Fri 23 Oct 2026

• 19:30

  Sakari Oramo conducts Debussy and Shostakovich

  Barbican, London

  Debussy’s 'La mer' crowns a concert that surges with elemental power; whether Britten’s East Anglian seascapes or Shostakovich at his punchiest.

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  Debussy’s 'La mer' crowns a concert that surges with elemental power; whether Britten’s East Anglian seascapes or Shostakovich at his punchiest.

  Programme

  • • • Benjamin Britten
      • Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’
    • • Dmitry Shostakovich
      • Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
    • • interval
    • • Francisco Coll
      • ElysianUK Premiere
    • • Claude Debussy
      • La mer

  Performers

  • Sakari Oramo

    conductor
    conductor
  • Senja Rummukainen

    cello
    cello
  • BBC Symphony Orchestra

  Composers

  • Benjamin Britten
  • Dmitry Shostakovich
  • Francisco Coll
  • Claude Debussy

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