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The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

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BBC Proms: 2016

Hannah French

Joe McCulloch

John Kirby

Sir Mark Elder

The  Hallé

Leonard Elschenbroich

Alice Coote

Gregory Kunde

BBC Proms: 2016: Mark Elder Conducts the Halle

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Mark Elder Conducts the Halle

25/08/2016

2016

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Including Colin Matthews's Berceuse for Dresden and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde.

The Halle perform works including Berlioz's overture King Lear, the London premiere of Colin Matthews's Berceuse for Dresden, and Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde.

Much-loved Sir Mark Elder returns to the Royal Albert Hall with his orchestra, the Halle. They begin with a performance of Berlioz's overture King Lear, a piece inspired by that most tragic of Shakespeare's plays. Colin Matthews's Berceuse for Dresden has its London premiere, featuring solo cellist Leonard Elschenbroich. This poignant piece was written to mark the rebuilding of the Dresden Frauenkirche, the church famously bombed by the Allies in 1945. The concert concludes with Mahler's game-changing Das Lied von der Erde, featuring mezzo-soprano Alice Coote and tenor Gregory Kunde.

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