BBC Symphony Orchestra
11 Oct 2014, Barbican, London
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BBC SO 2014-15 Season Nielsen Study Day: BBC SO Plus Study Afternoon

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Nielsen Study Day: BBC SO Plus Study Afternoon
14:30 Sat 11 Oct 2014 Barbican, London
Find out more about Nielsen and his music
Find out more about Nielsen and his music

Event details

The second event in a two-part Nielsen Study Day, this Study Afternoon explores the life and music of the great Danish composer Carl Nielsen.

Speakers include:
Sakari Oramo (Chief Conductor BBC SO), An introduction to the BBC SO’s Nielsen cycle Dan Grimley (Oxford University), Nielsen’s landscapes
Andrew Mellor (Gramophone), Nielsen’s Symphonies
Paul Binding (Independent scholar/biographer), H C Andersen, Nielsen, and Danish humour Stephen Johnson (BBC Radio 3), Discovering Nielsen 1

The Study Afternoon follows a Morning Symposium at 10.30pm.

Admission free to ticket holders for any BBC SO Nielsen concert. Limited capacity, please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Attendance at the morning session does not guarantee admission to the afternoon session.