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Strauss: Ein Heldenleben & Don Juan
Bernard Haitink conducts Strauss
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Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben
The music
The performers
- Robin Ticciati conductor
- Vilde Frang violin
Three extraordinary musical stories. A concert to remember.
Ein Heldenleben means ‘A Hero’s Life’, and Richard Strauss was definitely having a bit of a laugh at the expense of his critics when he painted this huge, absurdly entertaining self-portrait of the artist as superhero. Make no mistake though, it sounds incredible, and with conductor Robin Ticciati bringing all his operatic flair to a specially-expanded LPO, it’s just one of three extraordinary musical stories tonight. Sibelius evokes the Middle Ages, and the superb Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang (‘Inspired’ – The Strad) dances her way through Weimar Berlin in Hindemith’s sardonic Kammermusik – written (he said) to celebrate the birthday of a lion.
Wed 18 Nov 2026, 7.30pm
London, Royal Festival Hall
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The conductor Robin Ticciati elicits a gleaming, flowing orchestral performance from the London Philharmonic.
The Guardian
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Robin Ticciati, conductor
Vilde Frang, violin
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