On Wednesday 10 May, our Journeys of Discovery series continued with Psychedelia in Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, a concert of works that featured music born from the deepest parts of the human psyche, concluding with the serene to the demonic scenes of Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique, conducted by Vasily Petrenko.
What goes into a design?
We commissioned design agency D8 to create a visual story of our Journeys of Discovery season with our Music Director Vasily Petrenko, a journey through the facets of the human character with music as our guide in concerts at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. Read on for a breakdown of the elements that make up the design and the inspirations and stories behind them.
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This Thursday we take on Mahler’s Symphony No.3 - a symphony filled with music of life-enhancing physicality and breathtaking melodic beauty… and bells.
