Name: London Symphony OrchestraSir Simon Rattle
Start: 2024-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Barbican Centre

Organization

Conductor

Simon Rattle

Instrumentalist

Kirill Gerstein

Piano

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Simon Rattle

London

United Kingdom

Barbican Centre

Barbican Concert Hall

Sir Simon Rattle – Listening to America: Symphony No. 3 Roy Harris (+4 More)

Public

Private

Symphony No. 3

Piano Concerto in F

Strike Up the Band

Let'em Eat Cake

Frenzy

Approved

The Programme

John Adams always has something interesting to say about the world we live in. Any new work he produces soon shows up in concert halls across the globe – so hear it here first.

Roy Harris’ Third Symphony is a miniature epic, offering up a tragic glimpse of dust bowl-era America. George Gershwin paints a more ebullient picture of life across the Pond, transporting us to the roaring twenties in his razzle-dazzle Piano Concerto, complete with Charleston rhythms. Keep an ear out for some of his biggest melodies in two delicious musical theatre overtures.

The Performers

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor Emeritus of the LSO, has a long history with John Adams, audible in every confident note of the LSO’s performance. Kirill Gerstein has made reference-point live recordings of George Gershwin’s music. Seize your chance to hear him tackle its addictive blend of classical and jazz.

‘I wanted to make music that had all of the elements of my life as an American’ – John Adams

Public online booking opens Friday 31 March at 10am

Priority booking for LSO Patrons & Friends:
Thursday 23 March at 10am – for LSO Patrons, LSO Pioneers and Ambassador level Friends
Monday 27 March at 10am – for all LSO Friends

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble