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Oramo conducts Beethoven's Fourth Symphony

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo

,Barbican Hall
An image of Elizabeth Bass surrounded by a green circle against a green background

Music that glitters, sings and dances for joy, as Sakari Oramo pairs two newly minted classics with Beethoven’s brightest symphony.

“A Grecian maiden” was how one 19th century critic described Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, but no words really do justice to the sparkling humour and pure, irrepressible life-force of this firecracker of a symphony. It’s a perfect counterpart to Detlev Glanert’s stunning new Harp Concerto – inspired by the harp’s ancient roots and glowing with the sunlight of Ancient Greece. 

We’re always excited to perform the music of this wonderfully communicative German composer, and for this performance, inspired by the virtuosity of BBC SO harpist Elizabeth Bass, he’s given the concerto a complete makeover. To open, there’s a postcard from Finland: Cecilia Damström’s evocation of the beauty of winter doubles as an urgent bulletin from the frontline of the climate crisis.

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Programme

  • Cecilia Damström   ICE
  • Detlev Glanert   Harp Concerto
  • Ludwig van Beethoven   Symphony No. 4

Performers

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sakari Oramo   conductor
  • Elizabeth Bass   harp

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