Sat 27 Jul 2019

• 15:00

  Proms at 鈥� Battersea Arts Centre

  Battersea Arts Centre

  The 麻豆社 Proms takes over the newly refurbished Battersea Arts Centre for a showcase of provocative, witty and boundary-crossing composer-performers, who have been driving new music in previously unimagined directions.

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  Proms Across the UK

  
• 17:45

  Proms Family Workshop

  Imperial College Union

  Join professional musicians for a family-friendly introduction to tonight's Prom. Bring your instrument and join in!

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• 19:30

  Prom 12: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

  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.

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  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

  • Nicola Benedetti

    violin
    violin
  • The National Youth Orchestra
  • Mark Wigglesworth

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Lera Auerbach
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Sergey Prokofiev

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