Respected pianist Steven Osborne performs Beethoven’s majestic ‘Emperor’ piano concerto in a concert featuring the UK premiere of Christopher Rouse’s Prospero’s Rooms, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s short story The Masque of the Red Death and Leonid Andreyev’s play The Black Maskers. The spark of inspiration for Lutoslawski’s richly imagined Concerto for Orchestra was the folk music of the Kurpie region in Poland. Expect a feast of dazzling virtuosity from the orchestra’s players under the baton of Michał Nesterowicz.
Please note that Michał Nesterowicz and Steven Osborne replace the originally d conductor and soloist.
BBC SINGERS AT SIX
St Giles' Cripplegate, 6.00pm
As a prelude to tonight’s Live in Concert from the BBC SO, the BBC Singers and Paul Brough perform works by Polish composers including Henryk Gorecki’s Lobgesang and Totus Tuus, and settings of the Agnus Dei and Stabat Mater by Krzysztof Penderecki.
BBC SO PLUS FAMILY
Fountain Room, 6.00pm
A family-friendly workshop which introduces the music of the evening's concert. Suitable for newcomers and music fans alike. If you play an instrument, bring it along as there will be an opportunity for you to in.
To book your tickets, call the box office and quote 'BBC Plus Family' or book the concert online and quote 040679.
