Hear the UK premiere of Hallé Featured Composer, Unsuk Chin's shimmering Le Silence des Sirènes, 'a dazzling reflection on Homer's formidable femmes fatales (Financial Times).

Elena Schwarz CONDUCTOR • Faustine de Mones SOPRANO
Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Unsuk Chin Le Silence des Sirènes (UK PREMIERE)
Schubert Symphony No.9, The Great C Major

From its atmospheric beginning, Le Silence des Sirènes evokes vivid imagery of ill-fated ships on top of great, swelling waves: the score is alive with crashing percussion and warning brass interjections, the enigmatic sirens' song provided by Faustine de Mones. Unsuk Chin drew upon several classical sources for the work, including Homer, Joyce and - most notably - Kafka, whose short story gave the work its name.

Britten's Four Sea Interludes opens the programme: orchestral 'scene changes' from his opera Peter Grimes conveying the changing mood of the storytelling, but always with an atmospheric undercurrent of reboding. Schubert's majestic Symphony No.9 will round off the evening, with conductor Elena Schwarz lowing us exactly why it's known as 'The Great'.

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester UK
Full price tickets (inc fees) from €18 to £51
Concessions and discounts available