The second week of The Proms concludes with this Free Family Concert at the Royal Albert Hall aimed to whet the appetite of new and younger audiences with a first taste of classical music. When it comes to introducing novices to all the instruments of the orchestra there's little better than Britten's superb set of variations on a tune by Purcell, which concludes this matinee concert after the world premiere of another Britten-based piece, designed specially for the BBC Proms Family Orchestra. Before that, highlights include young Stravinsky's arrangement of a Chopin waltz for ballerinas and a performance by 19-year-old violinist Jennifer Pike (pictured), a former BBC Young Musician of the Year and one of Radio 3's current New Generation Artists, who performs a rarity by the British composer Holst.
Khachaturian Gayane Sabre Dance (3 mins) Chopin, orch. Stravinsky Waltz in E flat major, Op. 18 'Grande valse brillante' (6 mins) Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Lilliburlero Variations (10 mins) world premiere of orchestral version Holst A Song of the Night (9 mins) Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No.4 (5 mins)
interval
New collaborative work The Rough Guide to the Proms Family Orchestra* (c10 mins) world premiere Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo capriccioso (9 mins) Britten The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (18 mins)
Jennifer Pike violin BBC Proms Family Orchestra* Lincoln Abbotts director* BBC Philharmonic Tecwyn Evans conductor
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