Late Night Proms
Late Night Proms Calendar
By Year
Mon 23 Jul 2018
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The London Contemporary Orchestra leads a late-night tribute to the legacy of the 麻豆官网首页入口 Radiophonic Workshop 鈥� pioneers of experimental electronic music 鈥� which includes Daphne Oram鈥檚 groundbreaking Still Point and music by RW stalwart Delia Derbyshire.
The London Contemporary Orchestra leads a late-night tribute to the legacy of the 麻豆官网首页入口 Radiophonic Workshop 鈥� pioneers of experimental electronic music 鈥� which includes Daphne Oram鈥檚 groundbreaking Still Point and music by RW stalwart Delia Derbyshire.
Programme
- The Delian Mode(6 mins)
- Knockturning(5 mins)(world premiere of new arrangement for orchestra)
- Only Night Thoughts(5 mins)world premiere
- Improvisation on Four Sequences(15 mins)
- Still Point(30 mins)world premiere of revised version
Performers
- Shiva Fesharekiturntables/electronics
- James Bulleylive-mix/electronics
- Robert Amesconductor
Thu 2 Aug 2018
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Two great queens 鈥� Cleopatra and Dido 鈥� are the inspiration for this concert by Austrian soprano Anna Prohaska and period ensemble Il Giardino Armonico. Operatic arias by Handel and Cavalli are framed by instrumental works from the period.
Two great queens 鈥� Cleopatra and Dido 鈥� are the inspiration for this concert by Austrian soprano Anna Prohaska and period ensemble Il Giardino Armonico. Operatic arias by Handel and Cavalli are framed by instrumental works from the period.
Programme
- Dido and Aeneas(15 mins)excerpts
- The Fairy Queen 鈥� Chaconne: Dance for Chinese Man and Woman(3 mins)Dance for Chinese Man and Woman
- Dido, Queen of Carthage(8 mins)excerpts
- Julius Caesar in Egypt(3 mins)excerpts
- The Tempest 鈥� Curtain Tune(5 mins)
- Julius Caesar in Egypt 鈥� 鈥楥he sento? Oh Dio! 鈥� Se piet脿 di me non senti鈥�(8 mins)
- Sonata No. 15 in D minor(5 mins)
- Dido 鈥� 'R猫 de' Getuli altero 鈥� Il mio marito'(3 mins)
- Mark Antony and Cleopatra 鈥� 鈥楳orte col fiero aspetto鈥�(4 mins)
- Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 8(15 mins)
Performers
- Anna Prohaskasoprano
- Giovanni Antoniniconductor
Mon 6 Aug 2018
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Presenter Tom Service, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra take their audience inside Shostakovich鈥檚 Ninth Symphony 鈥� taking it apart to reveal its intricate construction, before putting it back together again in a complete performance from memory.
Presenter Tom Service, Nicholas Collon and the Aurora Orchestra take their audience inside Shostakovich鈥檚 Ninth Symphony 鈥� taking it apart to reveal its intricate construction, before putting it back together again in a complete performance from memory.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major(20 mins)
- Symphony No 9 in E flat major(20 mins)Tom Service and Nicholas Collon present Shostakovich鈥檚 Symphony No. 9, with live excerpts
Performers
- Denis Kozhukhinpiano
- Tom Servicepresenter
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Wed 8 Aug 2018
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Celebrating the music of a modern New York, the Heritage Orchestra and conductor Jules Buckley present the sound of NYC. With guest artists drawn from across the Big Apple, expect anything from pagan-gospel and disco-punk to feminist rap or DIY indie.
Thu 16 Aug 2018
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK鈥檚 National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin鈥檚 intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue 鈥� an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK鈥檚 National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin鈥檚 intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue 鈥� an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.
Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK鈥檚 National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin鈥檚 intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue 鈥� an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.Classical music gets a swing in its step in this all-American concert by the UK鈥檚 National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Benjamin Grosvenor is the soloist in Gershwin鈥檚 intoxicating Rhapsody in Blue 鈥� an exhilarating mix of jazz rhythms and classical virtuosity.
Programme
- The Earth Keeps SpinningWorld premiere
- Rhapsody in Blue (original version with jazz band, arr. Grof茅)
- Stan Kenton's West Side Story(40 mins)arr. Johnny Richards (UK Premiere)
Performers
- Benjamin Grosvenorpiano
- Guy Barkerconductor
- Mark Armstrongconductor
Also part ofProms 2018
Wed 29 Aug 2018
- 21:30Royal Albert Hall
Following his performance of Book 1 in 2017, distinguished pianist and Bach specialist Sir Andr谩s Schiff returns to present the complete Book 2 of J. S. Bach鈥檚 The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Following his performance of Book 1 in 2017, distinguished pianist and Bach specialist Sir Andr谩s Schiff returns to present the complete Book 2 of J. S. Bach鈥檚 The Well-Tempered Clavier.
Fri 31 Aug 2018
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Senegalese cultural icon Youssou Ndour makes his Proms debut in a special late-night appearance. He鈥檚 joined by his group Le Super 脡toile de Dakar for a performance embracing his signature mix of Cuban rumba, hip hop, jazz and soul.
Thu 6 Sep 2018
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Peter Phillips and the Tallis Scholars recreate the Christian office of Compline, weaving together a sung meditation spanning over 1,000 years of sacred music, including works by Arvo Part, Padilla and Gallus, and Allegri鈥檚 exquisite Miserere.
Peter Phillips and the Tallis Scholars recreate the Christian office of Compline, weaving together a sung meditation spanning over 1,000 years of sacred music, including works by Arvo Part, Padilla and Gallus, and Allegri鈥檚 exquisite Miserere.
Programme
- Ordo virtutum 鈥� In principio omnes(4 mins)
- Deus in adiutorium(3 mins)
- Pater noster(5 mins)
- Miserere(12 mins)
- Te lucis ante terminum (I)(3 mins)
- Nunc dimittis(8 mins)
- O Maria salvatoris(15 mins)
Performers
- Tallis Scholarsensemble
- Peter Phillipsdirector
Also part ofProms 2018
