Petroc Trelawny presents from the Royal Albert Hall as Thomas Adès conducts the National Youth Orchestra on a musical journey to the underworld and back. The programme opens with Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No 1, a whirlwind score based on Nikolaus Lenau's epic poem Faust, followed by Adès' own Dante - Part 2: Purgatorio, the central act of his Grammy Award-winning ballet. To round off the concert, the orchestra delivers the dazzling Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No 1. Thomas Adès: Dante - Part 2: Purgatorio. Berlioz Symphonie fantastique. National Youth Orchestra, Thomas Adès (conductor).

Starring:

Edith Bowman, Chris Packham, Clarke Peters, Clara Amfo, Clemency Burton-Hill, Andi Oliver, Katie Derham, Clive Myrie, Suzy Klein, Petroc Trelawny, Megan McCubbin, 5 more, Angel Blue, Georgia Mann, Jess Gillam, Tom Service, Lloyd Coleman

Genre:

Music