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BBC Proms Australia : Last night of the Proms

Event

BBC Proms Australia : Last night of the Proms

  • Date: Saturday, 16 April 2016, 7:30pm
  • Venue: Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne — 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC
  • Series: This event is part of the BBC Proms Australia series
  • Tickets: Premium: $199 | A-Reserve: $159 | B-Reserve: $99 — Tickets can be purchased online or by phone on 1300 182 183

Event Details

In 2016, the BBC Proms is coming to Melbourne for a limited season. Held over four days from April 13 – 16, 2016 at Arts Centre Melbourne, BBC Proms Australia will bring the magic of the Proms to Australian audiences, providing a taster of this iconic festival. This is the first time the Proms has been held outside of the UK in this way and promises to be a triumphant celebration of classical music. It will also mark the first time that orchestras from three Australian cities play together in one program.

In what will be a world-class concert experience, BBC Proms Australia will showcase the talents of a range of musicians, offering a mix of traditional repertoire alongside new Australian commissions from Nigel Westlake and Gordon Hamilton. Iconic works from Berlioz, Bernstein and Saint-Saëns stand side by side with contemporary pieces such as Gordon Hamilton’s Thum Prints.

This festival of classical music will come to a climax with the Last Night of the Proms, an evening of popular favourites to round off the Australian season in traditional BBC Proms style. Audiences will be in the capable hands of the Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis, who has conducted more ‘Last Nights’ than any other modern conductor. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will perform Last Night staples including Rule Britannia and Jerusalem, alongside Australian works and many other crowd favourites.

Program

Beethoven Egmont – overture
Elgar Sea Pictures
Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op.46, Nos. 2, 3 and 8
Grainger In a Nutshell
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 (Land of Hope and Glory)
Wood Fantasia on British Sea-Songs
Arne Rule, Britannia
Parry, orch. Elgar Jerusalem

Artists

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Sir Andrew Davis conductor
Liane Keegan contralto

Featured non-Australian music: Beethoven, Elgar, Dvorak, Wood, Arne

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by phone on (03) 9626 1111 or by email to mso@mso.com.au

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