Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 5

7 Dec 2018, Barbican, London

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大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2018-19 Season Rafael Payare conducts Shostakovich Symphony No 5

19:30 Fri 7 Dec 2018 Barbican, London

Love and death collide with wit and irreverence in a programme of contemporary classics, which has one of the century鈥檚 most powerful symphonies at its heart.

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大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican: Classical for Starters

Hear some of the most-loved music from the classical repertoire. Come to a concert.

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Programme

- - Richard Strauss
  - Till Eulenspiegel鈥檚 Merry Pranks
- - Alban Berg
  - Seven Early Songs
- - Dmitry Shostakovich
  - Symphony No. 5 in D minor

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About This Event

Beauty, eroticism and tenderness all jostle for supremacy in Berg鈥檚 exquisite Seven Early Songs, performed here by the distinguished German soprano Dorothea Roschmann, who makes her much-anticipated debut with the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Strauss鈥檚 musical portrait of the mischievous folk-hero Till Eulenspiegel makes a lively opener, while Shostakovich鈥檚 Fifth Symphony 鈥� a bold, bitter work of musical protest 鈥� reveals the darker side of the age. Dynamic young conductor Rafael Payare, one of the fastest rising stars of the orchestral world, directs.