“Frustrated in love, a young musician of deep sensitivity and ardent imagination takes opium…” Berlioz’s big-hearted blockbuster, Symphonie fantastique began as a nineteenth century tale of drugs and lust. It became… well, the name says it all, really. This is a sonic extravaganza of gothic horror, hopeless devotion and glorious excess, played by one of the biggest orchestras the world had then seen.

Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique in Aberdeen

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Principal Guest Conductor Ilan Volkov pairs Berlioz's big-hearted blockbuster 'Symphonie fantastique' with one of the best classical music works of the 21st century (The Guardian).

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Sep 29, 2023

Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique in Aberdeen · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Sep 28, 2023

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique · BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

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