Programme
- Symphonic Dances from 鈥榃est Side Story鈥�(22 mins)
- Harp Concerto(17 mins)
- Chichester Psalms(16 mins)
- Symphony of Psalms(22 mins)
Performers
- Juanjo MenaConductor
- The CBS ChoirChorus
- Hall茅 Youth ChoirChorus
- Carlos MenaCounter-tenor
Concert Information
For Leonard Bernstein, heart and soul were never far apart 鈥� and whether he was writing sacred music for an English cathedral or telling a story of love, death and gang warfare on the streets of New York, he gave it his all. His Chichester Psalms buzz with energy and joy; while his West Side Story dances kick, punch and leap their way from the gutter to the stars.
Two of the 20th century鈥檚 most heartfelt and thrillingly physical masterpieces frame Stravinsky鈥檚 extraordinary, haunting Symphony of Psalms 鈥� written for Bernstein鈥檚 great mentor Koussevitzky 鈥� and the magical Harp Concerto by the Argentinian composer Alberto Ginastera, played tonight by the Principal Harp of the Berlin Philharmonic, in the week of what would have been his 100th birthday.
Journey Through Music, 6.30pm: An introduction to tonight's concert especially for families. Further details can be found at bbc.co.uk/philharmonic.