Artists
Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Seong-Jin Cho – piano
Programme
Elgar In the South (Alassio)
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1
— Interval —
Strauss Aus Italien
We return to the BBC Proms, led by our Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
International Chopin Piano Competition-winner Seong-Jin Cho is one of the world’s most exciting young pianists, praised for his ‘remarkable technique’ and the elegance of his interpretations. Who better to perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 – a heady combination of brilliance and poetry, its slow movement a vision of ‘a beloved landscape on a moonlit spring night’.
Could that landscape perhaps be Italian? Italy’s warmth and summer sunshine suffuse both Elgar’s bucolic In the South overture and Strauss’s tone-poem Aus Italien, each inspired by a visit to the country.
Need to know
Prices & Discounts
£10 – £52
Running time:
2 hrs 15 mins, including a 20 minute interval
Box office
Royal Albert Hall: 020 7589 8212
Monday – Friday 9am – 9pm (between 13 – 21 May)
Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm (from 22 May)
Tickets can also be booked in person at the Royal Albert Hall between 9am – 9pm daily.