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Proms 2014 Page 1 of 12 Prom 1: First Night of the Proms Prom 4: World Orchestra for Peace, Valery Gergiev Friday 18 July Sunday 20 July 7.30pm – c9.10pm 7.30pm – c10.00pm Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall Elgar Roxanna Panufnik The Kingdom, Op. 51 (90 mins) Three Paths to Peace (12 mins) Erin Wall soprano (Blessed Virgin) European premiere Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo-soprano (Mary Magdalene) Richard Strauss Andrew Staples tenor (St John) Die Frau ohne Schatten, Op. 65 (20 mins) Christopher Purves baritone (St Peter) – symphonic fantasia BBC National Chorus of Wales INTERVAL BBC Symphony Chorus Mahler BBC Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 6 in A minor (77 mins) Sir Andrew Davis conductor World Orchestra for Peace Valery Gergiev conductor Prom 2: Elgar, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky & Liszt Saturday 19 July Proms Chamber Music 1: Les Arts Florissants 7.30pm – c10.25pm Monday 21 July Royal Albert Hall 1.00pm – c2.00pm Cadogan Hall Elgar Military March, 'Pomp and Circumstance' in G major, Op 39.4 (6 Rameau mins) Pièces de clavecin en concerts (53 mins): Tchaikovsky Fantasy-Overture 'Romeo and Juliet' (20 mins) Premier concert : La Coulicam, La Livri - Rondeau gracieux, Le Liszt Vézinet Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major (19 mins) Deuxième concert : La Laborde, La Boucon, L'Agaçante, Premier INTERVAL Menuet et Deuxième Menuet Qigang Chen Troisième concert : La Lapoplinière, La Timide, Premier Joie éternelle (25 mins) Tambourin et Deuxième Tambourin en Rondeau UK premiere Quatrième concert : La Pantomime, L'Indiscrète, La Rameau Mussorgsky Cinquième concert : La Forqueray, La Cupis, La Marais Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Maurice Ravel) (35 mins) Les Arts Florissants Haochen Zhang piano, Proms debut artist Paolo Zanzu harpsichord/director Alison Balsom trumpet China Philharmonic Orchestra Long Yu conductor, Proms debut artist Prom 5: Beethoven, Dvořák & R.Strauss Monday 21 July 7.30pm – c9.50pm Prom 3: BBC Sport Prom Royal Albert Hall Sunday 20 July 10.30am – c12.45pm Richard Strauss Royal Albert Hall Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (18 mins) Dvořák Programme to include: Concerto for Violin in A minor, Op. 53 (32 mins) INTERVAL Mozart Beethoven A Musical Joke – Presto Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral', Op 68 (40 mins) Orff Julia Fischer violin Carmina Burana – 'O Fortuna' Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich Prokofiev David Zinman conductor Romeo and Juliet – Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) Josef Strauss Prom 6: Strauss – Der Rosenkavalier Sport Polka Tuesday 22 July John Williams 6.30pm – c10.40pm Summon the Heroes Royal Albert Hall plus TV themes including 'Match of the Day', 'Test Match Special' and 'Wimbledon' Richard Strauss Gabby Logan presenter, Proms debut artist Der Rosenkavalier (185 mins) Robin Cousins special guest Kate Royal soprano (Marschallin) Kenny Logan special guest Tara Erraught mezzo-soprano (Octavian) Phil Tufnell special guest Lars Woldt bass, Proms debut artist (Baron Ochs) Anna Watkins special guest Teodora Gheorghiu soprano, Proms debut artist (Sophie) Crouch End Festival Chorus Michael Kraus baritone, Proms debut artist (Herr von Faninal) BBC Concert Orchestra Miranda Keys soprano (Marianne) Rebecca Miller conductor Christopher Gillett tenor (Valzacchi) Helene Schneiderman mezzo-soprano, Proms debut artist (Annina) Gwynne Howell bass (Notary) Andrej Dunaev tenor, Proms debut artist (Italian Singer) Robert Wörle tenor, Proms debut artist (Innkeeper) Scott Conner bass, Proms debut artist (Police Inspector) Glyndebourne Festival Opera London Philharmonic Orchestra Issue 3 19/07/2014 Information from bbc.co.uk/proms/ Proms 2014 Page 2 of 12 Robin Ticciati conductor Tasmin Little violin BBC Philharmonic Juanjo Mena conductor Prom 7: Shostakovich, Bartók & Tavener Wednesday 23 July 6.30pm – c9.00pm Prom 11: CBeebies Prom Royal Albert Hall Saturday 26 July 11.00am – c11.50am Tavener Royal Albert Hall Gnosis (12 mins) BBC commission: world premiere Programme to include: Bartók Barrie Bignold Concerto for Violin No. 2, Sz 112 (38 mins) Around Sound INTERVAL BBC commission: world premiere Shostakovich Holst Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op 93 (53 mins) St Paul's Suite – Finale (The Dargason) Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Wood Isabelle Faust violin Fantasia on British Sea-Songs – Hornpipe BBC Symphony Orchestra plus music from CBeebies programmes Jiří Bělohlávek conductor Presenters to include: Ben Faulks (Mr Bloom), Proms debut artist Prom 8: Pet Shop Boys Gemma Hunt (from 'Swashbuckle') Wednesday 23 July Chris Jarvis (from 'Show Me, Show Me'), Proms debut artist 10.15pm – c11.40pm Steven Kynman (Robert the Robot), Proms debut artist Royal Albert Hall BBC Philharmonic Stephen Bell conductor Neil Tennant/Chris Lowe Overture to 'Performance' (arr. R. Niles) (8 mins) Four Songs in A minor (orch. A. Badalamenti) (20 mins) Prom 12: Bach – St John Passion ('Vocal', 'Love is a Catastrophe', 'Later Tonight', 'Rent') Saturday 26 July A Man from the Future (orch. S. Helbig) (45 mins) 8.00pm – c10.15pm World premiere Royal Albert Hall Pet Shop Boys Chrissie Hynde vocalist Bach Juliet Stevenson narrator St John Passion, BWV 245 (120 mins) BBC Singers James Gilchrist tenor (Evangelist) BBC Concert Orchestra Neal Davies bass-baritone (Christus) Dominic Wheeler conductor Lucy Crowe soprano Clint van der Linde counter-tenor, Proms debut artist Benjamin Hulett tenor Prom 9: Brahms & Janáček Rudolf Rosen baritone, Proms debut artist Thursday 24 July Zürcher Sing-Akademie 7.30pm – c9.45pm Zurich Chamber Orchestra Royal Albert Hall Sir Roger Norrington conductor Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor (49 mins) Prom 13: CBeebies Prom INTERVAL Sunday 27 July Janáček 11.00am – c11.50am Glagolitic Mass (original version, reconstructed P. Wingfield) (43 Royal Albert Hall mins) Barry Douglas piano Programme to include: Mlada Khudoley soprano Barrie Bignold Yulia Matochkina mezzo-soprano Around Sound Mikhail Vekua tenor BBC commission: world premiere Yuri Vorobiev bass Holst London Symphony Chorus St Paul's Suite – Finale (The Dargason) London Symphony Orchestra Wood Valery Gergiev conductor Fantasia on British Sea-Songs – Hornpipe plus music from CBeebies programmes Prom 10: Elgar, Walton, Moeran & David Horne Presenters to include Friday 25 July Ben Faulks (Mr Bloom) 7.30pm – c9.50pm Gemma Hunt (from 'Swashbuckle') Royal Albert Hall Chris Jarvis (from 'Show Me, Show Me') Steven Kynman (Robert the Robot) Walton Variations on a Theme by Hindemith (23 mins) BBC Philharmonic Moeran Stephen Bell conductor Violin Concerto (33 mins) INTERVAL David Horne Daedalus in Flight (11 mins) London premiere Elgar 'Enigma' Variations (29 mins) Issue 3 19/07/2014 Information from bbc.co.uk/proms/ Proms 2014 Page 3 of 12 Prom 14: Duruflé, Ravel and Simon Holt Handel Sunday 27 July Solomon, HWV 67 (4 mins) 7.30pm – c9.45pm – overture (arr. Beecham) Royal Albert Hall Respighi Belkis, Queen of Sheba (25 mins) Ravel Daniel Hope violin Valses nobles et sentimentales (orchestral version) (17 mins) Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Holt Sascha Goetzel conductor, Proms debut artist Morpheus Wakes (15 mins) BBC commission: world premiere Ravel Prom 17: Rameau – Grands Motets La valse (13 mins) Tuesday 29 July INTERVAL 10.00pm – c11.15pm Duruflé Royal Albert Hall Requiem, Op 9 (42 mins) Emmanuel Pahud flute Rameau Gerald Finley baritone Deus noster refugium (27 mins) Ruby Hughes soprano Quam dilecta tabernacula (21 mins) BBC National Chorus of Wales In convertendo Dominus (23 mins) National Youth Choir of Wales Rachel Redmond soprano BBC National Orchestra of Wales Katherine Watson soprano, Proms debut artist Thierry Fischer conductor Reinoud Van Mechelen high tenor, Proms debut artist Cyril Auvity tenor, Proms debut artist Marc Mauillon baritone Proms Chamber Music 2: C. P. E. Bach Cyril Costanzo bass, Proms debut artist Monday 28 July Les Arts Florrisants 1.00pm – c2.00pm William Christie conductor Cadogan Hall Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Prom 18: Mahler, Ravel & Sir Harrison Birtwistle Trio Sonata in A major (13 mins) Wednesday 30 July Violin Sonata in C minor (17 mins) 7.30pm – c10.05pm Keyboard Sonata in E minor ('Kenner und Liebhaber' Collection Royal Albert Hall No. 5), Wq 59/1 (8 mins) Trio Sonata in C minor, 'Sanguineus and Melancholicus' (14 mins) Sir Harrison Birtwistle Rachel Podger violin Night's Black Bird (13 mins) Katy Bircher flute, Proms debut artist Ravel Bojan Cičić violin, Proms debut artist Concerto for Piano in D major for the Left Hand (18 mins) Tomasz Pokrzywiński cello, Proms debut artist INTERVAL Kristian Bezuidenhout fortepiano, Proms debut artist Mahler Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (73 mins) Alexandre Tharaud piano Prom 15: Mozart, Ravel & Jonathan Dove BBC Philharmonic Monday 28 July Juanjo Mena conductor 7.30pm – c10.05pm Royal Albert Hall Prom 19: R. Strauss & Elgar Jonathan Dove Thursday 31 July Gaia Theory (20 mins) 7.30pm – c10.05pm BBC commission: world premiere Royal Albert Hall Mozart Concerto for Piano No. 23 in A major, K 488 (27 mins) Richard Strauss INTERVAL Festival Prelude (11 mins) Ravel Deutsche Motette, Op. 62 (19 mins) Daphnis and Chloe (60 mins) Four Last Songs (24 mins) Ingrid Fliter piano INTERVAL BBC Symphony Chorus Elgar BBC Symphony Orchestra Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op 63 (57 mins) Josep Pons conductor, Proms debut artist Inger Dam-Jensen soprano BBC Singers Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Prom 16: Oriental Promise Vasily Petrenko conductor Tuesday 29 July 6.30pm – c8.55pm Royal Albert Hall Prom 20: Walton, Gurney & Sally Beamish Friday 1 August Balakirev 7.30pm – c9.40pm Islamey