Philharmonia Orchestra: Colin Currie performs a UK premiere at Royal Festival Hall, London on Thursday 11th December 2014

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Philharmonia Orchestra

Colin Currie performs a UK premiere

Add to my Calendar 11-12-2014 19:30 11-12-2014 21:30 36 Philharmonia Orchestra The Philharmonia is proud to present James Macmillan's latest exhilarating masterwork played by its dedicatee Colin Currie. Currie was recently described by The Spectator as 'the world's finest and most daring percussionist.' The work is performed alongside two popular choreographic classics that distill the bracing dance rhythms of Hungary and Russia into musical gold. Royal Festival Hall, 6pm. Pre-concert talk.Southbank Centre Head of Classical Music Gillian Moore, Colin Currie and James MacMillan discuss his new percussion concerto. Free. Royal Festival Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX
England

Thursday 11th December 2014
7:30 PM

Programme

Zoltán Kodály – Dances of Galánta
James MacMillan – Percussion Concerto no.2
Sergey Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet, Op.64: Excerpts

Performers

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – Conductor
Colin Currie – Percussion

Philharmonia Orchestra

Programme Note

The Philharmonia is proud to present James Macmillan's latest exhilarating masterwork played by its dedicatee Colin Currie.

Currie was recently described by The Spectator as 'the world's finest and most daring percussionist.'

The work is performed alongside two popular choreographic classics that distill the bracing dance rhythms of Hungary and Russia into musical gold.

Royal Festival Hall, 6pm. Pre-concert talk.
Southbank Centre Head of Classical Music Gillian Moore, Colin Currie and James MacMillan discuss his new percussion concerto. Free.

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