Artist Portrait: Christian Tetzlaff
Christian Tetzlaff – Brahms Violin Concerto
Summer. Songful. Serenade.
Sunday 21 May 2023 • 7pm
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The Concert
Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto
Interval – 20 minutes
Johannes Brahms Serenade No 1
Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
Christian Tetzlaff violin
London Symphony Orchestra
The concert will finish at approximately 9.05pm (timings subject to change)
Tickets
£65 £49 £35 £24 £18
+ £4 booking fee per online/phone transaction
Wildcard Tickets
£10/£15 + bkg fee as above
Guaranteed entry – your seat will be allocated on the day.
Limited releases throughout the season. Full details
Save on Your Booking
Multibuy Discounts – save up to 40%
Under-18s – £5 tickets
14–25s – discounts for Young Barbican Members
Groups of 10+ – save at least 20%
Barbican Access Members – free companion tickets
Full details below
As part of his Artist Portrait series, violinist Christian Tetzlaff joins Michael Tilson Thomas to explore the sunlit world of Brahms’ Violin Concerto.
The Programme
Johannes Brahms wrestled with passions and sorrow, but even genius need an occasional holiday, and when the sun shone, every note of Brahms’ music lit up with beauty and warmth. His Serenade No 1 is pure happiness and humour – the sound of a 25-year old out to enjoy himself. The glorious Violin Concerto, meanwhile, was written one summer amid the beauty of the Austrian Alps – and you can tell.
The Performers
It’s a wonderfully upbeat programme for two of the LSO’s favourite guest-artists – Conductor Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas, and the subject of our latest Artist Portrait series, violinist Christian Tetzlaff. With these two, the music always comes first. ‘After all’, says Tetzlaff, ‘it’s the composers who change the world, who show us the soul in a new light’.
‘Brahms is one of those who comes as if straight from God’ – Clara Schumann
Part of the Sir Joseph Hotung Series generously supported by the Sir Joseph Hotung Charitable Settlement.
Live-streamed on medici.tv
Header Image © Giorgia Bertazzi
Booking and Discounts
Booking Your Tickets
Online at lso.co.uk or barbican.org.uk
By phone on +44 20 7870 2500 (Monday to Friday 12–5.30pm)
In person at the Barbican Centre
£4 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 concert or Barbican credit voucher (valid for six months). Please 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 Barbican Box Office at tickets@barbican.org.uk.
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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 Discounts
Book 2 to 3 concerts and save 10%
Book 4 to 7 concerts and save 20%
Book 8 to 11 concerts and save 30%
Book 12 or more concerts and save 40%
Plus retain your discount for any later bookings within the season.
Multibuy Discounts: Full Details
Wildcards
£10 or £15, plus booking fee. You are guaranteed entry to the concert but you won’t know your exact seat until the evening of the performance. Will you be lucky and bag a top-price seat in the stalls? Find out more about Wildcards.
Young People
£5 tickets for under-18s. Discounted tickets are available for selected concerts for 14–25s through Young Barbican, and for full-time students through Student Pulse London.
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 free companion seats. Join the Barbican Access Scheme.
