Prom 32: Lutos艂awski & Holst

7 Aug 2013, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Wed 7 Aug 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Prom 32: Lutos艂awski & Holst

19:30 Wed 7 Aug 2013 Royal Albert Hall

Two works by Gustav Holst, and two from the Polish composer Witold Lutos艂awski. Edward Gardner directs the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in Holst鈥檚 Egdon Heath and The Planets and Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Symphonic Variations. Louis Lortie is the soloist in Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Piano Concerto.

Programme

- - Witold Lutos艂awski
  - Symphonic Variations(9 mins)
- - Gustav Holst
  - Egdon Heath(12 mins)
- - Witold Lutos艂awski
  - Piano Concerto(25 mins)
- - interval
- - Gustav Holst
  - The Planets(50 mins)

Performers

Composers

About this event

Leading champion of Lutos艂awski鈥檚 music and Music Director of English National Opera, Edward Gardner conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in a programme contrasting one each of the Polish composer鈥檚 earliest and latest works with music by the British composer Gustav Holst.

Completed shortly before the occupation of Poland, Lutos艂awski鈥檚 Symphonic Variations is juxtaposed with Holst鈥檚 rarely heard tribute to Thomas Hardy, Egdon Heath. Louis Lortie is the soloist in Lutos艂awski鈥檚 monumental 1988 Piano Concerto in a concert that closes with Holst鈥檚 extraordinarily visionary The Planets.

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Watch and listen to more Polish music at the Proms.