Royal Albert Hall
Mark Simpson: The Immortal London première
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique'
Christopher Purves baritone
London Voices
Crouch End Festival Chorus
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena conductor
Life and death collide in a concert that explores what lies beyond the limits of human existence. In his passionate Sixth Symphony, which Tchaikovsky described as 'the best thing I ever composed or shall compose', he re-imagined what the symphony could be, daring to face death with uncertainty. The BBC Philharmonic's Composer in Association, a former BBC Young Musician winner and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Mark Simpson, also looks to the afterlife in his critically acclaimed oratorio 'The Immortal'. Inspired by Victorian seances, he conjures up eerie visions of a world beyond.
Mark Simpson: The Immortal London première
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique'
Christopher Purves baritone
London Voices
Crouch End Festival Chorus
BBC Philharmonic
Juanjo Mena conductor
Life and death collide in a concert that explores what lies beyond the limits of human existence. In his passionate Sixth Symphony, which Tchaikovsky described as 'the best thing I ever composed or shall compose', he re-imagined what the symphony could be, daring to face death with uncertainty. The BBC Philharmonic's Composer in Association, a former BBC Young Musician winner and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, Mark Simpson, also looks to the afterlife in his critically acclaimed oratorio 'The Immortal'. Inspired by Victorian seances, he conjures up eerie visions of a world beyond.
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