Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Widmann, Jörg (b. 1973) | Tanz auf dem Vulkan | |
| Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994) | Symphony no. 3 | |
| Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897) | Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68 |
Performers
| Berliner Philharmoniker | |
| Sir Simon Rattle | Conductor |
A second helping from the Berliner Philharmoniker’s series of short commissions heralds two symphonies written just over a century apart. Whereas Brahms felt that he was following in the hallowed footsteps of Beethoven, Lutosławski broke new ground by giving players instructions to perform certain sections of his symphony ‘in their own time’, building up rich and complex textures.
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