LSO: Vaughan Williams’s A Sea Symphony listing on Broadway Baby

Celebrate 20th-century British treasures from Elizabeth Maconchy to Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Join the London Symphony Orchestra and their new Chief Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano, for this celebration of early 20th-century works.

The concert opens with the dreamlike Nocturne for Orchestra by Elizabeth Maconchy. A former student of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Maconchy has been described as one of the most substantial composers these islands have yet produced (The Independent). The Nocturne is performed alongside Erich Korngold's Violin Concerto, which finds inspiration from melodies of 1930s Hollywood. Virtuoso violinist Vilde Frang, hailed by The Arts Desk as the 'reigning queen of [the] concerto', performs the solo.

The evening is brought to a powerful close with Vaughan Williamss A Sea Symphony: a euphoric portrayal of the oceans strength and beauty. The Edinburgh Festival Chorus and award-winning soloists Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and Will Liverman add their celebrated vocals.

Supported by Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund

and Geoff and Mary Ball

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Antonio Pappano Conductor

Edinburgh Festival Chorus

James Grossmith Chorus Director

Vilde Frang Violin

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha Soprano

Will Liverman Baritone

Maconchy Nocturne for Orchestra

Korngold Violin Concerto in D, Op.35

Vaughan Williams Symphony No.1 A Sea Symphony*

*Sung in English with surtitles

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