Prom 55 (part 1): Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Unsuk Chin
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myung-Whun Chung. Debussy: La mer. Unsuk Chin: Su (with Wu Wei: sheng).
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and Myung-Whun Chung live at the ±«Óãtv Proms play music by Unsuk Chin alongside two Western symphonic masterpieces by Debussy and Tchaikovsky
Presented by Penny Gore
Debussy: La mer
Unsuk Chin: Å ³Ü
8.25pm Interval
8.45pm
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique'
Wu Wei (sheng)
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)
Myung-Whun Chung makes his first Proms appearance this summer as Music Director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, which makes its own Proms debut as one of our series of global orchestras.
They bring with them the sounds of South Korea in a concerto for sheng (traditional reed mouth organ) and orchestra written by their compatriot Unsuk Chin - a sonic game between soloist and orchestra.
Chin's evocative textures are framed by the sensuous richness of Debussy's La mer, capturing the sea in all its moods, and Tchaikovsky's final symphony, with its elusive but turbulent narrative.
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Music Played
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Claude Debussy
La mer
Orchestra: Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung. -
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Unsuk Chin
Å ³Ü
Orchestra: Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung. -
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Wu Wei Sheng
Dragon Dance
Broadcast
- Wed 27 Aug 2014 19:30±«Óãtv Radio 3
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