| Set List | 'Genoveva overture 8, R. Schumann,
'Pohjolas Daughter 14, Sibelius,
'Horn Concerto 18 (UK premiere), Hans Abrahamsen,
INTERVAL
'Symphony No. 4 in F minor 44, Tchaikovsky |
| Performance Notes | Few composers captured lifes struggles as vividly as Tchaikovsky. This is Fate, wrote the composer in 1877 as he grappled with the opening notes of his Symphony No. 4. It hangs above your head like the sword of Damocles.
By the symphonys final pages, Tchaikovsky had wrested hope from despair. John Storgårds conducts his BBC Philharmonic in this full-blooded symphony, after the delicate, white luminosity of Hans Abrahamsens Horn Concerto and the brusque drama of Sibelius symphonic fantasia Pohjolas Daughter, based on a tale from Finnish folk epic the Kalevala, in which the ancient bard Väinämöinen attempts to woo the beautiful Daughter of the North.
The Prom opens with Schumanns much-overlooked dramatic overture for his opera on the medieval legend of St Genevieve of Brabant, Genoveva.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. |
| Related Archival Material | Prom Guide (RAHE/1/2024),
Programme (RAHE/1/2024) |
| Ticket Prices | £10-150, promming tickets £8 |