Prom 55: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla

27 Aug 2016, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sat 27 Aug 2016 Next Event

Proms 2016 Prom 55

19:30 Sat 27 Aug 2016 Royal Albert Hall

Hans Abrahamsen鈥檚 let me tell you is paired with Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Symphony No. 4 for the CBSO鈥檚 first of two Proms, this one conducted by the orchestra鈥檚 new music director.

Performances & Interviews

21:03

Listen: Introduction to Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony

Ian Skelly discusses the work with Rosamund Bartlett and Marina Frolova-Walker.

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TV & Radio

Programme

- - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  - The Magic Flute (Overture)(7 mins)
- - Hans Abrahamsen
  - let me tell you(35 mins)London premiere
- - interval
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Symphony No. 4 in F minor(44 mins)

Performers

Barbara Hannigan
soprano
soprano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra makes its first London appearance with young Lithuanian Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla, who becomes the orchestra鈥檚 Music Director next season.

While Mozart鈥檚 overture combines infectious energy with Masonic symbolism, Tchaikovsky鈥檚 dramatic Fourth Symphony explores the shadow cast by Fate.

Hans Abrahamsen鈥檚 Grawemeyer Award-winning song-cycle for Barbara Hannigan centres on Shakespeare鈥檚 Ophelia, using only words allotted to her in Hamlet.