Events

Event Information:

• Thu

  06

  Oct

  2016

  Symphonic Fantasies London Music from Square Enix®

  8pm to 10pmBarbican Centre

  Purchase tickets at http://lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2016/10/06/490/-/symphonic-fantasies-london

  Music from Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross:

  JONNE VALTONEN Fanfare Overture
  YOKO SHIMOMURA ARR VALTONEN Fantasy I: Kingdom Hearts
  HIROKI KIKUTA ARR VALTONEN Fantasy II: Secret of Mana
  YASUNORI MITSUDA ARR WANAMO Fantasy III: Chrono Trigger / Chrono Cross
  NOBUO UEMATSU ARR VALTONEN Fantasy IV: Final Fantasy

  Eckehard Stier conductor
  Slava Sidorenko piano
  Rony Barrak darbouka
  Yoko Shimomura composer
  Hiroki Kikuta composer
  Yasunori Mitsuda composer
  Nobuo Uematsu composer
  Jonne Valtonen arranger
  Roger Wanamo arranger
  London Symphony Orchestra
  London Symphony Chorus

  Featuring symphonic arrangements from some of Square Enix’s most cherished role-playing franchises, including Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger/Chrono Cross, the critically acclaimed and officially licensed Symphonic Fantasies London is a tour de force of orchestral composition and performance. Conducted by Eckehard Stier, with arrangements by Merregnon Studios’ Jonne Valtonen and Roger Wanamo, Symphonic Fantasies London is the ultimate concert experience for fans of Japanese RPGs.

  Also joining fans, as special guest for the night, is Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura, who’ll appear on stage for a special ticketed, pre-concert talk. Here she’ll talk about her long and highly successful career in video game music, as well as take questions from the audience in what will be an entertaining and informative evening.