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17 Feb 2017, Barbican, London
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Â鶹Éç Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season Ilan Volkov conducts Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3

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Ilan Volkov conducts Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
19:30 Fri 17 Feb 2017 Barbican, London
Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.
Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.

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Composer Nicola Lefanu takes you through her new piece The Crimson Bird
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Composer Nicola Lefanu takes you through her new piece The Crimson Bird
Soprano Rachel Nicholls and the Â鶹ÉçSO give the premiere on 17th Feb 2017 at the Barbican
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Programme

      • Der ferne Klang - Act 3, Nachtstück
      • The Crimson BirdRPS commission: world premiere
      • Symphony No. 3 in A minor

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About this event

Rachmaninov’s final symphony concludes a concert that includes Franz Schreker’s interlude from his opera Der ferne Klang and a brand new work by Nicola LeFanu.

Nicola LeFanu unveils her new RPS commission, a work for soprano and orchestra, with Ilan Volkov, a passionate champion of the new, on the podium. A child of fin-de-siècle Vienna, opera composer Schreker’s ravishingly beautiful Nachtstück forms the lush opener to an evening that closes with Rachmaninov’s last symphony, which despite having been written far from the composer's homeland, is deeply entrenched in a Russian heritage.

Nicola LeFanu' s The Crimson Bird was made possible by the award of the Royal Philharmonic Society Elgar Bursary.

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