BBC Proms 2024 - Prom 44 - Lahav Shani plays and directs Prokofiev (320kbps .mp3)

Live at the BBC Proms: The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra performs early 20th-century classics by Lili Boulanger, Debussy, Prokofiev and Ravel with Lahav Shani as conductor and pianist.

01. Boulanger, Lili - D’un soir triste
01a. Introduction to Lili Boulanger
02. Debussy - La mer
02a. Introduction to Debussy’s La mer
02b. BBC Proms 2024 - Prom 44 - interval
The French music historian Caroline Potter joins Martin Handley to explore how Parisian creative life informed the musical voices of Boulanger, Debussy and Ravel, and how the French capital seduced Prokofiev.

03. Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major
03a. Introduction to Ravel’s La valse
04. Ravel - La valse
05. Prokofiev - March Op. 99 in B flat major [encore]


Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Lahav Shani (piano/conductor)

Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto isn’t just a surefire showpiece that paints a vivid picture of its creator’s acerbic spirit, it’s also a treacherously difficult work conceived for Prokofiev’s own extraordinary pianistic prowess. Bringing his Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra to the Proms, Lahav Shani goes all-in: playing the concerto while directing it at the same time. This feat of musical derring-do is apt for a concert packed with game-changing masterpieces from the first decades of the 20th century, including Debussy’s symphonic seascape La mer. It culminates in the waltz to end all waltzes: Ravel’s compelling, nightmarish piece of orchestral theatre, La valse.

Presented by Martin Handley, live from the Royal Albert Hall, London


First broadcast: 23 August 2024
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