Name: Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony
Start: 2025-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Barbican Centre

Admin

London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Antonio Pappano

Soprano

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

Mezzo-soprano

J'Nai Bridges

Others

London Symphony Chorus

Orchestra

Barbican Centre

Contralto

Alto

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony

London

United Kingdom

Beethoven 'Choral' Symphony: A Child of our Time Tippett (+1 More)

Public

Concert

A Child of our Time

9th Symphony

Rahul Karaguppi

Approved

The Concert
Tippett’s moving pacifist oratorio meets Beethoven’s immense ‘Choral’ symphony – 200 years after its UK premiere.

The Music
A Child of our Time was Tippett’s response to Kristallnacht, a Nazi pogrom against German Jews. In a unique, utterly touching musical language his oratorio explores the darkness of the world and of individuals. A powerful collective spirit is forged in the famous spirituals.

200 years since its UK premiere in March 1825, we celebrate Beethoven’s huge, influential Ninth Symphony, commissioned by the Philharmonic Society of London. The symphony’s journey is hesitant, stormy and soulful until the final movement welcomes in the human voice – and a hope for the future.

The Performers
The London Symphony Chorus, and a line-up of star soloists, join the Orchestra in these heartfelt expressions of humanity.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble