Hannu Lintu makes his debut with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, stepping in for Chief Conductor, Sakari Oramo in a programme of Sibelius, Saariaho, Beethoven and the UK premiere of Brett Dean’s Piano Concerto Gneixendorf Music – A Winter’s Journey with pianist Jonathan Biss on 28 January at Barbican Hall. 

This marks the first of Lintu’s UK visits this spring – he returns on 9 February to conduct the London Philharmonic Orchestra in more Brett Dean – the Viola Concerto with Lawrence Power – together with Mahler’s Symphony No.1.