Hill Auditorium
London Symphony Orchestra
with Maxim Vengerov, violin
Early access for renewing subscribers
starts Tue Apr 28
The resident orchestra at the Barbican, the LSO returns for its first UMS performances in over 50 years, led by chief conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, who makes his UMS debut.
London boasts many wonderful orchestras, and the London Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1904, is both the oldest and widely considered the best, with a reputation for quality, daring, ambition, and a commitment to sharing the joy of music with everyone.
This first of two UMS presentations with the LSO features violinist Maxim Vengerov performing Beethoven’s exquisite violin concerto 200 years after the composer’s death, followed by Shostakovich’s tragic and powerful Symphony No. 8, composed during World War II.
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 in c minor, Op. 65
The LSO’s performances at UMS are the center of a larger residency that focuses on arts and wellness, including musical engagements on the wards of U-M hospitals, community work addressing social isolation and loneliness, and additional opportunities to be announced.
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- Permanently Endowed Support for Sir Antonio Pappano: The Menakka and Essel Bailey Endowment Fund for International Artistic Brilliance
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London Symphony Orchestra
with Maxim Vengerov, violin
Hill Auditorium
Season tickets on sale Tue May 5
Early access for renewing subscribers
starts Tue Apr 28
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One of today’s most sought-after conductors, Sir Antonio Pappano is renowned for his charismatic leadership and inspiring performances across both symphonic and operatic repertoires. He is Chief Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Conductor Laureate of the Royal Opera and Ballet Covent Garden and Music Director Emeritus of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, having held the position of Music Director at both institutions from 2002-2024 and 2005-2023 respectively. Nurtured as a pianist, repetiteur and assistant conductor at many of the most important opera houses of Europe and North America, including at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and several seasons at the Bayreuth Festival as musical assistant to Daniel Barenboim, Pappano was appointed Music Director of Oslo’s Den Norske Opera in 1990, and from 1992-2002 served as Music Director of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. From 1997-1999 he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Universally hailed as one of the world’s finest musicians, and often referred to as the greatest living string player in the world today, Grammy award winner Maxim Vengerov also enjoys international acclaim as a conductor and is one of the most in-demand soloists.
Born in 1974, he began his career as a solo violinist at the age of five, won the Wieniawski and Carl Flesch international competitions at ages 10 and 15 respectively, studied with Galina Tourchaninova and Zakhar Bron, made his first recording at the age of 10, and went on to record extensively for high-profile labels including Melodia, Teldec and EMI, earning among others, Grammy and Gramophone artist of the year awards.
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