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2 Mar 2016, Barbican, London
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SO 2015-16 Season Britten and Stravinsky

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra
Britten and Stravinsky
19:30 Wed 2 Mar 2016 Main Stage
A very special presentation of Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia with new film interpretations by BAFTA-winning artist Tal Rosner.
A very special presentation of Britten’s Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia with new film interpretations by BAFTA-winning artist Tal Rosner.

Programme

      • Agon
      • Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’With film projections by Tal Rosner (London premiere of version with projections)
      • Passacaglia from Peter GrimesWith film projections by Tal Rosner (London premiere of version with projections)
      • Violin Concerto
      • Symphony of Psalms

Wigglesworth, Kelemen and the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus

The Interlude films were commissioned by four leading American orchestras, to which the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SO has added a commission for the Passacaglia. Two sides of Britten’s contemporary, Stravinsky, are represented in the stringent serial ballet Agon and radiant neo-classical Symphony of Psalms, with the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus, while multi-talented Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the remarkable Hungarian Barnabás Kelemen in his own violin concerto.