Performances of Johann Sebastian Bach at BBC Proms
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- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna makes her Proms debut with a programme of French 19th- and 20th-century organ music, including Widor’s thrilling Organ Symphony with its virtuoso Toccata, and works by Fauré, Franck and Thierry Escaich.
Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna makes her Proms debut with a programme of French 19th- and 20th-century organ music, including Widor’s thrilling Organ Symphony with its virtuoso Toccata, and works by Fauré, Franck and Thierry Escaich.
Programme
- Organ Symphony No 5 in F minor, Op 42 – Toccata(6 mins)
- Trois Pièces – Pièce héroïque(11 mins)
- Pavane (arr. Apkalna)(8 mins)
- Fantasia in G major, BWV 572(10 mins)
- Variations on a Theme by Paganini (A Study for the Pedals)(8 mins)
- Deux Évocations(13 mins)
Performers
- Iveta Apkalnaorgan
Part ofProms 2018
Sun 5 Aug 2018
- 15:00Royal Albert Hall
Over two concerts in one day, Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra present Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos alongside six newly commissioned companion works, to create a brand-new musical cycle, heard here in the UK for the first time.
Over two concerts in one day, Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra present Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos alongside six newly commissioned companion works, to create a brand-new musical cycle, heard here in the UK for the first time.
Programme
- Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046(20 mins)
- Maya(12 mins)UK premiere
- Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048(10 mins)
- Bach Materia(18 mins)UK premiere
- interval
- Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050(21 mins)
- Hamsa(28 mins)UK premiere
Performers
- Pekka Kuusistoviolin
- Antje Weithaasviolin
- Maya Beisercello
- Fiona Kellyflute
- Uri Cainepiano
- Mahan Esfahaniharpsichord
- Thomas Dausgaardconductor
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
In the second of two concerts, Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra are joined by soloists to complete their new musical cycle pairing Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos with newly composed companion pieces.
In the second of two concerts, Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra are joined by soloists to complete their new musical cycle pairing Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos with newly composed companion pieces.
Programme
- Brandenburg Concerto No 4 in G major, BWV 1049(15 mins)
- Aello - ballet mécanomorphe(18 mins)UK premiere
- Approach – Prelude to a Canon(18 mins)
- Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051(17 mins)
- interval
- Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV 1047(12 mins)
- Triceros(18 mins)UK premiere
Performers
- Antje Weithaasviolin
- Brett Deanviola
- Tabea Zimmermannviola
- Claire Chaseflute
- Fiona Kellyflute
- Marten Larssonoboe
- Håkan Hardenbergertrumpet
- Thomas Dausgaardconductor
Part ofProms 2018
Wed 29 Aug 2018
- 21:30Royal Albert Hall
Following his performance of Book 1 in 2017, distinguished pianist and Bach specialist Sir András Schiff returns to present the complete Book 2 of J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Following his performance of Book 1 in 2017, distinguished pianist and Bach specialist Sir András Schiff returns to present the complete Book 2 of J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.
