BBC Proms 2017 - Missy Mazzoli, Bartók and Dvořák

Prom 70: Missy Mazzoli, Bartók and Dvořák 19:30 Tue 5 Sep 2017 Royal Albert Hall American pianist Jeremy Denk joins Karina Canellakis and the BBC SO for Bartók’s ferociously brilliant Second Piano Concerto – a contrast to the pastoral beauty of Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8. The concert opens with Missy Mazzoli’s mesmeric Sinfonia. Programme Missy Mazzoli Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres) (12 mins) European premiere of orchestral version Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No.2 (30 mins) Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major (36 mins) Performers Jeremy Denk piano BBC Symphony Orchestra Karina Canellakis conductor About This Event Following her recent UK debut, American conductor Karina Canellakis now makes her first visit to the Proms, joining the BBC Symphony Orchestra and fellow American Jeremy Denk for Bartók’s ferociously brilliant Second Piano Concerto. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8,