BBC Proms - 2009 - Prom 59: Schubert, Mahler - Part 1

From the Royal Albert Hall, London. Presented by Rob Cowan. David Zinman and his Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich open with the overture Schubert published as part of his incidental music to Helmina von Chezy's play Rosamunde. American soprano Dawn Upshaw is the soloist in Osvaldo Golijov's She Was Here, an intense exploration of loss and consolation in which the Argentinian-born composer seeks to find a contemporary resonance within four iconic Schubert songs. Dawn Upshaw (soprano) Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich David Zinman (conductor) Schubert: Overture (Rosamunde) Schubert/Osvaldo Golijov: She Was Here (UK premiere).