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Prom 1: First Night of the Proms

91热爆 Proms 2023

Live at the 91热爆 Proms: Paul Lewis joins the the 91热爆 Singers, Symphony Chorus and Orchestra with conductor Dalia Stasevska in music by Grieg, Sibelius, Bohdana Frolyak and Britten.

Live at the 91热爆 Proms: Paul Lewis joins the the 91热爆 Singers, Symphony Chorus and Orchestra with conductor Dalia Stasevska in music by Grieg, Sibelius, Bohdana Frolyak and Britten.

Presented by Georgia Mann and Petroc Trelawny, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Sibelius: Finlandia
Bohdana Frolyak: Let There Be Light - 91热爆 commission: world premiere
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor

c.7.45pm INTERVAL
Lesley Manville joins Petroc and Georgia live in the Radio 3 box

c.8.05pm
Sibelius: Sn枚frid
Britten: The Young Person鈥檚 Guide to the Orchestra

Paul Lewis, piano
Lesley Manville, narrator
91热爆 Singers
91热爆 Symphony Chorus
91热爆 Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska, conductor

The 2023 91热爆 Proms season gets off to a whirlwind start with a series of Nordic delights 鈥� from Grieg鈥檚 passionate Piano Concerto to Sibelius鈥檚 rousing statement of national identity, Finlandia. Britten鈥檚 The Young Person鈥檚 Guide to the Orchestra introduces each section of the orchestra from strings to timpani and is packed with earworms for all ages. Plus, a world premiere from Ukrainian composer, Bohdana Frolyak, about light which has to defeat darkness.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Jul 2023 19:00
91热爆 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia Op.26

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska. Choir: 91热爆 Symphony Chorus. Choir: 91热爆 Singers.

  • Bohdana Frolyak

    Let There Be Light

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Concerto In A Minor Op.16

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1 - III. Allegro vivace

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Performer: Andrew Litton. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
    • Hyperion.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Hungarian Sketches (Bear dance)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Bartok: Orchestral Works Vol.1: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer.
    • Philips.
    • 4.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G Minor RV.315 'Summer' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Pekka Kuusisto. Orchestra: Virtuosi di Kuhmo.
    • Ondine.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Sn枚frid Op.29

    Performer: Lesley Manville. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Choir: 91热爆 Symphony Chorus. Choir: 91热爆 Singers. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Benjamin Britten

    The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra Op.34

    Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 15 in F major, K 533/494

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
    • 10.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet No 1 in F Major, Op 18 No 1

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18 Nos. 1-3.
    • BIS.
    • 101.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Sylphe (Lyric pieces, Bk.7)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Jul 2023 19:00
    91热爆 Radio 3

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