Featuring a trumpet concerto by Chinese composer Qigang Chen, alongside music by Elgar and Tchaikovsky. Plus, a piano concerto by Liszt and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
History in the making at the opening concert in a series of Sunday nights at the 麻豆社 Proms with the first ever visit from the China Philharmonic Orchestra. Founded in 2000, the orchestra has made its mark in a country where the appetite for classical music keeps growing and growing.
Star soloist Alison Balsom joins the orchestra and conductor Long Yu for a new trumpet concerto by Chinese composer Qigang Chen, alongside music by Elgar and Tchaikovsky. There is also a spectacular piano concerto by Liszt performed by rising young virtuoso Haochen Zhang, all culminating in Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Presented by Katie Derham.
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Music Played
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Edward Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major (麻豆社 Proms 2014)
Orchestra: China Philharmonic Orchestra. -
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Fantasy-Overture 'Romeo and Juliet'
Orchestra: China Philharmonic Orchestra. -
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Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major (麻豆社 Proms 2014)
Orchestra: China Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Haochen Zhang. -
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Qigang Chen
Joie eternelle (麻豆社 co-commission: UK premiere) (麻豆社 Proms 2014)
Orchestra: China Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Alison Balsom. -
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Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition (麻豆社 Proms 2014)
Orchestra: China Philharmonic Orchestra.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Katie Derham |
| Producer | Peter Jones |
| Director | John Kirby |
| Orchestra | China Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Yong Lu |
| Musician | Alison Balsom |
| Musician | Haochen Zhang |
Broadcast
- Sun 27 Jul 2014 19:00
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