BBC Proms 2017: First Night of the Proms

Synopsis

The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Igor Levit, conducted by Edward Gardner, follow the tried formula for the First Night of the Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall, combining an exciting new work by a British artist, Tom Coult’s St John’s Dance, with a repertoire classic – Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto – and a topical piece such as John Adams’s Harmonium, marking the composer’s 70th birthday. Igor Levit performs Beethoven “with rare grace and intimacy” (The Independent). For the grand finale, John Adams’s armonium receives “a glowing performance” (The Daily Telegraph) by ist gargantuan chorus: alongside the BBC SO under Edward Gardner, seven choirs, among them the BBC Symphony Chorus and the BBC Proms Youth Choir, make up the choral forces, doing “a formidable job” in “this stratospherically high, rhythmically difficult, super-exposed job.” (The Observer) PROGRAM Adams: Harmonium; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.3; Coult: St John’s Dance

Additional Info

• No: A025503670000
• Composer: L.v. Beethoven, John Adams, Tom Coult
• Conductor: Edward Gardner
• Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Proms Youth Choir
• Artists: Igor Levit (piano)
• Production year: 2017
• Run time: 01:31:00
• Producers: BBC, UNITEL
• Format: HDTV 16:9