BBC Proms: Sibelius’s Second
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP , [Venue Details]Fifty years since Benjamin Britten’s death, former BBC Young Musician winner Guy Johnston brings the composer’s Cello Symphony to the Proms.
Originally written for Mstislav Rostropovich, it’s the composer at his most intense: a tour de force for the soloist, set against a brooding, often eerie orchestral backdrop.
There’s darkness in Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 as well – gloriously thrown aside in the glowing finale – but is it the weight of Russian political oppression or of personal loss? The concert opens with the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Festen Suite, adapted from the composer’s multi-Olivier-Award-winning 2025 opera.
Programme
Mark-Anthony - Turnage Festen Suite 21’
BBC co-commission: UK premiere
Britten - Cello Symphony 34’
Interval
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major 40’
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Admission
Min: £16.28
Max: £59.12
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Other key names: Guy Johnston - cello, Sakari Oramo - conductor
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's
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BBC Proms: Sibelius’s Second
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2026 @7.00pm
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2APMore Information
Fifty years since Benjamin Britten’s death, former BBC Young Musician winner Guy Johnston brings the composer’s Cello Symphony to the Proms.
Originally written for Mstislav Rostropovich, it’s the composer at his most intense: a tour de force for the soloist, set against a brooding, often eerie orchestral backdrop.
There’s darkness in Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2 as well – gloriously thrown aside in the glowing finale – but is it the weight of Russian political oppression or of personal loss? The concert opens with the UK premiere of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s Festen Suite, adapted from the composer’s multi-Olivier-Award-winning 2025 opera.
Programme
Mark-Anthony - Turnage Festen Suite 21’
BBC co-commission: UK premiere
Britten - Cello Symphony 34’
Interval
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major 40’
Admission
Min: £16.28
Max: £59.12
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Other key names: Guy Johnston - cello, Sakari Oramo - conductor
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's
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