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London Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop

Beethoven & Rachmaninoff

,Barbican Hall
Eric Lu playing the piano

Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, Kurt Weill on Broadway and the award-winning Eric Lu playing Beethoven, in a concert that spans the many worlds of guest conductor Marin Alsop.

When Kurt Weill escaped the Nazis and made a new career in the US, he did it in style: Lady in the Dark is a sumptuous, silken slice of Broadway glamour. Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances, meanwhile, have a big band swing – but their heart is in a Russia that Rachmaninoff had lost forever. With Eric Lu playing Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto, this is a concert that spans new worlds and old. 

And if few conductors can span the Atlantic in their music-making with more assurance than Marin Alsop, few young pianists have caused as much of a buzz as Eric Lu when he won the 2018 Leeds Piano Competition. Hear for yourself, as he plays one of Beethoven’s most personal, and lyrical works: the very piece with which he scooped the prize.

‘The whole world is open to me, only one place is closed to me, and that is my own country, Russia’  – Rachmaninoff

Tagged with: Classical music London Symphony Orchestra Multibuy - Feb-Jun 2023 London Symphony Orchestra

The end time for this concert will be added here closer to the performance date

Programme

  • Kurt Weill arr Robert Russell Bennett   Symphonic Nocturne from ‘Lady in the Dark’
  • Ludwig van Beethoven   Piano Concerto No 4
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff   Symphonic Dances

Performers

  • London Symphony Orchestra  
  • Marin Alsop   conductor
  • Eric Lu   piano

Barbican Hall

Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level. 

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.