Debussy and John Adams: Symphonic Reimaginings

Dates
23 June 2023, 7:30pm

Venue
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX

Tickets
Standard entry £5–⁠£20, Concessions 25%

Tickets are sold through the Southbank Centre website. Please note that ticket prices above exclude the £3.50 booking fee – visit the website for more details.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa painting

23 June 2023, 7:30pm

Venue
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX

Tickets
Standard entry £5–⁠£20, Concessions 25%

Tickets are sold through the Southbank Centre website. Please note that ticket prices above exclude the £3.50 booking fee – visit the website for more details.

Ryan Bancroft conductor
RCM Symphony Orchestra

Hannah Kendall The Spark Catchers
Debussy La mer
John Adams Harmonielehre

Conductor Ryan Bancroft leads the RCM Symphony Orchestra through enchanting works from Debussy, John Adams and Hannah Kendall.

First, hear The Spark Catchers by RCM alumna Hannah Kendall which was inspired by a poem written by Lemn Sissay for the 2012 London Olympics.

Following this moving work, hear Debussy's La mer – an evocation of the power of the ocean – followed by Adams' Harmonielehre, which took inspiration from a dream about a sailing oil tanker that turned into a rocket.

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