In this unique world premiere, we hear Laura Bowler’s composition inspired by The White Book by Nobel Prize-winner Han Kang. The work was commissioned by Principal Guest Conductor Barbara Hannigan, who also sings at this performance. With the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and choir.

The White Book

Göteborgs Symfoniker

Composer Laura Bowler’s new work for voice and orchestra is based on Booker and Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang’s The White Book – a poetic meditation on colour, grief and the human spirit. A performer and vocalist herself, Bowler’s settings are sure to make the most of soloist Barbara Hannigan’s theatrical stage presence and their shared flair for the dramatic.

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London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Laura Bowler

Barbican Centre

Laura Bowler is a composer of rare imagination and theatrical flair. Her new work for voice and orchestra is inspired by Booker and Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang’s The White Book – a poetic meditation on colour, grief and the human spirit.

London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan

Canadian Barbara Hannigan is an absolute world star! A unique figure who generously demonstrates her multi-talent as both conductor and singer in one and the same concert. This evening is no exception, when Richard Strauss' music-philosophical masterpiece of Zarathustra, a major work by Ligeti and a world premiere of Laura Bowler are on the program.

Laura Bowler

Events

Upcoming events

14 - 15 Feb, 2026

The White Book · Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Mar 4, 2026

London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Laura Bowler · Barbican Centre

Mar 5, 2026

London Symphony Orchestra/Barbara Hannigan · Barbican Centre

Apr 11, 2026

Hannigan and Zarathustra · Copenhagen Phil

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