK performance of Jörg Widmann’s ethereal Armonica, the storm-tossed Prelude from Sibelius’s eerie depiction of Shakespeare’s island realm and Carl Nielsen’s landmark symphonic vision of good’s triumph over evil.