Name: Britten And Haydn 'London' Symphony
Start: 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Barbican Centre

Admin

London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Barbara Hannigan

Orchestra

Singer

Stéphane Degout

Soloist

Barbican Centre

Britten And Haydn 'London' Symphony

London

United Kingdom

Public

Concert

Le Festin de l'araignée, Op. 17

Histoires naturelles ( arr.Anthony Girard)

The Illuminations

Symphony No. 104 in D major (London Symphony)

Rahul Karaguppi

Approved

Britten And Haydn 'London' Symphony: Le Festin de l'araignée, Op. 17 Roussel, A. (+3 More)

The Concert
Albert Roussel and Maurice Ravel paint vivid portraits of the animal kingdom, Benjamin Britten conjures up a savage parade, and Joseph Haydn takes a trip to London for his final symphony.

The Music
Roussel’s Le festin de L’araignée (The Spider’s Feast) weaves a delicate web of sound around a brutal tale of insect carnage. Ravel creates a magical language for an eccentric group of beasts in Histoires naturelles, including a narcissistic peacock and an anxious cricket.

In Britten’s sensuous Les illuminations, the soprano soloist holds the key to a magical world – a ‘savage parade’. Back in London, Haydn’s Symphony No 104 channels the hectic energy of the city, finishing with a riotous folk-like finale.

The Performers
The LSO is joined by the wonderful baritone Stéphane Degout, while the sensational Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts simultaneously in the Britten.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble