Mozart and Bruckner

27 Jul 2025, Royal Albert Hall

19:30 Sun 27 Jul 2025 Next Event

Mozart and Bruckner

19:30 Sun 27 Jul 2025 Royal Albert Hall

Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra join forces with Georgian pianist Mariam Batsashvili for Mozart’s stormy Piano Concerto No. 20, followed by Bruckner’s musical memorial to Richard Wagner, his Symphony No. 7

Programme

- - Ryan Wigglesworth
  - for Laura, after Bach(10 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
- - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor(30 mins)
- - interval
- - Anton Bruckner
  - Symphony No. 7 in E major(64 mins)

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About This Event

A melody heard in a dream, a tribute to a dying genius, a vision of cosmic beauty: Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 is the composer’s musical memorial to Richard Wagner. It’s a homage that elevated the Austrian composer to new heights, a musical walk around a magnificent cathedral. A contemporary tribute opens tonight’s Prom: Ryan Wigglesworth’s for Laura, after Bach, dedicated to the memory of former BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Leader Laura Samuel and inspired by her recording of a Bach Partita, played at her funeral. Mozart’s stormy Piano Concerto No. 20 completes the programme, with Georgian pianist and former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Mariam Batsashvili as the soloist.