91Èȱ¬ SO 2016-17 season premieres Events
Fri 12 May 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s evergreen ‘Enigma’ Variations before the 91Èȱ¬ SO is joined by the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Chorus and superb soloists for Bliss’s powerful cantata, The Beatitudes.
Sir Andrew Davis conducts Elgar’s evergreen ‘Enigma’ Variations before the 91Èȱ¬ SO is joined by the 91Èȱ¬ 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
Sat 6 May 2017
- 19:00Barbican, London
A half dozen of Varése’s finest scores for orchestra round off the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra’s 360-degree exploration of the maverick composer’s works.
A half dozen of Varése’s finest scores for orchestra round off the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra’s 360-degree exploration of the maverick composer’s works.
Programme
- Arcana
- Nocturnal
- Étude pour EspaceUK premiere of arrangement by Chou Wen-Chung
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- Tuning Up
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Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
- Allison Bellsoprano
Composers
Fri 10 Mar 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Two works by two Hungarian composers sit side by side in a dramatic highlight of the 91Èȱ¬ SO’s season – Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and the UK premiere of living composer Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue.
Two works by two Hungarian composers sit side by side in a dramatic highlight of the 91Èȱ¬ SO’s season – Bartók’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra and the UK premiere of living composer Peter Eötvös’s one-act opera, Senza Sangue.
Programme
- Concerto for Orchestra
- Senza sangueUK premiere
Performers
- Simone Youngconductor
- Albane Carrèremezzo-soprano
- Russell Braunbaritone
Composers
Fri 3 Mar 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Experience the music of Scandinavian contemporaries Nielsen and Sibelius, whose music is close to the heart of the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo
Experience the music of Scandinavian contemporaries Nielsen and Sibelius, whose music is close to the heart of the 91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo
Programme
- Rhapsodic Overture 'A Imaginary Journey to the Faroes', FS123
- Megaris91Èȱ¬ co-commission: UK premiere
- Lemminkäinen Suite, Op 22
Performers
- Sakari Oramoconductor
Composers
Wed 22 Feb 2017
- 19:30Barbican, London
Lothar Koenigs conducts Bruckner’s hugely popular symphony, while Nicolas Hodges is soloist in the irrepressible German composer Wolfgang Rihm’s beautiful Second Piano Concerto.
Lothar Koenigs conducts Bruckner’s hugely popular symphony, while Nicolas Hodges is soloist in the irrepressible German composer Wolfgang Rihm’s beautiful Second Piano Concerto.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 2UK premiere
- Symphony No 7 in E major
Performers
- Lothar Koenigsconductor
- Nicolas Hodgespiano
Composers
Also part of91Èȱ¬ Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season