Jonathon Heyward
This summer, NYO musicians are investigating the subject of hope in
music, a theme that matters to the young people in our musical
community. Through these programmes, we reflect on how making music is
an act of hope, how music can tell the story of hope, how it can reflect
the emotional effect of a lack of hope, and how it can inspire hope in
listeners. Every live performance this summer will be an exchange: a
Hope Exchange between young people, the music they love and their
audiences. Our performance at the BBC Proms is one of five live concerts
across the UK in July and August. It will be conducted by the
internationally renowned conductor Jonathon Heyward and performed by NYO
and the brilliant violinist Nicola Benedetti on Saturday 7 August, at
7.30pm.
The concert will open with American composer Jessie Montgomery's symphonic piece Banner, a UK Premiere, originally written as a tribute for the 200th anniversary of the Star Spangled Banner, the American national anthem.
National Youth Orchestra of Great BritainNYO’s teenage musicians will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 and will be joined by violinist Nicola Benedetti for Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2.
The concert will also feature a new work, especially commissioned for NYO, by British composer, jazz trumpeter and former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Laura Jurd.
Jessie Montgomery Banner (UK premiere)
Laura Jurd New work (London premiere)
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica'
Jonathon Heyward conductor
Nicola Benedetti violin
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