Prom 46: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

22 Aug 2019, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Thu 22 Aug 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Prom 46: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

19:30 Thu 22 Aug 2019 Royal Albert Hall

Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins the CBSO for Elgar鈥檚 passionate Cello Concerto. The orchestra marks the centenary of Mieczys艂aw Weinberg 鈥� the composer Shostakovich hailed as his successor 鈥� with a rare performance of his folk-inspired Third Symphony.

Programme

- - Dorothy Howell
  - Lamia(12 mins)Henry Wood Novelties: world premiere, 1919
- - Edward Elgar
  - Cello Concerto in E minor(31 mins)
- - interval
- - Oliver Knussen
  - The Way to Castle Yonder(8 mins)
- - Mieczys艂aw Weinberg
  - Symphony No. 3(32 mins)London premiere

Performers

Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason
cello
cello
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla
conductor
conductor

Composers

About This Event

The CBSO and Music Director Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla celebrate the centenary of Mieczys艂aw Weinberg the man Shostakovich hailed as 鈥榦ne of the most outstanding composers鈥� of his day 鈥� with a rare performance of his Symphony No. 3, a work that combines folk melodies and dances with confessional urgency.

That intensity is shared by Elgar鈥檚 passionate Cello Concerto, performed here by 2016 91热爆 Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

The concert opens with Dorothy Howell鈥檚 radiant tone-poem Lamia (first performed, like Elgar鈥檚 concerto, 100 years ago) and also includes The Way to Castle Yonder, a suite from the much-missed Oliver Knussen鈥檚 opera Higglety Pigglety Pop!

Approx. end time: 21:40

Broadcast on 91热爆 Four on Sunday 25 August

Image: Sheku Kanneh-Mason 漏 Lars Borges