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Tag Archives: Prokofiev
Prom 50: Angels and Demons as Vedernikov leads a gripping Prokofiev Third
Prom 50: BBCSO/Vedernikov *** Royal Albert Hall, 23rd August 2016 A belated touch of demonic fire was a welcome ingredient to last night’s Prom. Prokofiev’s Third Symphony, based on themes from his opera The Fiery Angel, received a reading which, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Vedernikov, BBC Proms, BBCSO, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Stephen Hough, Tchaikovsky
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A haunting, poignant Proms opener from the BBCSO and Sakari Oramo
Prom 1: Sol Gabetta; BBCSO/Sakari Oramo **** Royal Albert Hall, 15th July 2016 At the Last Night of the Proms, a colourful sea of flags billow in the Arena of the Royal Albert Hall. For the First Night of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Nevsky, BBC Proms, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBCSO, Elgar, Olga Borodina, Prokofiev, Sakari Oramo, Sol Gabetta, Tchaikovsky
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Inspired by Shakespeare: a London gala to celebrate The Bard
Shakespeare400 Gala: LPO/Jurowski *** Royal Festival Hall, 23rd April 2016 “If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it.” There was certainly plenty of Shakespeare-inspired music on the bill for the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s celebration … Continue reading
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Tagged Adès, Alasdair Elliott, Allison Bell, Andrew Shore, Berlioz, Britten, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Gabriela Iştoc, Glyndebourne Chorus, Iestyn Davies, Kate Royal, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lukas Jakobski, Prokofiev, Rachael Lloyd, Ronald Samm, Simon Callow, Simon Keenlyside, Tchaikovsky, Toby Spence, Trinity Boys Choir, Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Vladimir Jurowski, Walton
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Prom 34 Turbulent storms: Grimes revisited and earthy Prokofiev from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Britten/Korngold/Prokofiev: Bournemouth SO/Karabits *** Royal Albert Hall, 10th August 2015 Yesterday marked the 120th anniversary of the very first Prom concert, held in the Queen’s Hall. The programme cover for that 1895 concert doesn’t list the repertoire, but it wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Proms, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten, Kirill Karabits, Korngold, Nicola Benedetti, Prokofiev
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Fate, Falla and fandangos: a London Symphony Orchestra fiesta
London Symphony Orchestra/Zhang *** Barbican, 18th January 2015 Sunday night is fiesta night, or so it seemed at the Barbican, where the London Symphony took us on a whirlwind tour from Seville in Andalucia to the Asturias. There’s nothing especially … Continue reading
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Tagged Falla, London Symphony Orchestra, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Valentina Lisitsa, Verdi, Xian Zhang
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