Sakari Oramo conducts Hillborg, Mendelssohn & Stravinsky
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus present a program exploring the primal energy of spring and pagan myth. The performance features Felix Mendelssohn's retelling of German myth in The First Walpurgisnacht, alongside Anders Hillborg's imaginative new viola concerto performed by Lawrence Power. The evening concludes with Igor Stravinsky's explosive and rhythmically untamed ballet, The Rite of Spring.
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When and where does the performance take place?+
The performance takes place on December 4, 2026, at the Barbican Centre in London.
Who is performing alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestra?+
The program features conductor Sakari Oramo, violist Lawrence Power, and vocalists Beth Taylor and Benjamin Bruns.
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