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麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2022-23 Season Sir Andrew Davis conducts A Child of Our Time

麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Sir Andrew Davis conducts A Child of Our Time
19:30 Fri 12 May 2023 Barbican, London
Hope comes from darkness as Sir Andrew Davis conducts a team of world-class performers in Michael Tippett鈥檚 heart-rending A Child of Our Time.
Hope comes from darkness as Sir Andrew Davis conducts a team of world-class performers in Michael Tippett鈥檚 heart-rending A Child of Our Time.

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Tippett鈥檚 A Child of Our Time begins in sorrow: 鈥淭he world turns on its dark side. It is winter.鈥 Composed at the start of the Second World War but provoked by decades of intolerance, Tippett鈥檚 鈥渕odern oratorio鈥 is built around the soul-shaking melodies of African-American spirituals. But the human spirit is unbreakable, and this great British choral masterpiece is anything but a counsel of despair.

Sir Andrew Davis understands that; and after a lifetime championing British music, there are few artists better equipped than our Conductor Laureate to bring out Tippett鈥檚 boundless optimism as well as his burning sorrow. The 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus is joined by a truly exceptional team of soloists, and it all begins with a great leap of hope and joy: the ever-fresh Concerto for Double String Orchestra.

Matthew Brook has had to withdraw from this performance, and we are grateful to Ashley Riches who will perform in his place.