Bold and unconventional choices are there to be relished in music by Beethoven and Sibelius.
Sibelius compared writing his daring Second Symphony to putting together a broken mosaic. For a listener, it’s only possible to marvel as stunning musical patterns shape themselves out of fragments.
In Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, the piano makes an unexpected hero’s entrance with barely an introduction from the orchestra. But soon there’s a magnificent back and forth between soloist and ensemble, ending in a galloping finale.
Lotta Wennäkoski’s exquisite tone poem Of Footprints and Light quotes from an unfinished opera by the Finnish composer Ida Moberg, who studied with Sibelius.
The landscapes of Sibelius are familiar territory for Dima Slobodeniouk, and the LSO summons fresh air and sunshine. Leif Ove Andsnes brings immaculate style to Beethoven’s best-loved Piano Concerto.
Change of conductor
Thomas Søndergård is unwell and has been advised not to travel by his doctor. He has therefore had to withdraw from the LSO concert on 4 February 2024. The LSO is most grateful to Dima Slobodeniouk for stepping in at short notice to conduct. The programme will remain unchanged. All ticket holders are in the process of being notified.
Posted Friday 2 February 9.30am
This performance will end at approximately 9.20pm, including a 20-minute interval.
Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra
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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
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Mobility
Spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the stalls (up to sixteen, depth of row 180cm) and the back row of the circle (four), both with fold-down companion seats. Some seats in row S of the stalls for people with very limited mobility.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs may be taken into the concert hall where there are a limited number of suitable seats in row G of the stalls. If you prefer, you may leave your dog with a member of the cloakroom staff during the performance.
Hearing facility
There is an induction loop in the concert hall. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.
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