Main Performers | Haochen Zhang - piano, Alison Balsom - trumpet |
Orchestra or Band | China Philharmonic Orchestra |
Set List | 'Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 in G Major', Elgar, 'Fantasy-Overture' from Romeo and Juliet, Tchaikovsky, 'Piano Concerto No.1 in E Flat Major', Liszt ENCORE 'La Campanella', Liszt INTERVAL 'Joie éternelle', Qigang Chen, 'Pictures at an Exhibition', Mussorgsky, orch. Ravel ENCORE 'Wonderful Night', L Tian Hua, 'God Save the Queen' (The National Anthem), arr. China Philharmonic Orchestra |
Performance Notes | BBC co-commission with the KT Wong Foundation, China Philharmonic Orchestra, alongside Dutch and German partners, and UK premiere of 'Joie éternelle', Qigang Chen. Debut of the China Philharmonic Orchestra at the Proms and the first ever performance by a Chinese orchestra at the Proms.
UK premiere of 'Joie éternelle', Qigang Chen.
The concert was recorded and broadcast on BBC Four on 27 July 2014 and broadcast on BBC Radio 3. |
Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2014/53), Programme (RAHE/1/2014/55), Posters (RAHE/2/2014/41), Proms Mini-Guide, Digital Photographs |