Performances of Benjamin Britten at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by Benjamin Britten)Sun 21 Jul 2019
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Take a musical trip to the Moon with favourite CBeebies characters and presenters. A brand-new work by Hans Zimmer – film music’s living legend – is the centrepiece of a Prom celebrating this weekend’s 50th anniversary of the manned Moon landing.
Take a musical trip to the Moon with favourite CBeebies characters and presenters. A brand-new work by Hans Zimmer – film music’s living legend – is the centrepiece of a Prom celebrating this weekend’s 50th anniversary of the manned Moon landing.
Programme
- Solomon – The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
- Starburst
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine(4 mins)
- Madam Butterfly – Humming Chorus(4 mins)
- Fanfare for the Common Man(3 mins)
- Earth(6 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Medley of CBeebies Favourites(3 mins)
- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra(4 mins)
- Off to the Moon
Performers
- YolanDa Brownfrom 'Yolanda's Band Jam'
- Nigel Clarkefrom ‘The Baby Club'
- Justin Fletcherfrom 'Somethnig Special', 'Justin's House' and 'Gigglebiz'
- Chris Jarvisfrom 'CBeebies Stargazing' and 'Show Me, Show Me'
- Maddie Moatefrom 'Do You Know?'
- Cat Sandionfrom 'CBeebies House' and 'Magic Door'
- Angie NewmanBritish Sign Language Interpreter
- CBeebies Prom Children's Choir
- Kwamé Ryanconductor
On sale 9am Friday 10 May. Seats £7.50 to £20 (plus booking fee)
Mon 22 Jul 2019
- 11:00Royal Albert Hall
Take a musical trip to the Moon with favourite CBeebies characters and presenters. A brand-new work by Hans Zimmer – film music’s living legend – is the centrepiece of a Prom celebrating this weekend’s 50th anniversary of the manned Moon landing.
Take a musical trip to the Moon with favourite CBeebies characters and presenters. A brand-new work by Hans Zimmer – film music’s living legend – is the centrepiece of a Prom celebrating this weekend’s 50th anniversary of the manned Moon landing.
Programme
- Solomon – The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
- Starburst
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine(4 mins)
- Madam Butterfly – Humming Chorus(4 mins)
- Fanfare for the Common Man(3 mins)
- Earth(6 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- Medley of CBeebies Favourites
- The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra(4 mins)
- Off to the Moon
Performers
- YolanDa Brownfrom 'Yolanda's Band Jam'
- Nigel Clarkefrom ‘The Baby Club'
- Justin Fletcherfrom 'Somethnig Special', 'Justin's House' and 'Gigglebiz'
- Chris Jarvisfrom 'CBeebies Stargazing' and 'Show Me, Show Me'
- Maddie Moatefrom 'Do You Know?'
- Cat Sandionfrom 'CBeebies House' and 'Magic Door'
- Angie Newmansign language interpreter
- CBeebies Prom Children's Choir
- Kwamé Ryanconductor
On sale 9am Friday 10 May. Seats £7.50 to £20 (plus booking fee) - 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Pagan dances meet the music of the spheres. Stravinsky’s riotous ballet score contrasts with Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s luminous Metacosmos and Britten’s elegiac Violin Concerto. Edward Gardner conducts musicians from the Juilliard and Royal Academy of Music.
Pagan dances meet the music of the spheres. Stravinsky’s riotous ballet score contrasts with Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s luminous Metacosmos and Britten’s elegiac Violin Concerto. Edward Gardner conducts musicians from the Juilliard and Royal Academy of Music.
Programme
- Metacosmos(14 mins)UK premiere
- Violin Concerto(32 mins)
- interval
- The Rite of Spring(35 mins)
Performers
- James Ehnesviolin
- Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and the Juilliard School
- Edward Gardnerconductor
Seats £9.50 to £52 (plus booking fee)
Thu 1 Aug 2019
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Mahler’s orchestral song-cycle Das Lied von der Erde is a powerful exploration of loss, while Britten’s Piano Concerto overflows with youthful energy. Edward Gardner conducts the BBC SO with soloists Stuart Skelton, Claudia Mahnke and Leif Ove Andsnes.
Mahler’s orchestral song-cycle Das Lied von der Erde is a powerful exploration of loss, while Britten’s Piano Concerto overflows with youthful energy. Edward Gardner conducts the BBC SO with soloists Stuart Skelton, Claudia Mahnke and Leif Ove Andsnes.
Programme
- Piano Concerto(35 mins)(revised version, 1945) Henry Wood Novelties: world premiere, 1938
- interval
- Das Lied von der Erde(64 mins)Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere, 1914
Performers
- Leif Ove Andsnespiano
- Claudia Mahnkemezzo-soprano
- Stuart Skeltontenor
- Edward Gardnerconductor
Composers
Seats £7.50 to £41 (plus booking fee)
Sat 17 Aug 2019
- 15:00Holy Sepulchre London
The BBC Singers take the Proms to London’s ‘Musicians’ Church’ for a concert of English choral pieces spanning the 20th and 21st centuries.
The BBC Singers take the Proms to London’s ‘Musicians’ Church’ for a concert of English choral pieces spanning the 20th and 21st centuries.
Programme
- Where does the uttered music go?(6 mins)
- Sacred and Profane(16 mins)
- The Holy Boy(3 mins)
- Rorate coeli(11 mins)
- Three Donne Songs – No. 1: A Hymn to God the Father(4 mins)
- Valiant-for-truth(6 mins)
- Missa del Cid(20 mins)
- At this man’s hand(3 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
Performers
- Sofi Jeanninconductor
Seats £6 to £16 (plus booking fee)
