| Main Performers | Leila Josefowicz - violin,
Allan Clayton - vocal |
| Orchestra or Band | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Overture Leonore No.3', Beethoven,
'Violin Concerto', Stravinsky
ENCORE
'Lachen Verlent', Esa-Pekka Salonen (Leila Josefowicz)
INTERVAL
'Canada, G Barry,
'Symphony No.5 in C Minor', Beethoven
ENCORE
'Air from Suite No.3', Bach (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) |
| Performance Notes | The CBSO and Mirga Grainyte-Tyla explore the theme of political and artistic freedom.
Beethovens Leonore overture No. 3, written for his rescue opera Fidelio, celebrates the triumph of truth over tyranny in music of radiant beauty, while his Fifth Symphony rewrites the rules for the Classical symphony.
In his new work, maverick composer Gerald Barry is inspired by revolutionary events in Canadas history, also setting the text from Fidelios Prisoners Chorus; and violinist Leila Josefowicz amps up the drama in the fierce brilliance of Stravinskys neo-Classical concerto.
BBC Commission, world, Royal Albert Hall and Proms premiere of 'Canada, Gerald Barry. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a),
Programme (RAHE/1/2017/95),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36),
Posters (RAHE/2/2017/28, 32) |