Prom 27 – Nyogb Plays Elfman, Gershwin and Ravel

Part of the BBC Proms.

Praised for its ‘exuberant’, ‘exhilarating’ and ‘thrilling’ appearances at the Proms, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain returns for a concert that straddles stage and screen, as well as the concert hall and Hollywood. The sensuous radiance of Ravel’s ballet score Daphnis and Chloe – a ‘vast musical fresco’ inspired by the ancient Greek story of two foundlings who fall in love – meets the electrifying, jazz-inspired energy of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. The concert opens with the London premiere of Wunderkammer, a kaleidoscopic new work from a film-music legend: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands composer Danny Elfman.