On Tour in Paris
Sir Simon Rattle, Krystian Zimerman and John Scofield
Tuesday 14 January 2025 • 8pm
This event has passed.
The Concert
Michael Tippett
Ritual Dances
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Sco – Concerto for Guitar
Interval
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 4
Sir Simon Rattle conductor
Krystian Zimerman piano
John Scofield guitar
London Symphony Orchestra
Tickets
Tickets €70–€87
Available from Philharmonie de Paris
The Concert
The London Symphony Orchestra’s second concert in Paris with Sir Simon Rattle features the same winning combination as the previous programme, including a 20th-century piece, and a new contemporary work.
The Music
Tippett’s ‘Ritual Dances’ are from his ravishing opera The Midsummer Marriage, a work brimming over with mythology, symbolism and psychological journeys.
Turnage has worked with legendary jazz guitarist John Scofield for over two decades, and the French premiere of Sco, a new Guitar Concerto, is a landmark moment in the repertoire – commissioned to celebrate Sir Simon Rattle’s 70th birthday.
Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 4 is filled with melodic and harmonic innovations that challenged conventions of the time.
The Performers
Sir Simon Rattle leads the LSO players across a glorious range of orchestral colours and styles, joined by the legendary John Scofield for a brand new Guitar Concerto and the renowned Krystian Zimerman on piano.
