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