Shall we dance? Barbara Hannigan and the LSO strut their stuff

By Kevin W Ng, 18 February 2022

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“Hannigan’s silvery soprano blending gorgeously with Barron’s plum-hued mezzo”

Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 17 February 2022

Copland, Music for the Theatre

Haydn, Symphony no. 90 in C major

Offenbach, Selections from ‘La Gaîté Parisienne’ (arr. Rosenthal)

Weill, Youkali (arr. Elliott)

Weill, Lost in the Stars (arr. Elliott)

London Symphony Orchestra

Barbara Hannigan, Conductor, Soprano

Fleur Barron, Mezzo-soprano

Denis Kozhukhin: captivating storytelling with the London Symphony

Clare Varney, 1st May

At the Konzerthaus Dortmund, Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO are joined by Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin to plunge into the depths of despair in Bernstein’s melancholic The Age of Anxiety.

***11

A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus

Roy Westbrook, 21st April

Giving their 27th performance of the oratorio, the London Symphony Chorus excel as angelic angels and demonic demons.

****1

Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell

Charlotte Gardner, 16th April

Vilde Frang joins Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican for transcendent Korngold alongside darker fare.

****1

Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life

Peter Quantrill, 5th March

At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness

****1

A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO

Mark Valencia, 26th February

Good, bad, but never ugly, a curious evening unfolds at the Barbican, inspired at times, ill-judged in places.

***11

Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO

Mark Pullinger, 15th February

Seong-Jin Cho continues his Artist Portrait series with the LSO by performing Chopin's poetic Second Piano Concerto.

****1

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.

Shall we dance? Barbara Hannigan and the LSO in Copland, Offenbach and Weill