Gianandrea Noseda conducts Prokofiev’s ‘symphony of the greatness of the human spirit’, and the extraordinary Seong-Jin Cho is the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s hugely popular First Piano Concerto.
The horns throw down the challenge, the piano strides forward, and Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto is under way. Pianist Seong-Jin Cho caused a sensation when he played with the LSO in 2019, and Gianandrea Noseda follows him the only way possible: with a truly epic Russian symphony.
In fact, it’s said that at the Moscow premiere in 1945, Prokofiev couldn’t begin his Fifth Symphony until an artillery barrage had fallen silent. It’s a symphony of iron and steel, and LSO Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda is passionate about it. What better way to match Seong-Jin Cho’s mixture of poetry and pyrotechnics in Tchaikovsky’s battle royale of a concerto? And what more fitting contrast to the knockabout musical humour of Shostakovich’s irreverent Age of Gold?
The performance is expected to finish around 9.30pm, including a 20 minute interval.
Programme
Performers
Booking fees
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No fee when tickets are booked in person.
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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
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.
We’ve plenty of places for you to relax and replenish, from coffee and cake to wood-fired pizzas and full pre-theatre menus
Mobility
Spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the stalls (up to sixteen, depth of row 180cm) and the back row of the circle (four), both with fold-down companion seats. Some seats in row S of the stalls for people with very limited mobility.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs may be taken into the concert hall where there are a limited number of suitable seats in row G of the stalls. If you prefer, you may leave your dog with a member of the cloakroom staff during the performance.
Hearing facility
There is an induction loop in the concert hall. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.
Free large-print programmes
These are available for most of our concerts. Please contact [email protected] at least a week beforehand, to prebook a large-print programmme.
For more access information, please visit our Accessibility section.
