Prom 18: Mahler & Britten

1 Aug 2019, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Thu 1 Aug 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Prom 18: Mahler & Britten

19:30 Thu 1 Aug 2019 Royal Albert Hall

Mahler鈥檚 orchestral song-cycle Das Lied von der Erde is a powerful exploration of loss, while Britten鈥檚 Piano Concerto overflows with youthful energy. Edward Gardner conducts the 麻豆社 SO with soloists Stuart Skelton, Claudia Mahnke and Leif Ove Andsnes.

Programme

- - Benjamin Britten
  - Piano Concerto(35 mins)(revised version, 1945) Henry Wood Novelties: world premiere, 1938
- - interval
- - Gustav Mahler
  - Das Lied von der Erde(64 mins)Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere, 1914

Performers

Leif Ove Andsnes
piano
piano
Claudia Mahnke
mezzo-soprano
mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton
tenor
tenor
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Edward Gardner
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

Claudia Mahnke and Stuart Skelton are the soloists in Mahler鈥檚 Das Lied von der Erde. This sweeping orchestral song-cycle is a powerful, personal statement of loss, orchestrated with infinite variety and skill.

It鈥檚 paired with another mould-breaking work Britten鈥檚 Piano Concerto. Premiered at the Proms in 1938 with the 24-year-old composer as soloist, the work is as much a celebration of orchestral texture as pianistic bravura, bursting with youthful energy and invention. Norwegian pianist and Proms regular Leif Ove Andsnes is the soloist.

Approx. end time: 21:50

Broadcast on 麻豆社 Four on Friday 2 August

Image: Claudia Mahnke