Proms 2015
Proms 2015 Calendar
By Date
Mon 31 Aug 2015
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
The Emerson String Quartet and pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja come together to perform a great chamber work 鈥� Shostakovich's Quintet 鈥� as well as the original, string quartet movement that late became Barber's famous 'Adagio for strings'.
The Emerson String Quartet and pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja come together to perform a great chamber work 鈥� Shostakovich's Quintet 鈥� as well as the original, string quartet movement that late became Barber's famous 'Adagio for strings'.
Programme
- String Quartet, Op. 11(8 mins)
- Pr茅ludes, Book 2(7 mins)
- Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57(35 mins)
Performers
- Elisabeth Leonskajapiano
Also part ofCadogan Hall concerts
- 14:00
Your chance to perform on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall. Join professional musicians to create a celebration of 20th-century American music.
- 17:45Royal College of Music
Willa Cather鈥檚 'The Song of the Lark' was first published 100 years ago. Cather鈥檚 biographer Dame Hermione Lee discusses the novel.
Also part ofProms Extra - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Yuja Wang joins the San Francisco Symphony for Bart贸k's Second Piano Concerto, before the orchestra turns its attention to Beethoven's 鈥楨roica鈥� Symphony.
Yuja Wang joins the San Francisco Symphony for Bart贸k's Second Piano Concerto, before the orchestra turns its attention to Beethoven's 鈥楨roica鈥� Symphony.
Programme
- Symphony 'New England Holidays'(10 mins)Decoration Day
- Piano Concerto No 2(28 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 鈥楨roica鈥�(52 mins)
- Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F major
Performers
- Yuja Wangpiano
- Michael Tilson Thomasconductor
Also part ofClassical for Starters 2018-19
