Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Wednesday 08 April 2026 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Thorvaldsdottir, Anna (b. 1977) | Catamorphosis | |
| Bruch, Max (1838-1920) | Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op.26 | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony no. 6 in F major "Pastoral", Op.68 |
Performers
| Kirill Karabits | Conductor |
| Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider | Violin |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra |
When Beethoven wanted to unwind, he headed for the countryside, and with its birdsong, its mountain streams and its summer storms, there’s still no better example of a composer in harmony with nature than his lovely ‘Pastoral’ Symphony. Add the world’s favourite violin concerto, played by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, and you could hardly ask for more melody in a single concert. But nature is nothing if not dynamic, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s CATAMORPHOSIS is charged with all the brooding, volcanic power of her native Iceland.
© Denis Manokha