15:45 Sunday 21 Aug 2016
Royal Albert Hall
Piers Hellawell: Wild Flow (BBC commission: world premiere)
Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Ulster Orchestra
Rafael Payare, conductor
In the late 1880s Tchaikovsky felt momentarily freed from the catastrophes that were haunting his private life and carving a tragic path through his career. His Fifth Symphony, which was taking shape on his desk, appears to ease the composer's own suffering. Light floods its textures; hopeful melodies invade its dark corners.
Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare makes his Proms debut with his Ulster Orchestra to perform this most radiant of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, bringing with him Haydn's delightfully perky C major Cello Concerto and a brand-new work by Piers Hellawell.
Royal Albert Hall
Piers Hellawell: Wild Flow (BBC commission: world premiere)
Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor
Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Ulster Orchestra
Rafael Payare, conductor
In the late 1880s Tchaikovsky felt momentarily freed from the catastrophes that were haunting his private life and carving a tragic path through his career. His Fifth Symphony, which was taking shape on his desk, appears to ease the composer's own suffering. Light floods its textures; hopeful melodies invade its dark corners.
Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare makes his Proms debut with his Ulster Orchestra to perform this most radiant of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, bringing with him Haydn's delightfully perky C major Cello Concerto and a brand-new work by Piers Hellawell.
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