BBC National Orchestra of Wales Events
Fri 27 Jul 2018
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Pastoral Symphony sit alongside music by Holst and Parry’s stirring Fifth Symphony in this centenary celebration of Hubert Parry – father of 20th-century English music. Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC NOW.
Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending and Pastoral Symphony sit alongside music by Holst and Parry’s stirring Fifth Symphony in this centenary celebration of Hubert Parry – father of 20th-century English music. Martyn Brabbins conducts the BBC NOW.
Programme
- Symphony No. 5 in B minor(27 mins)
- The Lark Ascending(15 mins)
- interval
- Hear my words, ye people(15 mins)
- Ode to Death(12 mins)
- Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)(35 mins)
Performers
- Tai Murrayviolin
- Francesca Chiejinasoprano
- Ashley Richesbass-baritone
- Martyn Brabbinsconductor
Sun 22 Jul 2018
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Mahler described his Eighth Symphony as “… the biggest thing I have ever done', and no fewer than five choirs join Thomas Søndergård and the BBC NOW to bring his mighty musical vision to life. The soloists include Tamara Wilson and Christine Rice.
Mahler described his Eighth Symphony as “… the biggest thing I have ever done', and no fewer than five choirs join Thomas Søndergård and the BBC NOW to bring his mighty musical vision to life. The soloists include Tamara Wilson and Christine Rice.
Programme
- Symphony No 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand'(80 mins)
Performers
- Tamara Wilsonsoprano
- Camilla Nylundsoprano
- Joélle Harveysoprano
- Marianne Beate Kiellandmezzo-soprano
- Claudia Hucklecontralto
- Simon O’Neilltenor
- Quinn Kelseybaritone
- Morris Robinsonbass
- Thomas Søndergårdconductor
Composers
Also part ofProms 2018
Fri 20 Jul 2018
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Mendelssohn’s precocious First Piano Concerto joins Schumann’s forward-looking Fourth Symphony and music by Lili Boulanger and Morfydd Owen – both of whom died tragically young – in the BBC National Orchestra of Wales’s first Prom of the season.
Mendelssohn’s precocious First Piano Concerto joins Schumann’s forward-looking Fourth Symphony and music by Lili Boulanger and Morfydd Owen – both of whom died tragically young – in the BBC National Orchestra of Wales’s first Prom of the season.
Programme
- D’un matin de printemps(5 mins)
- D’un soir triste(11 mins)
- Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor(20 mins)
- interval
- Nocturne(15 mins)
- Symphony No 4 in D minor (original 1841 version)(28 mins)
Performers
- Bertrand Chamayoupiano
- Thomas Søndergårdconductor
Thu 20 Feb 2014
- Cheltenham Town Hall
Søndergård Conducts Mozart
Søndergård Conducts Mozart
Programme
- Divertimento
- Cello Concerto
- Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Performers
- Thomas SøndergårdConductor
- Alban GerhardtCello
