Symphony Kūkai (空海) - Journey to the Eighth Century
Details
*Please buy a ticket before marking your attendance - see below to book*
Join for a unique evening of large-scale choral and symphonic music performed by leading musicians from London and Beijing, including the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Choir.
Symphony Kūkai is written as both a tribute and meditation and shifts between moments of luminous stillness and surging grandeur.
At its heart lies the essence of the 9th century Buddhist monk Kūkai’s extraordinary journey: his perilous voyage to Tang China in pursuit of Buddhist teachings, his devotion to sharing that wisdom on his return, and the enduring message of harmony.
PROGRAMME
Zou Ye: Kūkai Symphony for orchestra & chorus
(performed in Mandarin with English surtitles)
PERFORMERS
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa conductor
Central Conservatory of Music Choir (China)
London Philharmonic Choir
TICKETS
Full price tickets range from 9.5 - £44 (+booking fee). The booking page can be found here:
https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/symphony-kukai/
I am in seat N46 and N45 on the balcony with a friend if anyone wishes to sit nearby. We're very friendly!
We will meet to say hello to each other before the concert, and then go for a drink nearby afterwards.