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Fri 15 Jul 2016

• 16:30

  Proms Extra

  Imperial College Union

  A live Proms edition of Â鶹Éç Radio 3’s In Tune, presented by Sean Rafferty – with interviews and live performances from artists appearing this season.

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• 19:00

  Prom 1: First Night of the Proms

  Royal Albert Hall

  This year’s festival kicks off with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Fantasy-Overture before Sol Gabetta performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Finally, hear one of the greatest cantatas of the 20th century – Prokofiev’s 'Alexander Nevsky'.

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  This year’s festival kicks off with Tchaikovsky’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Fantasy-Overture before Sol Gabetta performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto. Finally, hear one of the greatest cantatas of the 20th century – Prokofiev’s 'Alexander Nevsky'.

  Programme

  • • • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
      • Fantasy-Overture ‘Romeo and Juliet’(20 mins)
    • • Edward Elgar
      • Cello Concerto in E minor(29 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Sergey Prokofiev
      • Cantata 'Alexander Nevsky'(41 mins)

  Performers

  • Olga Borodina

    mezzo-soprano
    mezzo-soprano
  • Sol Gabetta

    cello
    cello
  • Â鶹Éç National Chorus of Wales
  • Â鶹Éç Symphony Chorus
  • Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra
  • Sakari Oramo

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Edward Elgar
  • Sergey Prokofiev

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