Berlioz鈥檚 鈥楽ymphonie fantastique鈥�
19:30
Sat 8 Aug 2026
Royal Albert Hall
Programme
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1(11 mins)
- Dante 鈥� Part 2: Purgatorio(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphonie fantastique(49 mins)
Performers
- Thomas Ad猫sconductor
Composers
Berlioz鈥檚 鈥楽ymphonie fantastique鈥�
Does the Devil really have all the best tunes? When it comes to classical music, he just might. Thomas Ad猫s conducts The National Youth Orchestra 鈥� over 150 of Britain鈥檚 most talented teenagers 鈥� in a thrilling musical journey to Hell and back. Follow Faust into the irresistible, whirling dance of Liszt鈥檚 Mephisto Waltz No. 1; contemplate Purgatory, 鈥榓 sort of pre-dawn, before the sun of Paradise鈥�, in Purgatorio 鈥� the central panel of Ad猫s鈥檚 own Grammy Award- winning, Dante-inspired ballet; and surrender to the vast soundscapes and phantasmagoria of Berlioz鈥檚 Symphonie fantastique, culminating in a horrifying 鈥榃itches鈥� Sabbath鈥�.
Recorded for broadcast on 91福利社 TV and 91福利社 iPlayer
Thomas Ad猫s 漏 Mathias Benguigui
