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Become River: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Mar 21 2026
18:30
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
London, UK
Cost: £7.5-45
Tickets
ABOUT THIS EVENT

The music

John Luther Adams Become River (16’)
Clarice Assad Terra: Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (European premiere) (22’) Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Desyatnikov) (with live dance) (26’)

The performers

  • Pablo Rus Broseta conductor
  • Jonathan Davies bassoon*
  • Alice Ivy-Pemberton violin

Explore land, water and air before arriving in the city of tango.

Imagine an orchestra as a river. Or a bassoon becoming one with nature, exploring land, water and air. The latest adventure in our Harmony with Nature season begins with a contemporary classic by John Luther Adams. It embraces Terra, Clarice Assad’s Earth-inspired concerto, and it ends amid the changing seasons of Buenos Aires, with a live dance interpretation of Piazzolla’s intimate portrait of the city of tango.



THE VENUE

Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Belvedere Rd
London, SE1 8XX
UK


Phone: +44 20 3879 9555
Website: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/venues/queen-elizabeth-hall/


Adams's swelling orchestral work may be the loveliest apocalypse in musical history. - Alex Ross, New Yorker
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