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Classical Concerts in London UK A selection of forthcoming live music |
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| 31 January 2015 | |
| 7pm St Marylebone Parish Church 17 Marylebone Road London NW1 5LT United Kingdom | Concert by Royal Academy of Music students Ke Ma, piano Hornton Chamber Orchestra Ho Tung Wong, conductor Mozart: Symphony No 51 in D Mozart: Piano Concerto No 19 in F, K 459 Mozart: Symphony No 40, K 550 |
| 4 February 2015 | |
| 7.30pm St John's Smith Square London SW1P 3HA United Kingdom Details: Web site | John Lill plays Beethoven John Lill, piano Magdalena Filipczak, violin Orchestra of St John's John Lubbock, conductor McCabe: Red Leaves Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat, Op 19 Beethoven: Romance in F Op 50 Schubert: Symphony No 5 |
| 7 February 2015 | |
| 7.30pm St Andrew Holborn Holborn Viaduct London EC4A 3AB United Kingdom Details: Web site £12 (until 1 Feb) | £15 | £10 (students) | Rachmaninov: Vespers (All-Night Vigil) Londinium, chamber choir Andrew Griffiths, conductor Rachmaninov: Vespers (All-Night Vigil) Nystedt: O Crux In celebration of the hundredth anniversary of its première, Londinium performs one of the greatest of all a cappella choral works: Rachmaninoff's magnificent 'All-Night Vigil'. This monumental setting, enveloping ancient Church Slavonic chant in music of unparalleled richness, was Rachmaninoff's last major work before leaving Russia. It also represents both the final flowering and greatest achievement of the Russian Orthodox tradition before its suppression after the October Revolution. We precede Rachmaninoff's work with Kurt Nystedt's haunting 'O Crux', performed in memory of its composer whose hundredth birthday would have fallen this year. |
| 12 February 2015 | |
| 7.30pm The Octagon Queen Mary University London E1 4NS United Kingdom Details: Web site £5 (full); £2 (students) | Soldiers' Tales East London Music Group Matthew Hardy, conductor Stravinsky: The Soldier's Tale On Thursday 12th February East London Music Group will present its first performance, a new adaptation of The Soldier’s Tale by Igor Stravinsky, at the Octagon, Queen Mary University of London. The Soldier’s Tale is a witty and sardonic Faustian story of a young soldier who gives his violin to the Devil in exchange for untold wealth. This new adaptation, directed by Joseph Hardy, features recent graduates of Drama Studio London and London Contemporary Dance School, as well as some of the most outstanding young professional musicians in London. In the first half of the concert, Stravinsky's great work becomes the inspiration for new 'tales' devised by QMUL drama students in collaboration with QMUL Music Scholars. East London Music Group is a new organisation which exists to provide concerts in East London. The group is made up of some of the most talented young professional musicians and actors in London and plans to make a significant contribution to the artistic scene in the years ahead. |
| 14 February 2015 | |
| 7.30pm Millfield Theatre Silver Street Edmonton N18 1PJ United Kingdom Details: Web site | Valentine Classics - Adoramus Choir and Orchestra |
| 25 February 2015 | |
| 7.30pm Village Underground 54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch London EC2A 3PQ United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 7377 1362 £15 including a free drink or £5 for students / 16-25s (pre-register at www.cls.co.uk/cls-fiver) | CLoSer: To and From Buenos Aires City of London Sinfonia Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances Piazzolla: Tango del Diablo Piazzolla: Romance del Diablo Piazzolla: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires |
| 26 February 2015 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: Web site £5, 10, 15, 20, 25 | Ravel, Stravinsky and Koechlin RCM Symphony Orchestra RCM Chorus Jac van Steen, conductor Lili Boulanger: Marche gaie (world premiere) Koechlin: Selections from Les heures persanes (The Persian Hours) Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe: Suite No 2 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring |
| 5 March 2015 | |
| 6.30pm Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer Exmouth Market London SE1 United Kingdom Details: Liz Aram Web site +44 (0)7812 599340 £10 | Luminoso Collegium Musicum of London Chamber Choir Greg Morris, conductor Bruch: Morning song of praise Tallis: O nata lux Lassus: La nuit froide Elgar: Lux aeterna Elgar: Feasting I watch Stanford: Praised be Diana Parry: How sweet the answer Sullivan: Echoes The subject of light – in all its manifestations – has been inspirational to composers for centuries. Collegium Musicum of London has created a short programme of celestial a capella harmononies for a spring evening of illuminated music-making this March, featuring works by Lassus, Tallis, Bruch, Elgar, Stanford, Sullivan, Parry together with more than a few popular surprises. The fourth in a series of hour-long, drive-time concerts at its home in Clerkenwell, LUMINOSO represents an opportunity to experience London’s liveliest chamber choir over a free glass of wine, and complete your evening with a delicious meal at one of Exmouth Market’s excellent eateries. Fresh from its success last November, with its Masters of Baroque programme at St James’s in Piccadilly, the choir looks forward to welcoming you for a dazzling evening of choral favourites from four centuries. |
| 15 March 2015 | |
| 7.30pm St Johns Church Friern Barnet Road London N11 3EQ United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)7790 510102 Adults £10, children under 16 free | Barnet Symphony Orchestra plays Nielsen and Schumann Fenella Humphreys, violin Barnet Symphony Orchestra Philip Gibson, conductor Mozart: Overture 'The Magic Flute' Nielsen: Violin Concerto Op 33 Scriabin: Reverie Op 24 Schumann: Symphony No 4 in D minor |
| 22 March 2015 | |
| 2pm Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate London SW7 1PQ United Kingdom Details: Web site | BPSE Intercollegiate Junior Competition Beethoven Piano Society of London Competitors are drawn from UK specialist music schools and specialist music departments. Each competitor plays a sonata of choice and a compulsory Bagatelle. |
| 10 April 2015 | |
| 1.10pm St James' Piccadilly 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site Free - Retiring Collection | Stephen Savage, piano Beethoven: Sonata in D minor Op 31 No 2 'Tempest' Beethoven: Sonata in F minor, Op 57 'Appassionata' BPSE Lunchtime recital series |
| 10 June 2015 | |
| 1pm St Olave's Church 8 Hart Street London EC3R 7NB United Kingdom Details: Web site | Jozef Kapustka, piano Jozef Kapustka: Improvisatio III, IV and V |
| 24 June 2015 | |
| 1.10pm St James' Piccadilly 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site Free - Retiring Collection | Oscar Bohorquez, violin and Julian Jacobson, piano To include: Beethoven: Sonata No 10 in G, Op 96 BPSE Lunchtime recital series |
| 14 August 2015 | |
| 1pm St James's Church, Piccadilly 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site Free - Retiring Collection | James Brawn, piano BPSE Lunchtime Series An all-Beethoven programme |
| 28 October 2015 | |
| 1.10pm St James' Piccadilly 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site Free - Retiring Collection | BPSE Lunchtime recital BPSE Lunchtime recital series Artist(s) and programme to be announced |
| 11 December 2015 | |
| 1.10pm St James' Piccadilly 197 Piccadilly London W1J 9LL United Kingdom Details: Web site Free - Retiring Collection | 'The Dreamcatcher' - Gintaras Janusevicius, piano Beethoven: Sonata in C Sharp Minor, Op 27 No 2, 'Moonlight' Maurice Ravel: 'Ondine' from "Gaspard de la Nuit" Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt: 'Erlkönig' Derek Woods: "Dreamcatcher" Frédéric Chopin: Ballade in F Minor, Op 54 BPSE Lunchtime recital series |