Concrete Utopias

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

Dates/times in London time zone

Programme

Weir, Judith (b. 1954)	Concrete
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937)	Daphnis et Chloé

Performers

BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
Sakari Oramo	Conductor
Senja Rummukainen	Cello

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The scent of Ravel: Hiroaki Kanda on Daphnis et Chloé

Bachtrack, 3rd October

The NHK Symphony Orchestra’s principal flautist talks about playing Ravel’s largest orchestral work, which features virtuosic solos for players all across the orchestra.

A personal take: Elgar’s Cello Concerto at 100

Bachtrack, 25th October

To celebrate the centenary of Sir Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto we have asked some acclaimed cellists to share with us some of their personal memories connected to this masterpiece.

BBCSO and Oramo mark the Barbican's 40th anniversary

Alexander Hall, 4th March

In this unusual combination of works, a complex motet by Judith Weir emphasised brutalism, while a complete ballet score by Ravel sets Apollo against Dionysus. A young Finnish soloist joined her compatriot Oramo for an English Romantic concerto.

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