| Main Performers | Stéphanie dOustrac - vocal,
Joshua Bell - violin,
Cameron Carpenter - organ |
| Orchestra or Band | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Symphonie Espagnole', Lalo
INTERVAL
'Symphony No.3 in C Minor - Organ', Saint-Saëns |
| Performance Notes | Tonights celebration of the sun-scorched landscapes of Spain opens with Fallas flamenco ballet El amor brujo, rich in Andalusian folk melodies and featuring the famous Ritual Fire Dance.
Joshua Bell is the soloist in Lalos Symphonie espagnole, whose title conceals a virtuosic violin concerto steeped in the sounds of Spain, while Cameron Carpenter takes to the organ console in Saint-Saënss mighty Organ Symphony. With it I have given all I could, observed the composer. What I did I could not achieve again.
At the beginning of the second half, John Gilhooly - on behalf of the Royal Philharmonic Society - presented Charles Dutoit with the Society's Gold Medal, which has been awarded since 1870 for outstanding musicianship.
Proms debuts from Stepahnie d'Oustrac |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a),
Programme (RAHE/1/2017/88, incld. Proms Family Guide)
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36),
Posters (RAHE/2/2017/27-28) |