| Set List | II Die Fledermaus - Overture', J Strauss,
'Seven Early Songs', Berg,
'La Valse', Ravel,
'Symphony in F Sharp Major', Korngold |
| Performance Notes | In 2021, the BBC Proms returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a summer of live music, as it has done every year since 1941. With 52 concerts over 44 days, featuring 30 orchestras and ensembles and more than 2,000 musicians, this ambitious season promises a celebration of live music on a scale not seen since before the pandemic. From the power of a symphony orchestra to the sheer joy of a single performer on the Halls magnificent organ, this summer we look forward to coming together through music. Every Prom will be live on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds.
The Sinfonia of London makes its much-anticipated official concert debut under John Wilson, who re-established the ensemble in 2018.
Following on from their award-winning recording, this orchestral army of generals brings with it Korngolds stirring, filmic Symphony in F sharp major. Its part of a musical birds-eye view of 19th- and 20th-century Vienna that also includes the overture to Die Fledermaus and Ravels dizzying La valse.
The season was shortened to six, rather than eight, weeks because of the financial risk to the BBC not knowing audience sizes due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. |
| Related Archival Material | Prospectus (RAHE/1/2021/5),
Programme (RAHE/1/2021/) |