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London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

Sibelius & Bruckner: Landscapes in Sound

,Barbican Hall
Sir Simon Rattle with London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle conducts music in which vast landscapes merge with the human soul: Sibelius’ tone poems and Bruckner’s radiant Seventh Symphony.

Bruckner said that the beginning of his Seventh Symphony came to him in a dream, played by an angel. This huge, glowing mountain-range of sound is basically soul music by any other name. Far away in Finland, meanwhile, Sibelius was thinking big too. Whether it’s the sun dancing on the Mediterranean sea, or the forests of the far north, you can practically feel the freshness in the air.   

Sir Simon Rattle has been conducting Sibelius since he was a teenager, making him an unrivalled guide through this untamed musical landscape. And conducting Bruckner, says Rattle, is a lifelong quest for some ‘extraordinary vista, some wonderful moment which leads you out of this world’  

‘It moved me to tears. For a long time afterwards I was completely transported … what a strangely profound spirit.’ – Sibelius on the music of Bruckner 

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Following the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we confirm that this concert will go ahead as planned, with the addition of the National Anthem at the start of the concert. We will be observing the National Moment of Reflection at 8pm, and ask that all audience members take their seats in the hall promptly after the interval.

Full LSO statement on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Posted Mon 12 Sep 2022, 11.30am ​​​​​​​

Programme

  • Jean Sibelius   The Oceanides
  • Jean Sibelius   Tapiola
  • Anton Bruckner   Symphony No 7

Performers

  • London Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sir Simon Rattle   conductor

Barbican Hall

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