He said: \u201cClassical music tends to be a relatively inward looking industry and\u2026doesn\u2019t always do a good job of reaching a wider audience. We want to show that it can be part of the wider cultural conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zeffman said that organising the concert proved easier than expected: \u201cWe just asked the Barbican and they were keen. They wanted to be the first concert hall in Europe to hold a major Pride concert.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
TV presenter and Radio DJ Nick Grimshaw is presenting the concert. Zeffman hopes Grimshaw\u2019s involvement will \u201cshow classical music has a broader appeal.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Performers at Classical Pride include the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra<\/a> and soprano Ella Taylor<\/a>. Being a Pride event, the programme only includes pieces by prominent LGBTQ+ composers, including Tchaikovsky<\/a> and a piece by Julian Anderson commissioned for Classical Pride. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Zeffman said: \u201cAs with any concert, you want an engaging concert and we want to show off the best of classical music and across the spectrum that Pride celebrates.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Accompanying Classical Pride is the release of Is a Rose,<\/em> a new album released by Platoon<\/a>. The music is composed by Caroline Shaw<\/a>, and performed by artists at Classical Pride and the Philharmonia Orchestra<\/a>, under Zeffman. It will be performed in full at the concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is a Rose <\/em>includes a surprise bonus track: a cover of Renaissance<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>the main theme of the popular TV series White Lotus,<\/em> performed by Ella Taylor and Philharmonia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mccs-journalism.gold.ac.uk\/wp\/polyphony\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/06\/classical-pride-poster.png\")