Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
From blissful countryside to brooding volcanoes, tonight is all about nature and gorgeous melodies. Join the London Philharmonic Orchestra for a trip outside of the city.
When Beethoven wanted to unwind, he headed for the countryside, and with its birdsong, its mountain streams and its summer storms, there’s still no better example of a composer in harmony with nature than his lovely Pastoral Symphony.
Add the world’s favourite violin concerto, played by Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, and you could hardly ask for more melody in a single concert.
But nature is nothing if not dynamic, and Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s CATAMORPHOSIS is charged with all the brooding, volcanic power of her native Iceland.
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Karabits conductor
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider violin
Repertoire
Anna Thorvaldsdóttir: CATAMORPHOSIS
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor
Interval
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 (Pastoral)
Need to know
Royal Festival Hall at 6pm: pre-concert talk titled ‘Harmony with our Fragile Earth’. Scientist Johan Rockström, environmentalist Tony Juniper and composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir explore the delicate, interconnected systems that sustain life on Earth. Free ticket required.
You can buy an exclusive box package for this event. More details of our Royal Festival Hall exclusive box package.
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For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.