Prom 36 – Marin Alsop Conducts The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Part of the BBC Proms.

Marin Alsop and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra are joined by Proms regular and former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Benjamin Grosvenor for Prokofiev’s ferociously demanding Piano Concerto No. 3. ‘My new symphony,’ wrote Dvorák of his Seventh, ‘must … make a stir in the world.’ The result does just that, emerging from a brooding opening into rhapsodic warmth, animated by folk dances and a seemingly endless stream of melodies. This contrasts with the deliciously grotesque episodes of Bartok’s The Miraculous Mandarin suite; and tonight’s orchestra and conductor also bring a new work by Viennese composer Hannah Eisendle, having given its premiere in March.