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BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oramo

,Barbican Hall
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A landmark concert as the Orchestra and Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo resurrect an explosive, elegiac and rhapsodic symphony once buried by history and prejudice.

Dora Pejačević was born into the comfort of Eastern European aristocracy but never took the easy path in life. She travelled miles to be challenged by the greatest minds of the age and was thrust into creative overdrive by the horrors of the First World War. In 1916, when her Symphony in F-sharp minor started to take shape, Pejačević dropped aristocratic mannerisms and politeness, beginning to write with a blazing authenticity that fills this explosive, elegiac, rhapsodic symphony.

Sakari Oramo conducts it here alongside works by Beethoven that speak of light and love brought to a world of darkness and fear, including his Fourth Piano Concerto with stunning soloist, Paul Lewis.

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The performance is expected to finish around 9.30pm, including a 20 minute interval.

Programme

  • Beethoven   Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus
  •   Piano Concerto No 4 in G major
  • Dora Pejačević   Symphony in F-sharp minor, Op 41

Performers

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sakari Oramo   conductor
  • Paul Lewis   piano

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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

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