| Main Performers | Daniel Müller-Schott - cello |
| Orchestra or Band | BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
| Set List | 'The Wreckers On the Cliffs of Cornwall (Prelude to Act 2), E Smyth,
'Cello Concerto in B Minor, Dvorák
INTERVAL
'Ein Heldenleben', Strauss
ENCORE
'Prayer', E Bloch (Daniel Muller-Schott) |
| Performance Notes | Triumphant horns and a flirtatious, vivacious solo violin set the tone for Strausss vivid autobiographical tone-poem Ein Heldenleben A Heros Life, outwardly inspired by an ideal of great and manly heroism.
The orchestra is also at the forefront in Dvoráks Cello Concerto, sounding as an equal partner to the soloist German cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, who returns to the Proms under tonights debut conductor Otto Tausk in an intensely personal work that marries a pervasive sense of longing with real passion.
In the centenary year of British women gaining the right to vote, Ethel Smyths evocative Act 2 Prelude from The Wreckers celebrates a key British composer who, as a suffragette, spent two months in Holloway Prison.
There was a post-show signing at Door 6 by the cellist. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2018/51),
Programme (RAHE/1/2018/74),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2018/38),
Digital Photographs,
Posters (RAHE/2/2018/26, 41) |
| Ticket Prices | £7.50-£100, £6 standing arena and gallery |