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BBC Symphony Orchestra/Stasevska

Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

,Barbican Hall
Dalia Stasevska portrait with baton

Composed in the shadow of the Second World War, Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem opens Dalia Stasevska’s first concert at the Barbican as the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor.

Following Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms - a devout musical gesture, reimagining religious rituals on a symphonic scale, for which the BBCSO are joined by the BBC Singers, they complete the concert with Rachmaninov’s exhilarating Symphonic Dances. Although composed just three years before his death, it pulses with exhilarating rhythmic energy, embracing jazz, plainchant and the waltz.

Tagged with: Classical music BBC SO 2019–20 BBC Symphony Orchestra

The performance is expected to finish around 9.15pm, including a 20 minute interval.

Programme

  • Britten   Sinfonia da Requiem
  • Stravinsky   Symphony of Psalms
  • Rachmaninov   Symphonic Dances

Performers

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Dalia Stasevska   conductor
  • BBC Singers  

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