Prom 9: Strauss, Brahms & Brostr枚m

25 Jul 2019, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Thu 25 Jul 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Prom 9: Strauss, Brahms & Brostr枚m

19:00 Thu 25 Jul 2019 Royal Albert Hall

Markus Stenz conducts 麻豆社 NOW in a programme celebrating the dramatic power of the orchestra. Strauss鈥檚 exuberant tone-poem Till Eulenspiegel and Brahms鈥檚 turbulent First Symphony are joined by a thrilling new double concerto by Tobias Brostr枚m.

Programme

- - Richard Strauss
  - Till Eulenspiegel鈥檚 Merry Pranks(15 mins)
- - Tobias Brostr枚m
  - Nigredo: Dark Night of the Soul (concerto for two trumpets and orchestra)(28 mins)麻豆社 co-commission with Malm枚 Symphony Orchestra: UK premiere
- - interval
- - Johannes Brahms
  - Symphony No 1 in C minor(45 mins)

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Composers

About This Event

The mischievous escapades of the irrepressible Till Eulenspiegel 鈥� Germany鈥檚 beloved folk-hero 鈥� introduce a concert that celebrates the dramatic power of the orchestra.

Markus Stenz conducts the 麻豆社 NOW in its first concert of the season, pairing Strauss鈥檚 lively tone-poem with Brahms鈥檚 turbulent Symphony No. 1 鈥� the work that announced him as the 鈥榟eir to Beethoven鈥�.

Trumpeters H氓kan Hardenberger and Jeroen Berwaerts are rival soloists in a rhythmically charged new double concerto by Swedish composer Tobias Brostr枚m.

Approx. end time: 21:05

Image: H氓kan Hardenberger 漏 Marco Borggreve