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3 Aug 2015, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2015 Prom 24: Sir James MacMillan & Mahler

Prom 24: Sir James MacMillan & Mahler
Prom 24: Sir James MacMillan & Mahler
19:30 Mon 3 Aug 2015 Royal Albert Hall
The world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4 is paired with Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Renowned Mahlerian Donald Runnicles conducts the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Selected pieces broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Four on Sunday 6 September.
The world premiere of Sir James MacMillan’s Symphony No. 4 is paired with Mahler’s monumental Fifth Symphony. Renowned Mahlerian Donald Runnicles conducts the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Selected pieces broadcast on 91Èȱ¬ Four on Sunday 6 September.

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Mahler’s mighty Symphony No. 5 is the climax of this second Prom from Donald Runnicles and the 91Èȱ¬ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The work’s intense, contrasting moods – the bitter solemnity of the funeral march, the violence of the second movement and the tenderness of the famous Adagietto – make this one of the great orchestral showpieces. The evening opens with the world premiere of a dramatic new symphony from Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan.