Tickets are available, free of charge, for a concert by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Francesco Coll, that is taking place at Croydon’s Fairfield Halls next Tuesday.

‘Spanish passion’: composer-conductor Francisco Coll is performing in Croydon next week

“Spanish passion, flying tackles and comedy at its juiciest: it’s all about the sensations,” says the BBC as they seek audience members for their recording of the concert which features composer-conductor Coll and pianist Elisabeth Brauss.

“They call it ‘Duende‘ – the untamed passion at the heart of flamenco. For the poet Gabriel Garcia Lorca, it was ‘that mysterious power that everyone feels but no philosopher can explain’, and it’s the driving spirit behind Coll’s Ciudad sin sueño (The city that never sleeps), a piano concerto inspired by an impossible dream.

“Coll has made his concerto the centrepiece of a whole concert inspired by fantasy at it most thrillingly physical.”

And the BBC description continues: “He opens with Honegger’s uninhibited sonic scrum-down before diving into the psychedelic imagination of the young Prokofiev: a musical fairytale where princesses live inside giant oranges and laughter proves an alarmingly potent medicine.

“You’ll already know the tunes: now hear them in 3D and full colour with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.”

The recording takes place on Tuesday, November 17. Doors open at 2.45pm, with the hour-long recording starting from 3pm. Ticket validation is at 1pm. Under-18s must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Not suitable for children under eight years old.

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