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Strauss & Saint-Saëns
The music
The performers
- Kahchun Wong conductor
- Iveta Apkalna organ
High-voltage music, big questions, unforgettable moments.
The orchestra pauses, the silence itself seems to quiver – and then with a single, mighty blast, the organ raises the roof. No-one who’s heard Saint-Saëns’s Third Symphony live ever forgets how it got its nickname, and if you haven’t heard it live you haven’t really heard it. That goes double for Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra; one composer’s attempt to retell the entire history of humanity in ear-dazzling orchestral sound. No question, this is a high-voltage concert from guest conductor Kahchun Wong, but at its heart are some big questions: and as Charles Ives demonstrates, they’re no less compelling for being unanswered.
Wed 10 Feb 2027, 7.30pm
London, Royal Festival Hall
Tickets from £19.50 (including a transaction fee of £3.50)
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Phrasing, shaping, dynamic contrasts, instrumental colouring, ensemble unity: these were almost beyond perfection.
The Times on Kahchun Wong
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Kahchun Wong, conductor
Iveta Apkalna, organ
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