Choir
Alena Baeva plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Date night
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Fri, 11 Dec 2026
- Time
- 19:30 · 2h 0m
- Venue
- Barbican
- City
- London
- Conductor
- Nil Venditti
- Tickets
- See booking site
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Summary
Nil Venditti conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican, where Alena Baeva plays Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto alongside works by Manuel de Falla and Gabriela Ortiz.
Why it's fantastic
This evening pairs the folk-infused energy of Spanish ballet music with the soaring melodies of Tchaikovsky’s immensely popular concerto. It is a fantastic introduction to the orchestra’s power, featuring a violin solo so famously demanding it was once considered unplayable, alongside a rare vocal appearance from mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb.
Programme
- 01Manuel de Falla - The Three-Cornered Hat
- 02Gabriela Ortiz - Clara
- 03Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D major
Soloists
- Rihab Chaieb
- Alena Baeva
