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Total Liszt

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

,Barbican Hall
Alice Sara Ott

Enter the wild, heady and relentlessly imaginative world of Franz Liszt, with music full of imposing power and his trademark piano fireworks.

Liszt’s works speak of a brilliant musical imagination, sparked by fantastical stories and vivid impressions drawn from art and the world around him. Sir Antonio Pappano brings together three works that reveal these rich sources of inspiration – a painting encountered on an Italian sojourn in Sposalizio, the powerful drama of Goethe’s Faust, and a lifelong fascination with the macabre.

Pianist Alice Sara Ott is more than a match for Liszt’s famously virtuosic music. She joins Pappano and the LSO for the explosive Totentanz (Dance of Death), taking on its wild darkness, hammering sounds and cascades of chords that whip up and down the piano’s keyboard.

Tagged with: Classical music London Symphony Orchestra 2017-18 Multibuy London Symphony Orchestra 2017–18

Programme

  • Liszt orch Sciarrino   Sposalizio
  • Liszt   Totentanz *
  • Liszt   A Faust Symphony

Performers

  • London Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sir Antonio Pappano   conductor
  • Alice Sara Ott   piano *
  • Brenden Gunnell   tenor
  • Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus  
  • Simon Halsey   chorus director

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
​​​​​​​The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.