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Prom 8 (part 2): Britten, Lutoslawski and Thomas Ades

Episode 2 of 2

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, Thomas Ades conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of his work Totentanz. With Christianne Stotijn and Simon Keenlyside.

The 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra live at the 麻豆社 Proms perform music by Britten and Lutos艂awski, alongside the premiere of a new work by tonight's conductor, Thomas Ad猫s

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Katie Derham

Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem
Lutos艂awski: Cello Concerto

8.20pm Interval

8.40pm
Ad猫s: Totentanz (world premiere)

Paul Watkins (cello)
Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano)
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Ad猫s (condcutor)

Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem opens a programme of testimony and remembrance. Former 麻豆社 SO Principal Cellist Paul Watkins is the soloist in Lutos艂awski's bleak and beautiful Cello Concerto, composed for and dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich in a period of violent protest and political repression in Poland.

Thomas Ad猫s conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and soloists Christianne Stotijn and Simon Keenlyside in the world premiere of his Totentanz, a commission in memory of Lutos艂awski, which sets an anonymous 15th-century text that accompanied a frieze destroyed when L眉beck's Marienkirche was bombed in the Second World War.

This Prom will be repeated on Sunday 21st July at 2pm.

1 hour, 35 minutes

Last on

Wed 17 Jul 2013 20:40

Music Played

  • Thomas Ad猫s

    Totentanz

  • Karol Szymanowski

    Metopes - 3 poems for piano (Op.29): no.1; L' Ile des sirenes

    • Szymanowski Etudes: Fantasy: Masques: Metopes: Dennis Lee, Piano.
    • Helios.
    • 5.
  • Karol Szymanowski

    The Fountain of Arethusa from Myths for violin and piano (Op.30)

    Performer: Hyun-Mi Kim. Performer: Seung-Hye Choi.
    • KRKBS.

Broadcast

  • Wed 17 Jul 2013 20:40

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