The BBC Philharmonic under John Storgårds, with violinist Vilde Frang and mezzo-soprano Susan Bickley.
Walton: March 'Orb and Sceptre'
Rubbra: Ode to the Queen
Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp
(The BBC Philharmonic and its Principal Guest Conductor return to the Royal Albert Hall for the first Proms performance of Erich Korngold’s Symphony. Dedicated to the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the symphony refers back to Korngold’s score for the 1939 Errol Flynn and Bette Davis romance 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex'.
Rubbra’s Ode to the Queen and Walton’s 'Orb and Sceptre' celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation, while Vilde Frang joins Storgårds and the orchestra for Bruch’s ever-popular Violin Concerto.)
(Note: at 5.30pm in the Royal College of Music you can create your own coronation music in the style of two British greats - Rubbra and Walton - with Rachel Leach and professional musicians. This Proms Plus Family event is part of a series of free family-friendly introductory workshops which take place before six specially selected Proms concerts.)