Wed 9 Aug 2023

• 19:00

  Prom 33: Rachmaninov, Mahler-Werfel and Pejačević

  Royal Albert Hall

  John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic return to the Proms for Rachmaninov’s First Symphony. Dame Sarah Connolly joins them for songs by Alma Mahler-Werfel and Dora Pejačević.

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  John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic return to the Proms for Rachmaninov’s First Symphony. Dame Sarah Connolly joins them for songs by Alma Mahler-Werfel and Dora Pejačević.

  Programme

  • • • Carl Maria von Weber
      • Oberon – overture(10 mins)
    • • Dora Pejačević
      • Zwei Schmetterlingslieder, op. 52(4 mins)
      • Verwandlung, op. 37b(6 mins)
      • Liebeslied, op. 39(6 mins)
    • • Alma Mahler-Werfel
      • Die stille Stadt(3 mins)orch. C. & D. Matthews
      • Licht in der Nacht(3 mins)orch. C. & D. Matthews
      • Bei dir ist es traut(3 mins)orch. C. & D. Matthews
    • • Sergei Rachmaninov
      • Symphony No. 1 in D minor(42 mins)

  Performers

  • Dame Sarah Connolly

    mezzo-soprano
    mezzo-soprano
  • BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • John Storgårds

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Carl Maria von Weber
  • Dora Pejačević
  • Alma Mahler-Werfel
  • Sergei Rachmaninov

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• 22:15

  Prom 34: Mindful Mix Prom

  Royal Albert Hall

  Relax into a late-night musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead.

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  Relax into a late-night musical meditation with Grammy-nominated vocal group VOCES8 and a playlist that drifts from the Renaissance to Radiohead.

  Programme

  • • • Jake Runestad
      • Let My Love Be Heard(5 mins)
    • • Ola Gjeilo
      • Still(4 mins)
    • • Philip Glass
      • String Quartet No. 3, ‘Mishima’ – Mishima/Closing(3 mins)
    • • Eric Whitacre
      • All Seems Beautiful to Me(5 mins)
    • • Ola Gjeilo
      • The Rose(4 mins)
    • • Caroline Shaw
      • and the swallow(4 mins)with violin solo by Christopher Moore
    • • Radiohead
      • Pyramid Song(5 mins)arr. G. Lawson
    • • Peter Gregson
      • The Day Before(4 mins)
    • • Ken Burton
      • A Prayer(5 mins)
    • • Arvo Pärt
      • The Deer’s Cry(5 mins)
    • • Ola Gjeilo
      • Ubi caritas(6 mins)
      • Serenity(4 mins)
    • • Roxanna Panufnik
      • Floral Tribute(5 mins)BBC co-commission: world premiere
    • • William Byrd
      • Diliges Dominum(4 mins)
    • • Samuel Barber
      • Agnus Dei(8 mins)

  Performers

  • Ola Gjeilo

    piano
    piano
  • Cerys Matthews

    voiceover
    voiceover
  • Carducci String Quartet
  • VOCES8

  Composers

  • Jake Runestad
  • Ola Gjeilo
  • Philip Glass
  • Eric Whitacre
  • Caroline Shaw
  • Radiohead
  • Peter Gregson
  • Ken Burton
  • Arvo Pärt
  • Roxanna Panufnik
  • William Byrd
  • Samuel Barber

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  Late Night Proms