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Afternoon Concert: BBC Proms 2023: Friday - BBC Proms - Orff’s Carmina burana

Penny Gore - Afternoon Concert

Friday - BBC Proms - Orff’s Carmina burana

BBC Proms 2023

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The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra performs Orff's Carmina burana at the BBC Proms

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with choirs and soloists conducted by Kazuki Yamada,  perform Orff's Carmina burana and Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms at the BBC Proms.

Presented by Penny Gore, and including another chance to hear Orff's Carmina burana, with star soloists, massed choirs, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with its new Chief Conductor Kazuki Yamada, recorded last week at the BBC Proms. The Prom also includes Stravinsky's Symphony of Songs.

Penny also has more recordings from this year's Schwetzingen Festival, featuring the bass clarinet and viola da gamba of the Gambelin Duo.

Including:

John Adams: Tromba lontana
Jonathan Holland, Wesley Warren, trumpets
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Simon Rattle, concuctor

Mozart: Mitridate, re di Ponto - overture
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi, director

c. 2.15pm
BBC Proms (first broadcast live on Thursday 27th July)
Presented by Martin Handley

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
CBSO Children’s Choir
CBSO Youth Chorus
CBSO Chorus
University of Birmingham Voices
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor

c. 2.40pm
Proms Artist Choice - CBSO Youth Chorus member

Ola Gjielo: Northern Lights

c. 2.55pm
BBC Proms (first broadcast live on Thursday 27th July)
Presented by Martin Handley

Orff: Carmina burana
Maki Mori, soprano
Levy Sekgapane, tenor
Germán Olvera. baritone
CBSO Children’s Choir
CBSO Youth Chorus
CBSO Chorus
University of Birmingham Voices
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada, conductor

c. 4.10pm
Christian Elin: Recercada primeira
Gambelin Duo

Afternoon Concert: BBC Proms 2023

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Every day during the summer, Afternoon Concert includes performances from a recent Prom.

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