Categories Archives: Philharmonie
January 25, 2020
LSO / Rattle / Beethoven: Christ on the Mount of Olives
Sir Simon Rattle, Principal Conductor of the LSO, considers Beethoven to be “absolutely inescapable”, and that is especially true in the year of his 250th anniversary. His choral work “Christ on the Mount of Olives” is very rarely heard, and tells
July 2, 2019
LSO / Rattle / Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen
The LSC season culminates in three performances of Janacek’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen (on 27th and 29th June in the Barbican and on 2nd July in the Philharmonie in Paris). These will be conducted by Simon Rattle with the welcome return f
May 6, 2018
LA Philharmonic/ Dudamel/ Beethoven No. 9/ Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
This programme is a highlight of the London Symphony Chorus’s year, in which Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic complete their 2018 residency at the Barbican, and with two pieces that are full of promise and expectation. It is a particul
June 18, 2017
LSO / Stier / Symphonic Odysseys
The Symphonic-Odyssey concert on this trip to the Philharmonie de Paris will be a homage to Japanese composer Nobuo Uematsu, and will feature music from some of his most iconic video game scores. They will include, “Final Fantasy”, “Bl
December 11, 2016
LSO / Adams / Adams: El Niño
This second performance of El Nino will be conducted by the composer himself, John Adams, which will be inspiring for all of us. Described as a “nativity oratorio” with a libretto by the composer, retells the Christmas story, with the firs