London Symphony Orchestra

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Sir Antonio Pappano conductor

Denis Kozhukhin piano

London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 Op. 37

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 Op. 74 Pathétique

In his Third Piano Concerto, by turns tempestuous, tuneful and tender, Beethoven typically transformed any passing hints of pessimism into an ending of ebullient, unalloyed joy. Tchaikovsky, by contrast, concluded his symphonic swansong, premiered just nine days before his untimely death from cholera, with a headlong descent from the heady heights of euphoria into the dark depths of despair – and yet the Pathétique Symphony still lives on as one of the most poignantly personal last testaments in all of Western classical music.

One of the world’s finest ensembles, the London Symphony Orchestra makes its annual visit to the Brighton Festival under its Chief Conductor, Sir Antonio Pappano, cementing a musical partnership that just goes from strength to strength.

They’re joined by expatriate Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin, who won First Prize in the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2010 and has recently performed concerts for the Barenboim-Said Foundation in aid of Ukrainian refugees.

Supported by Prof David Gann CBE FREng

Classical Music
Fri 8 May, 7.30pm

£15, £20, £27.50, £35, £40 Under 30's £25 (Limited)*

This event is taking place at Brighton Dome Concert Hall

Ages 5+, no unaccompanied Under 14s in the venue

Reserved Seated

★★★★★ '….this stupendous Prom performance conducted by Antonio Pappano, the London Symphony Orchestra played with phenomenal virtuosity'
Richard Morrison, The Times
Antonio Pappeno wearing a blue suit smiling, leaning his arm on a wooden chair
About Sir Antonio Pappeno
One of today’s most sought-after conductors, Sir Antonio Pappano is renowned for his charismatic leadership and inspiring performances across both symphonic and operatic repertoires.

He is Chief Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, and Conductor Laureate of the Royal Opera and Ballet Covent Garden and Music Director Emeritus of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, having held the position of Music Director at both institutions from 2002-2024 and 2005-2023 respectively.

Nurtured as a pianist, repetiteur and assistant conductor at many of the most important opera houses of Europe and North America, including at the Lyric Opera of Chicago and several seasons at the Bayreuth Festival as musical assistant to Daniel Barenboim, Pappano was appointed Music Director of Oslo’s Den Norske Opera in 1990, and from 1992-2002 served as Music Director of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. From 1997-1999 he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Steinway concert piano chosen and hired by the Brighton Festival is supplied and maintained by Steinway & Sons, London.

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*There is a £3.50 per order charge for all phone and online bookings (not applicable to Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival members)

**Stage timings are subject to change