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Sun 30 Jul 2017

• 10:00

  Proms Extra: Sing

  Royal Albert Hall

  Join Mary King, members of the Â鶹Éç Singers and Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales to sing excerpts from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. Experience in sight-reading or a knowledge of the piece is an advantage but not essential. Suitable for ages 16-plus.

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• 17:15

  Proms Extra: Talk

  Imperial College Union

  A literary complement to the music in tonight’s Prom, with Lawrence Norfolk.

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• 19:00

  Prom 21: Beethoven – Symphony No. 9, ‘Choral’

  Royal Albert Hall

  Freedom, hope and brotherhood are the notions that underpin both Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Sir James MacMillan’s new choral work A European Requiem – a plea for unity in a troubled world. Xian Zhang and the Â鶹Éç NOW perform this European premiere.

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  Freedom, hope and brotherhood are the notions that underpin both Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Sir James MacMillan’s new choral work A European Requiem – a plea for unity in a troubled world. Xian Zhang and the Â鶹Éç NOW perform this European premiere.

  Programme

  • • • Sir James MacMillan
      • A European Requiem(43 mins)European premiere
    • • interval
    • • Ludwig van Beethoven
      • Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’(65 mins)

  Performers

  • Erin Wall

    soprano
    soprano
  • Sonia Prina

    mezzo-soprano
    mezzo-soprano
  • Iestyn Davies

    counter-tenor
    counter-tenor
  • Simon O’Neill

    tenor
    tenor
  • Jacques Imbrailo

    baritone
    baritone
  • Alexander Vinogradov

    bass
    bass
  • CBSO Chorus
  • Â鶹Éç National Chorus of Wales
  • Â鶹Éç National Orchestra of Wales
  • Xian Zhang

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Sir James MacMillan
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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