Synopsis

This season's Proms are marked by a pervasive spirit of musical borrowing, reworking, and reinvention. The connection uniting tonight's concert subtly originates with Bach. A graceful chaconne from his Cantata No. 150 forms the foundation for the finale of Brahms’s Symphony No. 4, and the latter's refined blend of emotion and intellect inspires American composer Elizabeth Ogonek's *Cloudline*, a lyrical tribute to historical musical forms and techniques. The chaconne's recurring patterns find ec