Prom 7: Delius, Nielsen, Hugh Wood & Ravel

22 Jul 2015, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Wed 22 Jul 2015 Next Event

19:00 Wed 22 Jul 2015 Royal Albert Hall

Mark Simpson performs the Clarinet Concerto by Carl Nielsen, whose 150th anniversary falls this year, in a programme which also includes an alluring suite from Ravel’s 'Daphnis and Chloe'. Selected pieces will be broadcast on BBC Four on Thursday 30 July.

Programme

- - Frederick Delius
  - In a Summer Garden(15 mins)
- - Hugh Wood
  - Epithalamion(25 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- - interval
- - Carl Nielsen
  - Clarinet Concerto(24 mins)
- - Maurice Ravel
  - Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2(16 mins)

Performers

Mark Simpson
clarinet
clarinet
Rebecca Bottone
soprano
soprano
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis
conductor
conductor

Composers

About this event

Afternoon heat breeds musical languor in a Prom that drifts from Delius’s summer garden to the classical landscapes of Ravel’s lovers Daphnis and Chloe. Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Mark Simpson is the soloist in anniversary composer Nielsen’s intimate, playful Clarinet Concerto. Hugh Wood’s Epithalamion is a new cantata that delights in John Donne’s sensuous and jubilant verse.

Please note this event contains an update to the concert programme order from that in BBC Proms 2015: The Official Guide.