Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Chorus 2016-17 season Events
Fri 12 May 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s evergreen ‘Enigma’ Variations before the Â鶹ԼÅÄ SO is joined by the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Chorus and superb soloists for Bliss’s powerful cantata, The Beatitudes.
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s evergreen ‘Enigma’ Variations before the Â鶹ԼÅÄ SO is joined by the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Chorus and superb soloists for Bliss’s powerful cantata, The Beatitudes.
Programme
- ‘Enigma’ Variations
- The Beatitudes
Performers
- Sir Andrew Davisconductor
- Emily Birsansoprano
- Ben Johnsontenor
Composers
Thu 13 Apr 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Jiřà Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
Jiřà Bělohlávek, magnificent interpreter of music from his native Czech Republic, directs Dvořák’s epic Requiem.
Programme
- Requiem, Op 89
Performers
- Jiřà Bělohlávekconductor
- KateÅ™ina KněžÃkovásoprano
- Catherine Wynâ€Rogersmezzo-soprano
- Richard Samektenor
- James Plattbass
Composers
Sat 28 Jan 2017
- 20:00Barbican, London
Marin Alsop conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra in an all-Glass programme, including the UK premiere of his Concerto, written for renowned piano duo and siblings, Katia and Marielle Labèque.
Marin Alsop conducts the Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Orchestra in an all-Glass programme, including the UK premiere of his Concerto, written for renowned piano duo and siblings, Katia and Marielle Labèque.
Programme
- Akhnaten: Act I. Prelude
- Concerto for Two PianosUK premiere
- Itaipu
Performers
- Marin Alsopconductor
- Katia Labèquepiano
- Marielle Labèquepiano
Composers
Sun 13 Nov 2016
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Berlioz's breath-taking, roof-raising Requiem, performed in a similarly epic venue, the Royal Albert Hall on Remembrance Sunday.
Berlioz's breath-taking, roof-raising Requiem, performed in a similarly epic venue, the Royal Albert Hall on Remembrance Sunday.
Programme
- Requiem (Grande messe des morts)
Performers
- François-Xavier Rothconductor
- Toby Spencetenor
Composers
Fri 28 Oct 2016
- 19:30Barbican, 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.
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
- The Bells
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, ‘Pathétique’
Performers
- Semyon Bychkovconductor
- Emily Mageesoprano
- Vsevolod Grivnovtenor
- Anatoli Sivkobass
- Â鶹ԼÅÄ Symphony Chorusensemble