BBC Proms 2016 Wagner Tannhäuser, Götterdämmerung The Mastersingers

Prom 43: Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim and the WestEastern Divan Orchestra 19:30 Wed 17 Aug 2016 Royal Albert Hall Legendary pianist Martha Argerich who celebrates her 75th birthday this year joins the WestEastern Divan Orchestra to perform Liszts Piano Concerto No. 1, before an allWagner second half. Programme Richard Wagner Tannhäuser overture (14 mins) Götterdämmerung Dawn and Siegfrieds Rhine Journey (20 mins) Götterdämmerung Siegfried s Death and Funeral March The Mastersingers of Nuremberg overture (10 mins) Performers WestEastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim conductor About This Event Daniel Barenboim returns with his orchestra of young Arabs and Israelis, and with another iconic musician, Martha Argerich. Composer Jörg Widmann harnessed the energy of Beethovens fast movements in the exercise in fury and rhythmic insistence that is his Con brio. After Liszts thunderously virtuosic F