| Set List | 'Symphony No. 38 in D major, Prague', Mozart
INTERVAL
'Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Pathétique', Tchaikovsky |
| Performance Notes | Franz Welser-Mo¨st and the Vienna Philharmonic round off their Proms visits with two late, great symphonies, each breaking the musical mould. Hot on the heels of The Marriage of Figaro, Mozarts Prague Symphony is animated by the same iconoclastic brilliance, bewitching audiences with a work whose thematic richness, breadth and ambition outpaced any previous symphony.
A century later it was Tchaikovskys turn to defy convention with his final, Pathe´tique Symphony whose confessional intensity and turbulent passions conceal a secret narrative known only to the composer. Huge melodies soar and surge, but theres no happy ending; the symphony closes not with a shout of triumph but a heart-breaking lament.
Broadcast on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2025/30),
Programme (RAHE/1/2025/ |
| Ticket Prices | £9 - £115 (Promming tickets £8) |