On Tour in Luxembourg
Sir Simon Rattle, Krystian Zimerman and John Scofield
Thursday 16 January 2025 • 7.30pm
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The Concert
Michael Tippett
Ritual Dances
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Sco – Concerto for Guitar
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 4
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Krystian Zimerman piano
John Scofield guitar
London Symphony Orchestra
Tickets
Tickets €52–€118
Available from 21 November
The Concert
The London Symphony Orchestra’s second concert in Luxembourg with Sir Simon Rattle features a winning combination of repertoire: Beethoven, a 20th-century piece, and a new contemporary work.
The Music
Tippett’s ‘Ritual Dances’ are from his ravishing opera The Midsummer Marriage, a work brimming over with mythology, symbolism and psychological journeys.
Turnage has worked with legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield for over two decades, and the Luxembourg premiere of Sco, a new Guitar Concerto, is a landmark moment in the repertoire – commissioned to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday.
Beethoven’s Concerto for Piano No 4 is filled with melodic and harmonic innovations that challenged conventions of the time.
The Performers
Sir Simon Rattle leads the LSO players across a glorious range of orchestral colours and styles, joined by the legendary John Scofield for a brand new Guitar Concerto and the renowned Krystian Zimerman on piano.
