Name: Prom 36: A Space Odyssey
Start: 2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-08-11T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Royal Albert Hall

Organization

BBC Proms

Conductor

Edward Gardner

Singer

Jennifer France

Soprano

Clare Presland

Mezzo soprano

Others

London Philharmonic Choir

Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Choir

Prom 36: A Space Odyssey

London

United Kingdom

Royal Albert Hall

Prom 36: A Space Odyssey: Requiem Ligeti (+2 More)

Public

Requiem

Lux Aeterna

Thus spoke Zarathustra, op. 30

Approved

About This Event
György Ligeti was one of the boldest voices of the 20th century – a composer whose radical vision brought wit as well as invention to the world of contemporary classical music. Tonight, we hear two of his most famous works – the dramatic Requiem paired with the shimmering Lux aeterna, both of which featured in Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey. Also featured in the film was Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra, with the iconic brass opening that calls to mind the image of the sun rising over the Earth and Moon.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble