1 Nov 2016, Barbican, London
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season Joseph Hallman, Brett Dean and Rachmaninov
Joseph Hallman, Brett Dean and Rachmaninov
Joshua Weilerstein conducts Rachmaninov’s energising Symphonic Dances and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s Hamlet Diffraction.
Joshua Weilerstein conducts Rachmaninov’s energising Symphonic Dances and the world premiere of Brett Dean’s Hamlet Diffraction.
About this event
Joshua Weilerstein here makes his public debut with the BBC SO. With its rhythmic drive and new colourings (including an alto saxophone) Rachmaninov’s scintillating Symphonic Dances give up no hint that this would be his final orchestral work. Before it come two premieres: a world-first for BBC SO’s Artist in Association Brett Dean’s Hamlet Diffraction, drawn from the opera he’s writing for Glyndebourne’s 2017 season, and the UK premiere of six Gesualdo madrigals orchestrated by Joseph Hallman.