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| 14 May 2008 | |
| 7.30pm Cadogan Hall Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom Details: David Smith +44 20 8840 6565 Address: 2 Coningsby Road, London W5 4HR £35, £25, £15, £10 | Maria João Pires and Augustin Dumay English Chamber Orchestra Augustian Dumay (violin/director) Maria João Pires (piano) Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B flat Mozart: Piano Concerto in E flat, K271, ‘Jeunehomme’ English Chamber Orchestra London Series event 7 |
| 8pm Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall 154 West 57th Street New York 10019 United States of America Details: Web site +1 (212) 222-3569 Fax: +1 (212) 222-3569 Address: P.O. Box 1284, New York NY 10025 $30 & 25 for adults; $15 for seniors & students | Music for winds and piano Claude Frank, piano Svjetlana Kabalin,flute Alexandra Knoll, oboe Amy Zoloto, clarinet Erik Holtje, bassoon Zohar Schondorf, horn Barber: Summer Music, Op. 31 Mozart: Piano Quintet in Eb Major, K. 452 Brahms: Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25 (arr. by S. Baron) Special discounts available for groups of 10 or more and affiliation with Hunter College Campus Schools. Please contact (212) 222-3569 |
| 15 May 2008 | |
| 7.30pm Stockholm Sweden Details: Web site | Puccini: Tosca Royal Swedish Opera Pier Giorgio Morandi, conductor |
| 7.30pm Cadogan Hall Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0) 20 7730 4500 / +44 (0) 20 7921 0370 Address: St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, SE1 8TY Tickets £30, £23, £15, £10 from Cadogan Hall Box Office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com Tickets to include ‘sparkling’ reception and canapés £70 available directly from Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 | GALA CONCERT Sir Thomas Allen - Baritone Sally Matthews - Soprano Simon Over - Conductor Southbank Sinfonia Richard Strauss ‘Four Last Songs’ Mahler ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ (excerpts) Wagner Prelude to ‘Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg’ Richard Strauss Mondscheinmusik from ‘Capriccio’ Southbank Sinfonia – the orchestra of young professional players and Britain’s orchestral academy - will be joined by their patron and celebrated baritone, Sir Thomas Allen, and one of the rising stars of the opera world, Sally Matthews, for a programme celebrating orchestral song. |
| 7.30pm St-James Piccadilly London United Kingdom Details: Web site | Lied for saxophone and piano by Laurent Mettraux Laurent Estoppey, saxophone, and Virginie Falquet, piano Performance of the Lied for soprano saxophone and piano, M. 551 (1997) by Laurent Mettraux, with works by Carmichael, Charrière, Cordero (first performance), Grella-Mozejko, Maurice and Milhaud |
| 8.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Web site £12 (Concessions £10) | Chris Laurence Quartet Chris Laurence (double bass) Frank Ricotti (vibes) John Parricelli (guitar) Martin France (drums) Special Guest, Norma Winstone (vocals) Jazz in the House From principal double bass with the Academy of St Martin's in the Fields, a chair in the BBC Symphony Orchestra, recordings with the likes of Sting, Elton John and Joni Mitchell, countless film sessions and membership of probably Europe's 'heaviest' jazz group, the John Surman Quartet, Chris Laurence is the UK's most respected all-round musician. Here he is at last leading his own band, a group of triple-A-list players, with the addition of the incomparable Norma Winstone - a mouth-watering ensemble that would grace any Music Festival stage in the world. |
| Royal Albert Hall Kensington Gore, London SW7 United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 7589 8212 £18.50 - £46 | The Cathcart Spring Proms Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra conducted by David Arnold Wynne Evans (tenor) Natasha Marsh (soprano) Royal Choral Society Cantorian (Welsh Male voice choir) Eclipse Strings (string quartet) Richard Durrant (guitarist) Pipe Major Jim Motherwell & the Eton College Pipers A rousing programme and special tribute to Pavarotti. This phenomenally successful annual concert fills the Royal Albert Hall with its enticing mix of traditional classics and exciting new commissions. New this year, footage from the World Wildlife Fund will be choreographed to grand orchestral music and shown on giant screens, giving the audience a new perspective on how you can 'watch and listen' to music |
| 16 May 2008 | |
| 7.30pm Auckland Castle Bishop Auckland County Durham DH1 4LA United Kingdom Details: Peter Cooper +44 (0)191 386 8622 Full £12, concessions £11, students under 22 free | Amy Dickson (saxophone) and Catherine Milledge (piano) Amy Dickson (saxophone) Catherine Milledge (piano) Demersseman: Fantaisie Milhaud: Scaramouche Rachmaninov: Vocalise Creston: Sonata Gershwin: Three Preludes Macmillan: Kiss on Wood Hindson: In Search of Ecstasy Iturralde: Pequena Czarda Concert held in the beautiful surroundings of Auckland Castle. |
| 7.30pm Francis Holland School 39 Graham Terrace London SW1W United Kingdom Details: Web site +44 (0)20 8870 4766 £15 (concessions £12) | Santiago Mantas plays Schumann and Chopin Santiago Mantas, piano Schumann: Sonata in G minor Op 22 Chopin: Polonaise in B flat Op 71 No 2 Chopin: Scherzo in C sharp minor Op 39 Chopin: Barcarolle Op 60 Chopin: Sonata in B minor Op 58 Cheques payable to Beethoven Chamber Orchestra 25 Lydden Grove, London SW18 4LJ Tickets also available at the door |
| 7.30pm Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Web site £10 (£8 concs) from 07528 587 389 | L'Heure Exquise: The Exquisite Hour Louisa Barry (mezzo-soprano) A delicate evening of French song by composers such as Gabriel Faure, Maurice Ravel, Reynaldo Hahn, and Erik Satie A delicate evening of French song by composers such as Gabriel Faure, Maurice Ravel, Reynaldo Hahn, and Erik Satie. www.louisabarry.com |
| 8pm St Patrick's Church Dillon Court, Netham Road, Redfield Bristol BS5 9PF United Kingdom Details: Web site | UWE Chamber Choir, director Martin Freke |
| 8pm The Fairfield Halls Park Lane Croydon CR9 1DG United Kingdom Details: Web site | The Showbiz Pops Orchestra |
| 17 May 2008 | |
| 7pm Finnish National Opera Helsinginkatu 58, PO Box 176, FIN-00251 Helsinki Finland Details: Web site +358 (9) 4030 2211 | The Red Line Finnish National Opera Aulis Sallinen: The Red Line It's time for a change ... London, Zurich, St Petersburg, New York. The Red Line is one of the great success stories of Finnish opera. A poor crofter, Topi, and his wife struggle to survive in the barren wilderness, plagued by hunger and by the bear in the forest that is preying on their livestock. Their children succumb to illness, and Topi himself is ultimately killed by the bear. 'The Red Line follows along the lines of the production of Pohjantähti ("The North Star") which I directed at KOM-teatteri,' says director Pekka Milonoff. 'It is about people living in a state of uncertainty. But the power of community is enormous. The people want a change and ultimately take their destiny into their own hands.' Performed in Finnish with surtitles in Finnish and English. |
| 8pm St. Fin Barre's Cathedral Cork Cork Ireland Details: Web site +353 21 4271659 Tickets €15 unreserved seating | The Culwick Choral Society celebrates 110 years! Culwick Choral Society Mary Hegarty (Soprano) Tristan Caldwell (Baritone) David Leigh (Organ Bernie Sherlock (Conductor) Gabriel Faure: REQUIEM Francis Poulenc: GLORIA! THE CULWICK CHORAL SOCIETY PRESENTS FAURÉ REQUIEM AND POULENC GLORIA ST FIN BARRE’S CATHEDRAL, CORK, 17th May 2008, 8 p.m. Two men of faith, both French, both composers. Two very different creative responses to the death of loved ones. Two exquisite masterpieces. The Culwick Choral Society – in its 110th anniversary year – presents fine performances of Fauré’s beautiful and much-loved Requiem and the lesser-known, joyously energetic Gloria by Poulenc. Fauré’s Requiem was written during the years separating the death of his father in 1885 and of his mother in 1888 and has a special place in the hearts of audiences. Unlike other similar works, it makes no mention of the fires and torments of hell, concentrating instead on consolation and hope. The Gloria was one of many works Poulenc composed when the loss of a dear friend in a horrific road accident inspired his whole-hearted return – aged 35 – to the Christian faith. In ideal contrast with the Fauré, however, the Gloria is a work full of life and celebration. The Culwick will be joined, by special guest soprano Mary Hegarty, (a native of Cork who began her musical studies at the Cork School of Music), bass Tristan Caldwell, and organist David Leigh all under the direction of leading Dublin-based choral conductor Bernie Sherlock. Tickets €15 on sale at Pro Musica, Oliver Plunkett Street Tel. +353 21 4271659, at the Cathedral Shop, and at the door. The Culwick Choral Society is named after the distinguished organist and conductor Dr James C. Culwick who established the choir in 1898. For 110 years the Culwick has maintained an unbroken tradition of music-making in Dublin, performing most of the great choral repertoire as well as introducing choral works new to Irish audiences. Collaborations with living composers include the European premiere of David Fanshawe’s African Sanctus. The Culwick is extremely proud of its support for a range of Irish charities through its highly popular annual performances of Handel’s Messiah in St Patrick’s Cathedral. Donations to date exceed a quarter of a million Euro. The skill and musicianship of the succession of conductors of the Culwick has obviously been crucial to its success and, from Dr Culwick onwards, the Society has been most fortunate in being led by musicians who could lead a large group of amateur singers to a professional standard of performance. During this 110th season, the Culwick is delighted to welcome as Musical Director, Bernie Sherlock and as Chorus Master, David Leigh, both of whom joined the Culwick in September 2007. Visit the choir’s website at www.culwick.org. |
| 8pm St Martha Auditorium 8523 Georgiana Ave Morton Grove, IL Chicago 60053 United States of America Details: Dimitri Web site +1 (773) 775 4949 Fax: +1 (773) 775 4847 Address: 5941 North Milwaukee Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60646 $20 | Alexander the Great of Panayoti Karousos Alexander the Great:…….……………………… Ryan Gintoft – tenor Olympias:…….………………….. Francesca Lunghi – mezzo-soprano King Philip, Ptolemeus, Apelis:…….………Michael Brown - baritone Parmenion, Aristotle, High Priest:………… Benjamin Leclaire – bass Hephaistion:…………………………………….. Kevin Siembor - tenor Sisygambis, Ada:…………………… Kristina Pappademos – contralto Cleopatra, Roxane:……………………………. Greer Brown - soprano The American Symphony Orchestra of Chicago conducting by David Stech Overture Aegea, Macedon – Assassination of Philip II In the great amphitheater, Philip II is organizing the wedding of his daughter Cleopatra with her uncle King Alexander I of Molossis, a kingdom from Epirus to Italy. Previously, Philip himself had married a fifth wife, Cleopatra Eurydice while his fourth wife, Olympias of Epirus, had withdrawn in Molossis with her brother Alexander I. Philip II underestimated Olympias’ reaction to his marriage and her thirst for power and authority. Olympias’ Entrance – Alexander’s Coronation In the middle of the general confusion, Olympias arrives. She is in complete control of the whole situation, and of future developments. High Priestess Olympias - Pella, Macedonia Olympias, whose name was originally Myrtale, was the Grand Priestess of the Shrine of Zeus at the oracle of Dodona. While a priestess, she descended to the Necromanteion of Acheron, the oracle of the death, to speak with the dead, and received a prophesy and an order to devote herself to the Kabeiria Mysteries of Dionysus in Samothrace. She went there, she became a priestess and it was there that she met Philip II who proposed to marry her. She accepted the proposal with the condition that she would become Queen of Macedon and Philip’s official wife. Queen Olympias had two children with Philip, Alexander and Cleopatra. Despite her new title, her previous title of Grand Priestess demanded respect and she was presiding over ceremonial sacrifices. Olympias Triumphal Scene With great powers Olympias eliminates all possible rivals of the throne of Alexander. Her titanic strength and extreme cruelty in order to achieve her goals make her as the Greatest Queen of all times. The army respected and obeys to her orders until death. Alexander the Great’s Farewell to Greece After conquering Balkans and united all Greeks, Alexander the Great in a grandiose and emotional scene farewell Greece and his mother Olympias forever. |
| 8.15pm Strling Hall - South Orange Middle School 70 N Ridgewood Road South Orange, NJ 07079 United States of America Details: Web site +1 (973) 376 6349 | South Orange Symphony Orchestra Jin-Kyung Park, piano. Robert Helmacy conducting the South Orange Symphony Orchestra On the Program Grieg: Huldingungmarsch, Mahler: Adagio from Symphony #3, Gershwin: Concerto in F for Piano & Orchestra |
| 8.30pm Merkin Hall at Kaufman Center 129 W. 67th St between Broadway & Amsterdam. New York City 10022 United States of America Details: Web site | Lukas Ligeti at Merkin Concert Hall |
| 18 May 2008 | |
| 11.30am Lauderdale House Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London N6 5HG United Kingdom Details: Web site £7 (Concessions £5; Schoolchildren £1) | Piano & Violin Recital Fiona Paterson (flute) Hannah Stone (harp) Works by Ravel J.S.Bach Ibert Zgraja Debussy Sunday Morning Family-Friendly Concerts Elona Laurie is currently studying on the Masters course at Trinity College of Music, London. In 2007 she gained her BMus (Hons) degree and was awarded the Mehroo and Byram Jeejeebhoy Prize for Violin. Elona is also a member of the innovative and prize-winning Chimera String Quartet which has just completed another National tour as part of the G+ ensemble (set up by IGF) with International Guitar Soloist Tom Kerstens. G+ promotes new music for guitar plus other instruments, performing at prestigious venues and arts festivals, and recently collaborating with composer Joby Talbot. Christina McMaster is in her fourth year at Trinity College of Music where she has studied with Yonty Solomon and now continues with Douglas Finch. She has a wide interest in chamber music and is also a member of The Maestoso Trio. Future concerts include Blackheath Halls and St John's, Smith Square. |
| 3pm St John's Art & Recreation Centre St. John's Walk, Market Street, Old Harlow, Essex Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0AJ United Kingdom Details: St John's ARC +44 (0)1279 422567 Address: St John's Walk, Market Street, Old Harlow, Essex CM17 0AJ £14(Day ticket) , £10 (Individual concerts) | A recital of music associated with the great viola virtuoso Lionel Tertis Kenta Matsumi-viola Masachi Nishiyama -piano Mikako Isago - violin Music by Faure, Liszt, Brahms, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Kresler, Schubert, Schumann, Delius, Cyril Scott, Eric Coats and Paul Patterson A MUSICAL CELEBRATION 70th birthday tribute John White FRAM in aid of the Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain 3pm- A recital of music associated with the great viola virtuoso Lionel Tertis 5pm- Tully Dotter in Conversation with John White 7.30pm- The Maggini String Quartet -programme- Haydn: Strings Quartet in G op.33 no.5 Beethoven: Strings Quartet in C op.59 no.3 Mozart: Strings Quartet in G minor K516 |
| 4pm The Church of St. Luke in the Fields 487 Hudson Street (at Grove) New York NY 10014 United States of America Details: Web site $20 at the door/$15 students and seniors | Spectacular Vernacular Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble Artistic Director: Kristina Boerger Special Guests: Izvornotes - Jeff Fine, kaval; Marjorie Selden and Kristina Vaskys, tambura; Sheila Krstevski, tupan. A program of music inspired by folkloric and popular singing traditions composed or arranged for presentation on the Western concert stage. Featuring music from Argentina, Bali, Brazil, Bulgaria, England, Scotland, South Africa, Uruguay and The United States. Macedonian music played by special guests Izvornotes. |
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