BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season Beloved Friend: Tchaikovsky Project

28 Oct 2016, Barbican, London

19:30 Fri 28 Oct 2016 Next Event

Beloved Friend: Tchaikovsky Project

19:30 Fri 28 Oct 2016 Barbican, London

Semyon Bychkov concludes his exploration of Tchaikovsky’s music with the composer’s great Pathétique symphony preceded by Rachmaninov’s colourful choral symphony The Bells.

Programme

- - Sergey Rachmaninov
  - The Bells
- - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’

Performers

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Semyon Bychkov
conductor
conductor
Emily Magee
soprano
soprano
Vsevolod Grivnov
tenor
tenor
Anatoli Sivko
bass
bass
BBC Symphony Chorus
ensemble
ensemble

Composers

About this event

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Chorus and superb soloists perform Rachmaninov’s The Bells, a colourful choral symphony after Edgar Allen Poe. Tchaikovsky was a major influence on the young Rachmaninov and his great Pathétique symphony, a work Semyon Bychkov conducts with fervent intensity, closes the concert.

Additional events

Singers at Six:
Come along before the concert to hear the BBC Singers perform an abridged version of Rachmaninov's Vespers at St Giles' Cripplegate.

Journey Through Music:
Bring your family along to this fun interactive workshop and receive concert tickets for just £5 (plus booking fee).

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