| Main Performers | Sheku Kanneh-Mason - cello |
| Orchestra or Band | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Lamia 12', Howell - Henry Wood Novelties: world premiere, 1919,
'Cello Concerto in E minor 31', Elgar,
INTERVAL
'The Way to Castle Yonder 8', Knussen,
'Symphony No. 3 in B minor 32', Weinberg - London premiere |
| Performance Notes | The CBSO and Music Director Mirga Grainyte-Tyla celebrate the centenary of Mieczyslaw Weinberg the man Shostakovich hailed as one of the most outstanding composers of his day with a rare performance of his Symphony No. 3, a work that combines folk melodies and dances with confessional urgency.
That intensity is shared by Elgars passionate Cello Concerto, performed here by 2016 BBC Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason.
The concert opens with Dorothy Howells radiant tone-poem Lamia (first performed, like Elgars concerto, 100 years ago) and also includes The Way to Castle Yonder, a suite from the much-missed Oliver Knussens opera Higglety Pigglety Pop! |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2019/),
Programme (RAHE/1/2019/),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2019/),
Digital Photographs,
Posters (RAHE/2/2019/) |
| Ticket Prices | £7.50-£105, £6 gallery and arena standing |