BBC Proms 2020 Kendall, Whitacre, Copland Beethoven

Beethovens Eroica 7. 30pm, Royal Albert Hall Sakari Oramo leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra for the first live Prom of the season. Beethovens epic Eroica Symphony sits alongside Coplands Quiet City, Eric Whitacres Sleep and a Basquiatinspired world premiere from Hannah Kendall. Programme Hannah Kendall Tuxedo: Vasco de Gama (5 mins) (BBC commission: world premiere) Eric Whitacre Sleep (6 mins) Aaron Copland Quiet City (10 mins) Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Eroica (47 mins) Performers Alison Teale cor anglais Phillip Cobb trumpet Nicholas Chalmers conductor BBC Singers BBC Singers BBC Symphony Orchestra Sakari Oramo conductor About This Event Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra kick off this seasons live offering with a specially commissioned work by English composer Hannah Kendall. Tuxedo: Vasco de Gama its title a quote from American artist JeanMichel Basquia