Organization

BBC Proms

Conductor

François-Xavier Roth

Instrumentalist

Isabelle Faust

Violin

Alexander Melnikov

Piano

Orchestra

Les Siècles

Prom 47: Les Siècles plays Ligeti and Mozart

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

Prom 47: Les Siècles plays Ligeti and Mozart: Concert Românesc Ligeti (+3 More)

Public

Concert Românesc

Violin Concerto

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488

Jupiter Symphony - Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K 551

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Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, François-Xavier Roth’s award-winning orchestra Les Siècles presents music from sonic pioneer György Ligeti alongside two late works by Mozart – pieces separated by two centuries, but united by the spirit of revolution. Unperformed until 1971, Ligeti’s vibrant Concert Românesc (‘Romanian Concerto’) is a light-footed celebration of Romanian folk music – real and invented. His Violin Concerto – performed here with German soloist Isabelle Faust – is one of the most original of any age, while Mozart’s final symphony, the ‘Jupiter’, with its astonishing finale, is the last word on the genre from a master innovator. Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov is the soloist in the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 23.

English

Prom 47: Les Siècles plays Ligeti and Mozart by Ligeti, Mozart, From (2023/2023), Conductor François-Xavier Roth, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

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