Orchestra
Leicester: Manfred Honeck and Vivi Vassileva
Philharmonia Orchestra
- Great for groups
- First-timer friendly
- Early finish
- Date
- Tue, 6 Apr 2027
- Time
- 19:00 · 1h 45m
- Venue
- De Montfort Hall
- City
- Leicester
- Conductor
- Manfred Honeck
- Tickets
- from £15
You'll be taken to the ensemble's official site.
Summary
Manfred Honeck leads the Philharmonia Orchestra at De Montfort Hall, featuring percussionist Vivi Vassileva in MacMillan’s Veni, Veni, Emmanuel alongside works by Pärt and Beethoven.
Why it's fantastic
Experience the visceral thrill of a percussion concerto based on ancient advent plainsong, featuring a soloist who brings immense physical energy to the stage. The evening concludes with a symphony famously used in The King’s Speech, a work defined by its relentless, dance-like rhythms that build to an exhilarating finish.
Programme
- 01Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
- 02MacMillan Veni, Veni, Emmanuel
- 03Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Soloists
- Vivi Vassileva
