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London Symphony Orchestra/Alexandre Bloch

Debussy, Ravel & Lutosławski, with Alice Sara Ott

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Pianist Alice Sara Ott leaning on the piano, her reflection is visible on the instrument.

Debussy’s impressionistic colours give way to Ravel’s dazzling concerto and wild, untamed waltz; Lutosławski exhilarates in his Concerto for Orchestra. 

Debussy’s 1894 impressionistic musical canvas was a turning-point in music. Beginning with a seductive solo flute, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune languidly blends and blurs harmonies in its depiction of a faun on a hazy afternoon. 

No less inventive, Ravel’s Piano Concerto and La valse blend graceful classical restraint with contemporary, jazz-flavoured flamboyance, while Lutosławski channels Bartók in an exciting orchestral work of freshness and vibrancy.  

French conductor Alexandre Bloch – winner of the 2012 Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition - brings a Gallic sensibility to this sensational programme, and is joined by an acclaimed veteran of the Ravel Concerto, pianist Alice Sara Ott. 

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The concert will finish at approximately 8.50pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).

Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Programme

  • Claude Debussy   Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
  • Maurice Ravel   Piano Concerto in G
  • Witold Lutosławski   Concerto for Orchestra
  • Maurice Ravel   La valse

Performers

  • London Symphony Orchestra  
  • Alexandre Bloch   conductor
  • Alice Sara Ott   piano

Ticket prices

Standard
£18–72 *
* Excludes £4 booking fee

Booking fees

£4 booking fee per online/phone transaction. 

No fee when tickets are booked in person.

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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
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