On Tour in Hamburg

The Concert

Dreams and fantasies from the revolutionary Pierre Boulez to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.

The Music

Berlioz’s Le corsaire Overture is a colourful mix of his love for Byron, piracy and a failed affair. Boulez’s Mémoriale is a contemplative work, dense with emotion, while Livre pour cordes explores intricate string textures and innovative structures. Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is a wild ride through a drug-fueled hallucination, full of astonishing orchestral effects.

The Performers

Sir Antonio Pappano take us on a thrilling journey through Boulez’s complex textures and Berlioz’s vivid imagination in this captivating programme.