Prom 45: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Time: 7.30pm - c9.30pm

Venue ROYAL ALBERT HALL

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

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A typically stimulating mix from Oliver Knussen starts with a famous Proms premiere given in 1912, long before the BBC took over, and continues with his own much-performed Violin Concerto, first heard in London in 2003. Tonight's soloist is Proms favourite Leila Josefowicz. Knussen has long been associated with the music of Henze, while Stravinsky's earthy Rite of Spring is another of his specialities.

Schoenberg

Five Orchestral Pieces Op.16 (16 mins)

Oliver Knussen

Violin Concerto (16 mins)

Interval

Hans Werner Henze

Sebastian im Traum (UK premiere) (15 mins)

Stravinsky

The Rite of Spring (33 mins)

Leila Josefowicz violin
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen conductor

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

ABOUT THE MUSIC

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