91Èȱ¬

Fri 28 Aug 2020

• 19:30

  Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’

  Royal Albert Hall

  Sakari Oramo leads the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra for the first live Prom of the season. Beethoven’s epic ‘Eroica’ Symphony sits alongside Copland’s Quiet City, Eric Whitacre’s Sleep and a Basquiat-inspired world premiere from Hannah Kendall.

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  Sakari Oramo leads the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra for the first live Prom of the season. Beethoven’s epic ‘Eroica’ Symphony sits alongside Copland’s Quiet City, Eric Whitacre’s Sleep and a Basquiat-inspired world premiere from Hannah Kendall.

  Programme

  • • • Hannah Kendall
      • Tuxedo: Vasco 'de' Gama(5 mins)(91Èȱ¬ commission: world premiere)
    • • Eric Whitacre
      • Sleep(6 mins)
    • • Aaron Copland
      • Quiet City(10 mins)
    • • Ludwig van Beethoven
      • Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’(47 mins)

  Performers

  • Alison Teale

    cor anglais
    cor anglais
  • Phillip Cobb

    trumpet
    trumpet
  • Nicholas Chalmers

    conductor 91Èȱ¬ Singers
    conductor 91Èȱ¬ Singers
  • 91Èȱ¬ Singers
  • 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra
  • Sakari Oramo

    conductor
    conductor

  Composers

  • Hannah Kendall
  • Eric Whitacre
  • Aaron Copland
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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  Part of

  Proms 2020 Live