On Tour in Madrid

The Concert

Four stories of faraway lands, opulence, and scandal. Gustavo Dudamel conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in an extraordinary concert that will delight any self-respecting music lover: Strauss and Ravel. Both geniuses of orchestration, both great experimenters and both admirable composers.

The Music

Richard Strauss’ tone poem Don Juan paints a legendary womaniser unable to outrun his fate. A brash opening leads the way for a mournful, tragic conclusion.

In two nocturnal, billowing portraits, Ravel imagines distant lands: a longing that conjures them before our very eyes. And in a suite drawn from the opera Der Rosenkavalier, Richard Strauss invites us to dance among the colour and movement of Vienna’s bygone golden age.

The Performers

The renowned Gustavo Dudamel has broken boundaries with his bold programming. Joined by acclaimed soprano Marina Rebeka, he leads audiences on a magical journey.