著名なチェリスト、ヨーヨー・マの演奏を一度聞いてみたくて、またまたプロムへ行ってきました。2曲目も、ベートーヴェンの交響曲第9番と誰でも聞いたことがある曲。Comcom1に「Comcom2は、単なるミーハー？」っていわれましたが、それでも予定通り鑑賞できて良かったです。
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Graham Fitkin - Cello Concerto (c27 mins) BBC Commission, World Premiere
Graham Fitkin - Cello Concerto (c27 mins) BBC Commission, World Premiere
INTERVAL
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral' (70 mins)
Yo-Yo Ma cello
Christine Brewer soprano
Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence tenor
Iain Paterson bass-baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson conductor
Christine Brewer soprano
Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence tenor
Iain Paterson bass-baritone
Philharmonia Chorus
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
David Robertson conductor
(About this event)
A new concerto for Yo-Yo Ma and an iconic masterpiece for all time.
A new concerto for Yo-Yo Ma and an iconic masterpiece for all time.
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Featured artist Yo-Yo Ma takes centre stage with a new work conceived especially for him by a composer who prizes clarity and a straightforward approach.
Featured artist Yo-Yo Ma takes centre stage with a new work conceived especially for him by a composer who prizes clarity and a straightforward approach.
After the interval, the BBC SO's Principal Guest Conductor, David Robertson, directs the traditional annual Proms performance of Beethoven's Ninth, perhaps the richest, most provocative statement in the symphonic canon.
An impressive team of soloists joins the BBC Symphony Chorus to project the finale's optimistic vision of hard-won triumph over adversity