Beethoven 5 & Gubaidulina’s Offertorium
General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 20 October. Join the Friends to access priority booking.
Artists
Thomas Hengelbrock – conductor
Daniel Hope – violin
Programme
Beethoven Overture, The Creatures of Prometheus
Gubaidulina Offertorium
— Interval —
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Drama, transcendence and Beethoven at his most electrifying shape this extraordinary programme.
Thomas Hengelbrock opens with Beethoven’s Prometheus Overture, music of theatrical flair, restless energy and irrepressible invention. Daniel Hope brings his characteristic insight and lyricism to Sofia Gubaidulina’s Offertorium, a violin concerto of profound spiritual intensity whose continual transformations unfold with luminous beauty and quiet mystery.
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 crowns the evening with one of music’s most gripping dramatic journeys. From its iconic opening motif to the blazing affirmation of the finale, every note drives towards a hard-won sense of triumph. Heard alongside Gubaidulina’s visionary masterpiece, the symphony becomes part of a larger meditation on struggle, transformation and redemption, revealing new resonances in one of the repertoire’s most familiar works.
Gubaidalina’s Offertorium is supported by the Royal Philharmonic Society, with a grant from the RPS Ambach Fund.
Beethoven 200 is made possible by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, founding supporters of the Philharmonia Creative Futures Fund. Cockayne Grants for the Arts is a Donor Advised Donor Fund, held at The Prism Charitable Trust.
Need to know
Prices & Discounts
From £15
Multibuy offer available; under-18s and concessions discounts available.
The price of each ticket includes a £2 restoration levy which will be shown as part of your total at checkout. The restoration levy goes towards the upkeep and improvement of Southbank Centre’s historic venues.
The price also includes a £3 booking fee per transaction. This fee will be added to your total at checkout.
A limited number of £10 tickets are available for first time bookers in the rear stalls. If you have never booked with us before and create an account, the discount will apply automatically.
Running time
1 hr 50 mins, including an interval
Recommended age
From 7+
Programme notes
Printed programmes will be available at the venue. Digital programme notes will be available a week before the concert.
Box office
Philharmonia Box Office: 0800 652 6717
Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm
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