| Orchestra or Band | Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen |
| Set List | 'Birds of Paradise', A Tarrodi,
'Symphony No. 1 in C major', Beethoven
INTERVAL
'The Four Seasons', Vivaldi (Interspersed with folk music improvisations) |
| Performance Notes | Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto leads one of Europes top chamber orchestras, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, in a Prom part-inspired by the natural world.
A BBC documentary was the starting point for Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodis Birds of Paradise, whose iridescent colours and sharp textural contrasts capture the exotic birds. Closer to home, a cuckoo calls out in Vivaldis The Four Seasons, whose pastoral scenes are heard as never before here interspersed with folk music improvisations by Kuusisto and citternist Ale Carr. Beethovens youthful First Symphony forms the beating heart of the programme.
The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC television. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2023/ 31),
Programme (RAHE/1/2023/ 35),
Digital Photographs |