Music that glitters, sings and dances for joy, as Sakari Oramo pairs two newly minted classics with Beethoven’s brightest symphony.
Sakari Oramo, conductor
Elizabeth Bass, harp
BBC Symphony Orchestra
“A Grecian maiden” was how one 19th century critic described Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, but no words really do justice to the sparkling humour and pure, irrepressible life-force of this firecracker of a symphony. It’s a perfect counterpart to Detlev Glanert’s stunning new Harp Concerto – inspired by the harp’s ancient roots and glowing with the sunlight of Ancient Greece.
We’re always excited to perform the music of this wonderfully communicative German composer, and for this performance, inspired by the virtuosity of BBC SO harpist Elizabeth Bass, he’s given the concerto a complete makeover. To open, there’s a postcard from Finland: Cecilia Damström’s evocation of the beauty of winter doubles as an urgent bulletin from the frontline of the climate crisis.
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City of London, EC2Y 8DS England, United Kingdom
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