Sakari Oramo conducts Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique
19:30
Fri 5 Mar 2027
Barbican, London

鈥淐onvinced that his love is spurned, the artist poisons himself with opium鈥︹�� Berlioz鈥檚 'Symphonie fantastique' is the sonic head-trip to end them all: a high-romantic shape shifting spectacle for unprecedented musical forces. It鈥檚 perfect for a conductor and orchestra with the special rapport of Sakari Oramo and the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.
But that鈥檚 just the half of it, in a concert that begins with the suite that Berg created from his unfinished (and dangerously erotic) opera 'Lulu'. 鈥淚 have never wished to seem any different from what they call me鈥�, sings Berg鈥檚 deadly heroine, and Anu Komsi brings her to life tonight. Silken harmonies, sensual climaxes, musical witchcraft. You might want to hold on to your seats鈥�