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LSO & Guildhall School Side-by-Side

Bruckner Symphony No 4

,Barbican Hall
LSO & Guildhall School

Sir Simon Rattle gathers a huge orchestra of the LSO and Guildhall School musicians for a work at the very height of Romanticism: Bruckner’s Fourth

‘A massive concert with a massive orchestra’ – Sir Simon Rattle’s remarks when describing this gargantuan programme. We open with Vaughan Williams’ richly textured, elaborate piece for double string orchestra, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, before filling the Barbican stage with woodwind and percussion for Percy Grainger’s affectionate portrait of Lincolnshire folk song and its singers, Lincolnshire Posy.

And then summoning large orchestral forces once more, Sir Simon conducts Bruckner’s Symphony No 4; subtitled the ‘Romantic’, it conjures brightly coloured images of enchanted woodland, knights and huntsmen with a clarity surely only Bruckner could have achieved.

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The performance is expected to finish around 9.45pm, including a 20 minute interval.

Programme

  • Vaughan Williams   Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
  • Grainger   Lincolnshire Posy for Winds
  • Bruckner   Symphony No 4

Performers

  • Sir Simon Rattle   conductor
  • London Symphony Orchestra  
  • Guildhall School musicians  
Generously supported by Baker McKenzie

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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