Proms 2016
Proms 2016 Calendar
By Date
Tue 16 Aug 2016
- 17:15Imperial College Union
Composers in Conversation: Colin Matthews, 70 this year, discusses his *Berceuse for Dresden* and talks about his influences and inspirations.
Also part ofProms Extra
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s masterpiece for orchestra and voice – with soloists Alice Coote and Gregory Kunde. In the first half there’s a rare opportunity to hear Berlioz’s King Lear Overture and Colin Matthews’s Berceuse for Dresden.
Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s masterpiece for orchestra and voice – with soloists Alice Coote and Gregory Kunde. In the first half there’s a rare opportunity to hear Berlioz’s King Lear Overture and Colin Matthews’s Berceuse for Dresden.
Programme
- Overture 'King Lear'(16 mins)
- Berceuse for Dresden(15 mins)London premiere
- interval
- Das Lied von der Erde(64 mins)
Performers
- Alice Cootemezzo-soprano
- Gregory Kundetenor
- Sir Mark Elderconductor
Also part ofProms on TV - 22:15Royal Albert Hall
This Late Night Prom intersperses the work of J. S. Bach – including the motet ‘Komm, Jesu, komm’ – with that of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, including his ‘Nunc dimittis’. Harry Christophers conducts.
This Late Night Prom intersperses the work of J. S. Bach – including the motet ‘Komm, Jesu, komm’ – with that of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, including his ‘Nunc dimittis’. Harry Christophers conducts.
Programme
- Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229(9 mins)
- Nunc dimittis(7 mins)
- Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225(14 mins)
- Triodion(14 mins)
- Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227(20 mins)
Performers
- Harry Christophersconductor
Composers
Also part ofLate Night Proms
