| Davies, Sir Peter Maxwell (1934-2016) | The Hogboon (World première) | |
| Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) | Symphonie fantastique, Op.14 |
| Sir Simon Rattle | Direction |
| LSO Discovery Choirs | |
| LSO Community Voices | |
| Guildhall School Musicians | |
| Karen Gillingham | Mise en scène |
| Ruth Mariner | Mise en scène |
| London Symphony Orchestra | |
| Rhiannon Newman Brown | Décors |
| Sean Turner | Décors |
| London Symphony Chorus | |
| Mark Stone | Baryton |
| Capucine Daumas | Soprano |
| Katherine Broderick | Soprano |
| Claudia Huckle | Contralto |
| Peter Auty | Ténor |
Sir Simon Rattle’s LSO Discovery concert includes a brand new children’s opera by Peter Maxwell Davies and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, performed by young people alongside the LSO.
Story-telling is at the heart of this concert. Berlioz uses a gargantuan orchestra to depict his ‘Fantastical Symphony’ portraying a swirling ball, a cackling March to the Scaffold and dreams good and bad. Maxwell Davies bases his new opera on a local monster myth from his home in Orkney.
Rattle believes that classical music is for everyone, and has long been a leading advocate for living composers, and for music education and outreach to new audiences. He has specially devised this concert to incorporate the LSO Discovery children’s choirs, LSO Community Choir, and students from Guildhall School, alongside members of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Tickets: £10 £16 £22 £29 £40
£3 online booking fee, £4 telephone booking fee per transaction.
Tickets on sale online from Wednesday 4 February 2015 and on the phone and in person from Wednesday 18 February 2015
