Mike Batt: Symphony No. 1 'Ukraine'
London Symphony Orchestra, Mike Batt
Batt has created a work of gravity and conviction, strengthened by a terrific performance from the London Symphony Orchestra. Batt's musical language holds some echoes of late Mahler, with its...
Mike Batt: Symphony No. 1 'Ukraine'
London Symphony Orchestra, Mike Batt
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Batt has created a work of gravity and conviction, strengthened by a terrific performance from the London Symphony Orchestra. Batt's musical language holds some echoes of late Mahler, with its...
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Mike Batt: Symphony No 1 “Ukraine” The London Symphony Orchestra are on the top of their game as they perform this vibrant new symphony from Mike Batt, the first of several forthcoming classically-driven pieces by the composer. This is the accessible, melodic face of modern classics, motivated by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, but it can be heard without that connection being made.
In turns violent, sweet, brutal and romantic, Batt’s score will resonate with a wide audience. It is not background or minimalistic in nature. It is not academically constructed, but written from the heart by a veteran orchestral composer who has felt the urge to express himself powerfully.
The 37-minute symphony is in four movements, and the PR campaign will begin with short, bite-sized clips on social media, leading to a fuller campaign as the release date approaches. Batt will appear on a succession of radio and TV for interviews supporting the release, under the stewardship of Republic Media. The sessions with the LSO (conducted by the composer) were recorded on video and will feature a full-length YouTube video, along with other visual content.
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Mike Batt on Symphony No.1, 'Ukraine'
15th Jun 2026
From conducting the furniture in Schubert's ninth symphony as a boy, to releasing his own first symphony on 1st June, there's far more to Mike Batt than you may realise. He spoke to us about the journey that brought him to write this engaging work, and his endless fascination with the orchestra.
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September 2026
Batt has created a work of gravity and conviction, strengthened by a terrific performance from the London Symphony Orchestra. Batt's musical language holds some echoes of late Mahler, with its mercurial shifts of mood, dense harmonies and soaring brass lines.
6th June 2026
this is an emotionally charged, exciting piece of orchestral music that would work brilliantly as a film score...Batt draws punchy playing from the London Symphony Orchestra, the brass especially impressive.
