Details
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Piers Hellawell – Wild Flow
Joseph Haydn – Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
~ Interval ~
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 5 in E minor
Performers
Rafael Payare – Conductor
Narek Hakhnazaryan – Cello
Ulster Orchestra
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
In the late 1880s Tchaikovsky felt momentarily freed from the catastrophes that were haunting his private life and carving a tragic path through his career. His Fifth Symphony, which was taking shape on his desk, appears to ease the composer’s own suffering. Light floods its textures; hopeful melodies invade its dark corners.
Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare makes his Proms debut with his Ulster Orchestra to perform this most radiant of Tchaikovsky’s symphonies, bringing with him Haydn’s delightfully perky C major Cello Concerto and a brand-new work by Piers Hellawell.