Leia Zhu plays Prokofiev

The music

Ravel Mother Goose Suite (16’) Listen
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 (22’) Listen
Bizet Symphony in C (28’) Listen

The performers

• Nodoka Okisawa conductor
• Leia Zhu violin

Music bursting with summer sunshine to brighten even the chilliest of days.

The nights are drawing in and the sea’s getting distinctly chilly – what better time for a concert full of summer sunshine from conductor Nodoka Okisawa and the London Philharmonic Orchestra? Ravel opens his book of fairytales, and conjures sounds of pure enchantment. The young Bizet pours all his genius into a symphony that seems to dance and glow with sun-kissed melody (you can tell that this is the composer of Carmen). And the phenomenal 19-year-old violinist Leia Zhu weaves her spell in Prokofiev’s shimmering First Violin Concerto: believe us, it’s going to be magical.

Pre-concert event, 2.15pm

Enjoy a free performance by Soundcastle’s People’s Music Collective in the Congress Theatre foyer. Soundcastle is a dynamic arts organisation that empowers communities through creative music-making, championing collaboration, wellbeing, and the joy of musical discovery.