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Pictures at an Exhibition
The music
The performers
- Edward Gardner conductor*
- Alina Ibragimova violin
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but music can paint pictures that haven’t even been imagined.
In the dark heart of a continent on the brink of war, a violin catches fire. Three robed priests vent their pain and rage, in molten, tactile paint. And a hut on hen’s legs flies through a fairytale forest. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but music can paint pictures that haven’t even been imagined. Tonight, Edward Gardner is the curator of a sonic picture gallery: presenting powerful 20th-century masterpieces by Mark-Anthony Turnage and Bartók alongside Mussorgsky’s multicoloured, hugely popular Pictures at an Exhibition. Let your ears be your eyes, and hear them come to life.
*Edward Gardner’s position in the LPO is generously supported by Aud Jebsen.
Wed 1 Apr 2026, 7.30pm
London, Royal Festival Hall
Tickets £7 - £70
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Gardner and the LPO have proved themselves yet again to be master storytellers, crafting an evening of brilliance, beauty, and emotional depth.
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