BBC Proms 2016 - Wagner - Tannhuser, Gtterdmmerung & The Mastersingers

Prom 43: Martha Argerich, Daniel Barenboim and the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra 19:30 Wed 17 Aug 2016 Royal Albert Hall Legendary pianist Martha Argerich – who celebrates her 75th birthday this year – joins the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra to perform Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, before an all-Wagner second half. Programme Richard Wagner Tannhäuser - overture (14 mins) Götterdämmerung - Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey (20 mins) Götterdämmerung - Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March The Mastersingers of Nuremberg - overture (10 mins) Performers West–Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim conductor About This Event Daniel Barenboim returns with his orchestra of young Arabs and Israelis, and with another iconic musician, Martha Argerich. Composer Jörg Widmann harnessed the energy of Beethoven’s fast movements in the ‘exercise in fury and rhythmic insistence’ that is his Con brio. After Liszt’s thunderously virtuosic F