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Pekka Kuusisto conducts the world premiere of a new work by award-winning composer Isobel Waller-Bridge and presents his own distinctive take on Vivaldi’s masterpiece.
Experience a free bite-sized concert of music inspired by the forces of nature, by composers from Iceland, Estonia, Finland and Sweden, performed and directed by Pekka Kuusisto.
Experience ‘the quintessential environmental movie’ (The Guardian) on the Royal Festival Hall’s huge screen, with Philip Glass’s influential minimalist score played live.
Experience the UK premiere of a violin concerto by Bryce Dessner, member of the band the National, and Starvinsky’s thrilling The Rite of Spring conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali.