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Classical Concerts in London UK A selection of forthcoming live music |
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| 12 December 2019 | |
| 7.30pm St Mary-at-Hill Lovat Lane, Eastcheap London EC3R 8EE United Kingdom Details: Web site Tickets GBP 12, concessions GBP 10, available online and on the door | The Humility of the Shepherds Orlando Chamber Choir William Fairbairn, organ Lucy Goddard, director Vaughan Williams: The truth from above Aleotti: Angelus ad pastores ait Monteverdi: Angelus ad pastores ait Mouton: Quaeramus cum pastoribus De Morales: Missa Quaeramus cum pastoribus Guerrero: Pastores loquebantur Mann: Once in royal David's city Holst: In the bleak midwinter Gallus: O magnum mysterium Aleotti: Facta est cum angelo McGlade: In the bleak midwinter Beamish: In the stillness Willcocks: Lo! he comes with clouds descending Orlando Chamber Choir, organist William Fairbairn and director Lucy Goddard present a grassroots perspective of the Christmas story from the humble shepherds’ point of view. Intimate works by Claudio Monteverdi and Raphaella Aleotti, exciting polyphony by Francisco Guerrero and a Jean Mouton motet set the scene in a programme built around Cristobál de Morales’ Missa Quaeramus cum pastoribus. Contemporary works by Becky McGlade and Sally Beamish complete the picture. There will be audience carols too, with wine and mince pies in the interval. Our raffle proceedings will support the New Horizon Youth Centre. |
| 14 December 2019 | |
| 6.30pm St Cuthbert's Church, Earls Court 50 Philbeach Gardens London SW5 9EB United Kingdom Details: Victor Gomez Web site +44 (0)20 7101 4479 £15 | Mozart Violin Concerto No 1 + Haydn Piano Concerto No 7 Hob XVIII Juan Rezzuto, piano Paola Delucchi, violin WKMT Orchestra Mozart: Violin Concerto No 1 in B major Haydn: Piano Concerto No 7, Hob XVIII |
| 7.30pm Grosvenor Chapel 24 South Audley Street London W1K 2PA United Kingdom Details: Web site £12/10 until Wednesday 11 December, 14/12 thereafter | ¡Navidad en España! - A Spanish Christmas Renaissance Singers David Allinson, conductor A flavour of Iberia, from chapel to street! Our festive programme overflows with the fervour of a Spanish Christmas — from the sublime polyphony of Victoria to infectious, syncopated polyphonic carols (villancicos) by Guerrero or preserved anonymously in the Upsala Cancionero. At the heart of our programme is Victoria’s beloved motet O magnum mysterium and the noble mass setting he based upon it. A selection of seasonal motets will be balanced by the irrepressible rhythms of the street, in devotional villancicos from 16th century Spain. With Spanish wine and festive snacks available to complement the music, this concert should provide a delightful diversion from standard seasonal fare. ¡Feliz navidad! |
| 16 December 2019 | |
| 7.30pm St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site £19-29 | A December Song Lonndon Oriana Choir Dominic Ellis-Peckham, conductor Benjamin Britten: Excerpts from Ceremony of Carols Roxanna Panufnik: The Call Cecilia McDowall: Christ-Child Cheryl Frances-Hoad: The Tym is all Ronne Anna Disley-Simpson: ice-shining, glittering ice (first performance) Herbert Howells: A Spotless Rose Imogen Holst: Joys Seven Mack Wilberg: Ding! dong! merrily on high Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Jolasongur 1891 Join London's most versatile choir for their renowned Christmas performances this December, to include festive choral favourites from Howells, Rutter and Britten alongside music from Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Roxanna Panufnik, Cecilia McDowall, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and the world première from Anna Disley-Simpson. |
| 21 December 2019 | |
| 7.30pm St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site £19-29 | A December Song Lonndon Oriana Choir Dominic Ellis-Peckham, conductor Benjamin Britten: Excerpts from Ceremony of Carols Roxanna Panufnik: The Call Cecilia McDowall: Christ-Child Cheryl Frances-Hoad: The Tym is all Ronne Anna Disley-Simpson: ice-shining, glittering ice (world premiere) Herbert Howells: A Spotless Rose Imogen Holst: Joys Seven Mack Wilberg: Ding! dong! merrily on high Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Jolasongur 1891 Join London’s most versatile choir for their renowned Christmas performances this December, to include festive choral favourites from Howells, Rutter and Britten alongside music from Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Roxanna Panufnik, Cecilia McDowall, Cheryl Frances-Hoad and the world première from Anna Disley-Simpson. |
| 28 December 2019 | |
| 6pm St James's Church 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)333 666 3366 £25, 20, 16, 12 | Gershwin and Moonlight Warren Mailley-Smith, piano Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata Gershwin: Three Preludes Gershwin: The man I love Gershwin: I got Rhythm Gershwin/Wild: Embraceable You Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue After the festivities have subsided and and you've had about as much seasonal music and turkey as you can take – head over to St James's Church Piccadilly . Virtuoso pianist Warren Mailley-Smith will be entertaining his audience with an upbeat programme that is both restful and refreshingly stimulating. This is just the place to put down your SALES shopping, gather your thoughts, and renew your emotional energy in time for New Years Eve! With a conveniently early start time, you’ll still be able to make your evening drinks and dinner plans and not miss a second of the performance. An award-winning concert pianist and a favourite performer for the British Royal Family, Warren offers a programme of Beethoven and Chopin. In 2016 he became the first british pianist to perform Chopin’s complete works from memory. An exceptional talent and a self-deprecating sense of humour, combined with his formidable technical skill and mature musicality, makes him a favourite with audiences and venue staff alike. |
| 14 January 2020 | |
| 7.30pm The Barbican Hall Barbican Centre, Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS United Kingdom Details: Web site From £40 | Armenian State Symphony Orchestra With Maxim Vengerov Maxim Vengerov, violin Armenian State Symphony Orchestra Sergey Smbatyan, conductor Alexey Shor: Barcarolle for Violin and Orchestra John Ter-Tatevosian: Symphony No 2 'The Fate of Man' Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Ravel: Tzigane On their European Tour organized by the European Foundation for Support of Culture, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra will be performing at the Barbican Centre (14 January 2020). Under the baton of Sergey Smbatyan, celebrated violinist Maxim Vengerov will undertake Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Ravel's Tzigane, alongside an emotive Barcarolle by American-Maltese composer Alexey Shor which explores human feelings in a particular moment of time. The ASSO will also present the European Premiere of John Ter-Tatevosian's Symphony No.2 "The Fate of Man", an enlightening piece marvelling at the human ability to cope with catastrophe. Inspired by Mikhail Sholokhov's short story of the same name, the work is about a truck driver who is forced to join the army during WWII before being wounded and captured in a concentration. The piece is flooded with feeling, and marvels at the human ability to cope with catastrophe through love of life and a strong will. |