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Prom 31 (part 1): Walton, Rubbra, Bruch & Korngold

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John Storgards conducts the 91热爆 Philharmonic. Walton: March: Orb and Sceptre. Rubbra: Ode to the Queen (with Susan Bickley: mezzo). Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 (with Vilde Frang).

The 91热爆 Philharmonic and John Storg氓rds, live at the 91热爆 Proms, perform Walton's 'Orb and Sceptre', Rubbra's 'Ode to the Queen', Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1 and Korngold's Symphony.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Martin Handley

Walton: March 'Orb and Sceptre'
Rubbra: Ode to the Queen
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor

8.25pm Interval

8.45pm
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp minor

Vilde Frang (violin)
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano)
91热爆 Philharmonic
John Storg氓rds (conductor)

The 91热爆 Philharmonic and its Principal Guest Conductor return to the Royal Albert Hall for the first Proms performance of Korngold's Symphony. Dedicated to the memory of Franklin D Roosevelt, the symphony refers back to Korngold's score for the 1939 Errol Flynn and Bette Davis romance 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'. Rubbra's 'Ode to the Queen' and Walton's 'Orb and Sceptre' celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation, while Vilde Frang joins Storg氓rds and the orchestra for Bruch's ever-popular Violin Concerto.

55 minutes

Last on

Tue 6 Aug 2013 19:30

Music Played

  • William Walton

    Orb and Sceptre - coronation march

  • Edmund Rubbra

    Ode to the Queen

  • Max Bruch

    Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.26 for violin and orchestra

  • Bjarne Brustad

    Veslefrikk

Broadcast

  • Tue 6 Aug 2013 19:30

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