BBC Proms 2014 - Beethoven & Mozart

Prom 23: Mozart - Requiem , , Royal Albert Hall Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by the National Youth Choir of Scotland for a performance of Mozart’s ever-popular Requiem – the composer’s powerful and prescient anticipation of his own death. The concert also features Beethoven’s elegant Fourth Symphony and the London premiere of John McLeod’s The Sun Dances, inspired by a Scottish folk legend. Programme Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.4 in B flat major (35 mins) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem in D minor (compl. Robert D. Levin) (50 mins) Performers Carolyn Sampson soprano Christine Rice mezzo-soprano Jeremy Ovenden tenor Neal Davies bass National Youth Choir of Scotland BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles conductor About this event Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra are joined by the National Youth Choir of Scotland for Mozart’s ever-popular Requiem – the composer’s poignant and prescient anticipation of his own death