Academy of Ancient Music
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
With Haydn's Trumpet Concerto
with David Blackadder (trumpet), directed by Laurence Cummings
On a magical island, a young hero makes sweet music with a beautiful sorceress. In old Vienna, a veteran composer encounters a fabulous new instrument – and finds he’s young again. And Ludwig van Beethoven hears the thunder of Fate itself, in a symphony that echoes down the centuries.
Sounds extraordinary? Well, that’s the thing with AAM: we’re all about the adventure; taking you to times and places where the sounds are elegant but the emotions run wild. A sparkling trumpet concerto, the world’s most famous symphony and a woman of genius from 18th-century Denmark: we’ll meet them all. Expect tenderness, rage and unbridled joy.
- Wed 16 October 2024
- Barbican Hall, London
- 7:30pm
- From £18
Full Event Details
Struggles, seduction and sparkling wit: Laurence Cummings and AAM play Beethoven, Haydn and Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt.
On a magical island, a young hero makes sweet music with a beautiful sorceress. In old Vienna, a veteran composer encounters a fabulous new instrument – and finds he’s young again. And Ludwig van Beethoven hears the thunder of Fate itself, in a symphony that echoes down the centuries.
Sounds extraordinary? Well, that’s the thing with AAM: we’re all about the adventure; taking you to times and places where the sounds are elegant but the emotions run wild. A sparkling trumpet concerto, the world’s most famous symphony and a woman of genius from 18th-century Denmark: we’ll meet them all. Expect tenderness, rage and unbridled joy.
Venue Details & Map
Location
Barbican Hall, London
Silk St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DS
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