Proms 2011 - advance info on concerts

[bluestateprommer]

Given that people on this forum have pretty much sussed out the First Night and Prom 3 for the 2011 Proms, it might be a source of amusement to see what is scheduled on the first Monday and Tuesday evenings of the 2011 Proms. To give credit where credit is due, Andrew Clements in The Guardian put out the word first here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/jan/03/best-classical-music-2011

From the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France's site:

(a) The presumed program for Prom 5, Monday, July 18, 2011:

http://sites.radiofrance.fr/chaines/orchestres/philharmonique/concerts/fiche.php?saison_id=310070350

Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Pascal Dusapin: Concerto for Orchestra
Olivier Messiaen : Les Offrandes oubliées

Martha Argerich, piano
Gautier Capuçon, cello
Renaud Capuçon, violon

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

(b) The equally presumed program for Prom 6, Tuesday, July 19, 2011:

http://sites.radiofrance.fr/chaines/orchestres/philharmonique/concerts/fiche.php?saison_id=310070351

von Weber : Overture to Oberon
Brahms : Double Concerto
Stravinsky : Le Sacre du printemps

Renaud Capuçon, violon
Gautier Capuçon, cello

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

Of course, the presumption is that Argerich doesn't suddenly bail on Prom 4, but I would think that the OPRF, RW the Proms staff have back-up plans at the ready just in case.

[maestro267]

What's been sussed out about the First Night?

[BBMmk2]

I well and truly hope that Martha Argerich doesn't cancel at the last minute!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Just how is it that the Australians and the Americans know more about the 2011 Proms than we do?

[Martin]

Perhaps it's on a 'need to know' basis, Eine. Those who need to know are told last.

[David Underdown]

Overseas performers usually seem to be less bothered about preserving an embargo on their participation in the Proms (RW has less influence over them), so judicious searching can find a fair proprtion of the programme well in advance.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I didn't realise the Proms were covered by the Official Secrets Act.

[ahinton]

I didn't realise the Proms were covered by the Official Secrets Act.

Nowadays, they're probably also subject to the Freedom of Information Act...

[maestro267]

Does this mean we can simply browse the concert diaries on foreign orchestra websites and piece together the 2011 Proms season that way?

[David Underdown]

To an extent yes, obviously there will be big holes where the BBC orchestras are doing concerts. Agents' websites are also quite useful...

[french frank]

Nowadays, they're probably also subject to the Freedom of Information Act...

Or, more accurately, covered by the BBC's special derogation which gives exemption for 'journalism, art and literature'. You are allowed to ask but they don't have to answer ...

Time to set up a Proms board, I think, and move the relevant threads there?

[Bryn]

Or, more accurately, covered by the BBC's special derogation which gives exemption for 'journalism, art and literature'. You are allowed to ask but they don't have to answer ...

Time to set up a Proms board, I think, and move the relevant threads there?

Do it!

[french frank]

Do it!

I'm trying to . Not sure how to get the link on the homepage

Done

[Threni]

Stravinsky : Le Sacre du printemps

Excellent! Definately will not be there the first week, still at school.

However, I feel a school trip being planned :D

[BBMmk2]

That will always be in thye Proms, Le Sacre. This music is so overplayed these days. I hope it doesnt loose any of it's magic