Gewandhaus Orchestra Leipzig / Chailly / Brahms Cycle

Overlooking the still, glistening lake at Wörthersee, Johannes Brahms set about creating a symphony that captured all he saw: a clear, light day; the infinite beauty of the sunset; the stillness of night; a peaceful awakening. Brahms captured that glowing, spacious joy in his second piano concerto, too, written after a reviving holiday in Italy which represented the most contented period in his life. Did those sentiments shape the calm, joyous opening gesture from Brahms’s horn, and the ensuing music that radiates warmth, love and longing? The Leipzig Gewandhaus continues its Brahms journey at the Barbican with works of rapture and stillness.

Tickets:
£15-65