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Sir Antonio Pappano gestures to his right, facing the audience during the bows

On Tour in Hamburg

Sir Antonio Pappano

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Wednesday 4 June 2025 • 8pm

Book Tickets

The Concert

Hector Berlioz
Overture: Le corsaire (8 mins)
Pierre Boulez
Mémoriale
Pierre Boulez
Livre pour cordes
Interval
Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique (52 mins)

Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
London Symphony Orchestra

Tickets

Tickets €17–€157
Available from Elbphilharmonie 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.