A wind quintet is like a musical paintbox – just a handful of instruments, but the possibilities are limitless.
Well, that’s what Mozart thought anyway: he believed his Piano and Wind Quintet was the best thing he ever wrote, and believe us, you’re about to hear why. But that’s just part of a concert crammed with energy, wit and wonder – whether it’s Paul Hindemith, partying hard in jazz-age Berlin or Valerie Coleman, unleashing raw creative fire in the 21st-century USA.
Generously supported by TIOC Foundation
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An evening-long meditation on life and the hereafter, devised by Sakari Oramo and featuring the UK premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s astonishing final masterpiece Hush.
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Celebrating Pierre Boulez and his influences, in the composer’s centenary year: his beloved Debussy, alongside three intriguing world premieres.
‘A mighty hero, in his veins the blood of ages …’ Lemminkäinen was a warrior like no other: loving, hunting, and challenging death itself. As a proud Finn, Sibelius knew all those ancient tales, and his Lemminkäinen Suite retells them in music that’s as vivid as a film score and as powerful as any fantasy epic. LPO Principal Guest Conductor Karina Canellakis does nothing by halves; she opens
with Sibelius’s gripping evocation of the Viking age before joining Benjamin Grosvenor in the majesty, beauty and unchained melody of Mozart’s 21st Piano Concerto. Expect both sunlight and shadow from this much-loved British pianist.
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Marking 50 years since the composer’s death, the Carduccis inaugurate a five-concert odyssey through the complete string quartets – works that enshrine his inner life, loves and closest friendships.
The Year 1905: Shostakovich’s monumental symphony meets Beethoven at his brightest. Unchained energy from conductor Jakub Hrusa, pianist Jonathan Biss and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Sir Antonio Pappano conducts Walton’s turbulent First Symphony, and a pair of passionate statements of love and outrage from two American greats.
Saxophonist Trish Clowes directs talented musicians from the Royal College of Music Jazz Orchestra in a vibrant set of her own adventurous compositions.
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