Edward Gardner conducts Sibelius
The inaugural event of LPO's 2024/25 season.
Beethoven Overture, Egmont
Shostakovich Violin Concerto No. 1
Sibelius Symphony No. 5
Edward Gardner conductor*
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin**
Sibelius sees a flight of swans on a summer evening, and hears a melody that could have been wrought from the elements. Beethoven shakes his fist at tyranny, and sounds a fanfare for freedom. And Shostakovich whispers secrets in the shadows, in a concerto that refuses to be silent. It’s all about memory, and all about truth.
Big music demands big personalities, and they don’t come much bigger than violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja: virtuoso, storyteller and all-round phenomenon. With LPO Principal Conductor Edward Gardner at the helm, she’ll drive straight to the heart of this powerful programme.
*Edward Gardner’s position in the LPO is generously supported by Aud Jebsen.
** Unfortunately Patricia Kopatchinskaja is unwell and unable to perform this evening. The London Philharmonic Orchestra are extremely grateful to Hyeyoon Park for stepping in at such short notice to perform the same programme tonight.
Pre-concert event
Brighton Dome Foyer | 6.45pm
Enjoy the sound of local young talent, as musicians from West Sussex Music, give a special free performance in the Brighton Dome Foyer
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‘Patricia Kopatchinskaja is incapable of giving a boring performance’– Bachtrack
‘A player of rare expressive energy’– The New York Times on Patricia Kopatchinskaja
'I left the hall shell-shocked and uplifted by the performance – a great evening of great music!’– London Theatre on Schoenberg’s 'Gurrelieder' conducted by Edward Gardner
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