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Beethoven Symphony No 1

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/Gardiner

,Barbican Hall
Orchestra Revolutionnaire et Romantique

From the anarchic chords that open his First Symphony, Beethoven’s symphonies are more than just music: they’re acts of revolution.

‘The very opening chord of the First Symphony, which is such a shock, is Beethoven announcing himself,’ says Eliot Gardiner. ‘He’s saying, 'I am here and I have something special to say!'’.

There’s only one way to begin this journey, after all, and it’s apt that Gardiner has coupled the symphony with the opening and first act music from the ballet The Creatures of Prometheus: the story of the very first human to defy the gods and become a creator in his own right.

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End-time to be announced nearer the event.

Programme

  • Beethoven   Overture and Act I from The Creatures of Prometheus
  •   Concert Aria 'Ah! perfido'
  •   Symphony No 1
  •   Leonore Overture No 1
  •   ‘Ach, brich, noch nicht, du mattes Herz!... Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern’ from Leonore
  •   Finale from Act II of The Creatures of Prometheus

Performers

  • Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique  
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner   conductor
  • Lucy Crowe   soprano

Pre-concert talk, 6.15pm

Free to ticket-holders

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