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Classical Pride: LSO with Oliver Zeffman & Nick Grimshaw

with ViiV Healthcare & GAY TIMES

,Hall
Oliver Zeffman conducting

The culmination of 2024’s Classical Pride, the London Symphony Orchestra and conductor Oliver Zeffman celebrate LGBTQ+ classical music in this diverse programme presented by Nick Grimshaw.

Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man precedes a world premiere by US composer Jake Heggie and librettist Taylor Mac featuring soprano Pumeza Matshikiza. Pavel Kolesnikov performs Saint-Saëns’ virtuosic and charming Piano Concerto No 2 and an encore of Tchaikovsky’s Valse Sentimentale. This foreshadows Cassandra Miller’s Round, which takes Tchaikovksy’s theme as a starting point.

Szymanowski’s Symphony No 3, Song of the Night, with tenor soloist Russell Thomas and our LGBTQ+ Community Choir concludes the programme, a nocturnal vision of profound peace within the universe mingled with passion.

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Classical Pride is non-profit, and net proceeds are donated to three important LGBTQ+ charities, Rainbow Railroad, Terrence Higgins Trust and GAY TIMES' Amplifund.

Classical Pride is promoted by Ozero Arts, an arts production charity (registered charity no. 1155338) that undertakes ambitious artistic projects - conceiving, producing and raising money for bold ideas across live and recorded music.

 

Programme

  • Aaron Copland   Fanfare for the Common Man
  • Jake Heggie   Good Morning, Beauty (world premiere)
  • Camille Saint-Saëns   Piano Concerto No 2
  • Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky   Valse Sentimentale
  • Cassandra Miller   Round
  • Karol Szymanowski   Symphony No 3, Song of the Night

Performers

  • London Symphony Orchestra  
  • Oliver Zeffman   conductor
  • Nick Grimshaw   presenter
  • Pavel Kolesnikov   piano
  • Pumeza Matshikiza   soprano
  • Russell Thomas   tenor
  • LGBTQ+ Community Choir  

Free pre-concert performance

Julius Eastman’s Gay Guerilla

5.30pm, Level G

Digital programme

The words Classical Pride in black text, with a purple full stop and a multicoloured swirl encasing the left side of the words.
ViiV Healthcare logo
The letters GT in white, against a black background.
The words Classic FM, with the F as a red lowercase f in the style of a forte dynamic marking
Black text saying HERE AT OUTERNET in capital letters, against a white background
Logo for London Symphony Orchestra
On two squares of different shades of blue are the words Supporting Terrence Higgins Trust
Rainbow Railroad logo
The word AMPLIFUND in black capital letters, against a white background
art'otel name in black text against a white background

Classical Pride with VIIV Healthcare and GAY TIMES is also generously supported by R. Martin Chavez, Lincoln Benet, David Kaskel & Chris Teano and Lord Donoughue.

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.