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Sibelius Symphony No 3

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oramo

,Barbican Hall
A black & white headshot of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Two symphonies written 50 years apart, and perfectly complementary, bookend two great French works for piano and orchestra played by a master.

César Franck’s once hugely popular Symphonic Variations are paired with Ravel’s inventive Concerto for the Left Hand, both works played by the award-winning Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, a pianist with an innate and wonderfully natural feeling for French music. They form the heart of a programme that opens with Florent Schmitt’s last work, his Second Symphony of 1957, a piece of luxuriant orchestration with a battery of percussion – a captivating follow-up to last season’s performance of Schmitt’s incidental music for Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. Sibelius’s Third makes a perfect complement to the Francophone tone of the programme, a work of almost classical poise and scale; another staging post in Sakari Oramo’s Sibelius symphony cycle.

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Programme

  • Schmitt   Symphony No 2
  • Franck   Symphonic Variations
  • Ravel   Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
  • Sibelius   Symphony No 3

Performers

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sakari Oramo   conductor
  • Jean-Efflam Bavouzet   piano

Journey Through Music

Pre-concert event

Journey Through Music
6pm Fountain Room
An interactive, family-friendly exploration of the music played in this evening's concert, with discounted concert tickets

To book quote 040679 online or 'Journey Through Music' on the phone. One group member must be 16 or under. More info: bbc.co.uk/getinvolved

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