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Debussy, Filidei and Prokofiev
Sir Simon Rattle and Antoine Tamestit
Barbican
Thursday 15 April 2027 • 7pm
Public booking opens Friday 24 April 10am
Priority booking for LSO Supporters:
Friday 17 April 10am Patrons, Pioneers and Ambassador Friends
Monday 20 April 10am All LSO Friends
Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (11 mins)
Francesco Filidei
Concerto for Viola (UK premiere) (32 mins)
Interval
Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No 5 (43 mins)
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Antoine Tamestit viola
London Symphony Orchestra
The concert will finish at approximately 9pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).
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The Concert
Sir Simon Rattle returns for Debussy’s sultry tone poem, a thrilling new viola concerto and Prokofiev’s most beautiful and compelling symphony.
The Music
In 1894, Debussy changed music forever. With its shimmering harmonies conjuring dreamlike atmospheres, the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune delighted early audiences with its hazy portrayal of a faun in the heat of a summer afternoon.
Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No 5 in 1944 as Soviet forces pushed back the Nazi invasion and wanted the work to ‘sing the praises of the free and happy man’. The music is steadfastly noble, with a powerfully epic first movement and a central Adagio of almost overwhelming beauty. The heady, optimistic final movement is so dynamic and characterful it’s clearly an inspiration for many a Hollywood film score.
Plus, you can hear the UK premiere of Francesco Filidei’s theatrical, exploratory Concerto for Viola. Filidei’s music is a relatively recent discovery for Sir Simon Rattle and he calls the work ‘a masterpeice’. ‘It’s not just the sheer sensual beauty that he creates,’ explains the conductor, ‘but the sense of humour … it is a way of writing music that draws the audience in.’
The Performers
Sir Simon Rattle brings a mastery of orchestral colour to these vibrant works, and is joined by violist Antoine Tamestit, to whom Filidei has dedicated his Concerto.
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