Details
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Pierre Boulez – Notations 1-4 & 7
Luca Francesconi – Duende - The Dark Notes: BBC co-commission: UK premiere
~ Interval ~
Gustav Holst – The Planets, Op.32
Performers
Susanna Mälkki – Conductor
Leila Josefowicz – Violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Elysian Singers (Women's voices)
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
Once an irascible enfant terrible, Pierre Boulez was born 90 years ago. The Proms celebrations continue with one of his earliest works. Originally a series of 12 brilliant miniatures for piano, Notations is gradually being expanded by the composer into an orchestral cycle. Holst’s The Planets brings musical imagery of a different kind. Violinist Leila Josefowicz makes a welcome return to the Proms, with a new concerto composed specially for her by one of Italy’s greatest living composers.