BBC PROMS 2011

Lovers of classical music and those who enjoy the likes of Brahms, Liszt, Emmanuel Ax and Edward Gardner should head for Cinema Nouveau and select Ster-Kinekor theatres for the exclusive screening of the BBC Proms.

The world’s greatest classical music festival is being presented in the comfort of local Ster-Kinekor and Cinema Nouveau theatres as a three part event - First Night of the Proms, Brahms Proms and Last Night of the Proms.

First Night of the Proms, premiering on August 26 offers the music of Brahms, Liszt and a lavish choral work blaze which is a trail for some of 2011’s Proms musical strands. It is here that Benjamin Grosvenor makes his Proms debut and viewers will be fortunate enough to witness Janáček's extraordinary celebration of Slavic culture with the Glagolitic Mass. First Night of the Proms is approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes long.

From September 16, fans can enjoy the Brahms Proms, the chamber orchestra of Europe’s second pairing of Brahms masterworks. This second instalment in The Proms trilogy opens with a work that is central to Emmanuel Ax’s repertoire and is recorded with Bernard Haitink. One can also expect an extraordinary final symphony after the interval, where the balance between expression and iron structural control is perfectly maintained. To put a great end to an already astonished performance, fans will be spoilt with the sounds of Brahms’ late-Romantic take on the Baroque-style passacaglia, which utilises material from J.S. Bach.

Last Night of the Proms will hit local Ster-Kinekor theatres and Cinema Nouveau’s from October 21. In this moving conclusion, there’s a great blend of tradition and high jinks as Gardner conducts his first Last Night of the Proms. Two special guests have been incorporated to produce the grandest of grand finales.

In KZN, BBC Proms 2011 will be seen at Ster-Kinekor Cinema Nouveau at Gateway.

More information on BBC Proms 2011 at www.sterkinekor.com or call the Ster-Kinekor Ticketline at 082 16789 (VAS rates apply). Alternatively book in cinema at the self-service terminals