Bertrand Chamayou & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 12 April 2024 • 1pm
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The Concert
Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s
Erik Satie Gymnopédie No 1
John Cage All Sides of the Small Stone (for Erik Satie)
Erik Satie Gnossienne Nos 1 to 3
John Cage In a Landscape
Erik Satie Rêverie de l’enfance de Pantagruel
Veritables Preludes flasques (pour un chien)
Gymnopédie No 2
Le Bain de Mer
Gnossienne Nos 4 to 6
Gymnopédie No 3
Gnossienne No 7
John Cage Dream
Bertrand Chamayou piano
The concert will finish at approximately 2.05pm
Tickets
£16 (£14 concessions, £6 under-18s)
+ £1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction
Save on Your Booking
Multibuy Discounts – £12 tickets for 3+ events
Under-18s – £6 tickets
Groups of 10+ – save at least 20%
Barbican Access Members – free companion tickets
Full details below
John Cage meets Erik Satie. Anything becomes possible, as pianist Betrand Chamayou brings his recital series to an utterly original conclusion.
The Programme
Erik Satie and John Cage looked at music differently and, in doing so, transformed the way that we listen. Satie’s Gnossiennes and Gymnopédies create spaces and sounds that are wholly their own: musical enigmas that defy categorisation. And John Cage redefined the very concept of Western music, creating poetry from silence, and discovering (as we now know) a surprising but very personal kinship with Satie.
The Performers
For pianist Bertrand Chamayou, these two maverick geniuses create a limitless sense of possibility. He discovered Satie’s music purely by chance, and of course John Cage would have had it no other way. ‘I wanted to tell a story’, he says of his recent critically acclaimed album devoted to Satie and Cage, and in this magical conclusion to his recital series, he’ll do exactly that.
Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Header Image © Marco Borggreve / Warner Classics
Bertrand Chamayou: Artist Portrait 2023/24
Pianist Bertrand Chamayou introduces the music he’ll be playing across two concerts with the LSO at the Barbican this season, and his chamber music series at LSO St Luke’s.
Booking and Discounts
Booking Your Tickets
Online at lso.co.uk
By phone on +44 20 7870 2500 (Monday to Friday 12–5.30pm)
In person at the Barbican Centre
£1.50 booking fee per transaction when booking online or by phone
Refunds and Exchanges
If you can no longer user your tickets, you can exchange them for another LSO St Luke’s concert or Barbican credit voucher (valid for six months). Please ensure that you inform the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (two weeks for group bookings). A per-ticket administration fee applies for all exchange services.
Questions About Your Booking?
Contact the Box Office at tickets@barbican.org.uk.
Visit the Barbican website for conditions of sale and further information.
The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. If the event is cancelled, all bookers will receive a refund. All discounts are subject to availability and may not be combined. Box office calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance or training purposes
Multibuy Discount
£12 tickets when you book three or more BBC Radio 3 concerts in the 2023/24 season within one transaction.
Concessions
£14 tickets for over-60s, full-time students and unwaged/unemployed people.
Under-18s
£6 tickets for under-18s. BBC Radio 3 Concerts are recommended for ages 12+. For younger children, we have a range of other events at LSO St Luke’s, including Free Friday Lunchtime Concerts which are suitable for everyone over the age of 5.
Groups of 10+
Save 20%, or 30% when booking two or more concerts in the same season, plus additional benefits. Find out more about group booking.
Access Members
Members of the Barbican’s Access Scheme can book wheelchair places priced at the lowest price for that event and book a free companion seat. Join the Barbican Access Scheme.
Your Visit and Access
Getting to LSO St Luke's
The main entrance to LSO St Luke’s is through the gates from Old Street. Please check the doors open time for your chosen concert.
What to Expect
From the concert experience to venue facilities and The Crypt café and bar, find out what to expect at LSO St Luke’s.
Accessibility
LSO St Luke’s is a fully accessible venue. Barbican Access Scheme members can book free companion tickets.
