Name: Prom 25: Shostakovich’s Last Symphony and a Concerto for Theremin
Start: 2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Albert Hall

Organization

Conductor

John Storgårds

Singer

Carolina Eyck

Theremin

BBC Philharmonic

Orchestra

Prom 25: Shostakovich’s Last Symphony and a Concerto for Theremin

London

United Kingdom

BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall

Prom 25: Shostakovich’s Last Symphony and a Concerto for Theremin: Eight Seasons Aho, K. (+2 More)

Public

Private

Eight Seasons

Vista

Symphony No. 15, Op.38

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Stage director

Librettist

Set designer

Costume designer

Choreographer

Lighting designer

Dancer

Actor

Chorus master

Video designer

Dramaturge

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

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Stage Manager

Choir

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

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Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Soprano

Mezzo-soprano

Contralto

Baritone

Countertenor

Bass-baritone

Tenor

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

Imagine pulling music out of thin air. Two living Finnish masters do just that today: Kaija Saariaho felt that ‘new music was flowing into my mind’ as she drove by night along the coast of California. Kalevi Aho, meanwhile, turned to the eight seasons of Lapland’s Sámi culture in his extraordinary concerto for the theremin. ‘The soloist is like a magician, a weaver of spells,’ he says – ‘producing music without touching the instrument at all.’ Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 15 inhabits a much darker world, but there’ll be mystery too, as well as humour, when John Storgårds conducts the enigmatic final symphony of one of the 20th century’s supreme musical chroniclers.

English

Prom 25: Shostakovich’s Last Symphony and a Concerto for Theremin by Aho, K., Saariaho, Shostakovich, From (2022/2022), Conductor John Storgårds, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

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