Leila Josefowicz returns to London on 18 May, performing Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with London Symphony Orchestra at Barbican Centre. Under the baton of Susanna Mälkki, this concert is paired with a visit to the Brighton Dome on 17 May. The programme also features Julia Perry’s A Short Piece for Large Orchestra and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra.

Josefowicz is renowned for her dynamic interpretations of 20^th-century repertoire and has a longstanding collaboration with Mälkki, having performed Francesconi’s Duende – The Dark Notes together with the New York Philharmonic earlier this season.