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London Symphony Orchestra/Klaus Mäkelä

Sibelius, Prokofiev and Stravinsky

Klaus Makela is conducting in front of a black background, his right hand holding the baton and his left hand above his shoulder

Tales of ancient spirits and savage dreams from Sibelius and Stravinsky, alongside the fluid, lyrical melodies of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto.

Prokofiev wrote that his Second Violin Concerto was the product of his ‘nomadic concert-tour existence’, which took him from Paris to Baku, Madrid to Morocco. Despite this, its melodies carry more than a hint of the composer’s homeland of Russia, to which he was about to return, along with tinges of Spain in the finale’s clicking castanets.

The riotous Parisian premiere of The Rite of Spring in 1913 has gone down in legend as Stravinsky pushed musical boundaries and changed the classical world forever. Today the piece sounds as daring, thrilling and modern as it did then.

Klaus Mäkelä’s love of Stravinsky’s ballet will shine through in every detail of The Rite of Spring, as he makes his debut with the Orchestra. LSO Leader Andrej Power also makes a debut, performing alongside his colleagues as soloist for the first time.

This performance will end at approximately 8.50pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).

Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra

£6*

£12/£16*

Guaranteed entry to the concert – your seat will only be allocated on the day of the performance. You could be placed anywhere in the Hall, in seats worth at least £18. Book early for the best price – following an initial allocation Wildcards may rise in price from £12 to £16.

Online booking only. Tickets subject to availability, max 2 per person. Cannot guarantee that 2 tickets purchased at the same time will be seated next to each other.

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Anyone booking just one main season concert will receive a 10% discount for any additional bookings they make within the 2024/25 season.

Higher discounts are available if enough qualifying concerts are booked at the same time.

Multibuy and Top-Up bookings exclude LSO Discovery Family and Showcase Concerts, and 15 March 2025 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra concert.

£10

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Subject to availability

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Please select the relevant preferences on the access registration page during your booking so we can provide you with the correct information and discounts.

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