Prom 15: Paul Lewis plays Beethoven鈥檚 鈥楨mperor鈥� concerto

25 Jul 2018, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Wed 25 Jul 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Prom 15: Paul Lewis plays Beethoven鈥檚鈥楨mperor鈥� concerto

Prom 15: Paul Lewis plays Beethoven鈥檚鈥楨mperor鈥� concerto

19:30 Wed 25 Jul 2018 Prom 15

A concert of darkness and light opens with the world premiere of Tansy Davies鈥檚 9/11-inspired What Did We See? and closes with Brahms鈥檚 sunny Second Symphony. Paul Lewis joins Ben Gernon and the 91热爆 Philharmonic for Beethoven鈥檚 'Emperor' Concerto.

Performances & Interviews

20:39

Proms Plus Talk: Tansy Davies - What Did We See

Composer Tansy Davies introduces her new work 'What Did We See?'

Jul '1891热爆 Radio 3

01:42

Tansy Davies: What Did We See? (orchestral suite from 'Between Worlds') (Prom 15) - excerpt

The world premiere of Tansy Davies鈥檚 9/11-inspired What Did We See?

Sep '1891热爆 Radio 3

Programme

- - Tansy Davies
  - What Did We See? (orchestral suite from 'Between Worlds')91热爆 commission: world premiere
- - Ludwig van Beethoven
  - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 鈥楨mperor鈥�(38 mins)
- - interval
- - Johannes Brahms
  - Symphony No. 2 in D major(42 mins)

Performers

Paul Lewis
piano
piano
91热爆 Philharmonic
Ben Gernon
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

Life is celebrated and loss mourned in music spanning over 200 years. The 91热爆 Philharmonic and its Principal Guest Conductor Ben Gernon pair Beethoven鈥檚 majestic final piano concerto 鈥� for which we welcome back Paul Lewis, who played all five Beethoven piano concertos in the 2010 season 鈥� with Brahms鈥檚 sunny Second Symphony, whose lyrical, pastoral spirit harks back to the earlier composer鈥檚 own 鈥楶astoral鈥� Symphony (No. 6).

The concert opens in a more sombre, contemplative mood with the world premiere of Tansy Davies鈥檚 What Did We See? 鈥� a meditation on death, healing and transcendence that builds on material from the composer鈥檚 recent 9/11-inspired opera Between Worlds.

Broadcast on 91热爆 Four on Sunday 5 August

Image: Ben Gernon 漏 Simon Annand