Performance

Venue	Barbican Centre
	Also: Barbican Theatre,Barbican Hall. Guildhall School of Music and Drama Theatre, Cinema1,Cinema2,Gallery, Silk Street Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	18th April 2008
To	18th April 2008
When	19:30
Prices	From £8.00. To £24.00.
Barbican Centre (V371)
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BBC Symphony Orchestra

Work:: BBC Symphony Orchestra (S724982131)

Production:: (T0523579743)

Two evocative orchestral suites performed in the context of performances of scenes from Shakespeare's original play, transporting audiences to Prospero's magical island. Brett Dean's clarinet concerto was premiered in Brisbane in 1995. The Ariel of the title refers to the daughter of actor/director Paul Michael Glaser, who died of Aids, aged 7, in 1988, after her mother Elisabeth had contracted the virus through a blood transfusion.

Conductor	John Storgads
Performer	Michael Collins (clarinet)
Music	Brett Dean (Ariel's Music - UK premiere)
Music	Sibelius (The Tempest Suite)

Listing:: L01219703520

Production details

Two evocative orchestral suites performed in the context of performances of scenes from Shakespeare's original play, transporting audiences to Prospero's magical island. Brett Dean's clarinet concerto was premiered in Brisbane in 1995. The Ariel of the title refers to the daughter of actor/director Paul Michael Glaser, who died of Aids, aged 7, in 1988, after her mother Elisabeth had contracted the virus through a blood transfusion.

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