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Classical Concerts in London UK A selection of forthcoming live music |
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| 3 July 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Web site £12 (Concessions £10 ). Box office: 07939 267 779 | An Extravagance of English Eccentrics Infinite Riches: Nicola and Alexandra Bibby (piano duo) Carole Boyd (Lynda Snell from The Archers) Special Guest Tim Bentinck (David Archer from The Archers) A recital of words and music celebrating the good, the great and the hilarious of English literature, including works by Dickens, Walton, Shakespeare, Vaughan-Williams and Edith Sitwell. www.bibbypianoduo.co.uk |
| 4 July 2009 | |
| 6pm St Barnabas' Church Pishanger Lane London W5 1QG United Kingdom Details: Web site £10 adults, £6 concessions, 11s and under free | EYO summer concert Ealing Youth Orchestra Ealing Schools Orchestra Copland: Fanfare for a Common Man Barber: Adagio for Strings Ives: Variations on 'America' Hywel Davies: 37-part Invention (world premiere) Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever and The Liberty Bell Bernstein: West Side Story - Symphonic Dances A concert to celebrate 50 years of Ealing Youth Orchestra. Past members who would like to play with EYO or join the audience for this concert should contact 50thchair AT eyo DOT org DOT uk or visit our website for further details. An exhibition on the history of the orchestra will be on display at the concert, and Ealing Youth Orchestra: 50 Years On will be on sale, price £3. Tickets available on the door and via our website: www.eyo.org.uk |
| 7.30pm All Saints West Dulwich London United Kingdom Details: Web site | Copland, Barber and Rachmaninov Charlotte Scott, violin Lambeth Orchestra Chris Fifield, conductor Copland: Appalachian Spring Barber: Violin Concerto Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances |
| 7.30pm Barnardo's Church Tanners Lane, Barkingside London IG6 1QG United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 8550 7481 £12 | £10 concessions | Under 18s free | American Dreams The Meljon Singers Janette Ruocco, conductor African American spirituals, Hollywood hits, Broadway melodies and inspiring works by some of America's leading young composers Yes, we can! – entertain you in style, with a sparkling selection of vocal music for the Fourth of July. For over four centuries ‘America’ has represented hope and opportunity for millions of the oppressed and the disadvantaged; a land where you can make your dreams come true. 'American Dreams' paints the portrait of a nation through music, from Juan de Lienas and the days of the Spanish missions to some of the most beautiful and accessible choral music being written today. The programme includes African American spirituals, Hollywood hits and Broadway melodies, as well as inspiring works by some of America's leading young composers. From 'C' to shining 'C' with The Meljon Singers - yes, we can! Special offer - Book and pay for two tickets in advance and claim an additional free ticket |
| 5 July 2009 | |
| 11.30am Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Web site £7 (Concessions £5. Schoolchildren £1.) | Piano Recital Christina McMaster, piano The programme includes: Franck: Prelude, Aria and Finale Schubert: Piano Sonata in A major D959 Christina McMaster graduated with BMus (Hons) in 2008, and currently studies at Trinity College of Music, where she has received the Elsa and Leonard Cross Scholarship. She is based in London and performs extensively in and around the capital both as soloist and chamber musician. Recent performances have included appearances at Blackheath Halls, St James's, Piccadilly, and St-Martin-in-the-Fields. www.christinamcmaster.com |
| 7.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom £10 (Concessions £8 ). Box Office +44 (0)20 7692 0137 | A Concert of Music by Julian Dawes Julian Dawes' music draws on a wide range of sources. His style has a bold, powerful ambience, with an individual dissonance and polytonal harmony which is full of unexpected touches. His music displays an intriguing individual voice, vivid contemporary musical imagination, and assured craftsmanship. |
| 9 July 2009 | |
| 6pm St John's Waterloo Waterloo Road London SW1 8TY United Kingdom Details: Web site Free | Free Rush Hour Concert with Southbank Sinfonia David Corkhill, conductor Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony Mozart: Symphony No.39 Avoid the rush ... enjoy a glass of wine and great music! |
| 7.30pm Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom Details: Web site | Handel Anniversary Concert Helen Neeves, soprano Mark Chambers, counter-tenor Mark Dobell, tenor London Concert Choir Counterpoint Mark Forkgen, conductor Handel: Coronation Anthems Handel: Foundling Hospital Anthem Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks |
| 19 June 2009 until 9 July 2009 | |
| London United Kingdom Details: Web site | City of London Festival |
| 10 July 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Square London SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom Details: Web site | Young Chil Lee conducts Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 Dima Tkachenko, violin Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Young Chil Lee, conductor Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 Following Glinka's dashing and exciting Overture, award-winning Ukrainian-born violinist, Dima Tkachenko, performs Tchaikovsky's Cossack-dancing Violin Concerto. Initially rejected as 'too difficult to play', Tchaikovsky's sumptuous violin work has secured its rightful place as one of the world’s greatest concertos. The talented conductor Young Chil Lee, who already holds three major positions with European orchestras, takes the helm and conducts the concert's grand finale, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5. |
| 7.30pm St Giles Cripplegate Fore Street, Barbican London EC2Y 8DA United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 8367 3517 Tickets £15, 12 | A Summer Evening Concert of Baroque Discoveries Carys Lane, soprano Angela Henckel, soprano Kate Symonds-Joy, alto William Balkwill, tenor Andrew Kidd, bass National Westminster City Chorus Saraband Consort Paul Ayres, conductor Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729): Magnificat in G (modern premiere, from an edition newly-prepared by Dr Margaret Williams) Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722): Cantata 'Gott sei mir gnädig' Antonio Lotti (1667-1740): Credo in F (London premiere, from an edition newly-prepared by Ben Byram-Wigfield) Louis Grabu (fl 1665-1690): Chacon, from Albion and Albanius (London modern premiere, from an edition newly-prepared by Dr Bryan White) G F Handel (1685-1759): No, di voi non vo' fidarmi G F Handel: Quel fior che all'alba ride Join the City Chorus and top Baroque ensemble the Saraband Consort for a rare opportunity to hear some beautiful and unjustly-neglected works from the 17th and 18th centuries. Though the music is around 300 years old, there are three London premieres on offer! Enjoy music by Bach's fellow pupil Heinichen, Bach's teacher Kuhnau, and the mysterious Catalan composer Louis Grabu, who, after working as Master of the King's Musick for Charles II, disappears, leaving no further historical trace. Lotti's Crucifixus (well-known as an individual short piece) is presented in the context of his Credo in F. And be entranced by the intertwining vocal acrobatics of sopranos Carys Lane and Angela Henckel, in virtuoso Italian duets by Handel: music which was later to provide the composer (when he was working to a strict deadline) with material for Messiah. Programme: Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729) Magnificat in G Modern premiere from an edition newly-prepared by Dr Margaret Williams If you like Vivaldi, you’ll love Heinichen. Heinichen was a fellow-pupil of Bach’s, and we are excited to be giving the modern-day premiere of the energetic Magnificat in G. Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722) Cantata “Gott sei mir gnädig” If Bach is your favourite, discover why. Where did both Bach and Heinichen learn their art? Their teacher was Johann Kuhnau, cantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig (Bach took on this position on Kuhnau’s death). We shall sing his stunningly beautiful cantata Gott sei mir gnädig. Why this music is not better known is a mystery to us! Antonio Lotti (1667-1740) Credo in F London premiere from an edition newly-prepared by Ben Byram-Wigfield Although Lotti’s Crucifixus is already a well-known choral piece, but only recently has his Credo in F been discovered, which contains the 8-part Crucifixus section. We give the London premiere of the complete Credo. Louis Grabu (fl 1665-1690) Chacon, from Albion and Albanius London modern premiere from an edition newly-prepared by Dr Bryan White If you’re into Purcell, Grabu will delight you. On his restoration, King Charles II appointed Catalan composer Louis Grabu as Britain’s second-ever Master of the King’s Musick, and we shall sing music from his opera Albion and Albanius, with words by Dryden. and music by G F Handel (1685-1759) Our guest soprano soloists Carys Lane and Angela Henckel will perform two Handel duets, No, di voi non vo' fidarmi and Quel fior che all'alba ride. Although the titles may be unfamiliar, chances are you may know the tunes, as Handel later recycled them for Messiah. In order to celebrate Handel’s 250th anniversary year, we offer a rare opportunity to hear the ‘original versions’ of For unto us a Son is born, All we like sheep, And He shall purify, and His yoke is easy. Tickets can be purchased in advance from our website www.citychorus.info, or by ordering by email tickets@citychorus.info or by phone +44 (0)20 8367 3517. Remaining tickets are on sale on the door on the night. |
| 11 July 2009 | |
| 8pm Grosvenor Chapel South Audley Street London W1K 2PA United Kingdom Details: Web site £12 (£10 concessions) or advance booking online | Music for a Summer's Evening Helen Tunstall, harp Choir of the 21st Century Howard Williams, conductor Edward Cowie: Summer from Four Seasons (world premiere) Elgar: As Torrents in Summer Holst: Summer (female voices and harp) Bainton: Summer Delius: Midsummer Song |
| 12 July 2009 | |
| 8pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: +44 (0)7543 335 456 £15 (concessions £12). Includes drinks | Moving Chamber Choir presents Songs for a Summer Evening Moving Chamber Choir "This wonderful selection of songs to celebrate Summer combine English and Norwegian Folk Songs and a selection of songs from popular shows by Gershwin, Kander & Ebb and many others. You will leave with dancing in your hearts and feet." |
| 13 July 2009 | |
| 7.30pm St Andrew's CE Primary School Nursery Waye, Uxbridge Middlesex UB8 2BX United Kingdom Details: Web site | King Leo: the eco-musical St Andrew's CE Primary School Choir Paul Withams, conductor Cecilia McDowall: King Leo |
| 14 July 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: +44 (0)20 7701 0269 £12 (concessions £10 ) | Handel: Ariodante (concert performance) Scarlet Opera A concert performance of one of Handel's greatest operas, Ariodante, to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of his death and to raise funds for future productions from this new and upcoming company. www.scarletopera.com |
| 15 July 2009 | |
| 7.30pm St. Michael's Church Chester Square London SW1W 9HH United Kingdom Details: London Concord Singers +44 (0)20 7354 3195 £10 (concessions £6) including glass of wine | Bad Weather and Bad Marriages London Concord Singers Malcolm Cottle, conductor Judith Bingham: The Darkness is no Darkness Aulis Sallinen: The Beaufort Scale Robert Hugill: The Woodward Scale Howard Helvey: Three Teasdale Madrigals Luigi Dallapiccola: Cori di Michelangelo Buonarotti il Giovine Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace Peter Philips: Beati estis Peter Philips: Ave Verum Corpus Orlandus Lassus: Missa Ad imitationem Vinum bonum Orlandus Lassus: Precatus est Moyses Philippe de Monte: Super Flumina Babylonis William Byrd: Quomodo Cantabimus |
| 16 July 2009 | |
| 7pm The Temple Church Inner Temple Lane London EC4Y 7BB United Kingdom Details: Web site £10 on the door | Hear My Prayer The Giltspur Singers Dr Christopher Maxim, conductor To include: Purcell: I was glad Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences Purcell: Hear my prayer Purcell: O God, thou art my God Mendelssohn: Entfleih' mit mir Mendelssohn: Es fiel ein rauf Mendelssohn: Hear my prayer Mendelssohn: Kyrie eleison In addition to the choral music, the programme will include recorder music by Purcell and one of Mendelssohn's organ sonatas. |
| 8.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Web site £9 (concessions £7.50 | John Etheridge and the Special Quartet John Etheridge, guitar Steve Lodder, kbds Jeff Clyne, dbass John Marshall, drums |
| 23 July 2009 | |
| 1.05pm St. Olave's Church 8 Hart Street London EC3R 7NB United Kingdom Details: Web site | Contemporary Cabaret Songs Cabaret Fou: Sarah Dacey, soprano Rob Fokkens, baritone Belinda Jones, piano Matt Dibble, clarinet Alice Dixon, cello Cabaret Fou explore the genre of cabaret song, from its beginnings in French cafes, post war America, to 21st century Britain. A hugely exciting range of output will come from composers Laurence Crane, Geoff Hannan, Roger Masch, Graham Fitkin, David Blake, Rob Fokkens and Kerry Andrew. Come and be entertained by songs that are rude, lewd, beautiful, provocative, sinister, hilarious and politically twisted. Cabaret Fou's previous performances include Lauderdale House, Peterhouse Theatre Cambridge and Tete A Tete Opera Festival 2007. They return to this year's festival on 8th August at 10pm (www.tete-a-tete.org.uk). 'colourful, challenging and witty. There’s a talent there for the irreverent.' - Classical Source |
| 24 July 2009 | |
| 7.30pm St Paul's Church Covent Garden London United Kingdom Details: Web site | Concert in aid of the church restoration fund The Cavendish Singers Manvinder Rattan, conductor programme to include: Cecilia McDowall: O, No John (A Fancy of Folksongs) |
| 31 July 2009 | |
| 7.30pm St. Mark's Church 251 Old Marylebone Road London NW1 5QT United Kingdom Details: Web site Free Admission | Sketching with my Flute Samantha Chang, flute Joyce Tang, piano Woodall, Albert: Serenade Taffanel, Paul: Fantaisie on Mignon Karg-Elert, Sigfrid: Sonata Appassionata in F# minor Op. 140 Tan, Mizi: Suite Tan, Mizi: Two Lyrics of Yi People Tan, Mizi: A Caged Partridge's Longing Tzibin, Vladimir: Tarantella Free Admission, featuring music from Samantha Chang's debut album "Flute Sketches" |
| 30 July 2009 until 16 August 2009 | |
| Riverside Studios Hammersmith London United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 8237 1111 | Tête à Tête: The Opera Festival More than thirty new works of entirely 21st century drama and storytelling, led by music and the voice |
| 23 August 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: 0800 234 6236 £20, including wine in the interval | A Summer Evening filled with Opera and Song Sheree Oxenham, soprano Anthony Caplan, tenor Margaret Marinkovic, piano Sue de Botton, narrator The programme includes much-loved items, arias and songs performed in the beautiful surroundings of Lauderdale House. Price includes glass of wine during the interval. All proceeds in aid of Raphael Jewish Counselling Service. |
| 31 August 2009 | |
| 1pm Cadogan Hall London United Kingdom Details: Web site | BBC: Henry Wood Promenade Concert: New Generation Artists Ashley Wass, piano Other Young Generation artists To include: McCabe: Sonata (Study No 12 - Homage to Tippett) (Proms commission - world première) |
| 5 September 2009 | |
| 7pm Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore London United Kingdom Details: Web site | BBC: Henry Wood Promenade Concerts David Pyatt, horn BBC NOW Jac van Steen, conductor Janácek arr Talick: Suite The Cunning Little Vixen McCabe: Horn Concerto (Rainforest IV) Dvorák: Symphony No 9 in E minor (New World) |
| 13 September 2009 | |
| 6.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom £8 (concessions, including MU/Equity, £6, schoolpupils £1) | Mellow Sunday Anne Freeman, vocals Keith Abbs, clarinet Andrew Robinson, piano An easy-going, family-friendly cabaret. Relax with an early evening entertainment of favourite songs and instrumentals, including jazz standards, songs from the shows, big ballads, Latin American numbers and more. Have a drink; enjoy an hour's music and forget about Monday! Finishes at 7.30pm. Enquiries: af@capitalopera.com Tickets at the door. |
| 20 September 2009 | |
| 11.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom £7 (concessions £5; schoolchildren £1) | The Brooks Quartet with accordionist Ksenija Sidorova David O'Leary, violin Daniel Pioro, violin Ian Anderson, viola Jessica Hayes, cello Ksenija Sidorova, accordion Join us for this special performance to raise funds for our long-term supporter the Elias Fawcett Trust, which creates concert opportunities for young musicians. Why not come to the concert and stay for a light lunch? Special lunch tickets at £13.50 must be booked in advance and include a light lunch and wine or soft drinks. Tickets for under-16s are £7. The Quartet are studying at the Royal Academy, where they won the Wolfe Wolfinsohn String Quartet Prize in its inaugural year. They work regularly with Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova, who has recently appeared with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and at Spitalfields Festival. |
| 24 September 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Cadogan Hall London United Kingdom Details: Web site | John McCabe 70th Birthday Concert Sacconi String Quartet The King's Singers John McCabe, piano Haydn: Variations in F minor McCabe: The Woman by the Sea Haydn: String Quartet in D, Op 76 No 5 Weelkes: As Vesta was from Latmos Hill McCabe: Cartography Tallis: Te lucis ante terminum I McCabe: The Lily-white Rose (world première) Tallis: Te lucis ante terminum II Byrd: Civitas sancti tui McCabe: Scenes in America deserta |
| 7.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: +44 (0)7904 228 455 £10 (concessions £8) | Chamber Music from Brahms and Beethoven Orfeo Mandozzi, cello Caroline Clipsham, piano Michael Grant, clarinet Beethoven: Gassenhauer Op. 11 Brahms: Clarinet Trio Op. 114 Works by Nino Rota, Max Bruch and Astor Piazzolla Internationally-renowned cellist Orfeo Mandozzi is joined by award-winning London musicians Caroline Clipsham (piano) and Michael Grant (clarinet) to perform a rich programme of trio music. |
| 25 September 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: London Philharmonic Orchestra Ticket Office Web site +44 (0)20 7840 4242 Address: 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP Tickets £9-£38 Premium seats £55 | London Philharmonic Orchestra Adriana Kucerova, soprano Christianne Stotijn, mezzo soprano London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Mahler: Symphony 2 (Resurrection) Gustav Mahler's almighty Resurrection Symphony was stirring inside the composer for over seven years, and when it finally arrived in 1892, it was the composer's most weighty attempt yet 'to express precisely what words cannot'. Encased in the work's superlative scale is the most uplifting and reassuring testament of faith from any composer; a fervent expression in music of everlasting transcendence and renewal. 'With wings which I have won for myself...I shall soar upwards', proclaims Mahler's huge assembly of instruments and voices in music which will triumphantly fill the Royal Festival Hall. Please note there will be no interval during this performance. |
| 26 September 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: London Philharmonic Orchestra Ticket Office Web site +44 (0)20 7840 4242 Address: 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP Tickets £9-£38 Premium seats £55 | London Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra Vladimir Jurowski, conductor Adriana Kucerova, soprano Christianne Stotijn, mezzo soprano London Philharmonic Choir Kurtág: Stele Mahler: Symphony 2 Gustav Mahler's almighty Resurrection Symphony took shape in the composer's imagination gradually, over seven years. Finally completed in 1892, it took on his daunting attempt 'to express precisely what words cannot'. Encased in the work's superlative scale is the most uplifting and reassuring testament of faith from any composer; a fervent expression in music of everlasting transcendence and renewal. 'With wings which I have won for myself ... I shall soar upwards', proclaims Mahler’s huge assembly of instruments and voices-in music that will triumphantly fill the Royal Festival Hall. Kurtág's Stele is a short, monumental work for large orchestra, including cimbalom, vibraphone, celesta and marimba. Liquid motifs weep above deep undertones and anger threatens a distant peace, until the music arrives at an uneasy stillness that seems to recall the lake of tears in Bartok's opera Bluebeard's Castle. A stele is a pillar or slab inscribed with a memorial, and the vast scale of the work suggests granite behind the lamenting. FREE Barlines post-concert event | Central Bar, Level 2 | Royal Festival Hall An informal discussion with Vladimir Jurowski following the evening’s performance. |
| 2 October 2009 | |
| 7.30pm St John's Smith Square London SW1P 3HA United Kingdom Details: +44 (0)20 7222 1061 £20, 16, 12, 10 | Mozart Mass in C Minor The Laudate Choir City of London Sinfonia Erica Eloff, soprano Joana Seara, soprano Howard Ionascu, conductor Mozart: Mass in C Minor Handel: My Heart is Inditing Gabriel Jackson: Salve Regina |
| 6 October 2009 | |
| 1.05pm Bishopsgate Institute 230 Bishopsgate London EC2M 4QH United Kingdom Details: Web site | City Music Society: Zalas Trio Zalas Trio Bartók: Contrasts McCabe: Fauvel's Rondeaux Pre-concert talk at 12.15pm |
| Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Square London SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom Details: Web site | Opus 60 Concert Series Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Grzegorz Nowak, conductor Daniel Jemison, bassoon Clio Gould, violin (6 October concerts) John Anderson Oboe Christopher Parkes French Horn (13 October concerts) 7pm Mozart: Bassoon Concerto Dvorák: Symphony No.6 9pm Mozart: Violin Concerto No.4 Dvorák: Symphony No.7 Also Tuesday 13 October, 7pm Mozart: Oboe Concerto Dvorák: Symphony No.8 Tuesday 13 October, 9pm Mozart: Horn Concerto No.2 Dvorák: Symphony No.9, 'From the New World' OPUS 60 - Experience sixty minutes of fabulous music from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. If you think that concerts of classical music are rigid and musty, think again. You get to choose with the Opus 60 concerts: part or whole, early or late. The music offered here is timeless in its appeal: moving, thrilling and charming. Mozart's elegance and gift for captivating melody can be enjoyed in these four very different concertos, inspired by the characters of the respective solo instruments; soulful and bubbly bassoon, bracing and mellifluous French horn, nimble and pastoral oboe, and the silvery and singing violin. Dvorák’s last three symphonies are staples of the repertoire. No.7 is passionate and darkly intense, No.8 outgoing and exuberant, while No.9 is the fiery and soulful outcome of the Czech composer's extended visit to New York and includes the famous Largo that is universally loved. Symphony No.6 is a wonderful piece of unbridled zest and great beauty, something to relish. Like everything that Dvorák wrote, this Symphony is consummately written, and, also typical of this composer, the music is generous, heartfelt, vividly communicative and stimulating. OPUS 60 FINE WINE AND CHEESE PLATTER £7.50 per person, with food served from 6.00pm and 8.00pm Mixing music, food and wine is an age-old pastime cherished by many. Cadogan Hall will be offering a platter of delicious cheeses, accompanied by fine wine, crackers and fruit. So, whether you decide to indulge and listen to the Orchestra twice in one evening, or just pop along to one of the hour-long concerts, you can enjoy this mouth-watering add-on at just £7.50 per person. To book the Opus 60 Cheese Platter, please call Cadogan Hall's Box Office on +44 (0)20 7730 4500. |
| 16 October 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore London SW7 2AP United Kingdom Details: Web site | Verdi: Requiem Soloists Goldsmiths Choral Union Brighton Festival Chorus Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| 17 October 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: London Philharmonic Orchestra Ticket Office Web site +44 (0)20 7840 4242 Address: 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP Tickets £9-£38 Premium seats £55 | Mendelssohn: Elijah London Philharmonic Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Kurt Masur, conductor Premièred in Birmingham, a German oratorio with a Christian soul composed by a practising Lutheran from a famously Jewish family; if any work can prove victorious over the entrenched boundaries that have long criss-crossed the European consciousness, it's Mendelssohn's towering dramatic oratorio Elijah. 'I was able to sway at will the enormous mass of orchestra, choir and organ', effused Mendelssohn in the letter that winged its way from the West Midlands back to Leipzig. He had created the large scale masterpiece that would crown his career, and a ground-shaking and inspiring monument to the nobility of faith. This concert is dedicated to the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. |
| 20 October 2009 | |
| 7.30pm St John's Smith Square London United Kingdom Details: Web site | McCabe and Prokofiev The Salomon Orchestra Philip Ellis, conductor McCabe: Symphony Edward II (first public performance) Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet |
| 21 October 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London SE1 8XX United Kingdom Details: London Philharmonic Orchestra Ticket Office Web site +44 (0)20 7840 4242 Address: 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP Tickets £9-£38 Premium seats £55 | London Philharmonic Orchestra Maria João Pires piano London Philharmonic Orchestra Trevor Pinnock, conductor Liszt (orch. Adams): The Black Gondola Beethoven: Piano Concerto 3 Mendelssohn: Symphony 3 (Scottish) Mendelssohn, wandering the streets of Edinburgh and rambling the hillsides of the Hebrides in 1829, was utterly overcome. Not even the composer's self-professed love for the UK could have prepared him for the impact of the dramatic Caledonian coastline and imposing capital. In his splendid symphonic souvenir of Scotland, Mendelssohn creates music that moves from dark standing stones to gregarious and light Scottish folk tunes. This excursion in sound is one of the most vivid musical creations of the nineteenth century, and for all its perfection and poise, remains compelling today. |
| 24 October 2009 | |
| 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre London SE1 7TP United Kingdom Details: London Philharmonic Orchestra Ticket Office Web site +44 (0)20 7840 4242 Address: 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP Tickets £9-£38 Premium seats £55 | London Philharmonic Orchestra Colin Currie, percussion Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Rautavaara: Incantations (world première) Bruckner: Symphony 8 After evenings of indescribable electricity with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in recent seasons, here Colin Currie takes flight once more with a world first: the première performance of Einojuhani Rautavaara's Incantations, a piece that promises to marry aura and animation, finesse and fireworks. Over a hundred years before, Austrian Anton Bruckner had been hard at work on an Eighth Symphony. The resulting piece is one of magical solemnity - an incomparable portrait in sound glistening with the strings of Bruckner's newly discovered harp. Rautavaara's Incantations is jointly commissioned by the London Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Tampere Philharmonic and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras. |
| 26 October 2009 | |
| 7.30pm London United Kingdom Details: Web site | Christopher Hogwood and the Britten Sinfonia - celebratory concert featuring works by composers with ... |
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