Prom 27: Yuja Wang plays Rachmaninov

4 Aug 2023, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Fri 4 Aug 2023 Next Event

Proms 2023 Prom 27: Yuja Wang plays Rachmaninov

19:30 Fri 4 Aug 2023 Royal Albert Hall

Klaus M盲kel盲 and the 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Walton鈥檚 choral symphony Belshazzar鈥檚 Feast, while Yuja Wang is the soloist in Rachmaninov鈥檚 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.

Programme

- - Jimmy L贸pez Bellido
  - Per煤 negro(16 mins)UK premiere
- - Sergey Rachmaninov
  - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini(22 mins)
- - interval
- - William Walton
  - Belshazzar鈥檚 Feast(36 mins)

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Composers

About This Event

After an 鈥榚xtraordinary鈥� Proms debut last season, rising-star conductor Klaus M盲kel盲 is reunited with sensational pianist Yuja Wang for Rachmaninov鈥檚 glittering Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 鈥� its mercurial moods and technical demands a tour de force for any soloist. American baritone Thomas Hampson joins forces with the 麻豆官网首页入口 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus for Walton鈥檚 biblical blockbuster Belshazzar鈥檚 Feast 鈥� a choral symphony with an epic impact. Orchestral colour is also on display in Jimmy L贸pez Bellido鈥檚 Per煤 negro 鈥� a vibrant homage to the songs, dances and traditions of Afro-Peruvian music.

Broadcast on 麻豆官网首页入口 TV

Image: Yuja Wang 漏 Kirk Edwards

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