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Dorothy Howell Lamia
Florence Price Piano Concerto in One Movement
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4
Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Piano
For centuries, even the most gifted composers have found themselves persecuted or marginalised simply because of who they were. As a gay man in Tsarist Russia, Tchaikovsky knew what it was to be an outsider, and he poured all his emotions into his Fourth Symphony: a no-holds-barred emotional autobiography, pulsing with melody and torn by raw and dangerous passions. ‘Petrenko’s Fourth is a white-knuckle ride’ wrote Gramophone magazine, and he certainly won’t hold back tonight. There’s no shortage of great melodies in the first half of the concert, too, as Petrenko champions Dorothy Howell’s Lamia – a wildly romantic tale of forbidden love – and the lovely piano concerto by the African-American composer Florence Price. Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, making her Royal Philharmonic Orchestra debut, is the soloist in music that was side-lined for decades and is only now receiving its due.
This concert is generously supported by The Tong Family.
Large print versions and digital formats of the programme for this concert are available on request for customers with accessibility requirements. Please email your request to Doran Crowhurst crowhurstd@rpo.co.uk at least one full week before the performance.
Ticket information
Doors: 6.45pm
Concert starts: 7.30pm
Tickets from £15*
Under 18 offers apply: £5 for children aged 7–17 in price bands B–E.
This event is not recommended for children under 5. All customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over.
Student tickets available: book via Student Pulse.
*Booking fees apply online (£3.50) and over the phone (£4). There are no booking fees for Southbank Centre Members and Supporters Circles. For group bookings of 10+, a £1 fee per ticket applies (capped at £30 per booking).
*Prices are subject to change: book as early as you can to secure the best choice of seats at the best possible prices.
RPO Club
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Groups
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Tickets for RPO Brent Members
A limited number of tickets will be available for this performance at a special price for RPO Brent members in price bands B–E.
To book tickets, members should:
- click on the 'Buy Tickets' link above to be transferred to Southbank Centre’s website, followed by 'Book Now'
- click in the top right-hand corner where it says ‘Have a Promo Code?’ and insert your promo code (which was included in your welcome email)
- select your preferred tickets from the available seats.
Tickets will only be available once the event is on sale.
Tickets are limited, so if the offer is not applied, that may be because there are no longer any tickets available for this offer.
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