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First posted 9 April 2008
BBC 2008 Promenade Concerts, 18 July to 13 September, include Jiří Bělohlávek conducting concert performance of Janáček opera Osud (Fate), Scriabin Poem of Ecstasy and Verdi Requiem
The BBC have today launched the 2008 season of Promenade Concerts. It will be held in London, primarily in the Royal Albert Hall, between Friday 18 July and Saturday 13 September 2008.
By tradition, the opening concert of the Proms is given by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under its Chief Conductor. This year is no exception and Jiří Bělohlávek (who is a Vice-President of the Dvořák Society) will conduct the following programme:
• Friday 18 July 2008: Prom 1 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal College of Music Brass, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Karita Mattila (soprano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Wayne Marshall (organ) | • Richard Strauss: Festliches Präludium | • Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C major, K314 | • Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs | • Messiaen: Dieu parmi nous, from ‘La Nativité du Seigneur’ | • Beethoven: Rondo in B-flat, for piano and orchestra | • Elliott Carter: Catenaires (solo piano) | • Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy | Royal Albert Hall, London, 8:00pm.
Other concerts of particular interest for Czech or Slovak repertoire or performers are:
• Wednesday 23 July 2008: Prom 9 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Lars Vogt (piano) | • Mendelssohn: Overture - Ruy Blas | • Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4 | • Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 | • Brahms: Symphony No 2 | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:00pm
• Sunday 3 August 2008: Prom 23 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Johan Botha (tenor) | • Beethoven: Symphony No 1 | • Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm
• Tuesday 5 August 2008: Prom 25 | Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg (conductor), Julia Fischer (violin) | • Wagenaar: Overture - Cyrano de Bergerac | • Dvořák: Symphony No 6 in D Major, Op 60 (B 112) | • Brahms: Violin Concerto | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm
• Thursday 7 August 2008: Prom 28 | Ulster Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor), Finghin Collins (piano) | • Howard Ferguson: Overture for an Occasion | • Stanford: Piano Concerto No 2 | • Smetana: Má vlast - Vltava | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:00pm
• Friday 15 August 2008: Prom 40 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, Pierre Boulez (conductor), Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Simon O’Neill (tenor), Peter Fried (bass), Simon Preston (organ) | • Janáček: Sinfonietta | • Janáček: Concertino | • Janáček: Glagolitic Mass (original version, reconstructed Paul Wingfield) | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm
• Thursday 21 August 2008: Prom 47 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), CAST INCLUDES Štefan Margita (tenor) Živný, Amanda Roocroft (soprano) Míla, Rosalind Plowright (mezzo-soprano) Míla’s Mother, Aleš Briscein (tenor) Dr Suda, Ailish Tynan (soprano) Miss Stuhlá, Martina Bauerová (soprano) Miss Pacovská/Fanča, George Longworth (treble) Doubek as child | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances - Series 1, Op 46 (B 83) | • Janáček: Osud (Fate) Concert performance, sung in Czech | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm
• Friday 22 August 2008: Prom 48 | Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra, Markus Stenz (conductor), Angelika Kirchschlager mezzo-soprano Apollo Voices (womens’ voices) | • Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor | • Stockhausen: Punkte | • Schubert (orch David Matthews, Manfred Trojahn, Colin Matthews & Detlev Glanert): Songs | • Beethoven: Overture ‘Leonore’ No 3 | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:00pm
• Sunday 31 August 2008: Prom 61 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Violeta Urmana (soprano), Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Calleja (tenor), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo bass | • Verdi: Requiem | Royal Albert Hall, London, 8:00pm
• Monday 8 September 2008: Prom 71 | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink (conductor) | • Mark-Anthony Turnage: Chicago Remains | • Mahler: Symphony No 6 in A minor | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm
• Thursday 11 September 2008: Prom 74 | Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach (conductor), Marisol Montalvo (soprano) | • Matthias Pintscher: Hérodiade-Fragmente | • Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D major | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm
Details of the complete 2008 BBC Proms schedule are on the web site www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008. www.dvorak-society.org