BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dausgaard

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BBC Symphony Orchestra / Dausgaard 22 February 2013 / 19:30 Hall
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Prokofiev Scythian Suite Bloch Schelomo Nielsen Symphony No 4 The Inextinguishable BBC Symphony Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard conductor Jian Wang cello An invigorating programme explodes into life with Prokofiev’s wild Scythian Suite. Ernst Bloch’s heart-rending appeal to peace, Schelomo, given voice here by the distinguished soloist Jian Wang, is answered by Carl Nielsen’s thrilling Fourth Symphony, ‘The Inextinguishable’, in which the human spirit battles for a future. As he wrote, after the outbreak of the First World War, ‘I have an idea for a duel between two sets of timpani, it has to do with war.’ It’s one of the most riveting moments in the symphony, bursting into the finale and developing into a reckless tour de force that resolves into radiant optimism. Running time TBC BBC SO Plus Family 6.00pm, Fountain Room An introduction to concert-going for families Part of Families at the Barbican Part of BBC Symphony Orchestra 2012–2013 multibuy Part of All classical music events - 2012–2013 season Part of BBC Symphony Orchestra 2012–2013