Barbican Concerts
Gergiev's Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5
Overview
Valery Gergiev
PROKOFIEV Symphony No 1 (‘Classical’)
SOFIA GUBAIDULINA Fachwerk*
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 5
Valery Gergiev conductor
Geir Draugsvoll bayan accordion*
London Symphony Orchestra
Prokofiev’s ‘Classical’ symphony is an exercise in agility, capturing what the composer so admired about Haydn’s symphonies – their uplifting and perfectly proportioned character. Gubaidulina’s use of the bayan is highly purposeful: the instrument’s mechanics and timbre mirror the practice of timber framing to which the work’s title Fachwerk refers, where solid construction underpins a charming outer appearance. The irresistible combination of dancing rhythms and yearning surfaces in Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, a bedrock of the Romantic repertoire.
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Aftershock: free post-concert event
In association with Nonclassical
Approx 9.45pm, Barbican Clubstage (level -1 stalls foyer)
Join us for Aftershock, our free classical late night event where classical music meets electronica in the laid-back, contemporary setting of the Barbican. Featuring LSO musicians and Nonclassical DJ Richard Lannoy.
No need to book, just turn up.
Part of Barbican LATES
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Valery Gergiev on Tchaikovsky Symphonies
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Valery Gergiev: Life in a Day
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