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Prom 24: Ginastera, Britten and Schubert
Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series
Add to my Calendar 02-08-2016 19:30 02-08-2016 21:30 36 Prom 24: Ginastera, Britten and Schubert In his bittersweet Piano Concerto, Britten set out to exploit the piano’s ‘enormous compass, percussive qualities and suitability for figuration’. The result is a true bravura piece whose razor-sharp edge conceals a gregarious smile. Alongside the first London performance of Alberto Ginastera’s very Argentine view of the symphony orchestra comes the inexorable momentum of Schubert’s most invigorating symphony, his ‘Great’ Ninth. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Alberto Ginastera – Ollantay
Benjamin Britten – Piano Concerto
~ Interval ~
Franz Schubert – Symphony no. 9 in C major, 'Great'
Performers
Juanjo Mena – Conductor
Steven Osborne – piano
BBC Philharmonic
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Programme Note
In his bittersweet Piano Concerto, Britten set out to exploit the piano’s ‘enormous compass, percussive qualities and suitability for figuration’. The result is a true bravura piece whose razor-sharp edge conceals a gregarious smile.
Alongside the first London performance of Alberto Ginastera’s very Argentine view of the symphony orchestra comes the inexorable momentum of Schubert’s most invigorating symphony, his ‘Great’ Ninth.