成人论坛

Live at the 成人论坛 Proms: Kirill Petrenko conducts Berliner Philharmoniker in Bruckner鈥檚 epic Fifth Symphony and the 成人论坛 Singers, conducted by Owain Park, perform Bruckner motets.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Anton Bruckner:
Os justi
Locus iste
Christus factus est
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major

成人论坛 Singers
Owain Park (conductor)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kirill Petrenko (conductor)

Poor, homesick and misunderstood, Anton Bruckner plunged into despair during the winter of 1875. From the depths of his anguish came astonishing proof of his triumph of will: the composer鈥檚 spirited Symphony No. 5. For their second night at the 成人论坛 Proms, Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker fill the Royal Albert Hall with a work designed on no less grand a scale. Here the sternness and warmth of the composer鈥檚 four movements make for a majestic whole, concluding with one of the most overwhelming denouements in all music. Before it, the 成人论坛 Singers, celebrating its centenary this year, offers the most sublime of palate cleansers: three of Bruckner鈥檚 most radiant motets, inspiring testaments to the faith that kept his creative flame alive.