# Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: Hannah Kendall, Shostakovich & Sibelius

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: Hannah Kendall, Shostakovich & Sibelius at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Wednesday 4 November 2026, 19:00.

- Price: £14–25
- Venue: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DT London
- With: Guildhall Symphony Orchestra, Ryan Sheng
- Get tickets: https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-symphony-orchestra-hannah-kendall-shostakovich-sibelius
- Go to page: https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-symphony-orchestra-hannah-kendall-shostakovich-sibelius

![Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: Hannah Kendall, Shostakovich & Sibelius](https://noky.io/images/615e166f60343fa746c744a26f5eb626aac3bb1b65a3df45f39099dded8af62b-2000.webp)

A symphony orchestra concert playing Hannah Kendall's The Spark Catchers, Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No 2 and Sibelius's Symphony No 1. It is given by the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra with pianist Ryan Sheng, conductor Antoine Veillerette leading the Kendall work, and guest conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen directing the rest of the programme. The pieces move from an electrifying, socially resonant work inspired by a poem about the 1888 Bow Matchgirls' Strike, to a playful yet tender concerto written for the composer's son's piano exam, to a brooding yet romantic symphony.

## Dates

- Wednesday 4 November 19:00 — Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Written by a model, sources: [gsmd.ac.uk](https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/whats-on/guildhall-symphony-orchestra-hannah-kendall-shostakovich-sibelius)

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