Saved events

London Symphony Orchestra/Gardiner

Stravinsky & Bartók

,Barbican Hall
Piotr Anderszewski

Stravinsky meets Tchaikovsky, Anderszewski plays Bartók, and a baby elephant dances a polka: Sir John Eliot Gardiner is the ringmaster in an exuberantly colourful concert.

Stravinsky was happy to write a ballet for a circus elephant – but only if it was ‘very young’. That same youthful spirit powers this whole concert, as Sir John Eliot Gardiner rediscovers Stravinsky’s homage to Tchaikovsky, and Piotr Anderszewski plays Bartók’s life-affirming concerto from the New World.

Listeners in the 1920s were astonished when the modernist firebrand Stravinsky started adapting Tchaikovsky. In fact, Stravinsky adored him, and his ballet The Fairy’s Kiss puts Tchaikovsky’s music under a very modern – but utterly magical – spell. Sir John Eliot Gardiner brings all his energy and insight to this enchanting score, while Anderszewski’s interpretation of Bartók’s Third Concerto has been compared to ‘a lustrous, multifaceted jewel’.

Tagged with: Classical music LSO 2020-21 London Symphony Orchestra 2020-21 Multibuy More...

The performance is expected to finish around 9.30pm, including a 20 minute interval.

Programme

  • Stravinsky   Circus Polka (for a young elephant)
  • Bartók   Piano Concerto No 3
  • Stravinsky   The Fairy’s Kiss

Performers

  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner   conductor
  • London Symphony Orchestra  
  • Piotr Anderszewski   piano

You might also like..

Barbican 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.