Proms 2011 Page 1 of 12 Prom 1 Prom 4: Brian – Symphony No. 1, 'The Gothic' Friday 15 July Sunday 17 July 7.30pm – c. 9.40pm 7.00pm – c. 9.00pm Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall Judith Weir Brian Stars, Night, Music and Light (c4 mins) Symphony No. 1 in D minor, 'The Gothic' (110 mins) BBC Commission, World Premiere Brahms Susan Gritton soprano Academic Festival Overture (11 mins) Christine Rice mezzo-soprano Liszt Peter Auty tenor Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major (20 mins) Alastair Miles bass INTERVAL CBSO Youth Chorus Janácek Eltham College Boys' Choir Glagolitic Mass (45 mins) Southend Boys' and Girls' Choirs Bach Choir Benjamin Grosvenor piano BBC National Chorus of Wales Hibla Gerzmava soprano Brighton Festival Chorus Dagmar Pecková mezzo-soprano Côr Caerdydd Stefan Vinke tenor Huddersfield Choral Society Jan Martiník bass London Symphony Chorus David Goode organ BBC Concert Orchestra BBC Singers BBC National Orchestra of Wales BBC Symphony Chorus Martyn Brabbins conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra Jirí Belohlávek conductor Proms Chamber Music 1: Esfahani plays Bach's Goldberg Variations Prom 2: Rossini – William Tell Monday 18 July Saturday 16 July 1.00pm – c. 2.00pm 6.30pm – c. 10.55pm Cadogan Hall Royal Albert Hall J. S. Bach Rossini Goldberg Variations (55 mins) William Tell (180 mins) concert performance; sung in French. Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Michele Pertusi baritone (William Tell) John Osborn tenor (Arnold Melchthal) Prom 5: Messiaen, Dusapin & Beethoven Matthew Rose bass (Walter Furst) Monday 18 July Frédéric Caton bass (Melchthal) 7.30pm – c. 9.30pm Elena Xanthoudakis soprano (Jemmy) Royal Albert Hall Nicolas Courjal bass (Gesler) Carlo Bosi tenor (Rodolphe) Messiaen Celso Albelo tenor (Ruodi) Les offrandes oubliées (11 mins) Mark Stone baritone (Leuthold) Pascal Dusapin Malyn Byström soprano (Mathilde) Morning in Long Island (Concerto No. 1 for large orchestra) (33 Patricia Bardon mezzo-soprano (Hedwige) mins) Davide Malvestio bass (Huntsman) BBC co-commission with Radio France Orchestra and Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome UK Premiere Antonio Pappano conductor INTERVAL Beethoven Concerto in C major for Violin, Cello & Piano (Triple Concerto) (33 Prom 3: Organ recital – Bach, Bingham, Alain & Liszt mins) Sunday 17 July 4.00pm – c. 5.00pm Martha Argerich piano Royal Albert Hall Renaud Capuçon violin Gautier Capuçon cello Alain Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Litanies (5 mins) Myung-Whun Chung conductor Liszt Prelude 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen' (arr. Winterberger) (8 mins) J. S. Bach Chorale Prelude 'Erbarm dich mein, o Herre Gott', BWV 721 (5 mins) Judith Bingham The Everlasting Crown (c35 mins) World Premiere Stephen Farr organ Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Proms 2011 Page 2 of 12 Prom 6: Weber, Brahms & Stravinsky INTERVAL Tuesday 19 July Ravel 7.00pm – c. 9.00pm Alborado del gracioso (8 mins) Royal Albert Hall Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain (24 mins) Weber Debussy Oberon - overture (9 mins) Images - Ibéria (20 mins) Brahms Concerto in A minor for Violin and Cello (Double Concerto) (32 Steven Osborne piano mins) BBC Philharmonic INTERVAL Juanjo Mena conductor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (33 mins) Prom 11: Human Planet Prom Renaud Capuçon violin Saturday 23 July Gautier Capuçon cello 7.30pm – c. 9.45pm Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Royal Albert Hall Myung-Whun Chung conductor Big-screen video projections and excerpts from Nitin Sawhney’s score for the acclaimed landmark BBC One series Human Planet. Prom 7: Schubert – String Quintet Tuesday 19 July 10.00pm – c. 11.00pm Prom 12: Human Planet Prom Royal Albert Hall Sunday 24 July 11.00am – c. 1.15pm Schubert Royal Albert Hall Quintet in C major, D956 (47 mins) Big-screen video projections and excerpts from Nitin Sawhney’s Belcea Quartet score for the acclaimed landmark BBC One series Human Planet. Valentin Erben cello Prom 13: Verdi – Requiem Prom 8: Dvořák & Smetana Sunday 24 July Wednesday 20 July 7.00pm – c. 8.40pm 7.30pm – c. 10.00pm Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall Verdi Dvorák Requiem (86 mins) Cello Concerto in B minor (40 mins) INTERVAL Marina Poplavskaya soprano Smetana Sonia Ganassi mezzo-soprano Má vlast (72 mins) Joseph Calleja tenor Ferruccio Furlanetto bass Jean-Guihen Queyras cello BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC National Chorus of Wales Jiří Bělohlávek conductor London Philharmonic Choir BBC Symphony Orchestra Semyon Bychkov conductor Prom 9: Sibelius, Bartók and Janáček Thursday 21 July 7.30pm – c. 9.45pm Proms Chamber Music 2: Purcell, Beamish & Brahms Royal Albert Hall Monday 25 July 1.00pm – c. 2.00pm Sibelius Cadogan Hall Scènes historiques - Suite No. 2 (19 mins) Sibelius Purcell Symphony No. 7 in C major (23 mins) Fantasia No. 6 in F major (3 mins) INTERVAL Purcell Bartók Fantasia No. 7 in C minor (4 mins) Piano Concerto No. 3 (24 mins) Sally Beamish Janáček Reed Stanzas (String Quartet No. 3) (c12 mins) Sinfonetta (24 mins) BBC Commission, World Premiere Brahms András Schiff piano Clarinet Quintet in B minor (39 mins) Hallé Sir Mark Elder conductor Julian Bliss clarinet Elias Quartet Prom 10: Debussy, Ravel & Falla Friday 22 July 7.30pm – c. 9.50pm Royal Albert Hall Debussy Images - Gigues (7 mins) Ravel Rapsodie espagnole (15 mins) Debussy Images - Rondes de printemps (9 mins) Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Proms 2011 Page 3 of 12 Prom 14: Mahler – Symphony No. 9 Prom 18: Beethoven, Dalbavie & Carter Monday 25 July Thursday 28 July 7.30pm – c. 8.50pm 7.00pm – c. 9.25pm Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall Mahler Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (73 mins) Symphony No. 1 in C major (27 mins) Marc-André Dalbavie Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) Flute Concerto (18 mins) Sir Roger Norrington conductor London Premiere INTERVAL Elliott Carter Prom 15: Kodály, Bartók & Liszt Flute Concerto (13 mins) Tuesday 26 July UK Premiere 7.30pm – c. 9.55pm Beethoven Royal Albert Hall Symphony No. 7 in A major (40 mins) Kodály Emmanuel Pahud flute Dances of Galánta (16 mins) BBC National Orchestra of Wales Bartók Thierry Fischer conductor Piano Concerto No. 1 (24 mins) INTERVAL Liszt Prom 19: Honegger, Bridge, Berg, Castiglioni & Debussy A Faust Symphony (62 mins) Friday 29 July 7.30pm – c. 9.45pm Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano Royal Albert Hall London Philharmonic Choir (men's voices) London Symphony Chorus (men's voices) Honegger London Philharmonic Orchestra Pacific 231 (7 mins) Vladimir Jurowski conductor Honegger Pastorale d'été (8 mins) Bridge Prom 16: Berlioz, Fauré, Dusapin & Stravinsky There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook (11 mins) Wednesday 27 July Berg 7.00pm – c. 9.05pm Der Wein (15 mins) Royal Albert Hall INTERVAL Castiglioni Berlioz Inverno in-ver (22 mins) Overture 'Le corsaire' (9 mins) Debussy Faure La Mer (24 mins) Pavane (7 mins) Pascal Dusapin Claire Booth soprano String Quartet No. 6, 'Hinterland' ('Hapax' for string quartet and BBC Symphony Orchestra orchestra) (23 mins) Oliver Knussen conductor UK Premiere INTERVAL Stravinsky Prom 20: Horrible Histories – Free Family Prom The Firebird (46 mins) Saturday 30 July 11.00am – c. 1.00pm Arditti Quartet Royal Albert Hall BBC National Orchestra of Wales Thierry Fischer conductor Anyone who has split their sides laughing at CBBC’s hit television series Horrible Histories now has the chance to see and hear the cast perform some of the most popular songs from the show in our Prom 17: World Routes Academy Free Family Prom. Wednesday 27 July 10.00pm – c. 11.15pm Royal Albert Hall Prom 21: Strauss, Walton & Prokofiev Saturday 30 July The latest graduate of BBC Radio 3’s World Routes Academy 7.30pm – c. 9.55pm shares an evening with his mentor. Royal Albert Hall R. Strauss Don Juan (17 mins) Walton Violin Concerto (32 mins) INTERVAL Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky - cantata (40 mins) R. Strauss Salome - Dance of the Seven Veils (12 mins) Midori violin Nadezhda Serdiuk mezzo-soprano CBSO Chorus City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons conductor Supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/ Proms 2011 Page 4 of 12 Prom 22: Rachmaninov Prom 24: Elgar, Grainger & Strauss Sunday 31 July Tuesday 2 August 7.00pm – c. 9.05pm 7.00pm – c. 9.15pm Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall Rachmaninov Elgar Spring (17 mins) There is sweet music (4 mins) Rachmaninov Elgar Aleko - Women's and Men's Dances (9 mins) Violin Concerto (50 mins) Rachmaninov INTERVAL Three Russian Songs (14 mins) Grainger INTERVAL Irish Tune from County Derry (4 mins) Rachmaninov Grainger Vocalise (7 mins) Suite 'In a Nutshell' (20 mins) Rachmaninov R. Strauss The Bells (38 mins) Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (15 mins) Svetla Vassileva soprano Tasmin Little violin Misha Didyk tenor BBC Singers Alexei Tanovitsky baritone BBC Symphony Orchestra Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre Sir Andrew Davis conductor BBC Philharmonic Gianandrea Noseda conductor Prom 25: Grainger Tuesday 2 August Proms Chamber Music 3: Les Talens Lyriques 10.15pm – c. 11.30pm Monday 1 August Royal Albert Hall 1.00pm – c. 2.00pm Cadogan Hall Grainger Green Bushes (9 mins) F Couperin Grainger Les nations - La Piemontaise (19 mins) Molly on the Shore (5 mins) Lully Grainger Les amours déguisés - 'Ah Rinaldo, e dovè sei?' (7 mins) Shepherd's Hey - medley (12 mins) Rameau Grainger Pièces de clavecin en concerts - Premier Concert (12 mins) Early One Morning (5 mins) Montéclair Grainger Cantata 'Morte di Lucretia' (14 mins) Shallow Brown (8 mins) Grainger Eugénie Warnier soprano Scotch Strathspey and Reel (9 mins) Les Talens Lyriques Interspersed with traditional and contemporary folk music, including Christophe Rousset director, harpsichord material which formed the basis for Grainger's arrangements June Tabor singer Prom 23: Beethoven, Saint-Saëns & Liszt Wilson Family Monday 1 August BBC Singers (men's voices) 7.30pm – c. 9.50pm Kathryn Tickell Band Royal Albert Hall Northern Sinfonia John Harle conductor Beethoven Symphony No.