Benjamin at the Barbican

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Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell (1934-2016)	Canon ad honorarium Igor Stravinsky (arr. Knussen)
Schuller, Gunther (1925-2015)	Dreamscape
Debussy, Claude (1862-1918)	Nocturnes, L 91
Benjamin, Sir George (b. 1960)	Dream of the Song (BBC co-commission, UK premiere)
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)	Symphony in Three Movements

Performers

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Oliver Knussen	Conductor
Iestyn Davies	Countertenor
BBC Singers
Elizabeth Burley	Piano

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A dream-inspired cocktail of works from Knussen and Benjamin

David Truslove, 21st March

A programme of personal choices curated by George Benjamin in collaboration with Oliver Knussen – that didn’t quite hang together but with two UK premières it was a fascinating evening.

****1