| Orchestra or Band | Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Seemorgh The Sunrise', B Ranjbaran,
'Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor', Rachmaninoff
INTERVAL
'Symphony No.5 in E Minor', Tchaikovsky,
ENCORE
'Prelude No.5 in G Minor, Op.23', Rachmaninoff |
| Performance Notes | Cellist and conductor Han-Na Chang makes her Proms conducting debut as Music Director of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra one of this year's global orchestras, also making its debut.
Their concert culminates in Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5, haunted by its recurring 'Fate' theme. Vivid with contrasts and surging climaxes, the symphony is matched for drama by Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto, a Proms favourite whose slow movement burns with restrained passion.
Behzad Ranjbaran's Seemorgh is inspired by the mythical Persian bird of its title.
European premiere of 'Seemorgh The Sunrise', Behzad Ranjbaran.
The concert was recorded and broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and on BBC Four on 12 September 2014. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2014/53),
Programme (RAHE/1/2014/117),
Posters (RAHE/2/2014/41),
Proms Mini-Guide |