London Symphony Orchestra

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

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Programme

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)	Music for the funeral of Queen Mary (arr. Steven Stucky)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)	Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major, K488
Bruckner, Anton (1824-1896)	Symphony no. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Performers

London Symphony Orchestra
Bernard Haitink	Conductor
Maria João Pires	Piano

Tickets £10 £15 £19.50 £27 £35

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Funeral music from Purcell and Bruckner frames Pires' magical Mozart

Ken Ward, 15th June

The brass, winds and percussion of the LSO opened the concert with a powerful, dramatic rendition of Purcell’s Music for the funeral of Queen Mary, arranged to sharpen the effect for modern ears by Steven Stucky.

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