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Afternoon on 3: Proms 2015 Repeats

Afternoon Concert: Proms 2015 Repeats: Prom 22: Aurora Orchestra

07/08/2015

Prom 22: Aurora Orchestra

Proms 2015 Repeats

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Proms 2015 Repeats, Prom 22: Aurora Orchestra

From Proms 2015, Aurora Orchestra performs Brett Dean, Mozart, Anna Meredith and Beethoven

A Prom featuring the Aurora Orchestra under Nicholas Collon. Brett Dean: Pastoral Symphony. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 26. Anna Meredith: Smatter Hauler. Beethoven: Symphony No 6.

Afternoon on 3 with Verity Sharp.
Another chance to hear the dynamic young orchestra Aurora in their family-friendly Sunday matinee Prom.
Presented by Tom Service from the Royal Albert Hall, London

Brett Dean: Pastoral Symphony
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 'Coronation'
Anna Meredith: Smatter Hauler (BBC commission) (world premiere)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major 'Pastoral'

Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon (conductor)

The Aurora Orchestra staged a Proms first last year when it performed Mozart's Symphony No. 40 from memory. Now the dynamic young ensemble returns to continue this season's sequence of family-friendly matinees, giving Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony the same direct, communicative treatment. It is paired with Australian composer Brett Dean's own homage to nature - a work, he explains, inspired by 'glorious birdsong, the threat that it faces, the loss, and the soulless noise that we're left with when they're all gone'. Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Francesco Piemontesi joins the orchestra for Mozart's late 'Coronation' Concerto, and the afternoon also features the premiere of a new commission from British composer Anna Meredith - also performed from memory.

Followed by a selection of recordings from this week's Proms Artists.

Afternoon Concert: Proms 2015 Repeats

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