For sheer sonic splendour, it’s hard to top Janáček’s Sinfonietta – but when Dalia Stasevska and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet perform Bartók and Ravel with the ѿý Symphony Orchestra, they’ll give it their best shot.
For sheer sonic splendour, it’s hard to top Janáček’s Sinfonietta – but when Dalia Stasevska and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet perform Bartók and Ravel with the ѿý Symphony Orchestra, they’ll give it their best shot.
There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
There’s been a long history of composers writing musical gifts for the women they loved, and tonight’s Season Closing Concert features two of the finest.
Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra bring Hungary’s greatest opera, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, to the Royal Albert Hall, heard alongside Beethoven’s ebullient Symphony No. 7
Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra bring Hungary’s greatest opera, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, to the Royal Albert Hall, heard alongside Beethoven’s ebullient Symphony No. 7
Josep Pons conducts the ѿý Symphony Orchestra in Bartók’s ‘grotesque pantomime’ The Miraculous Mandarin, and Italian pianist Beatrice Rana is soloist in Rachmaninov’s thrilling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Josep Pons conducts the ѿý Symphony Orchestra in Bartók’s ‘grotesque pantomime’ The Miraculous Mandarin, and Italian pianist Beatrice Rana is soloist in Rachmaninov’s thrilling Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Klaus Mäkela and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are joined by celebrated violinist Janine Jansen for Prokofiev’s effervescent Violin Concerto No. 1. Mozart’s ‘Paris’ Symphony and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra bookend the evening
Klaus Mäkela and Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra are joined by celebrated violinist Janine Jansen for Prokofiev’s effervescent Violin Concerto No. 1. Mozart’s ‘Paris’ Symphony and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra bookend the evening
Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.
Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.
Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók sits somewhere between a gothic tale of horror and a psychological dissection of a twisted relationship.
Bluebeard’s Castle by Béla Bartók sits somewhere between a gothic tale of horror and a psychological dissection of a twisted relationship.
A magical bird, a dream of England, and the sheer magic of pianist Yeol Eum Son, as Sakari Oramo and the ѿý Symphony Orchestra bring a blaze of colour to the Barbican.
A magical bird, a dream of England, and the sheer magic of pianist Yeol Eum Son, as Sakari Oramo and the ѿý Symphony Orchestra bring a blaze of colour to the Barbican.
Guest Conductor Elim Chan reveals the deadly secrets of Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' with the help of two world-class soloists.
Guest Conductor Elim Chan reveals the deadly secrets of Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' with the help of two world-class soloists.
Alice Coote & Gábor Bretz join conductor Elim Chan for Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' revealing deadly secrets. Plus pieces by Britten & Shostakovich in this dramatic concert!
Alice Coote & Gábor Bretz join conductor Elim Chan for Bartók’s thrilling work 'Bluebeard’s Castle' revealing deadly secrets. Plus pieces by Britten & Shostakovich in this dramatic concert!