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Welcome News
Welcome to these two concerts at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s,
concluding the LSO’s May celebration of Igor Stravinsky.
On Tuesday evening at the Barbican, the LSO’s Principal Conductor
Valery Gergiev introduces two Stravinsky works – The Rite of Spring,
which received a notorious premiere in Paris in 1913 and ‘shook
classical music by the scruff of the neck’, and Stravinsky’s operaoratorio
interpretation of the classical Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex.
Joining Valery Gergiev on stage will be soloists from the Mariinsky
Theatre, and Simon Callow narrates.
Thursday evening sees a different angle to Stravinsky as part of our
UBS Soundscapes: ecletica series at LSO St Luke’s – his jazz-inspired
side influenced by his experience in new York’s Harlem. LSO players
perform a selection of chamber works reflecting the composer’s
experiments in rhythm and harmony, conducted by Timothy Redmond.
I’d like to take the opportunity to thank UBS for their generous and
continued support of these events.
Join us again in a fortnight’s time when LSO Principal Guest Conductor
Michael Tilson Thomas returns to present a series of Mahler symphonies,
alongside concerto performances from pianist Yefim Bronfman and
violinist Gil Shaham.
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Kathryn McDowell
LSO Managing Director
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Kathryn McDowell © Camilla Panufnik
LSO Stravinsky Celebration
The LSO’s celebration of Igor Stravinsky took Valery Gergiev and the
Orchestra to Trafalgar Square for the first time last Saturday, amongst
our regular concerts at the Barbican and LSO St Luke’s. In the iconic
location in front of nelson’s Column they performed Fireworks, The
Firebird, and The Rite of Spring to an audience of thousands as part of
a new collaboration: BMW LSO Open Air Classics. The partnership will
see outdoor concerts performed in London locations every summer –
the next will be on Sunday 11 August 2013.
lso.co.uk/openair
London 2012
As part of the London 2012 celebrations, the LSO will perform in three
special collaborative concerts with the Barbican. The first is with South
American singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil and conductor François-
Xavier Roth, performing Gil’s own songs and works from his homeland
of Brazil (4 July). On 21 July award-winning composer and producer
nitin Sawhney will conduct the Orchestra in his newly written score
for Hitchcock’s film The Lodger, restored to its former glory by the BFI
national Archive and being screened in the concert hall. Finally on
25 and 26 July jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis joins Sir Simon Rattle
and the LSO with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for two concerts
which include the UK premiere of Marsalis’ ‘Swing Symphony’
(Symphony no 3).
lso.co.uk/whatson
A warm welcome to tonight’s Groups
Groups of 10+ receive a 20% discount on all tickets, plus a host
of additional benefits. Call the dedicated Group Booking Line on
020 7382 7211 or visit lso.co.uk/groups.
At the Barbican concert on Tuesday, we are delighted to welcome
Gerrards Cross Community Association, The Mariinsky
Theatre Trust and Dartmouth College.