BMW LSO Open Air Classics 2012
On Saturday 12 May 2012, Valery Gergiev, the LSO and young musicians from East London, through LSO On Track, took to Trafalgar Square to perform a free concert for over 8000 people.
> Download a PDF copy of the programme
Reviews:
The Times, 14 May 2012
Tourists and natives, young and old, classical music devotees and casual bypassers: all stood or sat silent for two hours — except when the music stopped and a football-style roar erupted. I have been in grand halls where the audience seemed less gripped.
> Read full review
> Read a round up of audience reactions on Twitter and Facebook
> See what the audience thought in this video of Voxpops by Winkball
Videos:
We have put the videos that were played on the big screen on the night on YouTube:
> LSO Players on the Rite of Spring
> Rite of Spring "rhythm" video
Here are a few photos from the day.
© Kevin Leighton
BMW LSO Open Air Classics
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LSO On Track rehearsal
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Tim Redmond conducts the LSO On Track rehearsal
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LSO On Track rehearsal
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LSO On Track rehearsal
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LSO On Track rehearsal
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The flute section looking cool in rehearsal!
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David Worswick (1st violin) looks suave in rehearsal
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Hundreds stop to watch the rehearsal
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Valery Gergiev in rehearsal
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Principal Viola Edward Vanderspar
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One of Landseer's lions looks on
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The BMW team, who made the concert possible
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Not even the London buses could drown us out
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The audience show their approval
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LSO on Track give a superb performance
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The big screens
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The Orchestra's view of the sea of faces
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The see-through staging
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Valery Gergiev mid-flight (© Kevin Leighton)
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With St Martin in the Fields in the background
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The trumpet section have had a good time!
