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Prom 22: Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and Outi Tarkiainen

Live at the 91热爆 Proms. The 91热爆 Philharmonic and John Storg氓rds in Rachmaninov, Shostakovich's Symphony No 11 and the world premiere of Outi Tarkiainen's Midnight Sun Variations.

Live at 91热爆 Proms: The 91热爆 Philharmonic with Chief Guest Conductor John Storgards in Rachmaninov, Shostakovich's Symphony No.11 and the world premiere of Outi Tarkiainen's Midnight Sun Variations.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Sarah Walker

Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead
Outi Tarkiainen: Midnight Sun Variations (world premiere, 91热爆 co-commission)

Interval
c.8.10pm Proms Plus: The myths and landscapes of the Nordic lands are discussed by Nicole Schmidt, creator of the podcast Mythos, which explores world folk lore and fairy tales, and New Generation Thinkers Leah Broad and Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough. Producer Jacqueline Smith

Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 'The Year 1905'

91热爆 Philharmonic
John Storgards (conductor)

Death and darkness encounter light and new life in this Prom given by the 91热爆 Philharmonic with its Chief Guest Conductor John Storgards. Two Russian classics brood on death and loss; Rachmaninov's atmospheric 'The Isle of the Dead' conjures an dark scene - a ghostly ferryman transport the souls of the dead to rest - while Shostakovich's bitterly passionate Eleventh Symphony takes inspiration from the "Bloody Sunday" massacre of 1905. But light and hope appear in the world premiere of Outi Tarkiainen's Midnight Sun Variations, a celebration of rebirth in the perpetual day of an Arctic summer.

2 hours, 24 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 Aug 2019 19:30

Music Played

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Isle of the Dead

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.
  • Outi Tarkiainen

    Midnight Sun Variations

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in D minor, Op.23 No.3

    Performer: Yara Bernette.
    • DECCA.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Symphony No 11 in G minor 'The Year 1905'

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Storg氓rds.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 Aug 2019 19:30

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