| Set List | 'Parallel Universes', B Bystrom,
'Violin Concerto', Sibelius |
| 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.
Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and BBC Young Musician of the Year Jennifer Pike joins the BBC Philharmonic and Chief Guest Conductor John Storgårds for Sibeliuss Violin Concerto, which seemingly opens with the breath of a mystical legend and ends with what one commentator described as a Polonaise for polar bears.
BBC commission and world premiere 'Parallel Universes', B Bystrom.
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/1/2021/18),
Digital photographs |