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The 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo, perform Cecilia Damstr枚m's Ice, Detlev Glanert's Harp Concerto with soloist Elizabeth Bass, and Beethoven's Symphony No.4.

Recorded at the Barbican on Friday 30th January 2026, and presented by Martin Handley.

Cecilia Damstr枚m: ICE
Detlev Glanert: Harp Concerto

20.10 Interval

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major

Elizabeth Bass (harp)
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo (conductor)

'A Grecian maiden' was how one 19th-century critic described Beethoven鈥檚 Fourth Symphony, but no words really do justice to the sparkling humour and pure, irrepressible life-force of this firecracker of a symphony. It鈥檚 a perfect counterpart to Detlev Glanert鈥檚 stunning new Harp Concerto 鈥� inspired by the harp鈥檚 ancient roots and glowing with the sunlight of Ancient Greece.

We鈥檙e always excited to perform the music of this wonderfully communicative German composer, and for this performance, inspired by the virtuosity of 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra harpist Elizabeth Bass, Glanert has given the concerto a complete makeover. To open, there鈥檚 a postcard from Finland: Cecilia Damstr枚m鈥檚 evocation of the beauty of winter doubles as an urgent bulletin from the front line of the climate crisis.

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