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Prom 43: Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim and the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series
Add to my Calendar 17-08-2016 19:30 17-08-2016 21:30 36 Prom 43: Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim and the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim returns with his orchestra of young Arabs and Israelis, and with another iconic musician, Martha Argerich. Composer Jörg Widmann harnessed the energy of Beethoven’s fast movements in the ‘exercise in fury and rhythmic insistence’ that is his Con brio. After Liszt’s thunderously virtuosic First Piano Concerto, Daniel Barenboim - who conducted Wagner’s Ring cycle at the Proms in 2013 - concludes with powerful excerpts from three of the composer’s operas. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Jorg Widmann – Con Brio
Franz Liszt – Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major
~ Interval ~
Richard Wagner – Tannhäuser: Overture
Richard Wagner – Götterdämmerung: Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Richard Wagner – Götterdämmerung: Funeral March
Richard Wagner – The Mastersingers of Nuremberg: Overture
Performers
Daniel Barenboim – Conductor
Martha Argerich – piano
West–Eastern Divan Orchestra
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Programme Note
Daniel Barenboim returns with his orchestra of young Arabs and Israelis, and with another iconic musician, Martha Argerich. Composer Jörg Widmann harnessed the energy of Beethoven’s fast movements in the ‘exercise in fury and rhythmic insistence’ that is his Con brio.
After Liszt’s thunderously virtuosic First Piano Concerto, Daniel Barenboim - who conducted Wagner’s Ring cycle at the Proms in 2013 - concludes with powerful excerpts from three of the composer’s operas.