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Prom 57: Mozart, Rachmaninov and Qigang Chen

Live at the ±«Óãtv Proms. The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Long Yu, play music by Qigang Chen, Rachmaninov and, with Eric Lu, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A.

Live at ±«Óãtv Proms: the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Long Yu, play music by Qigang Chen, Mozart and Rachmaninov.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Qigang Chen: Wu Xing (The Five Elements)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major

11.45: INTERVAL
Andrew McGregor talks to members of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra about their debut Proms appearance.

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances

Eric Lu, piano
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Long Yu, conductor

China’s Shanghai Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut with an East-meets-West concert including music by Qigang Chen and Rachmaninov’s exhilarating Symphonic Dances. Leeds Piano Competition winner Eric Lu joins them for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 1 Sep 2019 11:00

Music Played

  • Qigang Chen

    Wu Xing (The Five Elements)

    Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Conductor: Long Yu.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major K488

    Performer: Eric Lu. Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances Op 45

    Orchestra: Shanghai Municipal Committee Band. Conductor: Long Yu.
  • Franz Schubert

    Du bist die Ruh, D.776

    Singer: Margaret Price. Performer: James Lockhart.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Sun 1 Sep 2019 11:00

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