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Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
Kensington
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43: Overture
John Woolrich – Falling Down: London premiere
~ Interval ~
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.9 in D minor 'Choral', Op.125
Performers
Andris Nelsons – Conductor
Margaret Cookhorn – contra-bassoon
Lucy Crowe – soprano
Gerhild Romberger – mezzo-soprano
Dmytro Popov – tenor
Kostas Smoriginas – bass-baritone
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
CBSO Chorus
Other concerts in this Series
Programme Note
Beethoven’s ‘Choral’ Symphony is a celebration of human endeavour, as is his ballet score The Creatures of Prometheus. Andris Nelsons gives his final concert as Music Director of the CBSO before returning (see Proms 49 and 51) with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, of which became Music Director last season. John Woolrich’s dark, sardonic contra-bassoon concerto was written for the CBSO’s own contra-bassoonist Margaret Cookhorn.