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Classical Concerts in London UK A selection of forthcoming live music |
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| 13 March 2014 | |
| 6.30pm Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer Exmouth Market London EC1 United Kingdom Details: John Biggins Web site +44 (0)7976 629435 £10 (includes free glass of wine) | AMORE Collegium Musicum of London Chamber Choir Greg Morris, conductor Music by Purcell, Monteverdi, Lassus, Elgar, Whitacre, Irving Berlin and Lennon and McCartney A programme of a capella choral music from one of London’s leading chamber choirs, AMORE presents songs of love from down the centuries – celebrating the bitter-sweet nature of romantic yearning. From delight to bitterness, from the beautifully refined to the downright coarse, AMORE includes traditional folksongs, courtly madrigals, romantic part songs and twentieth century popular classics - something for anyone who has experienced the joy, and pain, of love. With music by Purcell, Monteverdi, Lassus, Elgar, Whitacre Irving Berlin and Lennon and McCartney. AMORE is the latest irresistible incarnation of CML’s tradition of early evening midweek concerts at its home in Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell. And with a free glass of wine to enjoy – what’s not to love? |
| 17 March 2014 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)844 847 9910 £10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 38, 45, 58 | John Lill 70th Birthday Concert John Lill, piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thomas Dausgaard, conductor Brahms: Tragic Overture Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 Dvorák: Symphony No 8 Join us for the 70th Birthday Celebration of acclaimed British pianist John Lill, performing Rachmaninov’s passionate Piano Concerto No 3. Writing about one of Lill’s performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Independent declared that the pianist is ‘still a majestic presence ... one was immediately drawn in by the unforced, unselfconscious beauty of the sound.’ The Tragic Overture by Brahms was written when the composer was on holiday, expressing what he described as his ‘melancholy nature’. The result is a work full of tempestuous drama and wistful lyricism. Dvorák’s Eighth Symphony is one of his most exuberant works, drawing on Bohemian folk music for inspiration. |
| 18 March 2014 | |
| 7.30pm St Martin-in-the-Fields Trafalgar Square London WC2N 4JJ United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 7766 1100 £20, 15, 10 (restricted view); concessions £18, 13.50, 9 (restricted view) | Brahms Requiem by Candlelight Canticum Mark Forkgen, conductor Brahms: Deutsches Requiem (piano duet version) Byrd: Civitas Sanctis Tui Palestrina: Stabat Mater Tomkins: When David Heard Tallis: Lamentations Part 1 Lotti: Crucifixus |
| 17 March 2014 until 19 March 2014 | |
| 10am Steinway Hall 44 Marylebone Lane London W1U 2DB United Kingdom Details: Web site | BPSE Chamber Music Masterclasses and Competition Chamber Music Masterclasses, with Professor Christoph Richter. This year the event is open to Piano Trios (including strings or wind with piano) 10am-4pm on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 March 2014. Concert/Competition for the Gwyneth George Award, takes place on Wednesday 19 March, at 6.00pm. Participants fee, per ensemble = £80 To enter, Trios should send a biography, name of the work by Beethoven they wish to present and a cheque (payable to EPTA West London) to BPSE Masterclass and Competition, 14a Lakeside Road, London W14 0DU [email opusmusicaconcertsATgmail.com] or contact the BPSE via our contact page. BPSE Chamber Music Masterclasses and Competition In association with the Piano Trio Association Masterclass observers: Non-Members: £10 per day; £15 for two days BPSE/EPTA/ESTA Members: £8 per day; £12 for two days |
| 22 March 2014 | |
| 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church 185 Hermon Hill London E18 1QQ United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)1992 611711 Advance tickets £10 | at the door £12 | Under 18s Free | Baltic Exchange The Meljon Singers Janette Ruocco, conductor A collection of music from a region where the choral music tradition is deeply engrained: the Baltics. Support a local choir whilst being entertained with the music of Estonian and Latvian composers such as Dubra, Pärt and Prauliņš. If you're aware of these composers and/or Meljon, you know you're in for a treat but whether you usually listen to classical, jazz, pop or any other type of music, the beautiful voice of Meljon is bound to inspire! Transport: Tube - South Woodford (Central Line) Buses - 179, W12, W13 & W14 Car parking: Free parking available on nearby streets www.meljon.ticketsource.co.uk |
| 23 March 2014 | |
| 7.30pm St Johns Church Friern Barnet Road London N11 3EQ United Kingdom Details: Web site £10 adults; children under 16 free | Barnet Symphony Orchestra play Beethoven and Brahms Peter Bussereau, violin Barnet Symphony Orchestra Philip Gibson, conductor Glinka: Valse Fantaisie Beethoven: Violin Concerto Brahms: Symphony No 1 Brahms' epic and majestic first symphony along with Beethoven's evocative and stirring violin concerto are two of the highlights of our concert on March 23rd. We hope to see you there! |
| 27 March 2014 | |
| 7.30pm St Andrew Holborn 5 St Andrew Street London EC4A 3AB United Kingdom Details: Eleanor Web site +44 (0)7709 521433 £14 (concessions £10) | There's Something About Mary Orlando Chamber Choir Will Dawes, director There's a lot about Mary, and Orlando Chamber Choir, directed by Will Dawes, performs it for you in a concert with Jacob Obrecht's stunning Missa Sub tuum praesiduum at its core. The programme features rich and sonorous Renaissance polyphony by Palestrina and Victoria, and is interspersed with some of the plainchant antiphons which inspired their compositions. |
| 29 March 2014 | |
| 7.30pm St John's Smith Square London SW1P 3HA United Kingdom Details: Web site | D'Albert: Cello Concerto; Beethoven: Symphony No 9 Raphael Wallfisch, cello Rebecca Goulden, soprano Anna Harvey, alto Stephen Aviss, tenor Matthew Sprange, bass Bach Choir Whitehall Orchestra Nathaniel Vallois, leader Michael Nebe, conductor Eugen d'Albert: Cello Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No 9 This concert marks the 150th anniversary of d'Albert's birth with one of his finest works |
| 1 April 2014 | |
| 1.15pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Katherine Ives Web site +44 (0)20 8348 8716 free | Billroth Quartet Thomas Leate, violin Christian Halstead, violin Simon Ballard, viola James Greenfield, cello William Walton: String quartet No 2 in A minor Other English works to be announced Quartet in Residence |
| 22 April 2014 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)844 847 9910 £10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 38, 45, 58 | Steven Isserlis performs Elgar Steven Isserlis, cello Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Kirill Karabits, conductor Prokofiev: Symphony No.1, 'Classical' Elgar: Cello Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade The great cellist Steven Isserlis performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto, with Kirill Karabits at the helm. Elgar wrote the piece – his last major work – in the wake of the First World War. The Concerto is suffused with desolate beauty, and the human quality of the cello makes it the perfect mouthpiece for such profoundly moving music. Framing the Concerto are works by Prokofiev and Rimsky-Korsakov. Prokofiev’s ‘Classical’ Symphony is a witty tribute to the music of Haydn and his contemporaries, while Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade is a glittering and irresistible score. |
| 6 May 2014 | |
| 1.15pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Katherine Ives Web site +44 (0)20 8348 8716 free | Billroth Quartet with Stephen Hose, piano Thomas Leate, violin Christian Halstead, violin Simon Ballard, viola James Greenfield, cello Stephen Hose, piano Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quintet in A Major, Op 81 Quartet in Residence |
| 14 May 2014 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)844 847 9910 £10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 38, 45, 58 | Charles Dutoit conducts French Masterpieces Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano Stephen Disley, organ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit, conductor Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales Berlioz: Les nuits d’été Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3, 'Organ' Praised by The New York Times for her ‘creamy singing’, mezzo-soprano Susan Graham performs Les nuits d’été by Berlioz: exquisite orchestral songs which make perfect listening for a summer evening. The programme opens with Ravel’s witty Valses nobles et sentimentales, which began life as a piano suite before being transformed by Ravel's unique palette of orchestral colours. Saint-Saëns' ‘Organ’ Symphony is perhaps his most majestic achievement, with an expansive structure, virtuosic display and the grand sound of the organ adding richness to the timbre. |
| 20 May 2014 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)844 847 9910 £10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 38, 45, 58 | Stephen Hough performs Saint-Saëns Stephen Hough, piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Charles Dutoit, conductor Chabrier: España Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No 5, 'Egyptian' Debussy: Images for orchestra Ravel: La valse Stephen Hough is one of the most dynamic and versatile pianists of his generation, and brings his astute insight and finesse to Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No.5. The ‘Egyptian’ Concerto is so called because it was written while Saint-Saëns was staying in Egypt, which he conjures up with exotic, captivating music. We are also transported to warmer climes in Chabrier’s España and Debussy’s Ibéria, the central piece in his magical orchestral Images, which is followed by Ravel’s La valse, an opulent, intoxicating dance. There is no better interpreter of this repertoire than Charles Dutoit, whose deft conducting is sure to make these performances unforgettable. |
| 11 June 2014 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)844 847 9910 £10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 38, 45 and 58 | John Williams performs Concierto de Aranjuez Alexander Shelley, conductor John Williams, guitar Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Elgar: In the South Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez Goss: Guitar Concerto Gershwin: An American in Paris The most celebrated classical guitarist in the world, John Williams, performs what is surely the most popular guitar concerto in the world: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Inspired by the composer’s honeymoon, the Concerto conjures up the palatial gardens at Aranjuez, and, as Rodrigo recalled: ‘the fragrance of magnolias, the singing of birds, and the gushing of fountains’. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra gave the first performance of the new Guitar Concerto by Stephen Goss, a work championed by John Williams. As well as our trip to Spain with Rodrigo, we visit Italy, in Elgar’s sunny In the South, and Paris, in Gershwin’s delightful and humorous work, An American in Paris. |
| 7 November 2014 | |
| St John's Smith Square London SW1P 3HA United Kingdom Details: Web site | Mark Bebbington at St John's Smith Square Mark Bebbington, piano To include: McCabe: Tenebrae |