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Carnival of the Animals

Name: Carnival of the Animals
Start: 2026-04-15T19:30:00
Location: Southbank Centre

London Philharmonic Orchestra

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A graceful swan, a waltzing elephant, and a whole chorus-line of high-kicking fossils … when Saint-Saëns wrote his The Carnival of the Animals, his tongue was very firmly in his cheek. But beneath the humour, there’s a real wisdom and warmth to his ever-popular ‘grand zoological fantasy’, and tonight, with the help of Sandra Albukrek’s enchanting animations, it tells a magical new story about humanity’s relationship with nature. Lidiya Yankovskay...

Program

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 7

Composer

Camille Saint-Saëns - The Carnival of the Animals

Ryan Carter - Piano Concerto

Participants

Lidiya Yankovskaya

Conductor

Tomoko Mukaiyama

Piano

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Producer