Prom 16: Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet
Part of the BBC Proms 2016 Series
Add to my Calendar 27-07-2016 19:00 27-07-2016 21:00 36 Prom 16: Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Paul Dukas’s brief, intoxicating ballet La Péri opens tonight’s Prom, before Chloë Hanslip gives the world premiere of a new Violin Concerto by Michael Berkeley. Jac van Steen conducts excerpts from one of the most dramatic and colourfully scored of all ballets, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, a highlight of our series marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Paul Dukas – La Peri fanfare
Paul Dukas – Poeme danse
Michael Berkeley – Violin Concerto
~ Interval ~
Sergei Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet
Performers
Jac van Steen – Conductor
Chloë Hanslip – violin
Diego Espinosa – tabla
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
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Programme Note
Paul Dukas’s brief, intoxicating ballet La Péri opens tonight’s Prom, before Chloë Hanslip gives the world premiere of a new Violin Concerto by Michael Berkeley.
Jac van Steen conducts excerpts from one of the most dramatic and colourfully scored of all ballets, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, a highlight of our series marking 400 years since the death of Shakespeare.