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Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra with Joanna MacGregor
The Madness/Lightness of Being
| JS Bach | Keyboard concerto in F minor BWV 1056 |
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| Alfred Schnittke | Tango in a Madhouse Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra |
| Valentin Silvestrov | Silent Music for Strings |
| Bernard Herrmann | Suite from Hitchcock's Psycho |
| Astor Piazzolla (arr. MacGregor) | Oblivion; Michelangelo; Milonga del Angel; Libertango |
| Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra | |
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| Ruth Rogers | leader |
| Joanna MacGregor | conductor/ piano |
Bach, Schnittke, Hitchcock: Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra brings a cinematic concert to Kings Place as part of its centenary celebrations with Music Director and Principal Conductor Joanna MacGregor. Madness, mayhem and tango entwine for an evening of light and shade featuring Herrmann’s ‘Psycho’, Piazzolla’s ‘Libertango’ and more.
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates one hundred years of music-making with a season of blockbuster concerts, to which Joanna MacGregor brings her trademark imagination and creative flair, presenting the orchestra at the very height of its game.
Alfred Hitchcock’s enduring artistic relationship with the American composer and conductor Bernard Herrmann reached its height with Hitchcock’s film Psycho (1960), whose originality caused audiences to faint with horror. Herrmann arranged his unforgettable score – particularly that shower scene – into an orchestral suite, and here it’s matched with another composer who wrote over sixty film scores, Alfred Schnittke. Schnittke’s brilliantly cinematic piano concerto, a series of short wild scenes culminating in a massive cadenza, is prefaced by Tango in a Madhouse, his bittersweet tango, written as an allegory of oppression under the Soviet Union.
The psychological darkness of the programme is balanced with Bach’s celestial dance, his F minor keyboard concerto, and Ukraine’s most famous living composer Valentin Silvestrov, whose Silent Music for Strings breathes with delicate yearning and nostalgia. The dark and dangerous heart of Piazzolla, in Joanna MacGregor’s blistering tango arrangements, ends the evening with Buenos Aires panache.
‘One the most important British musicians of her generation: Joanna MacGregor’s significance rests not just on her rare ability as a pianist, but also her integrity.’ The Sunday Times
This performance will last approximately 2 hours, including an interval.
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Kings Place Concessions Tickets
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Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.