Organization

Conductor

Anna-Maria Helsing

Instrumentalist

Saxophonist

Jess Gillam

Saxophone

Others

BBC Concert Orchestra

Southbank Centre

Sibelius: Nature, Hope and Beauty

London

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sibelius: Poster

Public

Symphony No. 7 in C Major Op. 105

Saxophone Concerto

Symphony No.3

Approved

South Bank Centre

Music, nature, magic and reality: Sibelius’ mighty Seventh Symphony can sound as if it was wrought from rock, ice and the air itself.

It’s one artist’s response to an age of global crisis – just as Jimmy López Bellido’s Altered Landscapes evokes images of progress, reflection and a world transformed by humanity’s shared experiences in the 21st century.

For López, music can ‘plant a seed of hope and beauty in all of us’, and his colourful, urgently communicative compositions have caused a sensation in the USA.

The BBC Concert Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing brings his message to the UK tonight – and joins Britain’s best-loved saxophonist Jess Gillam on a joyous adventure to another isle of wonder, in Michael Nyman’s exuberant, Shakespeare-inspired modern classic.

English

Sibelius: Nature, Hope and Beauty by Sibelius, Nyman, López Bellido, From (2023/2023), Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing, South Bank Centre, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble

Program, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

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Venues