BBC Proms 2014 Birtwistle, Ravel Mahler

Prom 18: Mahler, Ravel Sir Harrison Birtwistle 7. 30pm, Royal Albert Hall Mahlers Symphony No. 5 an orchestral showpiece of shifting moods and intense emotions is the culmination to this concert by the BBC Philharmonic. The orchestra is joined by Pianist Alexandre Tharaud for Ravels virtuosic Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and the programme opens with Sir Harrison Birtwistles atmospheric Nights Black Bird. Programme Sir Harrison Birtwistle Night s Black Bird (13 mins) Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (18 mins)