Kirill Gerstein & Friends
BBC Radio 3 Evening Concert
Friday 31 May 2024 • 7pm
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The Concert
Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s
Joseph Haydn Piano Trio in G major
Béla Bartók Selection of Hungarian Folk Songs
György Ligeti Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Interval – 20 minutes
Ludwig van Beethoven Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, ‘Gassenhauer’
Robert Schumann Blumenstück
Thomas Adès Növények
Thomas Adès Concerto Conciso
Thomas Adès conductor and piano
Timothy Redmond conductor
Kirill Gerstein piano
Katia Skanavi piano
Joseph Havlat piano
Katalin Károlyi mezzo-soprano
LSO Musicians
The concert will finish at approximately 9.30pm
Tickets
£20 (£15 concessions, £6 under-18s)
+ £1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction
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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
Pianist Kirill Gerstein curates an early-evening chamber concert celebrating four centuries of musical mavericks, as part of his Spotlight Artist series with the LSO.
The Programme
Kirill Gerstein brings together his closest musical colleagues for a programme inspired by the music of Central Europe. Zingy, folk-flavoured masterpieces by Joseph Haydn, Béla Bartók, György Ligeti and Ludwig van Beethoven strike sparks against the romance of Robert Schumann and the dazzling imagination of Thomas Adès.
The Performers
Put the most influential British composer of our time together with a virtuoso pianist who speaks the same musical language and the results are bound to be remarkable. ‘Thomas Adès and Kirill Gerstein’s collaboration is taking its place amid the greats of music history’, says The New York Times, and this is a real showstopper of a concert: a carnival of vivid colours and vibrant musical ideas brought together and played with fire by two of the 21st century’s most exciting musical minds.
Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Please note that these events are recorded for broadcast. We are grateful to all of our audience members for ensuring that noise and disturbance are kept to a minimum, and for switching off phones and devices.
Header image © Marco Borgrevve
Booking
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
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.
Refunds and Exchanges
If you can no longer use 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.
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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
Your Visit and Access
Getting to LSO St Luke's
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What to Expect
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Accessibility
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