Barbican Concerts
Gergiev's Stravinsky Festival
Overview
Valery Gergiev
STRAVINSKY Renard
STRAVINSKY The Soldier’s Tale
Valery Gergiev conductor
Alexander Timchanko tenor
Dmitry Voropaev tenor
Ilya Bannik bass
Andrey Serov bass
Simon Callow narrator
LSO Chamber Ensemble
Stravinsky’s Renard tells the tale of a fox who makes his career from tricking the other farm dwellers, the cock, cat and ram, but whose pride eventually gets the better of him – needless to add, the fox gets his comeuppance. The Soldier’s Tale recounts the story of a soldier who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for his greatest worldly desires: riches, power, youth and wisdom. In an unsettling finale, the devil returns to claim his prize accompanied by the sounds of mechanistic, incessant drumming.
Tickets: £10 £15 £19.50 £27
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LSO Backstage Pass
FREE pre-concert event for over-12s and their families
From 6.30-7.15pm, why not join animateur Rachel Leach and an LSO player as they take you through tonight's music and give you the chance to ask anything and everything about the music and playing in the Orchestra.
For full details and how to book, visit lso.co.uk/backstagepass
Audio & Video
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Valery Gergiev on the music of Stravinsky
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Valery Gergiev: Life in a Day
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