Prom 46: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

21 Aug 2022, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sun 21 Aug 2022 Next Event

Proms 2022 Prom 46: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

19:30 Sun 21 Aug 2022 Royal Albert Hall

A welcome return to the Proms for the Cologne-based WDR Symphony Orchestra and its energetic Chief Conductor Cristian M膬celaru, in a concert of Mendelssohn, Brahms and Dvo艡谩k 鈥� his lyrical Violin Concerto, played by violinist Augustin Hadelich.

Programme

- - Felix Mendelssohn
  - Overture 鈥楾he Hebrides鈥� (鈥楩ingal鈥檚 Cave鈥�)(10 mins)
- - Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
  - Violin Concerto in A minor(32 mins)
- - interval
- - Johannes Brahms
  - Symphony No. 3 in F major(37 mins)

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Composers

About This Event

The composers of the Romantic generation saw the world differently, and they heard it differently, too. A stormy voyage off the Scottish coast set music playing in Mendelssohn鈥檚 head: music that grew into the overture The Hebrides. Brahms launches his Third Symphony in heroic style 鈥� but brings it to a close in the most radiant of sunset glows. Dvo艡谩k, meanwhile, fused Classical forms with Czech folklore and his own deeply poetic spirit to create a violin concerto that dances as joyfully as it sings. Grammy Award-winner Augustin Hadelich is its champion tonight, as the Proms welcomes the Cologne-based WDR Symphony Orchestra and its energetic Chief Conductor Cristian M膬celaru.

Image: Augustin Hadelich 漏 Suxiao Yang