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London Symphony Orchestra/Klaus Mäkelä

Schoenberg and Mahler

Conductor Klaus Makela

Venture to the edge of tonality with Schoenberg’s romantic and highly charged tone poem Verklärte Nacht, and hear one of Mahler’s most emotionally wide-ranging creations, his Seventh Symphony.

Based on a symbolist poem by Richard Dehmel and featuring music of yearning and sensuous beauty, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht paints a shimmering portrait of a moonlit forest where a woman confesses to her lover that she is pregnant by another man. His acceptance of the child as his own brings about the ‘transfigured night’.

Mahler’s Seventh is perhaps the most emotionally complex of his nine symphonies. Its two vast outer movements bracket a nightmarish Scherzo full of extraordinary colour, and two ‘songs of the night’ that offer contrasting visions of darkness. And in one of his most exciting finales, Mahler plucks us from the gloom to bathe us in glorious light.

The LSO is steered through this post-Romantic programme by the acclaimed Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, an artist renowned for coaxing huge canvasses of sound from the podium.

The concert will finish at approximately 9.15pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).

Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra

Ticket prices

Standard
From £22 (£18 + £4 transaction fee)

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.