In the 2009 season, which ran from 17 July to 12 September 2009, the total number of concerts reached 100 for the first time. The principal anniversary composers included:
- George Frideric Handel (250th anniversary of his death)
- Joseph Haydn (200th anniversary of his death)
- Felix Mendelssohn (200th anniversary of his birth)
- Henry Purcell (350th anniversary of his birth)
Other composer anniversaries noted in the 2009 Proms included:
- Louis Andriessen (70th birthday)
- Harrison Birtwistle (75th birthday)
- John Casken (60th birthday)
- George Crumb (80th birthday)
- Frederick Delius (75th anniversary of his death)
- Edward Elgar (75th anniversary of his death)
- Jonathan Harvey (70th birthday)
- Gustav Holst (75th anniversary of his death)
- Bohuslav Martinů (50th anniversary of his death)
- Peter Maxwell Davies (75th birthday)
- Albert Ketèlbey (50th anniversary of his death)
The 2009 Proms featured Bollywood music for the first time, as part of a day-long series of concerts and events also covering Indian classical music. Performers in the day included Ram Narayan, Rajan and Sajan Mishra, and Shaan. Noted historical anniversaries covered in the 2009 Proms included the Darwin bicentenary at the child-oriented Prom, the 75th anniversary of the MGM film musical, and the 10th year of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
No comments:
Post a Comment