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Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.

Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique – plus a young Mozart dances on the violin.

Dreams and fantasies from enigmatic Szymanowski to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.

Dreams and fantasies from the revolutionary Pierre Boulez to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.

With the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Antonio Pappano, global champions of the classical music scene come together at the Hamburg International Music Festival. The LSO stands out in the exuberant music scene of the UK’s capital city as an orchestra with international claim to leadership and has in Pappano a principal conductor whose global career seeks peers. In their programme, the musical power couple combines two French composers, who fearlessly pushed boundaries in their respective time: Hector Berlioz and Pierre Boulez.

Her playing is as precise as it is almost uninhibitedly lyrical, she warms, she enchants,« enthused the Süddeutsche Zeitung in 2023 after a concert featuring Lisa Batiashvili. The star violinist is now bringing one of the most beautiful works for her instrument to the Elbphilharmonie: Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto. The London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sir Antonio Pappano will be her congenial partner, opening and closing the evening with works by Mozart fan Richard Strauss. With the mischievous Till Eulenspiegel and the multi-layered, lively »Heldenleben« (A Hero’s Life), Mozart’s masterpiece forms an ingenious concert triad.

Two portraits from a magician of orchestral colour, Richard Strauss – plus a young Mozart dances on the violin.

Dreams and fantasies from the revolutionary Pierre Boulez to Berlioz’s most rock’n’roll work, the Symphonie fantastique.

A thrilling exploration of orchestral colour, drama, and storytelling, featuring Strauss’ mischievous Till Eulenspiegel, Mozart’s elegant Violin Concerto No 5, and the wild, intoxicating journey of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.

A thrilling exploration of orchestral colour, drama, and storytelling, featuring Strauss’ mischievous Till Eulenspiegel, Mozart’s elegant Violin Concerto No 5, and the wild, intoxicating journey of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.