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Prom 41: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Time: 7.30pm - c9.25pm

Venue ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Tickets £6-£27.50 price code A or Prom for £5

Marcus Roberts

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Broadcast on BBC FOUR
Live on BBC Radio 3
Available as audio on demand
for the following week

American jazz pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio bring their unique reinterpretation of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, throwing their own improvisations into the mix.The episodes from Bernstein's New York-based musical charting the exploits of three young sailors on shore-leave takes its place alongside Stravinsky's vivid Russian folk-infused ballet Petrushka. Robert Spano, one of America's most dynamic conductors, makes his Proms debut.

Stravinsky
Petrushka (1947) (34 mins)

Interval

Bernstein
On the Town – Three Dance Episodes (10 mins)
Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (with additional improvisation) (30 mins)

Marcus Roberts piano
Marcus Roberts Trio
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Robert Spano conductor

Detailed notes about the music will be available one hour before the concert.

ABOUT THE MUSIC


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25/07  PROM 16: COPLAND'S SYMPHONY NO.3

03/08  PROM 28: STRAVINSKY'S SCHERZO FANTASTIQUE



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