Berlioz with Valery Gergiev

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

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Waverley: Grand Overture, Op.1
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Les Nuits d'été, Op.7
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	Symphonie fantastique, Op.14

Performers

London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev	Conductor

Tickets £10 - £37.

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Voyages into the unknown: Berlioz’s Les Nuits d’été

Mark Pullinger, 25th February

The background to Berlioz' great song cycle Les Nuits d’été with a musical analysis and playlist

The story of Symphonie Fantastique

Danny Riley, 4th September

Berlioz had a rather trying time while he was composing Symphonie fantastique. Here, we take a look at his amorous obsessions.

Berlioz 150: The Amazing Fantastique

Sir Roger Norrington, 4th February

Sir Roger Norrington explores the history of “the first truly Romantic score in history” and recounts his experiences performing it.

The demon symphony: Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique

Bachtrack, 16th April

Gareth Davies, Principal Flute of the London Symphony Orchestra, talks about the furious scramble to keep up with Colin Davis performing Berlioz’s great hallucinatory symphony.

Uncanny, surpassing Berlioz from Gergiev and the LSO

George Slater-Walker, 13th November

A smattering of confused applause greeted gay rights activist Peter Tatchell to the Barbican Hall’s stage before the first instalment of the London Symphony Orchestra’s Berlioz cycle under Valery Gergiev.

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