July '10 From the Royal Albert Hall to the Howard Assembly Room
Ahead of his solo recital at the Howard Assembly Room later this year, multi award-winning pianist Paul Lewis headlines at this years BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.
Paul performs all five Beethoven piano concertos in four concerts across the season, reviving the time-honoured tradition of ‘Beethoven nights’ at the Proms. Each concert involves a different orchestra and conductor and is the first time one artist has played all five concertos in one Proms season.
Programme:
Wednesday 21 July
Royal Albert Hall, London 7:30pm
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 4
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Belholavek
Thursday 29 July
Royal Albert Hall, London 7:30pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 2
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons
Friday 6th August
Royal Albert Hall, London 7:30pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3
Hallé
Sir Mark Elder CBE
Monday 6th September
Royal Albert Hall, London 7:30pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stephane Deneve
Paul is one of today’s leading Beethoven interpreters and is recognised internationally as one of the most distinctive and poetic pianists. He plays Mozart and Beethoven at the Howard Assembly Room on Thursday 4th November as part of a major international tour.