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30 Jul 2012, Royal Albert Hall
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Proms 2012 Prom 22: Mozart, Mahler & Knussen

Prom 22: Mozart, Mahler & Knussen
19:30 Mon 30 Jul 2012 Royal Albert Hall
Cowbells and marches are among the typical evocative references in Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.
Cowbells and marches are among the typical evocative references in Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda.

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After almost a decade at the helm of the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Philharmonic, Gianandrea Noseda (now returning as the orchestra’s Conductor Laureate) opens with Mozart’s famous overture, by turns solemn, impetuous and edgy.

Next we celebrate the 60th birthday of Oliver Knussen, one of British music’s great originals, who found an individual voice while still in his teens. From dreaming sleep to a dawn awakening, the Second Symphony (1971) takes us through a landscape of iridescent colour with a vocal line that soars to stratospheric heights.

Knussen’s nocturnal sequence finds a counterpart in the two ‘Night Music’ movements of Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, his own all-encompassing journey from darkness to light.

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Discover the Music Download a 3 minute audio guide published daily about a key work in tonight’s Prom: Andrew McGregor talks about Mahler's 7th symphony.

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Proms 2012