Janine Jansen plays Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, at the heart of a concert filled with powerful stories from cold countries.
Tension, struggle and endless horizons. Sibelius finds both ice and fire in the windswept expanses and soaring tunes of his Violin Concerto. Prokofiev sends an urgent musical bulletin from Stalin’s Russia: music of iron and steel, forged in a time of war and tyranny. But first, Ludwig van Beethoven lights the fuse, in a quickfire overture that has drama pulsing through every note.
‘I love playing with the LSO,’ says the Dutch violinist Janine Jansen, whose gleaming sound and generous spirit makes everything she plays into an adventure. ‘There’s so much there, so much focus and energy.’
‘Other composers mix colourful cocktails. I offer pure, cool water.’ – Jean Sibelius
Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 14 February 2023
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The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level.
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Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
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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.
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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.
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