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The Firebird
Be among the first to hear a brand-new piano concerto, alongside music inspired by myth and magic.
Conductor(s):
Edward Gardner*
Performer(s):
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Programme
Mark Simpson Piano Concerto (world premiere) (25’)**
About this event
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson is known for bringing fresh perspectives to the piano, while British composer Mark Simpson writes music full of energy and imagination. Together with Edward Gardner and the LPO, Ólafsson gives the first-ever performance of Simpson's new piano concerto – a chance to hear a brand-new work before anyone else.
That’s just the centrepiece of a concert that begins with Dorothy Howell’s sensuous tone-poem, and ends with Stravinsky’s magical The Firebird – a fairytale of love, darkness and dazzling light.
*Edward Gardner’s position with the LPO is generously supported by Aud Jebsen.
**Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Philharmonie Essen and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Venue details
Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX
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