Jerwood Hall
New Generation Artists: Quatuor Arod and Elisabeth Brauß
BBC Radio 3 Concert
Thursday 19 September 2024 • 6pm
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Sergei Prokofiev
Selections from Ten Pieces for Piano Op 12
César Franck
Piano Quintet
Quatuor Arod
Elisabeth Brauß piano
The concert will finish at approximately 7.05pm.
Tickets
£16 (£14 concessions, £6 under-18s)
+ £1.50 booking fee per transaction
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The Concert
Elisabeth Brauß revels in Sergei Prokofiev’s pianistic possibilities and joins Quatuor Arod for César Franck’s passionate Piano Quintet.
Sergei Prokofiev’s Ten Pieces are early works but already demonstrate the dazzling variety of his ideas. They offer a ten-course tasting menu of the piano, from Classical elegance to Modern dissonance, with many flavours in-between. Maître d’ for this feast is Elisabeth Brauß, whose recording of Prokofiev prompted Gramophone to describe her ‘instrumental mastery wed to musical depth and sensitivity’.
Brauß joins Quatuor Arod in César Franck’s Piano Quintet, one of his most popular works. There’s storm and passion from the start. On its premiere in 1880, its pianist and dedicatee Saint-Saëns walked off at the end in disgust – the erotic charge of Franck’s composition had apparently been inspired by the same student to whom Saint-Saëns had unsuccessfully proposed. Fortunately, music outlives jealousy and psychodrama, and we expect that Brauß and the Arod will leave the stage together!
Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Please note that these events are recorded for broadcast. We are grateful to all of our audience members for ensuring that noise and disturbance are kept to a minimum, and for switching off phones and devices.
£6 Tickets for Students
Full-time students can book £6 tickets for this concert through Student Pulse London.
Booking and Discounts
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Multibuy Discount
£12 tickets when you book three or more BBC Radio 3 concerts in the 2024/25 season within one transaction.
Concessions
£14 tickets for over-60s, full-time students and unwaged/unemployed people.
18 and Under
£6 tickets. Book online, by phone or in person. BBC Radio 3 Concerts are recommended for ages 12+. For younger children, we have a range of other events at LSO St Luke’s, including Free Friday Lunchtime Concerts which are suitable for everyone over the age of 5.
Groups of 10+
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Access Members
Members of the Barbican’s Access Scheme can book wheelchair places priced at the lowest price for that event and book a free companion seat. Join the Barbican Access Scheme.
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