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Prom 59: London Symphony Orchestra

Time: 7.30pm - c9.55pm

Venue ROYAL ALBERT HALL

Tickets £7-£36 price code B or Prom for £5


Valery Gergiev

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

Valery Gergiev, having succeeded Sir Colin Davis at the helm of the LSO, conducts an all-Russian programme, reflecting the Proms' Shakespeare theme with Tchaikovsky's fantasy overtures inspired by Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. Continuing our series of works introduced at the Proms since the BBC became involved are Prokofiev's fiendishly virtuosic Piano Concerto No.2 and the striking Symphony No.7, both hits of the 1950s.

Tchaikovsky
Fantasy Overture 'Romeo and Juliet' (21 mins)
Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor (34 mins)

Interval

Tchaikovsky
Fantasy Overture 'Hamlet' (18 mins)
Prokofiev
Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor (32 mins)

Alexander Toradze piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev conductor

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



Like this Prom? try these:

18/07  PROM 7: TCHAIKOVSKY'S SERENADE FOR STRINGS

04/08  PROM 29: MUSIC BY AARON JAY KERNIS, PROKOFIEV & SHOSTAKOVICH



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