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London Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas & Yuja Wang

Copland, Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky

,LSO St Luke's
Michael Tilson Thomas

Yuja Wang plays Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto and Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Tchaikovsky. Big personalities for big pieces.

With some artists, the name is enough. 'Yuja Wang’s pianism inspires a sense of wonder' wrote one critic after she played solo at the Barbican. In partnership with Tilson Thomas in the delightfully playful concerto that Shostakovich wrote for his teenage son, she’ll shine like a diamond.

But any jewel needs the right setting, and Tilson Thomas begins with a letter from America: a tender homage to home and family by a composer who gave a voice to a nation. Then he turns to Tchaikovsky for a celebration of the Russian spirit at its most unbuttoned. 'Little Russia' is what they used to call Ukraine, and when Tchaikovsky takes a handful of folk-inspired melodies and a headful of symphonic genius, the results are simultaneously romantic and an absolute riot. 

Tagged with: Classical music London Symphony Orchestra

Please note that tickets for this concert are very limited.

Michael Tilson Thomas and Yuja Wang also appear with the LSO at the Barbican on 26 & 27 May. The 30 May concert will also be recorded for future broadcast. Please visit the LSO's website for further updates.

This performance is subject to government guidelines.

Under new guidelines, we’ve fewer available seats in our venues and thoroughly clean between performances. You can only sit in the same seating cluster as someone from your own household (or support bubble) and we ask you to not swap seats so we can maintain a safe distance between you and other groups.

Tickets must be booked online in advance.

In the event of cancellations or postponements, all audience members will be given the option of a refund, exchange or credit.

Programme

Aaron Copland Our Town
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Concerto No 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No 2

Performers

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Yuja Wang piano
London Symphony Orchestra

LSO St Luke's