Prom 9: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Time: 7.30pm - c9.40pm

Venue ROYAL ALBERT HALL

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

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In his first Prom as the BBC NOW's new Principal Conductor, Thierry Fischer conducts an all-French programme, contrasting Berlioz's blazing, autobiographical Symphonie fantastique with two major works introduced to the UK at the Proms: Ravel's darkly jazzy Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, written for the war-injured Paul Wittgenstein, and the now 91-year-old Henri Dutilleux's restrained and moving cantata The Shadows of Time, which commemorates the tragic losses of the Second World War.

Henri Dutilleux

The Shadows of Time (21 mins)

Ravel

Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (18 mins)

Interval

Berlioz

Symphonie fantastique (50 mins)

Roger Muraro piano
Choristers from Eton College Chapel Choir
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Thierry Fischer conductor

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

ABOUT THE MUSIC

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