BBC Proms: Gershwin’s Piano Concerto
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP , [Venue Details]James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra mark the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence with 100 years of American music.
South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son joins the orchestra for Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F major – its Charleston rhythms and songful slow-movement capturing the energy of 20th-century New York.
Samuel Barber’s rarely heard Symphony No. 1 in One Movement marries the lyrical intensity of the composer’s beloved Adagio with taut structural drama.
The concert opens with the UK premiere of contemporary jazz great Wynton Marsalis’s mercurial, kaleidoscopic Concerto for Orchestra.
Programme
Wynton Marsalis - Concerto for Orchestra 36’
BBC co-commission: UK premiere
Interval
Gershwin Piano - Concerto in F major 31’
Barber Symphony No. 1 in One Movement 21’
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Admission
Min: £16.28
Max: £55.04
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Yeol Eum Son - piano
Other key names: James Gaffigan - conductor
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's
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BBC Proms: Gershwin’s Piano Concerto
Thursday, 13 Aug 2026 @7.00pm
Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2APMore Information
James Gaffigan and the BBC Symphony Orchestra mark the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence with 100 years of American music.
South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son joins the orchestra for Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F major – its Charleston rhythms and songful slow-movement capturing the energy of 20th-century New York.
Samuel Barber’s rarely heard Symphony No. 1 in One Movement marries the lyrical intensity of the composer’s beloved Adagio with taut structural drama.
The concert opens with the UK premiere of contemporary jazz great Wynton Marsalis’s mercurial, kaleidoscopic Concerto for Orchestra.
Programme
Wynton Marsalis - Concerto for Orchestra 36’
BBC co-commission: UK premiere
Interval
Gershwin Piano - Concerto in F major 31’
Barber Symphony No. 1 in One Movement 21’
Admission
Min: £16.28
Max: £55.04
Event Type: seated
Seating: Reserved
Performer name: BBC Symphony Orchestra, Yeol Eum Son - piano
Other key names: James Gaffigan - conductor
Doors open: 6:00 pm
Age restriction: Not recommended for U5's
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