Thursday Night subscription booking opens on Mon 17 Apr
General booking, including Afternoon Performances, opens on Fri 5 May
Book between 4 and 15 concerts in the BBC SSO’s Thursday Night Series and save up to 30%. Seniors are entitled to an extra 5% off. Your discount will be automatically applied at the online checkout.
Afternoon Performance: Rodrigo Guitar Concerto
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnole (c.15 mins)
FRANCISCO COLL Turia: new version for guitar & large orchestra (UK Premiere) (c.18 mins)
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez (c.24 mins)
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (c.23 mins)
Sean Shibe, guitar
Delyana Lazarova, conductor
“Performers should not be afraid of playing good music” says Sean Shibe – the visionary, multi-award-winning Scottish guitarist who’s single-handedly redefining the way the 21st century thinks of his instrument. “And listeners should try not to be scared of listening to it”. No worries on that score, as Shibe pairs the world’s favourite guitar concerto with the first hearing (in this form, anyway) of a flickering, fantastical modern classic by the innovative Spanish composer Francisco Coll. The passion rises like heat-haze; no wonder, then, that guest conductor Delyana Lazarova has framed it with visions of wonder: Rimsky-Korsakov’s very Russian postcard from Spain, and the sorcery, secrets and ear-tingling sensations of a real BBC SSO favourite, Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’.
Tickets: £15 (unreserved) in advance; £16.50 on the day (unreserved)
Concessions: £6.00 - Under 26s, Students (in full-time education), Registered Unemployed
50% Discount - Registered Disabled
★★★ Age Restrictions: Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult ★★★