BBC Symphony Orchestra
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Fri 5 Feb 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Polish fireworks and a long-awaited rediscovery as Marta Gardolińska and violinist Bomsori Kim perform music by Szymanowski and Grazyna Bacewicz.
Polish fireworks and a long-awaited rediscovery as Marta Gardolińska and violinist Bomsori Kim perform music by Szymanowski and Grazyna Bacewicz.
Programme
- Alborada del gracioso
- Rhapsody, for violin and orchestraUK Premiere
- Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major
- interval
- Concerto for Orchestra
Performers
- Marta Gardolińskaconductor
- Bomsori Kimviolin
Fri 12 Feb 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Song, dance and a tale as old as time: the BBC Symphony Orchestra summons the spirit of Orpheus, in music by Gluck, Stravinsky and Missy Mazzoli.
Song, dance and a tale as old as time: the BBC Symphony Orchestra summons the spirit of Orpheus, in music by Gluck, Stravinsky and Missy Mazzoli.
Programme
- Orfeo ed Euridice (excerpts)
- Orpheus
- interval
- Orpheus Undone
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major
Performers
- Christian Karlsenconductor
- Simon Trpčeskipiano
Fri 19 Feb 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
Dark fantasies and bewitching melodies: Adam Hickox conjures a collection of the 20th century’s most haunting tales, in music by Liadov, Gubaidulina and Bartók.
Dark fantasies and bewitching melodies: Adam Hickox conjures a collection of the 20th century’s most haunting tales, in music by Liadov, Gubaidulina and Bartók.
Programme
- The Enchanted Lake, Op 62
- Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
- interval
- Fairy-Tale Poem
- The Miraculous Mandarin – suite
Performers
- Adam Hickoxconductor
- Nelson Goernerpiano
Fri 26 Feb 2027
- 19:30Barbican, London
The raw power of Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony meets the anguished humanity of John Adams and Walt Whitman: Jukka-Pekka Saraste explores the terror and compassion of 20th century music at its most powerful.
The raw power of Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony meets the anguished humanity of John Adams and Walt Whitman: Jukka-Pekka Saraste explores the terror and compassion of 20th century music at its most powerful.
Programme
- The Wound-Dresser
- interval
- Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Performers
- Jukka‐Pekka Sarasteconductor
- Morgan Pearsebaritone
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