Maxim Vengerov and the Oxford Philharmonic at the Barbican
Maxim Vengerov and the Oxford Philharmonic at the Barbican
Silver Jubilee Celebration
Monday 6 February 2023
Barbican Hall, London, 19:30
Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 *
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Maxim Vengerov violin
Marios Papadopoulos conductor
London calls for this special appearance at the Barbican Centre. Longstanding friend Maxim Vengerov joins the Orchestra, bringing with him a work all about companionship and deep musical relationships: the radiant Violin Concerto that Felix Mendelssohn conceived as a gift for his own close musical confidante, Joseph Joachim. Marios Papadopoulos closes the concert with Brahms’s irresistible second symphony − a beauteous, undulating orchestral journey through shadows towards light.
Tickets £60 £45 £32 £22 £15
*Please note this change in programme.
Tickets £60 £45 £32 £22 £15
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