Prom 57: Mozart, Rachmaninov & Qigang Chen

1 Sep 2019, Royal Albert Hall

11:00 Sun 1 Sep 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Prom 57: Mozart, Rachmaninov & Qigang Chen

11:00 Sun 1 Sep 2019 Royal Albert Hall

China鈥檚 Shanghai Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut with an East-meets-West concert including music by Qigang Chen and Rachmaninov鈥檚 exhilarating Symphonic Dances. Leeds Piano Competition winner Eric Lu joins them for Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 23.

Programme

- - Qigang Chen
  - Wu Xing (The Five Elements)(11 mins)
- - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major(28 mins)
- - interval
- - Sergey Rachmaninov
  - Symphonic Dances(36 mins)

Performers

Eric Lu
piano
piano
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Long Yu
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Long Yu make their first appearance at the Proms.

They are joined by Eric Lu, winner of the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition, for Mozart鈥檚 Piano Concerto No. 23 with its quasioperatic humour and wistful slow movement.

The programme also includes Chinese composer Qigang Chen鈥檚 evocative tone-poem The Five Elements and Rachmaninov鈥檚 triptych of Symphonic Dances: a passionate Allegro, an uneasy waltz and, finally, a ferocious dance of death.

We will be trialling the LiveNote web app at Prom 57, allowing you to receive bite-sized programme notes on your smartphone or tablet during the performance, synced to the music. To launch the app please click on the link above.

Approx. end time: 13.00

Broadcast on 麻豆社 Four on Friday 6 September

Image: Eric Lu 漏 Janice Carissa