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London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Bernstein & Tchaikovsky, with Beatrice Rana

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Sir Antonio Pappano conducting

Tchaikovsky juggles beauty and suffering, Britten reflects powerfully on grief and conflict, and Bernstein grapples with the modern world. 

Composed in the midst of global conflict, Britten’s 1940 Sinfonia da Requiem is a grief-stricken cry, its turbulent music finally giving way to Mahlerian tenderness – and hope.  

Bernstein’s post-war symphony The Age of Anxiety, based on W H Auden’s poem, is a piano concerto in all but name, full of Shostakovich-inspired spirit and snatches of Broadway.  

The concert ends with Tchaikovsky’s journey to the depths of the soul. Despite ending on a note of utter despair, the ‘Pathétique’ is among the composer’s most beautiful works. 

The LSO is sure to draw high emotion from Britten and Tchaikovsky, while Italian pianist Beatrice Rana reunites with Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano for Bernstein’s fizzing concerto. 

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The concert will finish at approximately 9.10pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).

Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra

Programme

  • Benjamin Britten   Sinfonia da requiem
  • Leonard Bernstein   The Age of Anxiety
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky   Symphony No 6, ‘Pathétique’

Performers

  • Sir Antonio Pappano   conductor
  • Beatrice Rana   piano

Ticket prices

Standard
£18–72 *
* Excludes £4 booking fee

Booking fees

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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

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