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The LSO welcomes composer and conductor Thomas Adès for the first concert in a series exploring Nordic music alongside a selection of his own works.

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London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès

Barbican Centre

Again this year, we invite our audience to experience first performances from four centuries. It is a completely unique way of experiencing the music and its history, where each work can be heard as new, and where the Odense Symphony Orchestra shows the breadth of their musical reach. Impressive baroque overtures by Handel, a classical symphony by Mendelssohn – the lesser-known 1st Symphony – a cornucopia of orchestral sound by Richard Strauss from the 20th century and a premiere performance by the world-famous Danish composer Poul Ruders.

Händel, Mendelssohn & Ruders

Odense Concert Hall

In a dystopian future, women are forced into childbearing servitude by an extremist theocratic regime. Escape is nearly impossible—but Offred, a handmaid, is determined to find a way back to her child, no matter the cost.

Based on the landmark novel by Margaret Atwood, this intense operatic drama gives voice to a terrifying, fictional world that is becoming increasingly prescient.

The Handmaid's Tale

War Memorial Opera House

For the closing concert, there are Swedish folk songs on the program sung by Holsted Church's talented youth choir together with Ensemble Storstrøm.

The ensemble also presents a fantastic piano quintet with African-American inspiration by Florence Price and Hungarian and Russian takes on folk music in the classical rounding off the theme with folkloric charm.

Closing concert

Holsted Kirke

Mahan Esfahani has made it his life’s mission to rehabilitate the harpsichord, bringing it into the mainstream of concert instruments. Performances by the Iranian-born harpsichordist leave critics breathless and audiences rapt—his light touch and superhuman agility conjuring interpretations that are “exquisite beyond measure” (Los Angeles Times).

Composer

Poul Ruders

Events

Past events

Oct 19, 2025

London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès · Barbican Centre

Nov 21, 2024

Händel, Mendelssohn & Ruders · Odense Symphony Orchestra

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