Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Kodály, Zoltán (1882-1967) | Dances of Galánta | |
| MacMillan, Sir James (b. 1959) | Percussion Concerto no. 2 (UK première) | |
| Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847) | Symphony no. 3 in A minor, "Scottish", Op.56 |
Performers
| Philharmonia Orchestra | |
| Jaime Martín | Conductor |
| Colin Currie | Percussion |
The Philharmonia is proud to present James Macmillan's latest exhilarating masterwork played by its dedicatee Colin Currie.
Currie was recently described by The Spectator as 'the world's finest and most daring percussionist.'
The work is performed alongside two popular choreographic classics that distill the bracing dance rhythms of Hungary and Russia into musical gold.
6pm at Royal Festival Hall - Pre-concert talk. Free
