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BBC Symphony Orchestra/Brabbins

,Barbican Hall
Elena Urioste sitting by window with violin

Experience Vaughan Williams at his best, from the airborne rapture of The Lark Ascending to the earthbound passions of his spellbinding symphonic masterpiece.

At the height of the Second World War, Ralph Vaughan Williams produced a symphony that seemed the very picture of serenity. But is the composer’s Fifth Symphony as untroubled and enraptured as it seems? The BBC Symphony Orchestra's cycle of the composer’s symphonies under the expert baton of Martyn Brabbins continues with this enigmatic, impassioned and ultimately redemptive work that contains some of the composer’s most spellbinding orchestral masterstrokes.

Before it, we hear Vaughan Williams' unfettered in his iconic The Lark Ascending and Emily Howard’s startling concerto for orchestra, Torus.

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The performance is expected to finish around 9.40pm, including a 20 minute interval.

Programme

  • Emily Howard   Torus
  • Vaughan Williams   The Lark Ascending
  •   Symphony No 5

Performers

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Martyn Brabbins   conductor
  • Elena Urioste   violin

Pre-concert performance

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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

Public transport
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