The Queerguru Team are always looking for new ways to celebrate PRIDE and are thrilled to discover that the Barbican Theatre in London are presenting the first CLASSICAL PRIDE concert given by a major orchestra in Europe.
Oliver Zeffman will conduct the world-renowned City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, an LGTBQ+ community chorus and top international soloists, this concert – presented by the broadcaster and DJ Nick Grimshaw – will celebrate the profound contribution that the LGBTQ+ community makes to classical music.
Soloists Pavel Kolesnikov, Samson Tsoy, Nicky Spence, Davóne Tines and Ella Taylor will join the CBSO and Oliver Zeffman to explore music by LGBTQ+ composers, from Tchaikovsky to Poulenc and Bernstein, Caroline Shaw and a new commission from Julian Anderson. Celebrating these musicians not only for their artistic brilliance but also for their queerness, Classical Pride shows that LGBTQ+ people have always been at the heart of music at its highest level, and promises to be a thrilling evening of outstanding classical music by some of the world’s finest performers.
As if that is not enough proceeds from the concert will go to LGBTQ+ charities –Terrence Higgins Trust, Amplifund and Rainbow Railroad
Classical Pride Fri 7 Jul 2023, 19:30, Barbican Centre
