Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Phibbs, Joseph (b. 1974) | New Work (BBC co-commission,world premiere) | |
| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Violin Concerto no. 2, Sz 112 | |
| Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) | Dona nobis pacem |
Performers
| BBC Symphony Orchestra | |
| Sakari Oramo | Conductor |
| Alina Ibragimova | Violin |
| Duncan Rock | Baritone |
| BBC Symphony Chorus |
Sakari Oramo conducts two masterpieces from 1936, composed under the looming threat of war.
Vaughan Williams's plea for peace features Australian baritone Duncan Rock and the BBC Symphony Chorus, while Bartók’s fabulous, folk-inflected violin concerto is performed by the eloquent Alina Ibragimova. The evening opens with a premiere from the formidable Joseph Phibbs. ‘Phibbs’s sheer accomplishment as a composer is unmistakable. Every idea is telling, every phrase beautiful.’ Sunday Times
