Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Norman, Andrew (b. 1979) | Unstuck | |
| Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) | Violin Concerto in D major | |
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Symphony no. 1 in E minor, Op.39 |
Performers
| Vilde Frang | Violin |
| Sakari Oramo | Conductor |
| BBC Symphony Orchestra |
The words of Kurt Vonnegut blasted American composer Andrew Norman out of his creative block: an explosive opening to a concert that celebrates Stravinsky at his most witty, and Sakari Oramo’s very personal angle on the woodland magic and Arctic gales of Sibelius’s youthful First Symphony.
It’s high-octane stuff; but Oramo has been exploring Sibelius for his whole life, and he knows that the First Symphony – with its raging storms and shimmering, aurora borealis colours - is about as Romantic as this great Finnish symphonist gets. The superb Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang makes a very welcome return as soloist in a concerto that Stravinsky (ever the joker) designed to be unplayable. Believe us: that won’t stop her…