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Prom 34: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Part of the Proms 2015 Series

Add to my Calendar 10-08-2015 19:30 10-08-2015 21:30 36 Prom 34: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra A musical snapshot of 1945 - a world emerging from the haze of war into the neon glow of Hollywood and new-found hope. Three contrasting works sum up the spirit of this charged year: Britten’s Peter Grimes, reinventing English opera; Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, striving after the ‘grandeur of the human spirit’; and Korngold’s Violin Concerto. Hailed in his youth as a ‘genius’ and a ‘miracle’ by no lesser figures than Mahler and Puccini respectively, Korngold’s reputation still rests mainly on his luscious film music. The Violin Concerto combines his instinct for melody (themes are borrowed from four of his finest film scores) with classical virtuosity and structural elegance. The soloist here is Proms regular Nicola Benedetti, a passionate champion of this unaccountably neglected work. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England

Programme

Benjamin Britten – Four Sea Interludes: 'Storm' Interlude
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Violin Concerto, Op.35
~ Interval ~
Sergey Prokofiev – Symphony no.5 in B flat major, Op.100

Performers

Kirill Karabits – Conductor
 Nicola Benedetti – violin

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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Programme Note

A musical snapshot of 1945 - a world emerging from the haze of war into the neon glow of Hollywood and new-found hope. Three contrasting works sum up the spirit of this charged year: Britten’s Peter Grimes, reinventing English opera; Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, striving after the ‘grandeur of the human spirit’; and Korngold’s Violin Concerto. Hailed in his youth as a ‘genius’ and a ‘miracle’ by no lesser figures than Mahler and Puccini respectively, Korngold’s reputation still rests mainly on his luscious film music. The Violin Concerto combines his instinct for melody (themes are borrowed from four of his finest film scores) with classical virtuosity and structural elegance. The soloist here is Proms regular Nicola Benedetti, a passionate champion of this unaccountably neglected work.

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