Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Wednesday 29 October 2025 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Ung, Chinary (b. 1942) | Water Rings | |
| Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957) | Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 | |
| Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) | Symphony no. 9 in E minor, "From the New World", Op.95 |
Performers
| Kahchun Wong | Conductor |
| Himari | Violin |
| London Philharmonic Orchestra |
The joy of a classic is that it always has something new to say, and no matter how many times you’ve heard Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony, there’ll be fresh sounds in store when you hear it conducted by Kahchun Wong. Wong is one of the most-talked about conductors in the UK right now, and tonight you’ll hear why, as he joins violinist Himari in Sibelius’s elemental Violin Concerto. Still in her early teens, Himari has been described as a phenomenon: but come and hear for yourself...
