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John Adams & Harrison Birtwistle

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

,Barbican Hall
Composer John Adams

Sir Simon Rattle conducts a study in harmony, with music from John Adams and Sir Harrison Birtwistle.

Inspired by a dream in which an oil tanker launches into space like a Saturn V rocket, John Adams’ Harmonielehre marries the rich and expressive harmonies of late Romanticism with the postmodernist developmental techniques of 20th-century minimalism.

Catch spectral glimpses of Sibelius, Debussy, Mahler and early Schoenberg as we journey through a fantastical sonic landscape, from the high-energy opening and the melancholic second movement through to the wave of brass and percussion which brings the piece to its uplifting climax.

LSO Music Director Sir Simon Rattle pairs this large-scale work with Shadow of Night by British composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle.

Change of Programme
This concert will now feature Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s Shadow of Night, in place of the new work by the composer that was announced when listings were first published.

Tagged with: Classical music London Symphony Orchestra 2018–19 Multibuy London Symphony Orchestra 2018-19

The performance is expected to finish around 9.10pm, including a 20 minute interval.

Programme

  • Stravinsky   Symphonies of Wind Instruments
  • Harrison Birtwistle   Shadow of Night
  • John Adams   Harmonielehre

Performers

  • Sir Simon Rattle   conductor
  • London Symphony Orchestra  

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

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