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Prom 46: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Live at the 91热爆 Proms. The CBSO, conducted by Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla, perform music by Weinberg, Howell, Knussen and, with cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Elgar's Cello Concerto.

Live at 91热爆 Proms: CBSO and Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla perform music by Weinberg, Howell and Knussen, and are joined by cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Elgar's cello concerto.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented by Andrew McGregor

Dorothy Howell:
Lamia
(Henry Wood Novelties: world premiere, 1919)

Elgar:
Cello Concerto in E minor

c.8.15pm:
Interval: An exploration of the life and work of Mieczys艂aw Weinberg with musicologists Erik Levi and Daniel Elphick, presented by Hannah Conway.

c.8.35pm:
Knussen:
The Way to Castle Yonder

Weinberg:
Symphony No. 3
(London premiere)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mirga Gra啪inyt臈-Tyla, conductor

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!

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Dorothy Howell

    Lamia

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.
  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E minor

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
  • Mieczyslaw Weinberg

    Prelude No. 18

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason.
  • Oliver Knussen

    The Way to Castle Yonder

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.
  • Mieczys艂aw Weinberg

    Symphony No 3

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048

    Performer: Sebastian Breuninger. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Bach: Brandenburg Concertos.
    • Decca.
    • 8-10.

Broadcast

  • Thu 22 Aug 2019 19:30

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