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A Sea Symphony

BBC Symphony Orchestra/Oramo

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Sakari Oramo conducting, with blue circular swirls framing him

Full sail for new shores: Sakari Oramo conducts Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony, Britten’s Double Concerto and an enchanting, newly uncovered late work by Oliver Knussen.

'Behold, the sea itself!' With a ringing fanfare, and a mighty choral shout Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony takes the poetry of Walt Whitman and opens the floodgates to a spring tide of inspiration. BBC Symphony Orchestra chief conductor Sakari Oramo has a special affinity for British music, and tonight he ends the season under full sail.

It’s all about new horizons, after all: so what better way to open than with the first London performance of a magical late work by the much-missed Oliver Knussen? Cleveland Pictures is Knussen at the top of his game: jewel-like in its colour, precision and sense of wonder. It’ll cast its spell over this performance of Britten’s atmospheric, rarely heard Double Concerto – with two uniquely sensitive soloists, Vilde Frang and Lawrence Power, supplying their own special poetry.  

Tagged with: Classical music BBC Symphony Orchestra Multibuy Feb–Jul 2024 BBC Symphony Orchestra

This concert will end at 9:50pm

Produced by BBC Symphony Orchestra

Programme

  • Oliver Knussen   Cleveland Pictures
  • Benjamin Britten   Double Concerto for Violin and Viola
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams   Symphony No 1, A Sea Symphony

Performers

  • BBC Symphony Orchestra  
  • Sakari Oramo   conductor
  • Vilde Frang   violin
  • Lawrence Power   viola
  • Silja Aalto   soprano
  • Morgan Pearse   baritone
  • BBC Symphony Chorus  

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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

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