Programme
- ³§²¹±ô´Ç³¾Ã©(4 mins)
- Clarinet Concerto in A major(25 mins)
- interval
- A Midsummer Night’s Dream – incidental music(60 mins)
Performers
- Moyo Akandéactor
- Ewan Blackactor
- Anthony McGillclarinet
- Gemma Newconductor
- Victoria Newlynstage director
About This Event
In the summer of 1826 Felix Mendelssohn stumbled upon a German translation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream made by August Wilhelm Schlegel. Spellbound, the 17-year-old composer wrote an orchestral overture for the play and, another 17 years later, augmented it with yet more scene-setting music – the most enchanting and characterful he would write. Gemma New joins the Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra for Mendelssohn’s musical retelling of Shakespeare’s story (see also Proms 24 & 68) – performed with readings from the play for dramatic context – after equally colourful musical storytelling from forgotten French late-Romantic composer Mel Bonis and the heavenly sounds of Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto.
Broadcast live on Â鶹Éç Radio 3
Broadcast on Â鶹Éç Four and Â鶹Éç iPlayer this season
Image: Gemma New © Roy Cox