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The Wooden Prince

London Symphony Orchestra/François-Xavier Roth

,Barbican Hall
Photo of musician Roth

‘Bartók has always fascinated me,’ says François-Xavier Roth, who presents two of the composer’s folk-infused works in this concert. ‘It’s interesting to see how he created modernism in his time.’

Bartók was well known for his research and recording of folk melodies, but though the movements of the Dance Suite sound like they are traditional folk music, they are in fact all Bartók’s own work. The ballet pantomime The Wooden Prince shows Bartók’s more Romantic and gentle side, with a story bearing the hallmarks of Hungarian folk tales that concerns two young people finding each other and their struggle to fulfil their love.

Stravinsky was unsure about writing a violin concerto, believing that he lacked expertise on the instrument. But in doing so he produced a work full of theatrical gestures and pulsating rhythms, and containing some of his most lyrical music – according to one critic ‘amusing, incredibly witty music of inspired refinement, music of a thousand touches, and scored as only Stravinsky knows how’.

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Duration to be confirmed closer to the event. It includes a 20 minute interval.

Programme

  • Bartók   Dance Suite
  • Stravinsky   Violin Concerto in D major
  • Bartók   The Wooden Prince

Performers

  • François-Xavier Roth   conductor
  • Isabelle Faust   violin
  • London Symphony Orchestra  

Pre-concert performance

6pm Barbican
LSO Platforms: Guildhall Artists
Free pre-concert recital

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
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