SOUTHBANK CENTRE

Sir Simon Rattle

Royal Festival Hall

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Resident at Southbank Centre

Monday 8 December 2008, 7.30pm

Hector Berlioz Overture, King Lear
Robert Schumann Symphony No.4 in D minor (vers. orig., 1841) 
INTERVAL
Robert Schumann Symphony No.2 in C

Sir Simon Rattleconductor

Following acclaimed and revelatory performances of Schumann last season, Sir Simon Rattle returns to the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to perform all four of Schumann's symphonies. This first concert starts with Symphony No.4, a revolutionary piece which influenced the future direction of the symphony, and continues with No.2, a symphony which is by turns brooding, fiery and festive.

Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Schumann’s symphonies
Writer and broadcaster Stephen Johnson discusses Schumann’s contribution to symphonic writing. Admission free.

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