A giant temporary stage in Trafalgar Square will host Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra with young musicians from the pioneering LSO East London Academy and 14-year-old violinist Leia Zhu for the free BMW CLASSICS concert on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at 6.30pm.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the partnership between BMW and the London Symphony Orchestra. Sir Simon Rattle will take to the stage to conduct musicians of all ages with the London Symphony Orchestra, alongside 20 young musicians from the LSO East London Academy and British-Chinese teenage violin prodigy Leia Zhu, guest soloist for Saint-Saëns’ great violin showpiece “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso”.
The programme features music on a theme of dance and ballet with Dvořák’s “Slavonic Dances”, and Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker” in addition to the first live performance of Ayanna Witter-Johnson’s “DreamCity”.
BMW CLASSICS
London Symphony Orchestra
Sunday August 15, 2021 at 6.30pm
Trafalgar Square, London
Featuring music from Dvořák’s “Slavonic Dances”, Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”, Saint-Saën’s “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso” and the first live performance of “DreamCity” by Ayanna Witter-Johnson.
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