Prom 14: Beethoven, Bruckner and Tüür
Monday, 29 July 2024 at 7.30pm
at the Royal Albert Hall
Programme
Erkki-Sven Tüür
Aditus
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 1 in C minor
Performers
- Yunchan Lim, piano
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Paavo Järvi, conductor
Composers
- Erkki-Sven Tüür
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Anton Bruckner
In 2022 Yunchan Lim became the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn Competition, America’s most distinguished contest for outstanding pianists. He makes his Proms debut tonight with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Paavo Järvi, performing Beethoven’s final piano concerto, the ‘Emperor’, a work of heroism and virtuosity in which the soloist brings order to a world of sound and fury. The dashing final chapter of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1 proved enough to herald a major symphonic career, but the programme opens at an opposite extreme, with Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Aditus (‘entrance’ or ‘approach’), a sizzling opener of existential, expressionistic drama.
Broadcast live on BBC Radio 3