Prom 12: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

27 Jul 2019, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sat 27 Jul 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Prom 12: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

19:30 Sat 27 Jul 2019 Royal Albert Hall

Youthful passion and illicit love collide in Prokofiev鈥檚 ballet Romeo and Juliet and the lyrical outpourings of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Violin Concerto. Mark Wigglesworth conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, with Nicola Benedetti as soloist.

Programme

- - Lera Auerbach
  - Icarus(12 mins)London premiere
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Violin Concerto in D major(35 mins)
- - interval
- - Sergey Prokofiev
  - Romeo and Juliet(50 mins)excerpts

Performers

Composers

About This Event

Explosive energy and enthusiasm are the hallmarks of every performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, made up of the UK鈥檚 most talented musicians aged from 13 to 18. The ensemble鈥檚 annual visit to the Proms is always a festival highlight.

This year Mark Wigglesworth conducts NYOGB in a suite from Prokofiev鈥檚 passionate ballet Romeo and Juliet and they are joined by violinist Nicola Benedetti for Tchaikovsky鈥檚 warmly lyrical Violin Concerto.

The concert opens with Lera Auerbach鈥檚 bracing symphonic poem Icarus, inspired by the myth of the heroic but ill-fated son of Daedalus who flew too close to the sun.

Approx. end time: 21:55

Broadcast on 麻豆社 Four on Sunday 28 July

Image: Nicola Benedetti 漏 Simon Fowler