| Thursday 07 May 2026 | 16:30 |
| Bjarnason, Daníel (b. 1979) | I Want to Be Alive I: Echo / Narcissus | |
| Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) | Double Concerto in A minor for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Op.102 |
| BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Daníel Bjarnason | Conductor |
| Zoë Beyers | Violin |
| Peter Dixon | Cello |
Cursed by the goddess Hera, Echo may only repeat the last words spoken to her. Narcissus, a self-obsessed beautiful young man, rejects Echo and leaves her to waste away, setting the scene Bjarnason’s I Want to be Alive: Echo / Narcissus, an emotionally charged, cinematic reflection of echoing motifs and immersive story telling.
Brahms’s Double Concerto contains a world of energy and sharp contrasts. The fast-slow-fast feel of the piece, combined with its rich layered sound scaping, brings together calm introspection with bursts of sheer intensity.
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