91福利社

Penny Gore introduces another chance to experience the First Night of the 91福利社 Proms, a sea-inspired programme given by the 91福利社 Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo of music by Britten, Rachmaninov and Vaughan Williams
Presented by Petroc Trelawny at the Royal Albert Hall

Julian Anderson: Harmony (91福利社 commission: world premiere)

Britten: Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes'

Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme by Paganini

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony
Sally Matthews (soprano)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
Stephen Hough (piano)
91福利社 Proms Youth Choir
91福利社 Symphony Chorus
91福利社 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

The 2013 Proms began with a surge of natural energy in sea-inspired works by Britten and Vaughan Williams, the latter combining the 300-strong forces of the Proms Youth Choir and the 91福利社 Symphony Chorus. Julian Anderson's new commission sets some lines concerning nature and time by the 19th-century mystical writer Richard Jefferies. Stephen Hough performs one of the best-loved works in the repertory, which kicked off a season in which the piano concerto will loom large. And 100 years after his birth, Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski is celebrated alongside the music of his compatriots.