Royal Albert HallKensington Gore, London, Greater London, SW7 2AP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Festival: BBC PromsProgramme
| Simpson, Mark (b. 1988) | The Immortal (London première) | |
| Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) | Symphony no. 6 in B minor, "Pathétique", Op.74 |
Performers
| Christopher Purves | Baritone |
| London Voices | |
| Crouch End Festival Chorus | |
| BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Juanjo Mena | Conductor |
Life and death collide in a concert that explores what lies beyond the limits of human existence. In his passionate Sixth Symphony, which the composer described as ‘the best thing I ever composed or shall compose’, Tchaikovsky reimagined what the symphony could be, daring to face death with uncertainty. The BBC Philharmonic’s Composer in Association and a former BBC Young Musician winner and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Mark Simpson, also looks to the afterlife in his critically acclaimed oratorio The Immortal. Inspired by Victorian seances, he conjures up eerie visions of a world beyond.
Tickets £7.50 - £40.
