Synopsis

Maestro Daniel Barenboim, a source of inspiration to audiences worldwide, returns for a second performance during the opening weekend of the 2017 Proms season. Leading the Staatskapelle Berlin, Barenboim presents a program entirely composed of English works at the Royal Albert Hall. The concert features Elgar's deeply moving Second Symphony, alongside the UK premiere of Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s *Deep Time*, a composition dedicated to the memory of his friend and fellow composer, Sir Peter Maxwe