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Sat 11 Jan 2020
- 20:00Barbican, London
Reflecting on two and a half centuries since Beethoven’s birth, the European premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s heartening take on Fidelio – a vocal rhapsody on freedom and love.
Reflecting on two and a half centuries since Beethoven’s birth, the European premiere of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang’s heartening take on Fidelio – a vocal rhapsody on freedom and love.
Programme
- prisoner of the state(European premiere; Barbican co-commission)
Performers
- Ilan Volkovconductor
- Julie MathevetThe Assistant
- Alan OkeThe Leader
- Jarrett OttThe Prisoner
- Davone TinesThe Jailor
- Men of the BBC Singers
- Elkhanah Pulitzerdirector
Composers
Thu 16 Jan 2020
- 19:00Maida Vale Studios
Join the BBC Symphony Orchestra as they perform pieces for BBC Radio 3's The New Music Show.
Sun 19 Jan 2020
- 15:00Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
Joana Carneiro leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a programme inspired by Beethoven.
Joana Carneiro leads the BBC Symphony Orchestra in a programme inspired by Beethoven.
Programme
- Grosse Fuge, Op 133
- Absolute Jest for string quartet and orchestra
- Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’
Performers
- Joana Carneiroconductor
- Doric String Quartetquartet
Composers
Fri 24 Jan 2020
- 19:30Barbican, London
Experience Shostakovich’s masterpiece of despair, grotesquery and anger from height of World War II and a brand new work from a compelling new voice from Finland.
Experience Shostakovich’s masterpiece of despair, grotesquery and anger from height of World War II and a brand new work from a compelling new voice from Finland.
Programme
- Water Atlas(UK premiere; BBC commission)
- Liedera selection
- Symphony No 8 in C minor
Performers
- Jukka‐Pekka Sarasteconductor
- Karen Cargillmezzo-soprano
Wed 29 Jan 2020
- 19:30Barbican, London
Ritual, lament and incantation lie at the heart of this varied concert, moving from the purity of Arvo Pärt to the rich weave of Rachmaninov’s most epic, passionate and virtuosic concerto.
Ritual, lament and incantation lie at the heart of this varied concert, moving from the purity of Arvo Pärt to the rich weave of Rachmaninov’s most epic, passionate and virtuosic concerto.
Programme
- Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
- Kyrie eleisonBBC & Onassis Cultural Centre co-commission: world premiere
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
Performers
- Robert Spanoconductor
- Garrick Ohlssonpiano
Fri 31 Jan 2020
- 14:30Maida Vale Studios
The BBC Symphony Orchestra celebrate International Women's Day
