Piano music Events
Mon 3 Sep 2012
- 13:00Cadogan Hall
French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard continues the Proms’ Debussy-anniversary celebration with Book 2 of the dreamlike Préludes, plus rarer works.
French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard continues the Proms’ Debussy-anniversary celebration with Book 2 of the dreamlike Préludes, plus rarer works.
Programme
- Les soirs illuminés par l’ardeur du charbon(3 mins)
- Élégie(2 mins)
- Masques(5 mins)
- Préludes, Book 2(38 mins)
Performers
Composers
Sat 10 Sep 2011
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Be part of the biggest musical party of the year!
Be part of the biggest musical party of the year!
Programme
- Musica benevolens(4 mins)Musicians Benevolent Fund commission: world premiere
- The Miraculous Mandarin – suite(20 mins)
- Götterdämmerung - 'Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!'(18 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major(19 mins)
- interval
- Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22(9 mins)
- Mo nighean dubh (My Dark-Haired Maiden)(4 mins)
- The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(20 mins)
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain(4 mins)
- Carousel – 'You'll never walk alone'(3 mins)(arranged by Stephen Jackson)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)(8 mins)
- Rule, Britannia!(8 mins)(arranged by Malcolm Sargent)
- Jerusalem(4 mins)(orchestrated by Edward Elgar)
- National Anthem(2 mins)
Performers
- Susan Bullocksoprano
- Lang Langpiano
- Edward Gardnerconductor
Mon 5 Sep 2011
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits the Proms in the first of two concerts with its current Music Director.
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits the Proms in the first of two concerts with its current Music Director.
Programme
- Fantastic Appearances of a Theme of Hector Berlioz - excerpts(14 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major(35 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in E minor(45 mins)
Performers
- Hélène Grimaudpiano
- Manfred Honeckconductor
Sat 3 Sep 2011
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Favourite Elgar and Rachmaninov, a recent concerto and a tall tale that deserves to be told more often.
Favourite Elgar and Rachmaninov, a recent concerto and a tall tale that deserves to be told more often.
Programme
- Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’(15 mins)
- Organ Concerto(20 mins)London premiere
- interval
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini(25 mins)
- Háry János - suite(24 mins)
Performers
- David Goodeorgan
- Marc-André Hamelinpiano
- Jac van Steenconductor
Fri 2 Sep 2011
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
A chance to experience the precision, subtlety and sparkle of an ensemble widely rated as one of the great success stories of the contemporary classical scene.
A chance to experience the precision, subtlety and sparkle of an ensemble widely rated as one of the great success stories of the contemporary classical scene.
Programme
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1(12 mins)
- Blumine(7 mins)
- Totentanz(15 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 1 in D major(55 mins)
Performers
- Dejan Lazićpiano
- Iván Fischerconductor
Composers