| Main Performers | Jess Gillam - soprano saxophone |
| Orchestra or Band | BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
| Set List | 'Concert Overture 7, G. Williams,
'Stravaganza 20, Sir Karl Jenkins (BBC commission)
INTERVAL
'Overture No. 1 7, Farrenc
'Symphony No. 7 in A major 36, Beethoven |
| Performance Notes | With his Symphony No. 7 Beethoven permanently realigned Western musics fundamental relationship with rhythm. In the process, he created some of the most compelling music of his age.
Young Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti places this momentous symphonic dance alongside music by a composer from the generation after Beethoven, one who picked up the masters baton and ran with it: Louise Farrenc.
The first half spotlights two Welsh composers born less than 40 years apart. Grace Williams jaunty Concert Overture, written in her mid-twenties, came highly recommended after its entry in a Daily Telegraph competition in 19323. And Sir Karl Jenkins, one of the most popular composers of our time, wrote his Stravaganza especially for tonights soloist, Jess Gillam.
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 |