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Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Barbican Hall

15 Oct 17 – 19 Oct 17, two performances

With gorgeous Mendelssohn and Brahms melodies so excitingly communicated, the only problem will be how to stop singing along....

By Claudia Pritchard on 2/8/2017

Veronika Eberle plays the meltingly lovely Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at the Barbican
Veronika Eberle plays the meltingly lovely Mendelssohn Violin Concerto at the Barbican
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Barbican Hall Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Barbican Hall Claudia Pritchard
Brimming with sweetly lyrical melody and flashes of virtuosic magic, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto from 1844 has become one of the most popular in the repertoire. There’s an opportunity to find out why when the very lyrical German violinist Veronika Eberle plays it with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican.


So popular is the performance sure to be, that there are two chances to hear it (15 and 19 Oct).


The concerto will sit alongside another great favourite – Brahms’s cheerily pastoral Symphony No 2. Written in 1877, it is sometimes compared with Beethoven’s Sixth, the Pastoral, such is its airy, outdoor feel.


These two solidly 19th-century pieces will be joined by some 21st-century innovation: Thomas Adès’s Three Studies from Couperin, which cast the French Baroque composer’s music in vivid new light. Adès is one of the most exciting composers working today. His new opera The Exterminating Angel was a five-star occasion at the Royal Opera House.


All these treats will be under the masterly control of Sir Bernard Haitink, whose quiet authority and meticulous musicianship guarantee a very special evening.

by Claudia Pritchard

What Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, Barbican Hall
Where Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS | MAP
Nearest tube Barbican (underground)
When 15 Oct 17 – 19 Oct 17, two performances
Price £15 - £55
Website Click here for more information and booking



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