Barbican HallSilk Street, London, Greater London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) | Manfred Overture, Op.115 | |
| Berg, Alban (1885-1935) | Violin Concerto "To the Memory of an Angel" | |
| Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony no. 6 in F major "Pastoral", Op.68 |
Performers
| Chamber Orchestra of Europe | |
| Bernard Haitink | Conductor |
| Isabelle Faust | Violin |
Between the insistence and upheaval of his Fifth and Seventh Symphonies came Beethoven’s Sixth. Gone were tub-thumping argument and strident protest, in their place was a strange and wonderful radiance. The Sixth feels like a sudden step into daylight – into the softened world of the countryside, its quiet exaltation and its strengthening sense of communion. In 2011 Isabelle Faust won a Gramophone Award for her recording of Alban Berg’s haunting Violin Concerto, a eulogy for the passing of a child. She plays the same piece here, after Bernard Haitink explores Schumann’s orchestral tribute to Byron’s enigmatic Romantic spirit Manfred.
Tickets: £15-65
Tickets: £15-65
