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Elgar, Yiu and Elkington

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Davis

,Barbican Hall
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A London premiere, a lost treasure and two lovely Elgar scores – a typically imaginative BBC SO programme that sees Andrew Davis back on the podium.

Elgar opens the concert with music for a children’s fantasy play, full of longing and nostalgia, closes it with a requiem, in all but name, to the dead of the First World War. Raymond Yiu, whose Symphony made such an impression at the 2015 Proms, gives us a chance to hear a new work that sets words by Anthony Burgess. And there’s a rarity by a composer who is all but forgotten; Lilian Elkington’s 1921 orchestral piece portrays the return of the body of the Unknown Warrior on the HMS Verdun and the ship’s emergence from the mists – a work of atmospheric power and beauty.

Tagged with: Classical music BBC Symphony Orchestra 2017–18 Multibuy BBC Symphony Orchestra 2017–18

Programme

  • Elgar   The Starlight Express – excerpts
  • Raymond Yiu   The World Was Once All Miracle (London premiere)
  • Lilian Elkington   Out of the Mists
  • Elgar   Spirit of England

Performers

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sir Andrew Davis   conductor
  • Emma Tring   soprano
  • Andrew Staples   tenor
  • Roderick Williams   baritone
  • BBC Symphony Chorus  

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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