
BBC Proms presents
Prom 6: The Rite of Spring
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Earthy, pagan dances meet the Music of the Spheres in this concert of 20th- and 21st-century orchestral works.
Stravinsky’s infamous ballet score The Rite of Spring pulses with rhythmic energy and urgency, while Icelandic composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s luminous and intricately textured Metacosmos travels deep into space. At the centre of the programme is Britten’s elegiac Violin Concerto, written on the cusp of the Second World War.
Violinist James Ehnes joins Edward Gardner and musicians from both London’s Royal Academy of Music and New York’s Juilliard School.
Programme
Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Metacosmos 14’
UK premiere
Britten
Violin Concerto 32’
– interval –
Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring 35’
James Ehnes violin
Orchestra of the Royal Academy of Music and The Juilliard School
Edward Gardner conductor
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Performance Information
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All customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over. We don't recommend bringing any under 5s to this Prom
Approximate schedule:
5:00pm Restaurants and bars open
6:30pm Auditorium doors and boxes open
7:30pm Prom 6
8:30pm Interval (25 mins)
9:35pm Event ends