Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Explore land, water and air with the London Philharmonic Orchestra before arriving in the city of tango, where we’re greeted with dancing alongside the music.
Imagine an orchestra as a river. Or a bassoon becoming one with nature, exploring land, water and air.
The latest adventure in the LPO’s Harmony with Nature season begins with a contemporary classic by John Luther Adams.
It embraces Terra, Clarice Assad’s Earth-inspired concerto, and it ends amid the changing seasons of Buenos Aires, with a live dance interpretation of Piazzolla’s intimate portrait of the city of tango, featuring Strictly Come Dancing‘s Lauren Oakley and Kai Widdrington.
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pablo Rus Broseta conductor
Jonathan Davies bassoon
Alice Ivy-Pemberton violin
Lauren Oakley tango dancer
Kai Widdrington tango dancer
Repertoire
John Luther Adams: Become River
Clarice Assad: Bassoon Concerto (Terra) (European premiere)
Interval
Piazzolla: Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The 4 Seasons of Buenos Aires) arr. Desyatnikov (with live dance)
Need to know
Queen Elizabeth Hall at 5pm: pre-concert talk titled ‘Harmony with our Rivers’. Extreme angler, author and broadcaster Jeremy Wade takes a closer look at our waterways. Free ticket required.
Tickets give you access to this event as well as After Dark: Tango Landscapes in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer at 8.30pm.
Reviews
‘The tenderly beautiful solos (step forward the LPO’s recently appointed co-leader Alice Ivy-Pemberton) were the icing on the deliciously swaying slow-waltz cake.’
The Telegraph
For your visit
This event is held at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.