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Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra: Once Upon a Time
In times of tragedy, composers have always told stories. Stravinsky turned from the carnage of the First World War to create The Song of the Nightingale: a strange, wondrously bejewelled cautionary tale of man and machine.
Edward Elgar retreated to the South Downs to write his last great masterpiece – a haunted Cello Concerto wreathed in autumn woodsmoke. Andreas Brantelid finds the poetry in this most beloved of British classics. And in happier times, Stravinsky’s old teacher Rimsky-Korsakov retold the Thousand and One Nights in music of dazzling colour and unforgettable melody.
Performers
London Philharmonic OrchestraVasily Petrenko conductor
Andreas Brantelid cello
Repertoire
Stravinsky: Le chant du rossignol (The Song of the Nightingale)Elgar: Cello Concerto
Interval
Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade
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Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm: pre-concert event. The LPO's relationship with the Royal College of Music continues with students joining members of the LPO and its Foyle Future Firsts programme in a performance of Stravinsky's Les Noces conducted by Vasily Petrenko. Admission free.
Ticketing
Book multiple London Philharmonic Orchestra events in the same transaction and receive a discount.
3 – 4 events (10% discount)
5 – 7 events (15% discount)
8 – 10 events (20% discount)
11 – 14 events (25% discount)
15 or more events (30% discount)
The following concerts are not included in this offer: Meow Meow and London Philharmonic Orchestra: More Pandemonium... With a Festive Twist (4 Dec 2017) and A Golden Gala Evening: London Philharmonic Orchestra (27 Jan 2017).
