Late night concerts and events Events
Tue 10 Sep 2019
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Multi-talented guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood curates a Late Night Prom featuring his new work for solo violin and strings, as well as a range of pieces broadly picking up on the themes of patterning and Minimalism.
Multi-talented guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood curates a Late Night Prom featuring his new work for solo violin and strings, as well as a range of pieces broadly picking up on the themes of patterning and Minimalism.
Programme
- Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas No. 16 – Passacaglia in G minor(6 mins)
- Sinfonietta for strings – Vivace(5 mins)
- Three Miniatures from Water – No. 3(5 mins)
- 88 (No. 1)(7 mins)
- Pulse(15 mins)
- Horror vacui – for solo violin and 68 strings(27 mins)Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú commission: world premiere
Performers
- Jonny Greenwoodbass guitar/tanpura
- Daniel Pioroviolin
- Katherine Tinkerpiano
- Hugh Bruntconductor
Wed 4 Sep 2019
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
The sunny and scintillating sounds of southern Italy come to the Proms, courtesy of the music/dance group Canzioniere Grecanico Salentino, joined by guitarist Justin Adams and kora player Ballaké Sissoko.
Also part ofProms 2019
Thu 29 Aug 2019
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Jazz, showbiz and spirituality come together in Duke Ellington’s spectacular Sacred Concerts, which spawned three acclaimed, boundary-crossing albums. Drawing on all three, the Proms presents an exhilarating evening of dance, song and spectacle.
Jazz, showbiz and spirituality come together in Duke Ellington’s spectacular Sacred Concerts, which spawned three acclaimed, boundary-crossing albums. Drawing on all three, the Proms presents an exhilarating evening of dance, song and spectacle.
Programme
- In The Beginning God(10 mins)
- Something 'Bout Believing(9 mins)
- The Lord's Prayer(3 mins)
- Praise God and Dance(6 mins)
- My Love(7 mins)
- Ain't but the One(3 mins)
- Father Forgive(4 mins)
- Freedom(11 mins)
- Heritage (AKA My Mother, My Father, and Love)(3 mins)
- Tell Me It's The Truth(3 mins)
- Heaven(5 mins)
- Come Sunday(4 mins)
- David Danced(7 mins)
Performers
- Monty Alexanderpiano
- Annette Walkertap dancer
- Carleen Anderson and the UK Vocal Assembly
- Nu Civilisation Orchestra
- Peter Edwardsconductor
Composers
Wed 14 Aug 2019
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Baroque-music collective Solomon’s Knot makes its Proms debut with a late-night, all-Bach concert of cantatas, including the richly scored 'Es erhub sich ein Streit', and 'Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg'.
Baroque-music collective Solomon’s Knot makes its Proms debut with a late-night, all-Bach concert of cantatas, including the richly scored 'Es erhub sich ein Streit', and 'Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg'.
Programme
- Cantata No. 19 'Es erhub sich ein Streit', BWV 19(21 mins)
- Cantata No. 130 'Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir', BWV 130(16 mins)
- Cantata No. 149, 'Man singet mit Freuden vom Sieg', BWV 149(19 mins)
- Cantata No. 50, 'Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft', BWV 50(4 mins)
Performers
Composers
Also part ofProms 2019
Tue 13 Aug 2019
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
In the spirit of the ‘mixtape’, first made popular in the 1980s, we present a live, late-night wind-down. It’s time for a digital detox so switch off your phone and let this concert calm the mind and nourish the soul.
In the spirit of the ‘mixtape’, first made popular in the 1980s, we present a live, late-night wind-down. It’s time for a digital detox so switch off your phone and let this concert calm the mind and nourish the soul.
Programme
- Stars(4 mins)
- Vladimir's Blues(2 mins)
- Fratres (version for solo violin, strings and percussion)(11 mins)
- The Fruits of Silence(6 mins)
- Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 (arr. unknown for violin in G minor)(3 mins)
- The Spheres(5 mins)
- String Quartet No 14 in D minor, 'Death and the Maiden'(11 mins)
- Morning Song(5 mins)
- Versa est in luctum cithara mea(5 mins)
- Nocturne in D flat major, Op 27 No 2(6 mins)
- Clouds(3 mins)arr. Iain Farrington (world premiere)
- On the Nature of Daylight(6 mins)
- The Lamb(5 mins)
Performers
- Soumik Dattasarod
- Cormac Byrneµþ´Ç»å³ó°ùá²Ô
- Nigel Shortdirector
Also part ofProms 2019