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Classical Concerts in London UK A selection of forthcoming live music |
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| 24 July 2014 | |
| 7pm Britten Theatre Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS United Kingdom Details: Web site | Oliver Rudland: Pincher Martin (first performance) Faust Ensemble Mark Austin, conductor Set during World War II, Pincher Martin, a new opera by Oliver Rudland, based on the novel by William Golding, is an existential re-telling of the 'Don Giovanni' fable. On a lonely islet in the middle of the Atlantic, a stranded naval officer is forced to re-live events from his ruthlessly selfish past. Through his memories and hallucinations, we learn of the terrifying actions which led him to this fateful pass. Using specially-filmed and original archival footage, the opera's innovative cinematic backdrop utterly immerses the audience in Pincher Martin's nightmarish world. Includes a first-night introductory talk by Roger Scruton. |
| 7.30pm St Michael's Church Chester Square London SW1W 9HH United Kingdom Details: Web site | World premiere of Judith Bingham's 'The Very Distant Days' |
| 25 July 2014 | |
| 7pm Britten Theatre Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS United Kingdom Details: Web site | Oliver Rudland: Pincher Martin Faust Ensemble Mark Austin, conductor Set during World War II, Pincher Martin, a new opera by Oliver Rudland, based on the novel by William Golding, is an existential re-telling of the 'Don Giovanni' fable. On a lonely islet in the middle of the Atlantic, a stranded naval officer is forced to re-live events from his ruthlessly selfish past. Through his memories and hallucinations, we learn of the terrifying actions which led him to this fateful pass. Using specially-filmed and original archival footage, the opera's innovative cinematic backdrop utterly immerses the audience in Pincher Martin's nightmarish world. |
| 26 July 2014 | |
| 7pm Britten Theatre Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS United Kingdom Details: Web site | Oliver Rudland: Pincher Martin Faust Ensemble Mark Austin, conductor Set during World War II, Pincher Martin, a new opera by Oliver Rudland, based on the novel by William Golding, is an existential re-telling of the 'Don Giovanni' fable. On a lonely islet in the middle of the Atlantic, a stranded naval officer is forced to re-live events from his ruthlessly selfish past. Through his memories and hallucinations, we learn of the terrifying actions which led him to this fateful pass. Using specially-filmed and original archival footage, the opera's innovative cinematic backdrop utterly immerses the audience in Pincher Martin's nightmarish world. |
| 29 July 2014 | |
| 8.15pm Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel Pilgrim's Place, Rosslyn Hill London NW3 1NG United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 7222 1061 £28 | Nova Music Opera double-bill Nova Music Opera Nova Music Ensemble Richard Williams, director George Vass, conductor Stephen McNeff: Prometheus Drowned Cecilia McDowall: Airborne |
| 30 July 2014 | |
| Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel Pilgrim's Place, Rosslyn Hill London NW3 1NG United Kingdom Details: Box Office Web site +44 (0)20 7222 1061 £28 | Nova Music Opera double-bill Nova Music Opera Nova Music Ensemble Richard Williams, director George Vass, conductor Stephen McNeff: Prometheus Drowned Cecilia McDowall: Airborne |
| 31 July 2014 | |
| 8.15pm Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel Pilgrim's Place, Rosslyn Hill London NW3 1NG United Kingdom Details: Box Office Web site +44 (0)20 7222 1061 £28 | Nova Music Opera double-bill Nova Music Opera Nova Music Ensemble Richard Williams, director George Vass, conductor Stephen McNeff: Prometheus Drowned Cecilia McDowall: Airborne |
| 25 July 2014 until 8 August 2014 | |
| Regent Hall 275 Oxford Street London W1C 2DJ United Kingdom Details: Web site | BPSE Regent Hall Summer Festival Friday 25 July: Bobby Chen Monday 28 July: Yelena Makarova Wednesday 30 July: Han Seul Lee Friday 1 August: Eugene Alcalay Monday 4 August: Mikhail Shilyaev Wednesday 6 August: Tali Margolis Friday 8 August: Riyad Nicolas Programmes to include piano works by Beethoven |
| 9 August 2014 | |
| 10.30am St Sepulchre-without-Newgate Holborn Viaduct London EC1A 2DQ United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)1223 247 027 £30, concessions £15 (advance booking only) | Byrd’s Great Service - lifting the lid on a masterpiece Orlando Chamber Choir James Weeks, director William Byrd: from Great Service: Magnificat, Nunc dimittis and Kyrie William Byrd: Make ye joy to God William Byrd: O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth William Byrd: Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles William Byrd: Even from the depth William Byrd: Come help O God William Byrd: How shall a young man prone to ill William Byrd: O Lord, how long wilt thou forget Join Orlando Chamber Choir for an all-day summer workshop at the National Musician’s Church, directed by James Weeks. The repertoire is based on William Byrd’s magnificent Great Service, written around 1580 when the Anglican style was still in its infancy. The workshop explores how Byrd uses the various voice parts to maximum effect, constantly changing the scoring and creating exciting variations in musical colour and tonality. The Great Service is contrasted with a number of smaller songs, psalms and anthems from the programme below. All choral singers are welcome but pre-booking is essential and good sight-reading skills are a pre-requisite. The ticket price includes scores, interval drinks and cake. |
| 24 August 2014 | |
| 5.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)7976 379 891 £15; concessions £13 | Anita Wardell Quartet Anita Wardell, vocals Robin Aspland, piano Dario Di Lecce, double bass Jon Scott, drums Highgate Jazz Festival Anita Wardell's singing is exciting and breathtaking. She is noted for her mesmerising and captivating vocal improvisations and vocalese lyrics to instrumental solos. Anita is a musician who uses the voice as her instrument, displaying precision and agility, mixed with heartfelt emotion. http://www.anitawardell.com |
| 8.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)7976 379 891 £17.50; concessions £15 | Chris Allard band Chris Allard, guitars Brandon Allen, saxophone Ross Stanley, piano/keyboards Oli Hayhurst, bass Nick Smalley, drums Highgate Jazz Festival 'One of the great guitarists in this country' - Jamie Cullum, BBC Radio 2 Award-winning guitarist Chris Allard is the first choice of many top artists, and has performed at major festivals and prestigious venues around the world. Chris has worked with Jacqui Dankworth, Russell Watson, Tim Garland, John Helliwell (Supertramp), Gwyneth Herbert, Dave O’Higgins, Dame Cleo Laine, Sir John Dankworth, Carleen Anderson, Paul Roberts (The Stranglers), Jamie Cullum, Mike Walker, Dylan Howe, Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd), Steve Furst, Kate Dimbleby, Charlie Wood, Madeline Bell, Gwilym Simcock, the BBC Big Band, and Ken Peplowski, to name but a few. http://www.chrisallard.co.uk/ |
| 6 September 2014 | |
| 7.30pm St John's Smith Square London SW1P 3HA United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 7222 2168 £10-20 | The Tekeyan Cultural Association presents the brilliant Armenian violinist Ani Batikian Ani Batikian, violin Benjamin Frith, piano Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No 3 in D minor, Op 108 Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Khachaturian: Dance for Violin and Piano, Op 1 Khachaturian, arranged Heifetz: Sabre Dance from Gayaneh Khachaturian, arranged Baich: Adagio and Bacchanal from Spartacus Chopin, arranged Milstein: Nocturne Edward Baghdasarian: Rhapsody Roland Roberts: Variations on Mer Hayrenik (the Armenian hymn 'Our Motherland') |
| 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 |
| 13 November 2014 | |
| 7.30pm St James' Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site | Youthful Masterpieces Chris Hopkins, piano Blaze Ensemble George Vass, conductor |