| Main Performers | Dimitri Ashkenazy - clarinet |
| Orchestra or Band | Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Concert Overture 'Ebb of Winter'', Sir P Maxwell Davies,
'Strathclyde Concerto No.4', Sir Pr Maxwell Davies,
'An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise', Sir P Maxwell Davies,
'Happy Birthday', Anon, arr. S King |
| Performance Notes | On Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's 80th birthday the Proms pays tribute to this leading figure in contemporary British music with a late-night programme of works selected by the composer.
The tone-poem Ebb of Winter, commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, captures the rugged, rough-hewn beauty of Davies's Orkney home. We see a different side of island life in the joyous ebullience of the much-loved An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise. The fourth Strathclyde Concerto, for clarinet and orchestra, completes the concert a thrilling tour de force, demanding equal virtuosity from soloist and ensemble.
London premiere of 'Concert Overture 'Ebb of Winter'', Sir Peter Maxwell Davies.
There was no interval.
The concert was recorded and broadcast on BBC Four on 11 September 2014.
The event was broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies attended this Prom. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2014/53),
Programme (RAHE/1/2014/120),
Posters (RAHE/2/2014/41),
Proms Mini-Guide |