Austrian cellist and ECHO Rising Star Valerie Fritz performs with acclaimed Bosnion accordionist Goran Stevanovich in the atmospheric setting of LSO St Luke’s.
Robert SchumannFive Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102 arr. for Violoncello and Accordion
Olivier MessiaenLouange à l'éternité de Jésus arr. for Violoncello and Accordion
Jennifer WalsheTHE SHEER TASK OF BEING ALIVE (UK premiere of ECHO commission)
Sofia GubaidulinaIn croce for Violoncello and Akkordeon
Mijolaj MajkusiakRhythms of doubt, part III
Valerie Fritzcello
Goran Stevanovichaccordion
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff's First Symphony, once a failure, now shines with ominous drama and triumphant brass. Under Noseda's baton, the LSO ignites its fiery brilliance.
Serge RachmaninoffSymphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor & presenter
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda
Two of Debussy’s restless, impressionistic Nocturnes, Berg’s anguished Violin Concerto; plus Rachmaninoff’s sweeping early symphony, full of youthful energy.
Claude DebussyNuages & Fêtes from ‘Three Nocturnes’
Alban BergViolin Concerto
Serge RachmaninoffSymphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Gianandrea Nosedaconductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Event
Classical music
Montero plays Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto
Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, and a UK premiere from Julia Adolphe. Big emotions and natural wonders from Kristiina Poska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Julia Adolphe Underneath the Sheen
Sergei RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Kristiina Poska conductor
Gabriela Montero piano
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Tarmo Peltokoski
Feel the energy of Rautavaara’s joyously rhythmic concerto, and journey to Wagner’s fantastical world of gods, giants and river-maidens.
Einojuhani RautavaaraPiano Concerto No 1
Richard Wagner arr Henk de VliegerThe Ring: An Orchestral Adventure
London Symphony Orchestra
Tarmo Peltokoski conductor
Yuja Wang piano
Event
Classical music
Fretwork with Ian Bostridge & Elizabeth Kenny
Tenor Ian Bostridge, lutenist Elizabeth Kenny, and viol consort Fretwork delve into the timeless melancholy and beauty of John Dowland’s music, paired with a modern reflection by Adrian Williams.
Works to include lute solos and songs by John Dowland (1563 - 1626), such as Flow my tears, In darkness let me dwell and Lachrimæs, and Adrian Williams' Teares to Dreams (2004) inspired by Dowland's pavans.
Ian Bostridgetenor
Elizabeth Kennylute
Fretwork viol consort- Emilia Benjamin, Jonathan Rees, Joanna Levine, Sam Stadlen, Richard Boothby
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Laura Bowler
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Laura BowlerThe White Book (UK premiere)
London Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Hannigansoprano and presenter
Bar Avniconductor and presenter
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan
New music by Laura Bowler preludes Ligeti’s ethereal, dreamlike soundworld and Richard Strauss’s colossal, awe-inspiring homage to Nietzsche.
Laura BowlerThe White Book*
György LigetiLontano
Richard StraussAlso sprach Zarathustra
London Symphony Orchestra
Barbara Hanniganconductor & soprano
Bar Avniconductor*
Event
Classical music
Oramo conducts Brahms' Second Symphony
Sakari Oramo pairs flair and exoticism with idyllic cheer in this dual outing of Romantic masterpieces: Saint-Saëns’ fifth piano concerto and Brahms’ Second Symphony.
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Classical music
Academy of Ancient Music: Gambarini: English Impresaria
Elegance, exuberance, and one remarkable woman: Academy of Ancient Music travels to Georgian London and the lost world of musical innovator Elisabetta da Gambarini.
Programme to include music written for and by Elisabetta da Gambarini
Academy of Ancient Music
Bojan Čičićdirector & violin
Mhairi Lawsonsoprano
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Classical music
Britten Sinfonia: Recycling Concerto
Nature and conservation are at the heart of this uplifting programme of orchestral works.
Einojuhani RautavaaraCantus Arcticus
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No 6 Pastoral
Gregor L MayrhoferRecycling Concerto
Vivi Vassilevapercussion
Gregor L Mayrhofer conductor
Britten Sinfonia
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Classical music
Stravinsky's Firebird
A magical bird, a dream of England, and the sheer magic of pianist Yeol Eum Son, as Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra bring a blaze of colour to the Barbican.
Judith Weir The Welcome Arrival of Rain
Béla Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3
Gerald Finzi Eclogue
Igor Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1945)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramoconductor
Yeol Eum Son piano
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Classical musicContemporary music
Hildur Guðnadóttir & Friends: Where to From
Academy award-winning composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, known for her film scores to Chernobyl, Tar and The Joker, makes a rare appearance on stage to perform her new project,Where to From.
Hildur GuðnadóttirWhere to from
Hildur Guðnadóttircello/vocals
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Classical music
Tansy Davies: Passion of Mary Magdalene
The third and final work in a cycle of commissions with the Dunedin Consort, British composer Tansy Davies’ Passion of Mary Magdalene receives its premiere at the Barbican.
Tansy DaviesPassion of Mary Magdalene (World premiere of Barbican co-commission)
Dunedin Consort
John Buttdirector
Anna DennisMary Magdalene
Event
Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Dvořák
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
