Philharmonia: Manfred Honeck and Vivi Vassileva

A classical concert featuring a program that balances grief and joy, including James MacMillan's percussion concerto and Arvo Pärt's Cantus.

The program features Arvo Pärt's Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten, which builds haunting power from simple musical ingredients. The centerpiece is James MacMillan's percussion concerto, showcasing Vivi Vassileva's virtuosity. The concert also includes the slow movement funeral march from Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, followed by its cheerful and triumphant movements.