BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Gourlay

Music by Britten and Shostakovich

19 January 2012 / 19:30
Hall


Tickets:
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Andrew Norman Unstuck (UK premiere)
Britten Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No 10

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Gourlay
conductor
Daniel Hope violin

Of all Shostakovich's symphonies, the Tenth is often said to be the most perfectly formed and deeply felt. In total contrast, Unstuck by young American composer Andrew Norman is cheerfully upbeat, until it gets 'stuck' in a repetitive groove and has trouble fighting free. Britten's concerto, with its combination of wit and elegiac lyricism, sits somewhere in between.

From the complete Sibelius Symphonies, to Dvorak’s neglected masterpiece The Jacobin and thrilling premieres by today’s most exciting composers, there is something for everyone in the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s 2011-12 season. Find out more in our special season preview film:




Pre-concert talk 6pm Barbican Hall

Please note change of conductor
Thomas Dausgaard is unwell and will be replaced by Andrew Gourlay




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