BBC Proms 2021: Vikingur Olafsson plays Bach and Mozart

Synopsis

Award-winning Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his much-anticipated Proms debut, as soloist in both Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in F minor, whose energised outer movements frame a ravishing central Adagio, and Mozart’s pioneering Piano Concerto K491, a rare minor-key work whose stormy, richly orchestrated music climaxes in a relentless dance. The Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Paavo Järvi frame the concert with two symphonies: Prokofiev’s playful ‘Classical’ Symphony, with its clever juxtaposition of traditional forms and contemporary colours, and the more loaded irony of Shostakovich’s compact Symphony No. 9. PROGRAM Prokofiev: Symphony No.1; Bach: Keyboard Concerto; Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9

Additional Info

• No: A025505100000
• Composer: Prokofiev, Bach, Mozart, Shostakovich
• Conductor: Paavo Javi
• Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Artists: Víkingur Ólafsson
• Production year: 2021
• Run time: 02:03:00
• Producers: BBC, Unitel
• Format: HDTV 16:9

Disc Infos

• No. of Discs: 0