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Prom 26: Sibelius’s First Symphony

Live at the ±«Óătv Proms: The ±«Óătv Philharmonic and their chief conductor John StorgĂ„rds play Sibelius's First Symphony. They are joined by James Ehnes for Walton's Violin Concerto.

Live at the ±«Óătv Proms: The ±«Óătv Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor John StorgĂ„rds in Sibelius's First Symphony. They are joined by James Ehnes for Walton's Violin Concerto.

Presented by Tom McKinney, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Gerald Barry: Kafka's Earplugs (world premiere)
Walton: Violin Concerto

c.8.15 Interval: New Generation Thinker Noreen Masud joins Tom McKinney to discuss literary examples of nonsense and absurdity. Gerald Barry's piece is inspired by Kafka and a future Proms concert features György KurtĂĄg’s Endgame

c.8.35
Sibelius: Symphony No.1

James Ehnes (violin)
±«Óătv Philharmonic
John StorgÄrds (conductor)

The ±«Óătv Philharmonic and Chief Conductor John StorgĂ„rds present Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 – a thrilling glimpse of a composer emerging from the shadow of Tchaikovsky and his fellow Romantics. Canadian violinist James Ehnes is the soloist in Walton’s fiercely direct Violin Concerto – a work full of song, dance and drama. The concert opens with a world premiere from heartily irreverent Irish composer Gerald Barry, focusing on Franz Kafka’s obsession with wearing earplugs to silence the noise around him. ‘In the music,’ Barry says, ‘you are Kafka, hearing the world’s sounds as he heard them. You are inside his head.’

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Gerald Barry

    Kafka's Earplugs

    Orchestra: ±«Óătv Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgĂ„rds.
  • William Walton

    Concerto In B Minor

    Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: ±«Óătv Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgĂ„rds.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 1 in E minor, Op 39

    Orchestra: ±«Óătv Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgĂ„rds.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Cock's Dance

    Orchestra: ±«Óătv Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgĂ„rds.
  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor Op.35 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutshe Grammophon.
    • 1.
  • FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin

    Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutshe Grammophon.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 Aug 2023 19:30

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