Performance

Venue	Royal Albert Hall
	Also: Elgar Room
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	23rd August 2011
To	23rd August 2011
When	19:30
Prices	From £7.50. To £36.00.
Royal Albert Hall (V221)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Prom 52 - Prokofiev & Dutilleux

Work:: Prom 52 (S5983)

Part of the BBC Proms.

Production:: Prokofiev & Dutilleux (T2068433406)

Tonight's concert features two composers central to the musical lives of their respective countries. Birthday composer Henri Dutilleux is represented by the nocturnal imaginings of the violin concerto he wrote for Isaac Stern plus there's a chance to hear his birthday tribute to one of Prokofiev's most ardent supporters, the late Mstislav Rostropovich. Flanking these are Prokofiev's entrancing 'Classical' Symphony and his Fifth, a different, grander kind of utterance reflecting the soul of war-torn Moscow and the greatness of the human spirit. Finish time: approx. 21:40

Performer	Leonidas Kavakos (violin)
Company	London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor	Valery Gergiev

Listing:: L1296966929

Prokofiev & Dutilleux

Tonight's concert features two composers central to the musical lives of their respective countries. Birthday composer Henri Dutilleux is represented by the nocturnal imaginings of the violin concerto he wrote for Isaac Stern plus there's a chance to hear his birthday tribute to one of Prokofiev's most ardent supporters, the late Mstislav Rostropovich. Flanking these are Prokofiev's entrancing 'Classical' Symphony and his Fifth, a different, grander kind of utterance reflecting the soul of war-torn Moscow and the greatness of the human spirit. Finish time: approx. 21:40

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