Prom 52: Vir, Sibelius, Bantock & Elgar

21 Aug 2013, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Wed 21 Aug 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Prom 52: Vir, Sibelius, Bantock & Elgar

19:30 Wed 21 Aug 2013 Royal Albert Hall

Elgar Medal-winner Sakari Oramo conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Param Vir鈥檚 Cave of Luminous Mind, Granville Bantock鈥檚 dreamlike Celtic Symphony and Elgar鈥檚鈥楨nigma鈥� Variations. Lisa Batiashvili is the soloist in Sibelius鈥檚 Violin Concerto.

Programme

- - Param Vir
  - Cave of Luminous Mind(20 mins)麻豆社 commission: world premiere
- - Jean Sibelius
  - Violin Concerto(33 mins)
- - interval
- - Granville Bantock
  - Celtic Symphony(20 mins)
- - Edward Elgar
  - 鈥楨nigma鈥� Variations(28 mins)

Performers

Composers

About this event

Dedicated to the late Jonathan Harvey, Param Vir鈥檚 Cave of Luminous Mind is inspired by the mindfulness of Tibetan Buddhism and the story of Buddhist master Milarepa鈥檚 penitential progress on the Diamond Path.

Chief Conductor and Elgar Medalwinner Sakari Oramo directs the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Vir鈥檚 work, Elgar鈥檚鈥楨nigma鈥� Variations and Granville Bantock鈥檚 1940 Celtic Symphony for strings and six harps. Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili plays Sibelius鈥檚 exhilarating Violin Concerto, a work she recorded in 2008 to rave reviews.

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