London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Bruckner may have left his Symphony No 9 incomplete, but it still serves as a summation of his life, heard here in its first three movements. The overwhelming Adagio is the work’s emotional, even religious, heart, while the pounding Scherzo is among the most inspiring of anything Bruckner conceived.

The concert begins with the Cello Concerto of Edmund Finnis, a former LSO Helen Hamlyn Panufnik Composer. The composer describes the work as ‘the most lyrical, intense and emotionally direct music that I have written so far’. Over 20 minutes, Finnis runs the musical gamut of introspective beauty to outward, unrelenting energy. Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is renowned for playing of expressive beauty and power – ideal qualities for Finnis’ shimmering tableaux.








Produced by the London Symphony Orchestra.

Cello Concerto commissioned by the LA Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra.

The work of the Chief Conductor with the LSO is generously supported by Alex & Elena Gerko, and members of the Chief Conductor's Circle.





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