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Family Prom - Animal Magic

Live 91热爆 Proms: the Kanneh-Mason siblings and friends join author Michael Morpurgo to celebrate animal magic with Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 鈥榸oological fantasy鈥, The Carnival of the Animals.

Live at the 91热爆 Proms: the Kanneh-Mason siblings and friends join author Michael Morpurgo to celebrate animal magic with Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 鈥榸oological fantasy鈥, The Carnival of the Animals.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Presented by Georgia Mann.

Daniel Kidane: New work (91热爆 commission: world premiere)
Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns: The Carnival of the Animals with new narration by Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo (narrator)
Aminata Kanneh-Mason, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Ayla Sahin (violins)
Timothy Ridout (viola)
Mariatu Kanneh-Mason and Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cellos)
Toby Hughes (double bass)
Adam Walker (flute)
Mark Simpson (clarinet)
Isata Kanneh-Mason, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Konya Kanneh-Mason (pianos)
Alasdair Malloy (glass harmonica)
Adrian Spillet (percussion)

Author Michael Morpurgo joins the seven talented Kanneh-Mason siblings and starry musical friends for this special Family Prom. Saint-Sa毛ns鈥檚 much-loved suite The Carnival of the Animals 鈥 a musical menagerie packed with braying donkeys, energetic kangaroos, a serene swan and an aquarium of glinting fish 鈥 gets a fresh update in witty new poems by Morpurgo.
There will be no interval.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Aug 2021 19:00

Music Played

  • Daniel Kidane

    Revel

    Ensemble: The Kanneh鈥怣asons.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Carnival of the Animals

    Performer: Sir Michael Morpurgo. Ensemble: The Kanneh鈥怣asons.

Broadcast

  • Sun 29 Aug 2021 19:00

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