In his first concert at the Barbican as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo will conduct the premiere of a new work by Tristan Murail, the Piano Concerto No 1 by Shostakovich with Olli Mustonen (piano) and Sergei Nakariakov (trumpet) and Mahler’s Symphony No 1. Venue Barbican Hall at 19.30.
Daniel Harding will conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in a performances of Schubert’s Eighth “Unfinished” Symphony and Act II of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Matti Salminen takes the part of King Marke, Peter Seiffert sings Tristan and Katarina Dalayman sings the part of Isolde. The concert is at the Barbican Hall starting at 19.30
Pekka Kuusisto directs the Britten Sinfonia in a programme that includes Britten’s Serenade for tenor horn and strings (the tenor is Mark Padmore) and also works by Bartok, Tuur, Pärt and others. The venue is the Milton Court Concert Hall. The concert starts at 19.30. Tickets can be booked through the Barbican Box Office.
The Scandinavia Show is the only UK show dedicated to showcasing the best of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The show incorporates design, travel, lifestyle, fashion, culture, music and food. It will be held this year at Tobacco Dock, Wapping. For further information and tickets go to www.scandinaviashow.co.uk. To get a discount on the […]
Wednesday 9 October 2013, 7 – 9pm Lizzie Thynne’s new documentary explores her Finnish family’s history prompted by the letters, objects, and photographs left in her mother, Lea’s, apartment. Fragmented memories, dreams, and diary entries are juxtaposed with the director’s journey to significant places and people in that history from during and after the Russo-Finnish […]
The Finnish Art Group is holding its autumn exhibition at the Finnish Church, access available at the usual opening times of the Church.
The Photographers Gallery is presenting Home Truths: Photography, Motherhood and Identity an exhibition exploring representations of motherhood through the works of eight contemporary artists including Elina Brotherus
Karita Mattila sings the role of Marie in Alban Berg’s Wozzeck. Sir Mark Elder conducts and Simon Keenleyside sings the title role of the poor soldier who tries to support his girlfriend Marie and their young son while battling mental illness. When the brutal Drum Major seduces Marie, Wozzeck is driven to violent action. The […]
Kimmo Pohjonen, Samuli Kosminen and the Kronos Quartet will perform Uniko which was originally commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and first performed in Helsinki in 2004. The Kronos Quartet is well-known for commissioning new and challenging work for their genre. By commissioning Kimmo Pohjonen and Samuli Kosminen their extraordinary skills at stretching and reinventing their […]
Oddarrang is an experimental Finnish band whose music defies being placed in any one genre but in which can be heard influences of jazz, classical, world music and post-modern rock. The instrumental line-up is trombone, cello, guitar, acoustic bass and drums. The concert starts at 6.15pm so you could also book for the following concert […]