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28 Aug 2020, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2020 Live Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楨roica鈥�

Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楨roica鈥�
Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楨roica鈥�
19:30 Fri 28 Aug 2020 Royal Albert Hall
Sakari Oramo leads the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra for the first live Prom of the season. Beethoven鈥檚 epic 鈥楨roica鈥� Symphony sits alongside Copland鈥檚 Quiet City, Eric Whitacre鈥檚 Sleep and a Basquiat-inspired world premiere from Hannah Kendall.
Sakari Oramo leads the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra for the first live Prom of the season. Beethoven鈥檚 epic 鈥楨roica鈥� Symphony sits alongside Copland鈥檚 Quiet City, Eric Whitacre鈥檚 Sleep and a Basquiat-inspired world premiere from Hannah Kendall.

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Sakari Oramo and the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra kick off this season鈥檚 live offering with a specially commissioned work by English composer Hannah Kendall. Tuxedo: Vasco 鈥榙e鈥� Gama 鈥� its title a quote from American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat鈥檚 iconic matrix of hieroglyphs, symbols and words 鈥� launches a voyage across the Atlantic that takes us via Eric Whitacre鈥檚 tender Sleep, sung by the 麻豆社 Singers, to the expansive, desolate sound-world of Copland鈥檚 Quiet City.

For the concert鈥檚 climax we plunge into the stormy waters of Beethoven鈥檚 revolutionary 鈥楨roica鈥� Symphony, noted by one early reviewer for its 鈥榮trange modulations and violent transitions鈥� 鈥� a passionate musical vision of heroism.

It will not be possible to have audiences at the Royal Albert Hall.

Broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 3 at 7.30pm &
on 麻豆社 Two at 8.00pm

Image: Sakari Oramo 漏 Benjamin Ealovega

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