Family Concert: Our Precious Planet with the NSO

National Symphony Orchestra
Gavin Maloney conductor
Grégoire Pont illustrator & animator
Jessie Grimes narrator
Catriona Ryan flute
 
Messiaen Extract from Les Offrandes oubliées
Rautavaara ‘Swans migrating’ from Cantus Arcticus
Saariaho ‘Terrestre l’oiseau dansant’ from L’aile du songe
Dani Howard Argentum [Irish Premiere]
Anna Meredith Nautilus (arr. for orchestra) [Irish Premiere]
Adams ‘Panic’ from Doctor Atomic Symphony [Irish Premiere]
Britten ‘Storm’ from Four Sea Interludes (Peter Grimes)
Ginastera ‘Danza del trigo’ from Estancia
Poulenc La baigneuse de Trouville

Marvel at the beauty and fragility of our world in a family concert of sound and storytelling, with Grégoire Pont’s drawings projected live alongside thrilling music from the National Symphony Orchestra. 

Explore the chaos of the Big Bang and the wonders of Mother Earth, meeting a magnificent array of birds, insects, animals and even a few dinosaurs along the way. Discover the terrible destruction as human activity goes into overdrive. Dramatic, moving and at times laugh-out loud funny.

Designed for children aged 5 and up and their families. All are welcome. 

Commissioned by Barbican Centre, London and Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne.

Presented by NCH