Epic. Joyful. Cosmic.
Elgar and Holst The Planets
Sir Antonio Pappano and Vilde Frang
Barbican
Edward Elgar
Violin Concerto (46 mins)
Interval
Gustav Holst
The Planets – Suite (50 mins)
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
Vilde Frang violin
Tenebrae
London Symphony Orchestra
The concert will finish at approximately 9.05pm, including a 20-minute interval (timings subject to change).
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The Concert
Two giants of British music, and two blistering orchestral works from the early 20th century, as Sir Antonio Pappano begins his first season as Chief Conductor of the LSO.
The Music
Elgar’s lyrical Violin Concerto was inscribed with the mysterious phrase, ‘Herein is enshrined the soul of ….’. The whole ensemble glows across three emotionally expansive movements – at times tempestuous, at others heartbreakingly tender.
Completed in 1917, Holst’s The Planets can still surprise us. From ‘Mars’ – the piece that inspired countless film soundtracks – to the swelling majesty of ‘Jupiter’ and the atmospheric fade-out of ‘Neptune’, this is composition on a cosmic scale.
The Performers
Vilde Frang brings emotional sincerity to her rendition of Elgar’s Violin Concerto, while Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO delve into each celestial mood of Holst’s masterpiece, joined by Tenebrae for the enigmatic final movement.
This music sings and soars; it has anguish, beauty, romance, tranquility and agitation.
Sir Antonio Pappano, on Elgar’s Violin Concerto
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Sir Antonio Pappano
‘I want to explore music that I really, really love – and, the hope is, that the Orchestra will really love with me.’
Sir Antonio Pappano introduces his first season as Chief Conductor of the LSO.
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