Prom 42: Grieg's Piano Concerto

13 Aug 2018, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Mon 13 Aug 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Prom 42: Grieg's Piano Concerto

19:30 Mon 13 Aug 2018 Royal Albert Hall

Georgian virtuoso Khatia Buniatishvili is the soloist in Grieg's ever-popular Piano Concerto, joining Paavo J盲rvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra for a Prom that also includes Sibelius's stirring Fifth Symphony and Arvo P盲rt's Third Symphony.

Performances & Interviews

20:31

An introduction to Sibelius's Fifth Symphony

Leah Broad and Tim Howell introduce Sibelius's Fifth Symphony.

Aug '1891热爆 Radio 3

Programme

- - Arvo P盲rt
  - Symphony No 3(25 mins)
- - Edvard Grieg
  - Piano Concerto in A minor(29 mins)
- - interval
- - Jean Sibelius
  - Symphony No. 5 in E flat major(32 mins)

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Composers

About This Event

A concert with a Nordic flavour from Paavo J盲rvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra (making its Proms debut) pairs music by Grieg and Sibelius with Estonia鈥檚 own national composer, Arvo P盲rt.

Celebrated Georgian pianist Khatia Buniatishvili 鈥� a former 91热爆 Radio 3 New Generation Artist 鈥� performs one of the great Romantic piano concertos.

Beloved for its generous melodies and dramatic gestures, Grieg鈥檚 concerto is matched for sonic drama by Sibelius鈥檚 stirring Fifth Symphony.

Arvo P盲rt鈥檚 eclectic Third Symphony, with its echoes of Renaissance polyphony and Orthodox chant, opens the concert.

Broadcast on 91热爆 Four on Friday 17 August

Image: Khatia Buniatishvili