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Prom 21 - Strauss, Walton, Prokofiev

Andris Nelsons conducts the City of Birmingham SO. Strauss: Don Juan. Walton: Violin Concerto. Prokofiev: Cantata (Alexander Nevsky). Strauss: Dance of the Seven Veils.

With Penny Gore.

A Prom full of orchestral spectacle and panache. The centrepiece is Prokofiev's patriotic cantata based on music he wrote for Eisenstein's film about the epic struggles of the medieval Russian hero, Alexander Nevsky. Richard Strauss's hero, Don Juan, is less bloodthirsty but every bit as colourful, while Salome is one of Strauss's most seductive heroines. Violinist Midori joins the CBSO and Andris Nelsons for Walton's Concerto - a dramatic and lyrical work that makes huge technical demands on the soloist.

Presented by Rob Cowan

R.Strauss: Don Juan
Walton:Violin Concerto
Prokofiev:Alexander Nevsky - cantata
R.Strauss: Salome - Dance of the Seven Veils

Midori (violin)
Nadezhda Serdiuk (mezzo-soprano)
CBSO Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons (conductor).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Prom 21

    • Richard Strauss

      Don Juan Op.20

      Conductor: Andris NELSONS Performer: City Of Birmingham S O.

    • William Walton

      Concerto in B minor for violin and orchestra

      Conductor: Andris NELSONS Performer: MIDORI - Violin Performer: City Of Birmingham S O.

    • Sergey Prokofiev

      Alexander Nevsky - cantata Op.78 for contralto, chorus and orchestra

      Conductor: Andris NELSONS Performer: CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY CHORUS - Main Artist Performer: Nadezhda SERDIUK - Mezzo-soprano Performer: City Of Birmingham S O.

    • Richard Strauss

      Salome - opera in 1 act Op.54 [1903-5]

      Conductor: Andris NELSONS Performer: City Of Birmingham S O.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Valses nobles et sentimentales for piano

    Performer: Leon FLEISHER - Piano

Broadcast

  • Tue 2 Aug 2011 14:00