Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Saturday 28 March 2026 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Dun, Tan (b. 1957) | Choral Concerto “Nine” (UK premiere) | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125 |
Performers
| Tan Dun | Conductor |
| Elizabeth Watts | Soprano |
| Hongni Wu | Mezzo-soprano |
| John Findon | Tenor |
| Dingle Yandell | Bass |
| London Philharmonic Choir | |
| London Chinese Philharmonic Choir | |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra |
Beethoven wanted his Ninth Symphony to embrace all humanity, so when Tan Dun set out to compose his own tribute to Beethoven, he aimed just as high, combining ancient poetry from China and Europe to create an ‘ode to peace’ worthy of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. His choral concerto Nine is everything you’d expect from the composer of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and tonight Tan Dun joins us to conduct the UK premiere – plus a full performance of Beethoven’s world-changing symphony. East meets West, and the result transcends both.
