| Main Performers | Daniil Trifonov,
Sergei Babayan,
Alexei Volodin - pianos |
| Orchestra or Band | London Symphony Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Piano Concerto No.1 in D Flat Major', Prokofiev
'Piano Concerto No.2 in G Minor', Prokofiev
INTERVAL 1
'Piano Concerto No.3 in C Major', Prokofiev
INTERVAL 2
'Piano Concerto No.4 in B Flat Major', Prokofiev
'Piano Concerto No.5 in G Major', Prokofiev |
| Performance Notes | All five Prokofiev piano concertos in one concert its a feat conductor Valery Gergiev achieved in 2012 at the Mariinsky and now brings to the Proms, along with three of his original pianists. Its a rare opportunity to hear three international soloists back-to-back, to compare styles and approaches, as well as to explore the composers later, lesser-known concertos with their newly expressive tenderness. Daniil Trifonov, the prodigious young winner of the Tchaikovsky and Chopin competitions, shares the bill with his teacher Sergei Babayan, while Alexei Volodin tackles the rarely heard Fourth, commissioned, like Ravels Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, by the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
During the evening a group of regular Prommers staged a "Shout Out" to express their joy at this selection of music. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2015/60),
Programme (RAHE/1/2015/73),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2015/37),
Digital Photographs |