2020: Interrupted Stories
Look to the future as the London Philharmonic Orchestra performs past and present works, broadcast online from the Royal Festival Hall.
Life comes at you fast.
In 1720, Vivaldi composes a dazzling overture for a carnival.
In 1820, after two decades of war and revolution, Louis Spohr salutes his hero Beethoven in a symphony that pulses with drama.
In 1920, Arthur Honegger watches sunrise over the Swiss Alps, and Arthur Bliss throws a riotous cocktail party.
2020 hasn’t been quite what anyone expected, either: and while the London Philharmonic Orchestra can’t (yet) end its 2020 Vision series the way it planned, with Sir James MacMillan’s new Christmas Oratorio, it’s finishing with a musical tale of hope shattered – and then restored – from one of Britain’s most original living composers.
This event is pre-recorded exclusively for the Southbank Centre.
Performers
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Vladimir Jurowski conductor
- Mary Bevan soprano
Repertoire
- Vivaldi: Overture, La verità in cimento
- Spohr: Symphony No.2 in D minor, Op.49
- Arthur Honegger: Pastorale d'été
- Bliss: Rout for soprano & chamber orchestra
- James MacMillan: Sinfonietta
Need to know
This event is streamed. Streaming is provided by Marquee TV on behalf of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Southbank Centre.
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This concert will be available to view for free seven days after it is first broadcast. After seven days, it will only be available to Marquee TV subscribers.
Dates & times
Price
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Venue
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