Details
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Brett Dean – Pastoral Symphony
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto no.26 in D major 'Coronation', K.537
~ Interval ~
Anna Meredith – Smatter Hauler: BBC commission: world premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.6 in F major 'Pastoral', Op.68
Performers
Nicholas Collon – Conductor
Francesco Piemontesi – piano
Aurora Orchestra
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Programme Note
The Aurora Orchestra staged a Proms first last year when it performed Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 from memory. Now the dynamic young ensemble returns to continue this season’s sequence of family-friendly matinees, giving Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony the same direct, communicative treatment. It is paired with Australian composer Brett Dean’s own homage to nature - a work, he explains, inspired by ‘glorious birdsong, the threat that it faces, the loss, and the soulless noise that we’re left with when they’re all gone’. Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Francesco Piemontesi joins the orchestra for Mozart’s late ‘Coronation’ Concerto, and the afternoon also features the premiere of a new commission from British composer Anna Meredith - also performed from memory.