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Performance TitleBBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concert 2014 - One Hundred and Twentieth Season - Prom 55 - Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Unsuk Chin
Performance Date27 August 2014
Performance DayWednesday
Performance Time19:33
Main PerformersWu Wei - sheng
Orchestra or BandSeoul Philharmonic Orchestra
ConductorsMyung-Whun Chung
Set List'La Mer', Debussy,
'Šu', Unsuk Chin
INTERVAL
'Symphony No.6 in B Minor, 'Pathétique'', Tchaikovsky
ENCORES
First half: 'Dragon Dance', Wu Wei,
Second half: 'Hungarian Dance No.1 in G Minor', Brahms
Performance NotesMyung-Whun Chung makes his first Proms appearance as Music Director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, which makes its own Proms debut as one of our series of global orchestras.

They bring with them the sounds of South Korea in a concerto for sheng (traditional reed mouth organ) and orchestra written by their compatriot Unsuk Chin – a sonic game between soloist and orchestra.

Chin's evocative textures are framed by the sensuous richness of Debussy's La mer, capturing the sea in all its moods, and Tchaikovsky's final symphony, with its elusive but turbulent narrative.

The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Related Archival MaterialProms Guide (RAHE/1/2014/53),
Programme (RAHE/1/2014/106),
Posters (RAHE/2/2014/41),
Proms Mini-Guide
Ticket Prices£5.00-£38.00
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/asZa92axd0dX
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/2014/106BBC Proms 2014 - Prom 5527 August 2014
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work9894BBC Proms: Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 2014 - One Hundred and Twentieth Season76
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/31Britain; British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); 18 October 1922-; British public service broadcaster
DS/UK/20148Wei; Wu (1970-); Chinese sheng player and composer
DS/UK/20149The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO); 1948-; South Korean orchestra
DS/UK/5168Chung; Myung-Whun (1953-); South Korean pianist, conductor
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