BBC Symphony Orchestra/Stasevska

Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

,Barbican Hall
Dalia Stasevska portrait with baton

Composed in the shadow of the Second World War, Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem opens Dalia Stasevska’s first concert at the Barbican as the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor.

Following Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms - a devout musical gesture, reimagining religious rituals on a symphonic scale, for which the BBCSO are joined by the BBC Singers, they complete the concert with Rachmaninov’s exhilarating Symphonic Dances. Although composed just three years before his death, it pulses with exhilarating rhythmic energy, embracing jazz, plainchant and the waltz.

Tagged with: Classical music BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC SO 2019–20

The performance is expected to finish around 9.15pm, including a 20 minute interval.

Programme

Britten Sinfonia da Requiem
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

Performers

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska conductor
BBC Singers

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