Stravinsky’s Perséphone

On 6 February, Barbican Hall hosts a rare concert performance of Stravinsky’s Perséphone. The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo, explores one of the most original musical dramas of the 20th century — a mythic tale of love, loss and the eternal cycle of nature.

Written in 1934, Perséphone sits somewhere between ballet, opera and symphonic drama, charged with Stravinsky’s wit, ritual power and emotional depth. The performance features the BBC Symphony Chorus, narrator Amira Casar and tenor Peter Tantsits.

The evening opens with Magnus Lindberg’s Violin Concerto No. 1 — a luminous, lyrical work performed by the acclaimed violinist Lisa Batiashvili, offering a radiant prelude to Stravinsky’s epic score.

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