Southbank Centre Classical Guide 2014/15

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ContentsOur season at Southbank Centre 2

Take Your Pick 4Looking for suggestions on where to start?

The Concerts 8A chronological listing of all the events this season.

Features Dig deeper into the artists, projects and composers this season.

Darbar Festival 6The Indian classical music festival.

Premieres 12Go on a voyage of discovery with these new works.

London Philharmonic Orchestra: Rachmaninoff: Inside Out 20Vladimir Jurowski on the orchestra’s composer focus.

Philharmonia Orchestra 26The orchestra on their new season exploring Paris from 1900 to 1950.

Metal Wood Skin: The Colin Currie Percussion Festival 32Currie talks about the concerts and new works he’s performing in his festival.

The London Residency: Berliner Philharmoniker 42Sir Simon Rattle and the legendary orchestra return.

The Barenboim Project 2015 54Daniel Barenboim’s series of concerts at Southbank Centre.

Try something new 60Broaden your palate with these suggestions.

Index 68

Visiting Us 78

Booking Information 80

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela are performing at Royal Festival Hall on 8 & 9 January 2015 © Jennifer Taylor

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Every season at Southbank Centre we strive to blend the rich repertoire of our Resident Orchestras and ensembles with the widest range of complimentary projects and concert experiences. In this 2014/15 season, we hope you will find programmes that are both stimulating and demanding.

This year we welcome back the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and their charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Lauded across the globe for their thrilling performances, they hold a particular resonance for us here at Southbank Centre. The story of how this orchestra grew out of Venezuela’s El Sistema – the musical revolution which has been encouraging young people to find a structure in their lives through music – remains a vivid beacon highlighting just how successfully the arts can change lives. This is core to all the work we do here: from the revelations outstanding musicians such as Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle can bring in performance, to the education work we do with thousands of people from all backgrounds. You can witness this is action during our Berliner Philharmoniker residency, taking place at both Southbank Centre and the Barbican, when young musicians become part of the orchestras.

The festival we have created with Colin Currie – Metal Wood Skin: The Colin Currie Percussion Festival – has grown from our long standing relationship with him as an Artist in Residence. This season, we are pleased to announce that Alison Balsom joins us as an Artist in Residence to develop her own ideas and projects, which will come to fruition the following season.

Jude Kelly OBE Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director

This year’s classical season at Southbank Centre has a focus on the new, with major commissions from Terry Riley to Sir Harrison Birtwistle, from James MacMillan to Anna Clyne and many others. The newly-refurbished Royal Festival Hall organ has inspired composers, as has virtuoso percussionist Colin Currie, whose Metal Wood Skin festival demonstrates that percussion has come of age and deserves a repertoire as great as that of strings, winds and keyboards. Young audiences feature strongly in the new music commissions, with a work for teenagers by Unsuk Chin and a collaboration for a children’s audience between composer Colin Matthews and writer Michael Morpurgo (The Pied Piper of Hamelin). Our Resident Orchestras present big ideas in music, with the Philharmonia and Esa-Pekka Salonen celebrating the cultural frenzy of Paris in the early 20th century with City of Light: Paris 1900 – 1950, and Vladimir Jurowski leading the London Philharmonic Orchestra through well known and rarely-explored aspects of the musical giant Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Barenboim Project celebrates a six-decade relationship between Royal Festival Hall and one of the world’s great cultural figures, and we welcome back major soloists such as Mitsuko Uchida, Maurizio Pollini and Renaud Capuçon. Among new relationships is the extraordinary Orchestre et Choeur Symphonique Kimbanguiste from Kinshasa in Congo (see flyer insert on page 19) who perform great music against unimaginable odds, demonstrating the power of music and art in the most extreme circumstances.

Gillian Moore MBE Southbank Centre’s Head of Classical Music

Welcome


Our classical music season welcomes performers from all over the world from autumn through to the summer.

Our season at Southbank Centre

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment The Works © Joe Plommer

Philharmonia Orchestra © Benjamin Ealovega


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Festivals and ProjectsSouthbank Centre is a site bursting with creativity in which different art forms collide and our indoor and outdoor spaces buzz with activity. Central to this are a number of festivals:

Annual festivals include Meltdown, Alchemy, Imagine Children’s Festival and WOW – Women of the World.

One-off experiences, created just for this season, include Metal Wood Skin: The Colin Currie Percussion Festival and The Barenboim Project 2015, featuring conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim.

Find out more about concerts in these festivals on our website southbankcentre.co.uk

Resident ArtistsOur Artists in Residence work closely with us and our audiences to explore new directions and offer their insight.

We are very proud to have the following musicians amongst our creative family: conductor Marin Alsop, percussionist Colin Currie (whose own percussion festival – Metal Wood Skin – takes place this season), soprano Elizabeth Watts, cellist Oliver Coates and composer/performer Mica Levi.

Find out when and where they are performing in the index on page 68.

Resident OrchestrasFour world-class orchestras call Southbank Centre their home. Together they play over 150 concerts here each season:

Philharmonia Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

London Sinfonietta

For a full list of all our Resident Orchestras’ performances see the index on page 74.

Annual SeriesLook out for the concerts in this guide that are part of our four concert series:

International Orchestra Series features the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors.

International Chamber Music Series champions the best chamber-music performers and repertoire.

International Piano Series remains one of the most significant platforms for solo piano recitals.

International Organ Series features top performers playing the recently refurbished Royal Festival Hall organ.

For more details on these series see the index on page 76.


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Composers In FocusRachmaninoff: Inside Out A year-long exploration of the composer’s life and music with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (full listings on page 74).

Sibelius Series Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy marks the composer’s 150th anniversary with the Philharmonia Orchestra (full listings on page 75).

Schubert Piano Sonata Cycle Daniel Barenboim presents a cycle of Schubert piano sonatas across four recitals in The Barenboim Project 2015 (full listings on page 77).

Birtwistle A weekend celebrating Sir Harrison Birtwistle’s 80th birthday featuring the London Sinfonietta (full details on page 30 and 31).

We have selected some highlights for you to explore.

Take Your Pick

Family FriendlyAround the World with the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker A special one-hour concert for children and their families with narration. Suitable for ages 3 – 11

Sunday 15 February 2015 (page 44)

London Philharmonic Orchestra FUNharmonics Concerts for all the family with free musical activities throughout the day. Presented by Chris Jarvis. Suitable for children ages 3 – 11

Sunday 26 October 2014 (page 18) Sunday 3 May 2015 (page 58)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin Hear Michael Morpurgo (War Horse) and composer Colin Matthews’ new take on this familiar tale played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Suitable for children ages 7+

Sunday 8 February 2014 (page 40)

OAE Tots Concerts for the very youngest music lovers. Suitable for ages 2 – 6

Sunday 19 October 2014 (page 17) Saturday 21 February 2015 (page 44) Sunday 12 April 2015 (page 52)

BBC Blue Planet in concert HD footage from the TV show plus live orchestral music from the Philharmonia Orchestra. Suitable for ages 7+

Thursday 22 January 2015 (page 37)

LPO FUNharmonics © Graeme Findlay

Sir Harrison Birtwistle © Hanya Chlala/ArenaPAL


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Do Something DifferentYouth Orchestra of Bahia Colin Currie performs body percussion with vibrant New York city street beats.

Wednesday 17 September 2014 (page 8)

The Works Your guided tour of the classics by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

Monday 24 November 2014 (page 25) Tuesday 3 February 2015 (page 38)

The Night Shift Classical music performed by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a relaxed, late-night setting with a DJ in the foyer bar.

Monday 24 November 2014 (page 25)

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela & Gustavo Dudamel Wherever they go the press and the public adore their energy and musical vitality.

Thursday 8 & Friday 9 January 2015 (pages 35 & 36)

FreeFriday Lunch Come down to Royal Festival Hall at 1pm every Friday to enjoy a free performance at the Level 2 Central Bar.

Friday Tonic Wind down at the end of the working week and experience some great music for free, whatever the style. Check our website for details on locations.

Pre- and post- concert talks and recitals Get to know the music or hear something new before and after concerts in these free events.

Voicelab Why not participate in Southbank Centre’s vocal initiative? Everyone is invited to explore their voice by singing in festivals, performances and workshops throughout the year. Sign up to the mailing list at southbankcentre.co.uk/voicelab

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment The Works © Joe Plommer

Rachmaninoff at Ivanovka in 1913 © Heritage Image Partnership / Alamy

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Darbar Festival

Raga‘All Indian classical music is raga based,’ explains Virdee. ‘A raga uses a series of musical notes upon which a melody is constructed. The way the notes are approached and rendered in the musical phrases – and the mood they convey – are more important in defining a raga than the notes themselves. In the Indian musical tradition, ragas are associated with different times of the day, or with seasons. A raga also has an identity or persona, just like a person with various traits. A good example of a senior vocalist is Dr Prabha Atre's concert – her return to the UK after 30 years.’

Prabha Atre performs at Best Then, Better Now: Legendary Prabha Atre on Sunday 21 September 2014 at 7.30pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall (page 10).

Khayal ‘This is the most popular classical Hindustani (North Indian) music,’ explains Sandeep. The Khayal vocal style is based on a repertoire of short songs which the singer uses as the raw material for a longer improvisation. Usually they are accompanied by a harmonium or bowed string instrument, such as the sarangi, which takes inspiration from the vocalist’s melody line, alongside tablas and a drone. ‘Pandit Vinayak Torvi's concert on Saturday morning will enable you to hear morning ragas (melodies) not often heard, as most concerts take place in the evening,’ says Sandeep.

Pandit Vinayak Torvi performs in Magical Morning Ragas on Saturday 20 September 2014 at 10am, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall (page 9).

Now a regular part of our classical music season, Darbar Festival returns to Southbank Centre bringing the best of Indian classical music to London. Here, Sandeep Virdee, the Darbar Festival’s Artistic Director, and Jameela Siddiqi, the expert who runs the festival’s Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course, explain some of the main styles you’ll hear this year.

Indian classical music’s rich and expressive tradition contains a number of schools and styles – all of which can be explored at the Darbar Festival.


Jyoti Hedge © Sandeep Virdee

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Subhankar Banerjee © Sandeep Virdee

Niladri Kumar

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Dhrupad ‘This is the oldest vocal classical music from India,’ explains Sandeep Virdee. ‘It is now very rare and there are very few exponents of the genre left, so we ensure that we feature dhrupad at the Darbar Festival.’

The style originates from the Hindustani (North Indian) tradition and is performed by a solo singer – or a small number of singers in unison – to the beat of a pakhawaj (a barrel-shaped, two-headed drum), rather than the tabla. Accompanying the vocalist are usually two tanpuras (a long necked plucked instrument that provides a drone) or maybe a rudra veena (a plucked instrument that has sympathetic strings which provide the familiar resonant buzz of some Indian classical instruments).

‘The Friday night concert by Prem Kumar Mallick and his son Prashant Mallick is one not to miss,’ adds Sandeep.

Prem Kumar Mallick and Prashant Mallick perform in the second half of Bansuri And The Fast Side Of Dhrupad on Friday 19 September 2014 at 6.30pm, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall (page 9).

Tabla This familiar small drum played with the hand has the ability to create a great variety of sounds – including a change in pitch. Often played in pairs, the performance technique involves the use of fingers and the palms of the hands – to dazzling effect when carried out by a virtuoso. Although traditionally used as an accompaniment in the Hindustani classical traditions, it is now also performed as a solo instrument.

‘The Darbar Festival was born out of a tribute to Bhai Gurmit Singh Virdee, a tabla player,’ explains Sandeep Virdee. ‘As a result, we always feature a tabla solo for our avid tabla fans. This year Pandit Subhankar Banerjee performs the tabla solo on Saturday afternoon.’

Hear a tabla solo at Tabla Rhythms Unleashed on Saturday 20 September 2014 at 2.30pm, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall (page 9).

Also visit Heaven and Earth, a multi-screen video installation in which visual artist Hetain Patel presents a unique way to access the complex time cycles from rare footage of Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri’s solo tabla performance at the Darbar Festival. From 18 – 21 September 2014, Festival Village underneath Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Carnatic vs. Hindustani Music‘The two kinds of Indian Classical music, Hindustani (North) and Carnatic (South) descended from the same parent tradition, which had its roots in ancient worship rituals,’ explains Jameela Siddiqi. ‘Many differences between the two traditions come from the fact the languages of the North and South belong to two entirely different language groups so the same musical concepts are often known by entirely different names. But the largest musical differences stem from Muslim rule in North India from the 12th to the middle of the 19th century which resulted in many Turko-Persian elements being introduced, while South Indian music remained relatively free from external influences.’

Sandeep Virdee continues: ‘The Darbar Festival is one of the only festivals globally that bring together the two traditions. We have programmed Hindustani and Carnatic double bills to give audiences a flavour of both.’

Hindustani and Carnatic double bills: Dhrupad And Shock Of The New on Saturday 20 September 2014 at 6.30pm, Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall (page 10); Anticipate The Unexpected on Sunday 21 September 2014 at 1pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall (page 10).

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monday 15 september 2014

IGUDESMAN & JOO: BIG Nightmare MusicAleksey Igudesman violin Hyung-ki Joo piano London Philharmonic Orchestra

Irrepressible classical comedy duo Igudesman and Joo perform the UK premiere of their live comedy show with full orchestra: BIG Nightmare Music. Transforming well-loved classical works with their own unique twist.Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £39 £33 £27 £21 £16*

Wednesday 17 September 2014

Indian Classical Music Appreciation CourseDARBAR FESTIVALRun by the award-winning broadcaster, journalist, novelist and critic Jameela Siddiqi, this course aims to demystify the traditions and practices of this ancient music tradition. Some sessions feature live musicians.

Session 1: Wednesday 17 September (Level 5 Function Room) Session 2: Thursday 25 September (Sunley Pavilion) Session 3: Friday 3 October (Sunley Pavilion) Session 4: Tuesday 14 October (J.P. Morgan Pavilion) Session 5: Wednesday 22 October (Sunley Pavilion)

Various venues at Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £50* (for all five sessions)


Youth Orchestra of BahiaMETAL WOOD SKIN: THE COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION FESTIVAL

Ricardo Castro conductor Colin Currie percussion

Julia Wolfe riSE and fLY (Percussion Concerto) Mahler Symphony No.1

Inspired by New York City street beats and the rhythms of American work song, Julia Wolfe’s dazzling new work is composed especially for Colin Currie. Played on his mic’d-up body, the piece is an evocation of street drummers, accordionists, singers, Chinese stringed erhus and body percussion.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £20 £15 £10* Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm. Pre-concert talk – Gillian Moore chairs a discussion with conductor Ricardo Castro and percussionist Colin Currie about the concert and the social impact of music. Free

Thursday 18 September 2014

London Beckons: Indian RagasDARBAR FESTIVALBharat Bhushan Goswami sarangi Prabhu Edouard tabla –Interval – Debashish Bhattacharya sarod Subhankar Banerjee tabla

The annual four-day Darbar Festival of Indian classical music opens with two outstanding debut UK performers. Bharat Bhushan Goswami is a master of the sarangi, skilfully performing traditional temple music. He is accompanied by the exuberant rhythms of tabla maestro Prabhu Edouard. Debashish Bhattacharya follows on the sarod, accompanied by Subhankar Banerjee.Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 6.30pm £28 £18*

This is a chronological listing of our classical music events in the 2014/15 season. If you are looking for something specific, try the index starting on page 68.

The Concerts

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Royal Festival Hall © Sam Peach

Colin Currie © Linda Nylind

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International Chamber Music Series

International Organ Series

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Friday 19 September 2014

Sitar Talk With Maestro Niladri KumarDARBAR FESTIVALA chance to hear one of India’s sitar virtuosos talk candidly about his early years in conver-sation. Maestro Niladri Kumar describes his eventful path from child prodigy to classical star. (Niladri also appears in concert on Sunday 21 September, Queen Elizabeth Hall at 1pm.)Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm £10*


Escape Into Carnatic RagasDARBAR FESTIVALManorama Prasad Carnatic vocal Akkarai S Subhalakshmi violin VV Ramanamurthy mridangam G Guruprasanna kanjira

An intimate performance by Manorama Prasad, one of the UK’s finest Carnatic vocalists, who performs music by three South Indian composers. The works explore a range of extraordinary emotions, from the inward calm of the opening, to the heights of drama.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £21*


Bansuri And The Fast Side Of DhrupadDARBAR FESTIVALNityanand Haldipur Indian flute Kousic Sen tabla – Interval – Prem Kumar Mallick dhrupad vocal Prashant Mallick dhrupad vocal Surdarshan Channa jori

A performance featuring one of India’s most senior flautists, Nityanand Haldipur, a master of stylistic and emotional control. Followed by two performers singing in the dhrupad vocal style.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 6.30pm £28 £18*

Saturday 20 September 2014

Magical Morning RagasDARBAR FESTIVALPandit Vinayak Torvi khayal vocal Bharat Bhushan Goswami sarangi Ajay Joglekar harmonium Kousic Sen tabla

Torvi makes his UK debut performance with a pulsating concert of morning ragas (melodies), where the whole range of raga colour is celebrated with rhythm and energy.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10am £21 £16*


Instruments Of The GurusDARBAR FESTIVALKirpal Panesar taus Surdarshan Channa jori

From the Punjab in northern India come two in-credibly rare instruments used by the Sikh gurus. The taus projects a deep, full tone, while the jori is a percussion instrument that predates the tabla.Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 10am £21*


Khayal Talk With Legendary Dr Prabha AtreDARBAR FESTIVAL

Get a flavour of the past six decades of Indian classical music, with the help of one of India’s foremost vocalists in conversation. Dr Prabha Atre is a performer, composer and teacher of music in the kirana vocal style. (Prabha performs in concert on Sunday 21 September, Queen Elizabeth Hall at 7.30pm.)Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 12.30pm £10*


Tabla Rhythms UnleashedDARBAR FESTIVAL

Subhankar Banerjee tabla Ajay Joglekar harmonium nagma

A performance from one of India’s most remarkable tabla maestros, Subhankar Banerjee. He demonstrates his improvisational dexterity, which is based on his formidable depth of knowledge of the instrument.



Curious Carnatic NotesDARBAR FESTIVALAkkarai S Subhalakshmi violin VV Ramanamurthy mridangam G Guruprasanna kanjira

Violinist Akkarai S Subhalakshmi makes her solo UK debut, demonstrating her vast repertoire of rich and expressive ragas (melodies).

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 6pm £21*

Dr Prabha Atre © Sandeep Virdee



Dhrupad And Shock Of The NewDARBAR FESTIVALJyoti Hegde rudra veena Surdarshan Channa jori – Interval – Abhishek Raghuram Carnatic vocal Akkarai S Subhalakshmi violin VV Ramanamurthy mridangam G Guruprasanna kanjira

A special double bill concert moving from the melodious to the fast and furious, through India’s Hindustani and Carnatic traditions.


Sunday 21 September 2014

Facing The Modern - Timeless BansuriDARBAR FESTIVAL

Nityanand Haldipur Indian flute (bansuri) Prabhu Edouard tabla

A performance from Nityanand Haldipur, one of India’s most senior flautists, and a master of stylistic and emotional control. Please arrive at 7.30am for a free cup of tea and a snack.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 8am £21*


Morning Raga AddictionDARBAR FESTIVALChandra Chakraborty khayal vocal Ajay Joglekar harmonium Sanju Sahai tabla

Based in London, Chakraborty is a rising star in both khayal and light classical-Indian vocals. Let her immerse you into an atmospheric world of morning ragas (melodies).

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 10.30am £21*


Carnatic Music DemystifiedDARBAR FESTIVAL

Abhishek Raghuram

One of South India’s most sought-after Carnatic vocalists, Abhishek Raghuram demystifies the complex Carnatic tradition in conversation. This session explores a typical Carnatic concert. (Abhishek performs in concert on Saturday 20 September in the Purcell Room at 6.30pm.)Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 12.30pm £10*

SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014

Anticipate The Unexpected DARBAR FESTIVAL Shashank Subramanium Carnatic flute Akkarai S Subhalakshmi violin VV Ramanamurthy mridangam G Guruprasanna kanjira – Interval – Niladri Kumar sitar Subhankar Banerjee tabla

Improvisation lies at the heart of Indian classical music. This double bill features two of India’s most maverick musicians who present the epitome of improvisation: Shashank, a household name in South India, followed by Niladri on the sitar.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1pm £28 £18*


Unreported RagasDARBAR FESTIVALPandit Vinayak Torvi khayal vocal Bharat Bhushan Goswami sarangi Ajay Joglekar harmonium Kousic Sen tabla

Representing the vocal khayal traditions of Gwal-ior and Kirana, Torvi brings to life early morning ragas (melodies). Goswami, Joglekar and Sen provide support for this magical concert. Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 5pm £21*

SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014

Best Then, Better Now: Legendary Prabha AtreDARBAR FESTIVALDr Prabha Atre khayal vocal Bharat Bhushan Goswami sarangi Ajay Joglekar harmonium Sanju Sahai tabla

Hear India’s legendary classical luminary, Prabha Atre, who for six decades has sustained a career of exceptional musicianship combined with an unwavering commitment to the future of classical music.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £28 £18*

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Nityanand Haldipur © Sandeep Virdee

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London Philharmonic OrchestraSHOSTAKOVICH’S VISION OF WAR

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano

Lindberg Chorale Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Shostakovich Symphony No.8 in C minor

The London Philharmonic Orchestra launches its new season with Shostakovich, Prokofiev and a contemporary masterpiece. Chorale is a luminous work written by the Orchestra’s new Composer in Residence, one of the greatest orchestral craftsmen alive.Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £39 £33 £27 £21 £16 £12 £9 Premium seats £65*

Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Magnus Lindberg conducts the LPO’s Foyle Future Firsts in the London premiere of his piece Souvenir, described as ‘shivering, diaphanous and pungent’. Free

Thursday 25 September 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraSALONEN CONDUCTS BERLIOz’S GRANDE MESSE DES MORTS

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Sébastien Droy tenor Gloucester Choral Society Bristol Choral Society Philharmonia Voices

Berlioz Grande messe des morts (Requiem), Op.5

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Berlioz’s dramatic and spine tingling Requiem. The composer unleashes an awesome range of expression, from the merest vocal and instrumental whispers to the all-engulfing ‘Tuba mirum’, which features eight pairs of timpani and four additional brass ensembles. Please note there is no interval.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48*

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Cole Porter ClassicsFEATURING ANTON DU BEKE AND ERIN BOAG

London Concert Orchestra Richard Balcombe conductor Anton du Beke ballroom dancer Erin Boag ballroom dancer Capital Voices

‘Anything goes’ in this afternoon of song and dance celebrating the genius of Cole Porter, with music taken from musicals including Kiss Me Kate, Anything Goes and Midnight in Paris. Strictly Come Dancing’s Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag perform as special guests.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £49.50 £42.50 £32.50 £27.50 £24.50 £19.50 Premium seats £55*


Orchestra of St Paul’sMILHAUD, STRAVINSKY, IVES AND ADAMS

Ben Palmer conductor

Milhaud La Création du monde Suite Stravinsky L’Histoire du soldat Suite Ives The Unanswered Question (Contemplation No.1) Adams Son of Chamber Symphony

A jazz-tinged programme bringing together one of the masterpieces of the 21st century with three 20th-century classics.Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.15pm £18 £15 £12*


Vladimir Jurowski © Roman Gontcharov

Esa-Pekka Salonen © Clive Barda

Royal Festival Hall auditorium © Sam Peach


PremieresIf you enjoyed Southbank Centre’s award-winning festival The Rest Is Noise, continue your voyage of discovery this season. Southbank Centre’s Head of Classical Music, Gillian Moore, suggests five premieres to look out for.

Unsuk Chin © Eric Richmond/ArenaPAL

Magnus Lindberg‘Magnus Lindberg is one of the most important composers alive today. He’s got a strong association with Southbank Centre and was Director of Meltdown in 1996. He has a really wide set of musical tastes but he has said that his favourite instrument is the orchestra. He is a master of orchestral sound. He’s been commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra to write this new work for the soprano Barbara Hannigan – an artist who has also got a very strong association with us at Southbank Centre. I’m so excited to see what he’s going to do with a soprano. Music is a language that Lindberg has refined and refined; his work is so lush and warm and inviting – and Barbara is somebody who can do anything with her voice. I think this new piece will be hugely appealing to a very wide audience.’

The new work for soprano and orchestra (world premiere) is performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wednesday 28 January 2015, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm. See page 38.

Jonny Greenwood‘Jonny Greenwood is best known, of course, as the guitarist from Radiohead and perhaps as the member of the group who has brought some of the more avant-garde aspects to Radiohead’s music. What’s less well known is that, in parallel with his Radiohead career, he has made a very strong name for himself as a composer – and that he has an interest in late 20th-century music. I’m really excited to see what Jonny’s going to come up with for the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Jonny has a very keen ear for musical colour and in his other works you can hear the wonderful sound clusters of Penderecki and sometimes the lush harmonies of Messiaen. I think you’ll hear all sorts of influences in this new piece.’

Water is performed by Australian Chamber Orchestra, Saturday 4 October 2014, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm. See page 14.


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Terry Riley‘Terry Riley is a legendary figure in music. He could be said to be the inventor of what’s called Minimalism because in the 1960s, he wrote a piece called In C where very small fragments of music get repeated, mostly using the white notes at the piano. This and subsequent works such as A Rainbow in Curved Air seemed to encapsulate 1960s West Coast counter-culture. The premiere of his Organ Concerto is with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by André de Ridder, and they’re performing it in a programme with other American music. It’s exciting as we don’t know what we’re going to get, but I think there will be a very strong element of the old Terry Riley sound.’

Organ Concerto (At the Royal Majestic) (UK premiere) is performed by BBC Concert Orchestra, Saturday 18 October 2014, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm. See page 17.

Sir Harrison Birtwistle ‘Sir Harrison Birtwistle is an extraordinary, towering figure in British music and worldwide, one of our most celebrated composers. His music sounds as if it has existed since the beginning of time but is also utterly fresh and new. It’s got this ancient monolithic quality. It doesn’t try to ingratiate itself but, for me, it communicates very, very powerfully.’

Responses: Sweet disorder and the carefully careless for piano and orchestra (UK premiere) is performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Saturday 6 December 2014, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm. See page 30.

New Work (world premiere) is performed by the London Sinfonietta, Friday 5 December 2014, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm. See page 30.

Unsuk Chin‘Unsuk Chin is from Korea, and I think she’s one of the most exciting composers writing today. Her music is very colourful, rich and complex but it’s often extremely witty. The piece she is premiering is being played by the National Youth Orchestra and is aimed at the teenagers in the audience, so that’s really exciting. We don’t know exactly what to expect but I think that the orchestra won’t be sitting entirely still!’

New work (world premiere) performed by National Youth Orchestra, Saturday 11 April 2015, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm. See page 52.

Magnus Lindberg © Hanya Chlala/ArenaPAL

Jonny Greenwood © Jason Evans

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Monday 29 September 2014

International Organ Recital: Jennifer Bate

Mendelssohn Sonata in A, Op.65 No.3 Bach Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV.544 Messiaen Chants d’oiseaux (No.4 of Livre d’orgue) Franck Choral No.3 in A minor Duruflé Suite, Op.5

International virtuoso Jennifer Bate returns to Royal Festival Hall to launch International Organ Recitals, Southbank Centre’s new celebrity organ recital series. Her programme includes some of the cornerstones of the organ repertoire.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £15*

Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Pre-concert talk. Southbank Centre organ curator, William McVicker, interviews Jennifer Bate about her busy concert career. Free

Tuesday 30 September 2014

Daniil Trifonov, pianoBach work to be announced Beethoven Sonata in C minor, Op.111 Liszt 12 Études d’exécution transcendante, S.139

One of today’s brightest young stars makes his Royal Festival Hall recital debut. Since taking top prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, aged 20, the Russian pianist has won an international cult following.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £30 £20 £10 Premium seats £55* Student Platform Seats £7*

Thursday 2 October 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraDOHNÁNYI 85TH BIRTHDAY CONCERTChristoph von Dohnányi conductor Frank Peter Zimmermann violin

Beethoven Overture, Leonore No.3 Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.5

Beethoven changed the face of music forever. From his Fifth Symphony’s obsession with its fa-mous opening rhythm to his epic Leonore Over-ture No.3, audiences had never heard anything like it before. By comparison, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto seems to float free of gravity.Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48*

Friday 3 October 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUT

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Alexander Ghindin piano

Rachmaninoff The Isle of the Dead; Piano Concerto No.1 (vers. orig.); Symphonic Dances

The spirit of Russia permeated everything Rachmaninoff wrote, even after his final exile to America. It was there, in 1940, that the composer wrote his last orchestral score, the Symphonic Dances.


Saturday 4 October 2014

Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber OrchestraRichard Tognetti lead violin, artistic director Steven Osborne piano

Haydn Symphony No.83 (La Poule) Mozart Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat, K.595 Jonny Greenwood Water (UK premiere) Mozart Symphony No.29 in A

A sell-out last time they performed at Southbank Centre, the Australian Chamber Orchestra show off their impressive artistry by presenting a diverse concert of 18th century classics and a 21st-century premiere, written by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £32 £25 £20 £15 Premium seats £40*

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Sunday 5 October 2014

Asko | SchönbergMETAL WOOD SKIN: THE COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION FESTIVAL

Clark Rundell conductor Colin Currie percussion

Tansy Davies neon for chamber ensemble Louis Andriessen Tapdance for percussion & large ensemble (UK premiere) Anna Clyne Secret garden for solo drum kit, marimba & pre-recorded sounds (world premiere) Louis Andriessen Hoketus for 2 groups of 5 instruments

The UK premiere of Louis Andriessen’s Tapdance and the world premiere of a new work by Anna Clyne. Programme includes a discussion between Louis Andriessen, Colin Currie and Gillian Moore on the new work.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £22 £15 £10*

Wednesday 8 October 2014

London SinfoniettaFAUSTO ROMITELLI: AN INDEx OF METALS

Fausto Romitelli An Index of Metals – video opera for soprano, ensemble, multi-media projection & electronics

The London premiere of a 21st-century masterpiece that ‘plunges the spectator into a magma of flowing sounds, shapes and colours. An experience of total perception... rather like the light shows of the 1960s or today’s rave parties...’ (Romitelli). Please note seating is unreserved and on a first-come-first-served basis.Queen Elizabeth Hall, 8pm £15* (unreserved seating)


Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentFLYING THE FLAG: L’AMOURJonathan Williams conductor Cast includes: Anna Dennis soprano Matthew Brook baritone Choir of the Enlightenment

Rameau Pigmalion – opera in 1 act; Anacréon – opera in 1 act

A double bill of short operas by one of the Baroque’s great composers. A radical innovator, later accepted as a true French great, Rameau’s music still speaks to audiences with incredible directness and clarity today.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm £38 £24 £9 Premium seats £50*


A Night Under The StarsLATIN SPIRIT

Orion Orchestra Toby Purser conductor Miloš Karadaglić guitar Duncan Rock bass-baritone Patricia Bardon mezzo-soprano Charlie Siem violin Ksenija Sidorova accordion Streetwise Opera

Bizet Prelude from Carmen Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso Bizet Habanera and Toréador Song from Carmen Rodrigo Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra; Canario from Fantasia para un gentilhombre Piazzolla Libertango; Oblivion Ravel Boléro

A gala evening of Latin-inspired music in aid of The Passage. The London-based charity provides the resources to encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transform their lives. Please note there is no interval.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £50 £40 £30 £20 £12 Premium seats £60*

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Tansy Davies © Rikard Österlund

London Sinfonietta © Kevin Leighton

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Philharmonia OrchestraFIRST WORLD WAR COMMEMORATION CONCERT

Nicholas Collon conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello Lucy Crowe soprano

Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Elgar Cello Concerto Vaughan Williams Symphony No.3 (Pastoral)

Three masterworks composed within just a few years of each other that meditate upon the appalling carnage of the First World War. They range from Ravel’s tantalising Neo-Classical restraint, to the impassioned nostalgia of Elgar and haunting eloquence of Vaughan Williams.Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48*


Colin Currie Group & Steve ReichMETAL WOOD SKIN: THE COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION FESTIVAL

Reich Clapping Music; Sextet for percussion & keyboards; Mallet Quartet for 2 marimbas & 2 vibraphones; Quartet for 2 vibraphones & 2 pianos (world premiere)

Hear four captivating Steve Reich scores, including a world premiere, performed by Colin Currie and his group. The concert highlights Reich’s interest in tuned percussion instruments, such as marimbas and vibraphones, which have been a feature of his compositions since the early 1970s.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm & 7.30pm Please note the 3pm performance is repeated at 7.30pm. £28 £21 £15 £10 Premium seats £35*

Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm – pre-concert talk. Gillian Moore in conversation with Steve Reich. Free

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Tuesday 14 October 2014

Rolando Villazón Opera GalaGuerassim Voronkov conductor Rolando Villazón tenor Pumeza Matshikiza soprano Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Arias and duets from French and Italian operas and Spanish zarzuelas. One of the most captivating singers to grace opera houses and concert stages around the world, tenor Rolando Villazón makes a welcome return to Royal Festival Hall.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £75 £68 £58 £42 £32 £20 Premium seats £85*


Philharmonia OrchestraPHILHARMONIA AT THE MOVIES: SCI-FI

James Shearman conductor

Programme includes music from Star Wars, E.T., Blade Runner and Star Trek

Music from some of the best sci-fi films ever made.



Sound of SoulSAUDHA, SOCIETY OF POETRY AND INDIAN MUSIC

A concert that connects Indian classical music with haunting verses of oriental and occidental poetry as well as kathak dance. Featuring one of the maestros of the North-Indian classical vocal style, Chandra Chakraborty, acclaimed tabla player Sanju Sahai, violinist Kamalbir Nandra, kathak dancer Sandip Mallik, perfor-mance-poet Siobhan Mac Mahon and reciter Leesa Gazi.Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.45pm £12


Colin Currie and Steve Reich © Ben Larpent

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Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Beethoven 33 Variations on a waltz by Diabelli, Op.120 Schubert 4 Impromptus, D.935

Mitsuko Uchida brings Beethoven’s last, towering keyboard masterpiece to Royal Festival Hall – his Diabelli Variations. Alongside this, she performs some of Schubert’s poetic and other-worldly Impromptus.


Saturday 18 October 2014

BBC Concert Orchestra

André de Ridder conductor Cameron Carpenter organ

Ives Symphony No. 3 (The Camp Meeting); The Alcotts from Piano Sonata No. 2 (Concord) Terry Riley Organ Concerto (At the Royal Majestic) (UK premiere) John Luther Adams Dark Waves Philip Glass The Light

The BBC Concert Orchestra, with maverick organ virtuoso Cameron Carpenter, perform the UK premiere of Terry Riley’s Organ Concerto – a Southbank Centre commission – in an all-American programme of musical pioneers. Includes a special performance of The Alcotts from Ives’ Piano Sonata No.2 performed by Carpenter on the Hall’s organ.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £28 £21 £15 £10 Premium seats £34*

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The Six Brandenburg ConcertiMartin Feinstein recorder, flute, director Mark Baigent oboe David Blackadder natural trumpet Rodolfo Richter violin, piccolo violin Robin Bigwood harpsichord The Feinstein Ensemble on period instruments

Bach 6 Brandenburg Concerti

The acclaimed Feinstein Ensemble perform all six of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti, which represent the highest point of Bach’s secular writing.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £28 £24 £20 £16 £12*


OAE TotsORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTThe Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s always-popular events for the under six’s and their families returns.Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10am & 11.30am Tots £1 Adults £9 *


Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentFLYING THE FLAG: THE FRENCH BEETHOVENFrançois-Xavier Roth conductor

Berlioz Overture, Béatrice et Bénédict Onslow Symphony No.1 in A, Op.41 No.1 Beethoven Symphony No.3 (Eroica)

This concert touches on three nationalities, two radicals (Berlioz and Beethoven) and one lost genius – George Onslow. Today little known, this British-born composer, adopted as their own by the French, was a huge figure in his time, indeed nicknamed ‘The French Beethoven’.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm £38 £24 £9 Premium seats £60*


Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship FundA recital by a winner of an award from the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

Royal Festival Hall, 6pm Free

Mitsuko Uchida © Decca/Justin Pumfrey

Cameron Carpenter



Philharmonia OrchestraDVOřÁK’S NEW WORLD SYMPHONYKrzysztof Urbanski conductor Jan Lisiecki piano

Smetana Vltava from Má vlast Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 Dvořák Symphony No.9 (From the New World)

Bohemia could have wished for no finer musical torchbearers than Smetana and Dvořák; between them they put their beloved home country on the map with these two enchantingly lyrical scores.


Friday 24 October 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraPIRES PLAYS BEETHOVENJukka-Pekka Saraste conductor Maria João Pires piano Augustin Dumay violin Antonio Meneses cello

Wagner Prelude to Act 1 from Lohengrin Beethoven Triple Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

An evening of Romantic symphonic masterpieces from Wagner, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.


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London Philharmonic Orchestra FUNharmonics THE TOAD AND THE SNAIL

Benjamin Wallfisch conductor Chris Jarvis presenter

Wallfisch The Toad and the Snail (on Roald Dahl’s text)

Benjamin Wallfisch has written some new music to accompany Roald Dahl’s hilarious masterpiece of absurd verse. Presented by CBeebies’ Chris Jarvis. At one hour long, the concerts are the very best way to introduce your family to the wonders of orchestral music. For ages 3 – 11.

Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon Adults £18 £16 £14 £12 £10* Children £9 £8 £7 £6 £5*

Various venues across Royal Festival Hall from 10am – 2pm. Free musical events around the building: have a go at playing an orchestral instrument and join music-making workshops.

Post concert on The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall. A guest ensemble of young musicians entertains after the concert. Free


LPO FUNharmonics © Graeme Findlay

Southbank Centre, viewed from the river © Belinda Lawley

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Mozart RequiemEnglish Chamber Orchestra Dominic Wheeler conductor Jayson Gillham piano Mary Bevan soprano Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano Joshua Mills tenor Duncan Rock baritone The Bach Choir

Mozart Overture, The Magic Flute; Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467; Requiem

Mozart’s choral masterpiece crowns a sublime evening of his greatest works. Young Australian pianist Jayson Gillham, Commonwealth Musician of the Year 2012, performs Mozart’s enchanting Piano Concerto, K.467.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £48 £42 £29.50 £22.50 £16.50 £14.50*

Monday 27 October 2014

Zukerman conducts double orchestra in Beethoven’s Choral Symphony

Pinchas Zukerman conductor and soloist Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lisa Milne soprano Patricia Bardon mezzo-soprano Barry Banks tenor Matthew Best bass London Philharmonic Choir

Bach Erbarme dich, mein Gott from St Matthew Passion Malcolm Forsyth A Ballad of Canada for chorus & orchestra (UK premiere) Beethoven Symphony No.9 (Choral)

Pinchas zukerman, Music Director of Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the RPO, brings together these two renowned orchestras to perform one of the grestest works of all time – Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.


Tuesday 28 October 2014

Arcadi Volodos, pianoSchubert Sonata in C, D.279 (unfinished); Allegretto in C, D.346 Brahms 6 Pieces for piano, Op.118 Schumann Kinderszenen, Op.15; Fantasie in C, Op.17

The Russian virtuoso Arcadi Volodos makes a rare visit to London. After opening with enchanting pieces by the youthful Schubert, he continues the first half with Brahms’ Klavierstücke, six exquisitely-wrought short works that explore different moods.



London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTVassily Sinaisky conductor Pavel Kolesnikov piano

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3; Symphony No.2

The Orchestra continues its journey into Rachmaninoff’s much-loved music, including his Second Symphony, a work that brims with flowing themes, vital rhythms and sumptuous textures.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert event. Acclaimed film director Tony Palmer discusses the enduring popularity of Rachmaninoff’s music. Free





Philharmonia OrchestraSOKHIEV CONDUCTS BERLIOz’S SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUETugan Sokhiev conductor Khatia Buniatishvili piano

Beethoven Overture, Coriolan Liszt Piano Concerto No.2 in A Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

A captivating fantasy programme that offsets Berlioz’s groundbreaking Symphonie fantastique with Beethoven’s overture Coriolan.


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‘Rachmaninoff: Inside Out is the name of the festival we are dedicating to what is probably one of the most famous composers of the 20th century,’ explains conductor Vladimir Jurowski. ‘We will see Rachmaninoff’s progression in the search for beauty during times when beauty was largely neglected,’ he adds, explaining how Rachmaninoff’s Romantic soundworld was increasingly at odds with the rest of the musical establishment in thrall with the rise of Modernism. ‘We will also present composers whose music was developing along the same lines as Rachmaninoff’s, for instance Szymanowski (1882 – 1937) and George Enescu (1881 – 1955). I somehow believe that their music and Rachmaninoff’s music is made of the same material... very traditional composers looking for new ways in the music and new colours.’

Of the various concerts being performed by the Orchestra, there is one that means the most to Jurowski on a more personal level. ‘These are the ten songs by Rachmaninoff which have been arranged for the orchestra by my grandfather, whose name I’m bearing – exactly the same name, Vladimir Jurowski. For him, Rachmaninoff represented the world which was long forbidden. That’s something people often don’t realise. Because of Rachmaninoff’s émigré status his music was not allowed to be performed in the Soviet Union until after the Second World War.’

Luckily for us, there are no restrictions on the composer’s music today, and audiences at Royal Festival Hall can enjoy 11 concerts with six conductors, led by Jurowski, presiding over this exciting journey through Rachmaninoff’s major works.

Rachmaninoff in 1918

Rachmaninoff composing his Third Piano Concerto © RIA Novosti / Alamy

Where & WhenRachmaninoff: Inside OutThe most extensive celebration of Rachmaninoff’s music ever undertaken in a season, including the complete symphonies and piano concertos, the opera The Miserly Knight, choral masterpieces, orchestral songs and other much-loved and rare orchestral works. For details on each concert see the index on page 74.


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Vladimir Jurowski © Roman Gontcharov

Rachmaninoff:Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

This season, the London Philharmonic Orchestra explores the work of the much-loved Russian composer – as the orchestra’s Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor explains.

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Saturday 1 November 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraVAN zWEDEN CONDUCTS MAHLERJaap van Zweden conductor Elizabeth Watts soprano Alice Coote mezzo-soprano London Philharmonic Choir

Mahler Symphony No.2 (Resurrection)

Epic forces of choir and orchestra combine to perform Mahler’s mighty Symphony No.2, which for many is a supreme vision of human suffering, despair, hope and elation. Please note there will be no interval during this performance.


Sunday 2 November 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraSUNDAY MATINEE SERIESJakub Hrůša conductor Julia Fischer violin

Glinka Overture, Ruslan and Lyudmila Glazunov Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.82 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2 (Little Russian)

An all-Russian concert, overflowing with striking instrumental colours featuring Glinka, Glazunov and Tchaikovsky.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48*

Tuesday 4 November 2014

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Opera RaraDONIzETTI’S LES MARTYRS

Sir Mark Elder conductor Bryan Hymel tenor, Polyeucte Joyce El-Khoury soprano, Pauline David Kempster baritone, Sévère Brindley Sherratt tenor, Félix Clive Bayley bass, Callisthènes Wynne Evans tenor, Néarque Opera Rara Chorus

Donizetti Les Martyrs – opera in 4 acts

A rare chance to hear Donizetti’s grand opera, a fascinating mix of Italian and French styles and a work of high drama. Concert performance, sung in French.



Alexandre Tharaud, pianoSchubert 6 Moments Musicaux, D.780 Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No.5 transc. Tharaud Couperin 5 Pieces Ravel Miroirs

The acclaimed French pianist performs a varied programme, including some of Schubert’s best-loved piano pieces; delicate, ornamental Baroque music of Couperin, and Ravel’s five imaginative and characterful sound pictures.


Wednesday 5 November 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraVäNSKä CONDUCTS SIBELIUSOsmo Vänskä conductor Alexandra Soumm violin

Sibelius The Bard, Op.64; Violin Concerto; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op.22

One of the greatest living exponents of Sibelius’ music, Osmo Vänskä conducts works by his compatriot including the four Lemminkäinen ‘legends’ imbued with a sense of light and momentum, alongside the dark, melodic Violin Concerto.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Pre-concert event. Musicians from the LPO join students from London Music Masters’ innovative music-education programme, the Bridge Project, for a musical celebration. Free

Thursday 6 November 2014

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayThe Philharmonia’s innovative Music of Today series offers the chance to hear new music. The composer is usually present to introduce and discuss their work. Hear their insight into the music played and the process of composition.


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Sir Mark Elder

Southbank Centre Christmas Market © Belinda Lawley

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Philharmonia OrchestraBRINGUIER CONDUCTS BARTóK’S CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRALionel Bringuier conductor Simon Trpčeski piano

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

Debussy and Bartók discovered strikingly different solutions to the problem of composing contemporary music that captivated general audiences. In his Prélude Debussy gently suspended time by loosening the bonds of musical convention, while Bartók’s Concerto is a blazing virtuoso orchestral showpiece.



Renaud Capuçon & Frank BraleyTHE BEETHOVEN SONATAS (1)Renaud Capuçon violin Frank Braley piano

Beethoven Sonatas: Op.12 No.1 in D; Op.12 No.2 in A; Op.12 No.3 in E flat; Op.23 in A minor

Renaud Capuçon and Frank Braley open their three-concert Beethoven series with a programme of early masterworks. The three Op.12 sonatas constantly dazzle and amaze with their daring, fearlessly entering into previously unexplored avenues of musical expression.Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £28 £21 £15 £10 Premium seats £35*

Friday 7 November 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTOsmo Vänskä conductor Nikolai Lugansky piano

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.4 (final version) Tchaikovsky Symphony No.1 (Winter Daydreams)

Delve into Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Con-certo, alongside dreamy works by Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams.Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £39 £33 £27 £21 £16 £12 £9 Premium seats £65*


Renaud Capuçon & Frank BraleyTHE BEETHOVEN SONATAS (2)Renaud Capuçon violin Frank Braley piano

Beethoven Sonatas: Op.24 in F (Spring); Op.30 No.1 in A; Op.30 No.2 in C minor

Renaud Capuçon and Frank Braley continue their Beethoven violin sonata cycle with the Spring Sonata, so named because of the opening movement’s rejuvenating spirit.


Saturday 8 November 2014

Yuri Temirkanov, Maxim Vengerov & St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Temirkanov conductor Maxim Vengerov violin

Lyadov Kikimora Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No.10 in E minor

Repertoire to stir the soul and musicians with the magic touch – the best of Russia comes to Southbank Centre. Big tunes and rich intensity fill this programme of classics including Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto – a deeply felt work full of melodic vitality, soul and virtuosic brilliance.


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Maxim Vengerov © Naim Chidiac



Remembrance Sunday: Britten’s War RequiemMARIN ALSOP AND THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC

Marin Alsop conductor

Britten War Requiem

Marin Alsop and the young musicians of the Royal Academy of Music perform Benjamin Britten’s towering War Requiem. The concert forms part of a day that marks the 100th anniversary of World War One. For £5 more your ticket gives you access to talks and workshops earlier in the day. Further details to be announced.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £15 (concert and talks) £10 (concert only)*


Renaud Capuçon & Frank BraleyTHE BEETHOVEN SONATAS (3)

Renaud Capuçon violin Frank Braley piano

Beethoven Sonatas: Op.30 No.3 in G; Op.47 in A (Kreutzer); Op.96 in G

Renaud Capuçon and Frank Braley conclude their Beethoven concert series with three violin sonatas of startlingly different hues. The carefree high spirits of Op.30 No.3 are swept aside by the emotional power of the Kreutzer Sonata, before concluding with the radiant lyricism of Op.96.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £28 £21 £15 £10 Premium seats £35*


Colin Currie & Aurora OrchestraA TRIBUTE TO STEVE MARTLAND / METAL WOOD SKIN: THE COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION FESTIVALNicholas Collon conductor Colin Currie percussion

Martland Starry night for marimba & string quartet John Adams Chamber Symphony Dave Maric Trilogy Purcell Fantasia ‘Upon one note’ Martland Horses of instruction

Colin Currie joins Aurora Orchestra under Nicholas Collon for a concert dedicated to the memory of his friend the composer Steve Martland. Drawing on musical influences that ranged from Henry Purcell to Steve Reich via jazz and rock, Martland’s was a compelling, unique and iconoclastic musical voice.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £22 £15 £10*


London Philharmonic OrchestraCOLOURFUL FRENCH FAVOURITES

Juanjo Mena conductor Katia Labèque piano Marielle Labèque piano

Pierné Overture & Suite from Ramuntcho Poulenc Concerto in D minor for 2 pianos Ravel Rapsodie espagnole Debussy La mer

Spaniard Juanjo Mena conducts four French works, with the odd glance over to Spain. The surging currents and surface spray of Debussy’s La mer stand in total contrast to the punchy, knockabout attitude of Poulenc’s acerbic Concerto for two pianos.


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Renaud Capuçon © Briony Campbell

Katia & Marielle Labèque © Umberto Nicoletti

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Philharmonia OrchestraJäRVI NIELSEN CYCLEPaavo Järvi conductor Viktoria Mullova violin

Haydn Symphony No.82 (The Bear) Beethoven Violin Concerto Nielsen Symphony No.1 in G minor

Tonight’s concert celebrates the work of three great symphonists at the height of their creative powers. Nielsen’s First Symphony was memorably described by one critic as ‘a child playing with dynamite,’ and if Haydn’s The Bear finds the old Master composing with a youthful pizzazz and energy, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto possesses a radiant lyrical expansiveness.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Pre-concert talk. Free


Emerson String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in G, Op.33 No.5 Ravel String Quartet in F Beethoven String Quartet in B flat, Op.130 vers. with Grosse Fuge, Op.133

The multiple award-winning Emerson String Quartet perform three classic works. Opening with one of Haydn’s lively quartets, Ravel’s ever-popular work follows – shifting between playful moments and serene melodies. The concert ends with Beethoven’s magnum opus.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £28 £21 £15 £10 Premium seats £35*


London Philharmonic OrchestraNézET-SéGUIN CONDUCTS BRAHMS AND STRAUSSYannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Lars Vogt piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 Schubert Symphony No.8 in B minor (Unfinished) Strauss Don Juan

A tour-de-force of Romantic orchestral classics from Brahms, Schubert and Richard Strauss, including Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto, for many his ultimate musical summation of human civilisation.


Monday 24 November 2014

The WorksORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Richard Tognetti violin Presenter to be announced

Dvořák Serenade for strings Grieg Erotik (Love poem), Op.43 No.5 arr. Tognetti for orchestra Elgar Sospiri

The OAE’s series giving you a guided tour of selected masterpieces returns, this time looking at pieces by Dvořák, Grieg and Elgar.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm £25 £15 £2.50 (children over 11) *

Monday 24 November 2014

The Night ShiftORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTThe Night Shift is London’s unique classical night, putting great classical music into a relaxed and contemporary late-night setting. There is also a post-show DJ until midnight.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 9.30pm £9 (advance) £12 (on the day)*

The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 9pm – pre-show music in the bar. Free

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Emerson Quartet © Lisa Mazzucco

The Works © Joe Plommer


Paris in all its creative glory is the subject of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s new series of concerts led by Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Debussy with his daughter Chouchou in Paris © The Art Archive / Alamy

City of Light: Paris 1900 – 1950: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra


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It’s fair to say that, between the start of the 20th century and 1950, Paris held the imagination of the world. It embraced Modernism in the form of Art Nouveau, cubism and beyond. It took the jazz age to its heart. It attracted some of the world’s greatest writers and artists, including Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein and James Joyce. And it also saw the development of a new way to write for the orchestra that emphasised different textures and effects.

The rich cultural history of this city during this period is the focus of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s series City of Light: Paris 1900 – 1950.

‘If you think of the musical history of the 20th century, Paris is the sort of parallel universe to Vienna and the German speaking world,’ explains Esa-Pekka Salonen. ‘There are two different kinds of revolutions happening roughly at the same time and going in very different directions. When we look back to that era now I think that the latter is a closed chapter. It’s a historic period that came to an end and something else came to replace it, whereas a lot of the Parisian thing seems to be still going today.’

Talking about the Philharmonia’s focus, David Whelton, the Orchestra’s Managing Director, says: ‘Paris was the crossroads of Europe, particularly between 1900 to 1950, and I think this project is all about exploring what it was that made it so immensely fascinating. You had, at the beginning of that period, Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande which was one of the most significant operas ever written. It became, in a sense, a lodestone for so many French composers after that. And at the other end of the period you had Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie in 1949. You then have the impact of the First World War, and the beginning of the jazz age in Paris and – as a result of the collapse of ‘empire’ – so many people from around the world coming into this city, which received everybody in a way which allowed them to blossom and create. Alongside the musical interaction there was also great literature, extraordinary painting and great drama. So, what we’d like to do is try and take [audiences] on a journey from La Belle Epoque to the beginnings of post-war cultural life in France.’

Esa-Pekka Salonen © Benjamin Ealovega

Gertrude Stein and Alice Toklas, 1927 © Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library / Alamy

When & WhereConcert & TalksFrom performances of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande to Messiaen’s dazzling Turangalîla-Symphonie, see the full listing of all the City of Light: Paris 1900 – 1950 series in the index on page 75.

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The Bach Choir: John TavenerA CELEBRATIONPhilharmonia Orchestra David Hill conductor Elin Manahan Thomas soprano Benjamin Hulett tenor Raphael Wallfisch cellist

John Tavener O where, tell me where? (UK premiere); The Protecting Veil for cello & strings; Song for Athene; Requiem

The Bach Choir leads a musical tribute to the late Sir John Tavener, one of the most popular composers of his generation. The evening includes Song for Athene, which was sung at the funeral of Princess Diana and the UK premiere of one of his last works, a meditation on three Scottish songs, commissioned by The Bach Choir.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £48 £40 £34 £29.50 £22.50 £16.50 £10*


Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentLORD OF THE STRINGSRichard Tognetti violin, director

Mozart Divertimento in F, K.138 Mendelssohn String Symphony No.10 in B minor Haydn Violin Concerto in C, Hob.VIIa/1 Grieg Erotik (Love poem), Op.43 No.5 arr. Tognetti for orchestra Elgar Sospiri Dvořák Serenade for strings

This all-strings programme, led by Richard Tognetti from the Australian Chamber Orchestra, explores a wide range of music from the inventiveness of Mozart through to the rich sonorities and melancholic beauty of Dvořák’s Serenade.




Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.45pm Free, but ticket required


Alexei Volodin, pianoSchubert Sonata in B flat, D.960 Chopin Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47 Schumann Carnaval, Op.9

A chance to hear the increasingly acclaimed Russian pianist Alexei Volodin in a programme of Romantic favourites. His programme includes Schumann’s Carnaval, a series of whimsical musical portraits in which the composer imagines an array of his friends as characters at a masked ball.



Philharmonia Orchestra CITY OF LIGHT: PARIS 1900-1950

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Monica Bacelli soprano, Mélisande Stéphane Degout baritone, Pelléas Laurent Naouri baritone, Golaud Felicity Palmer mezzo-soprano, Geneviève Darren Jeffery baritone, A Physician Philharmonia Voices

Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande – opera in 5 acts

A performance of Debussy’s magical operatic masterpiece, opening the Philharmonia’s major series exploring the music and culture of Paris in the first half of the 20th century.



London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTDavid Zinman conductor Behzod Abduraimov piano

Wagner Overture, Tannhäuser Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4

The Orchestra continues its Rachmaninoff exploration alongside glorious works by Tchaikovsky and Wagner.




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Monday 1 December 2014

Beethoven – The Sonatas for Piano and VioloncelloJOY LISNEY AND JAMES LISNEYJoy Lisney cello James Lisney piano

Beethoven Cello Sonatas: No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1; No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2; No.3 in A, Op.69; No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1; No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2

A performance of Beethoven’s five Cello Sonatas, works that together illustrate all of Beethoven's three major creative periods.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.15pm £15 £12.50 £10*


Huawei Winter ConcertIN SUPPORT OF THE PRINCE'S TRUST

An evening of music and song in support of the Prince's Trust, starring Katherine Jenkins with the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by An-thony Inglis, with special guests Jack Topping and the Tiffin Boys’ Choir.Royal Festival Hall, 8pm £75 £65 £45 £35 £25*

Tuesday 2 December 2014

Kyung-Wha Chung – The Return to London

Kyung-Wha Chung violin Kevin Kenner piano

Mozart Violin Sonata in G, K.379 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.80 Bach Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV.1004 Franck Sonata in A

One of the supreme violinists of the last 50 years, Kyung-Wha Chung returns to the Royal Festival Hall for her first UK appearance in over a decade.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £33 £25 £20 £15 £10*

Wednesday 3 December 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTVladimir Jurowski conductor Igor Levit piano

Szymanowski Concert Overture, Op.12 Scriabin Piano Concerto in F sharp minor Rachmaninoff Symphony No.1

The Orchestra performs sublime music by Rachmaninoff and his contemporary Scriabin.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Pre-concert event. Professor Stephen Downes, a specialist in 20th century repertoire, looks at the often overlooked influence of Scriabin. Free

Thursday 4 December 2014

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayKevin John Edusei conductor Magnus Holmander clarinet

Anders Hillborg Peacock Tales for clarinet and tape; Six Pieces for wind quintet; Vaporized Tivoli for wind ensemble

A portrait of one of Sweden’s leading composers, Anders Hillborg.



Philharmonia OrchestraVALČUHA CONDUCTS STRAUSS’ DER ROSENKAVALIERJuraj Valčuha conductor Jonathan Biss piano Olena Tokar soprano Tara Erraught mezzo-soprano

Strauss Don Juan Mozart Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat, K.271 Humperdinck Excerpt from Hansel and Gretel Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite

A programme of breakthrough pieces that finds all three composers achieving new heights of creative genius.


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Friday 5 December 2014

Vivaldi GloriaChoir of St John’s College, Cambridge Andrew Nethsingha conductor English Chamber Orchestra Julia Doyle soprano Daniela Lehner mezzo-soprano Stephanie Gonley violin John Mills violin

Handel Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1); Excerpts from The Water Music Suites Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G Handel The King shall rejoice (Coronation Anthem No.3); Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Bach Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV.1043 Vivaldi Gloria

Following a sell-out performance in 2013, the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge returns to Royal Festival Hall to perform a programme of popular classics including Vivaldi’s sublime choral masterpiece.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £48 £42 £29.50 £22.50 £16.50 £14.50*


London SinfoniettaSIR HARRISON BIRTWISTLE AT 80

David Atherton conductor

Programme includes: Birtwistle Virelai; New work (world premiere); Theseus Game

The London Sinfonietta celebrates its long-standing relationship with Sir Harrison Birtwistle. Recent commissions are re-lived and the ensemble looks to the future with the world premiere of a new work.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £20 £15 £8* Premium seats £28*, including a brand new Birtwistle CD released in spring 2015


TarangA NEW BEGINNINGTarang is an ensemble of brilliant young British musicians setting out to redefine Indian classical music. Featuring a range of instruments from across the Indian subcontinent, the ensemble plays contemporary classical music that aims to capture the essence of India.


Saturday 6 December 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS STRAVINSKY AND MESSIAENVladimir Jurowski conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano

Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments (vers. orig, 1920) Birtwistle Responses: Sweet disorder and the carefully careless for piano & orchestra (UK premiere)* Messiaen Oiseaux exotiques Stravinsky Orpheus (ballet)

When Olivier Messiaen’s teacher suggested he listen to birdsong, he unlocked a career-long obsession. This reached a culmination in Oiseaux exotiques. The programme also includes the first UK performance of Harrison Birtwistle’s Piano Concerto.

*Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bayerische Rundfunk Musica Viva, Casa da Musica Porto, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The London Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and PRS for Music Foundation.


The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Free pre-concert event. The LPO’s creative ensemble for teenagers, The Band, plays its first set of the season. Taking tonight’s composers as inspiration The Band works alongside LPO musicians to create and perform their own original music. Free

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Sir Harrison Birtwistle © Hanya Chlala/ArenaPAL

Southbank Centre’s Winter Festival Christmas Market © Belinda Lawley

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Sunday 7 December 2014

Colin Currie & Tamara StefanovichMETAL WOOD SKIN: THE COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION FESTIVAL

Colin Currie percussion Tamara Stefanovich piano

Birtwistle The Axe Manual for piano & percussion Messiaen Cantéyodjayâ for piano; Île de feu 1 and 2 from 4 Études de rythme Ligeti Études: No.2 (Cordes à vide); No.3 (Touches bloquées); No.8 (Fém); No.15 (White on white); No.10 (Der Zauberlehrling); No.11 (En suspens); No.12 (Entrelacs); No.13 (L’escalier du diable)

Harrison Birtwistle’s 80th birthday celebrations continue with a performance of The Axe Manual. Described as ‘invigorating’ and ‘volatile’, the work’s musical landscape encompasses a slow middle section, full of ethereal mystery. Also includes piano works by Messiaen and Ligeti.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £22 £15 £10* Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 1.30pm. Gillian Moore in conversation with Sir Harrison Birtwistle. Free


National Children’s Orchestras of Great BritainWINTER CONCERT - MAIN AND UNDER 13 ORCHESTRAS The National Children’s Orchestra’s main and under-13 orchestras share the bill in their final concert of 2014. The nation’s most talented young musicians have captivated audiences throughout the UK.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm £28 £23 £18 £13 £10*




Tuesday 9 December 2014

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentHANDEL’S MESSIAHRobert Howarth director Sophie Bevan soprano John Mark Ainsley tenor Ashley Riches baritone Catherine Wyn Rogers mezzo-soprano Choir of the Enlightenment

Handel Messiah

Handel’s visionary, ecstatic Messiah is the perfect start to the festive season, with it’s thrilling vocal and orchestral score.


Wednesday 10 December 2014

International Organ Recital: Martin BakerIN COLLABORATION WITH THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ORGANISTSEdward Bairstow Sonata in E flat Simon Holt The Legend of Melusine for boy treble & organ (world premiere)† Bach Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV.547 Widor Organ Symphony No.6 in G minor, Op.42 No.2

An opportunity to hear a new work by Simon Holt, commissioned in 2014 by Southbank Centre to celebrate the return of the Royal Festival Hall organ and by the Royal College of Organists to mark its 150th anniversary.

† Southbank Centre gratefully acknowledges financial support from PRS for Music Foundation for new works by Simon Holt.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert talk. Composer Simon Holt and organist Martin Baker, in conversation with Andrew McCrea, explore the inspiration for Holt’s new work. Free

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‘Being a percussionist allows you access to the widest variety of music,’ Colin Currie explains. ‘In this festival you’ll see pieces that are extremely diverse. The style available to the percussionist knows no limits.’

With performances that see him using everything from mallets, drums, gongs and even his own mic’d-up body as a percussion instrument, Metal Wood Skin: The Colin Currie Percussion Festival (page 77) is a dynamic overview of the percussion art form today. As well as showcasing recent classic works, there are a number of new commissions being performed, highlighting Currie as the percussionist of choice for many leading composers.

‘Together [all the works] represent the new wave of percussion repertoire; exceptionally high quality and serious works that show the art form to be rather dignified instead of just being a collection of utensils and a circus act,’ says Currie. ‘This festival really celebrates an art form coming of age. This is what this festival represents to me; that percussion has arrived. The novelty aspect is in the past and the art form has earned its stripes. We’re now looking at something that is thriving.’

This festival showcases the physicality, dynamism and raw talent of Southbank Centre’s Artist in Residence Colin Currie.

Colin Currie © Linda Nylind

Metal Wood Skin: The Colin Currie Percussion Festival


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Julia Wolfe: riSE and fLY (Percussion Concerto)Wednesday 17 September 2014 (page 8)

‘Julia came across some American folk music in which the musicians were simply using parts of their body and their hands – clapping, clicking and tapping things. And that led her, in a lateral move, to the discovery of more recent body percussion works which use hip-hop rhythms. It’s a fabulous piece.’

Anna Clyne: Secret Garden (World Premiere)Sunday 5 October 2014 (page 15)

‘Anna asked me why my parents had decided to call me Colin. It’s from one of the main characters in the book The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. She got me to recite some rather nice lines from the book. From that she made a backing track that was based on my voice but led to musical developments which I play live in the concert situation. So the listener will hear quite a lot of my voice, which has been altered significantly.’

When & WhereSteve Reich: Quartet for 2 Vibraphones & 2 Pianos (World Premiere)Sunday 12 October 2014 (page 16)

‘I approached Steve Reich about writing a piece and I asked him, what would be your favourite thing to write? He said, if he was going to a desert island and was asked what four musicians he wanted to take, it would be two vibraphone players and two pianists. And that’s why he’s writing a quartet. It’s his instrumental utopia.’

James MacMillan: Percussion Concerto No.2Thursday 11 December 2014 (page 34)

‘James MacMillan’s Veni, Veni, Emmanuel [percussion concerto] is arguably the most successful piece of music written in this era. It’s been performed hundreds of times and it’s a work that I myself have performed nearly 140 times. Somehow instinctively, two or three years ago, it felt like it might be the moment to ask him if he would consider writing me another piece, which has led to this commission. The music is recognisably Jimmy, but it is rather a different animal to his first concerto.’

Louis Andriessen: Tapdance for percussion & large ensembleSunday 5 October 2014 (page 15)

‘I’d always wanted a work from Louis Andriessen. When writing Tapdance he was very influenced by the very earliest percussion concerto, written by Darius Milhaud in the 1930s. He loved this work and its rather unusual structure, where it starts with a lot of energy but becomes gradually more and more melancholy and even despairing as the piece unfolds. The title refers to Charleston rhythms, which are used at the beginning of the work.’

Plus: Enjoy free performances and talks with the composers. See southbankcentre.co.uk for updates.

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Philharmonia OrchestraCOLIN CURRIE PERFORMS A UK PREMIERE / METAL WOOD SKIN: THE COLIN CURRIE PERCUSSION FESTIVALSanttu-Matias Rouvali conductor Colin Currie percussion

Kodály Dances of Galánta James MacMillan Percussion Concerto No.2 (UK premiere) Prokofiev Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet, Op.64

The Philharmonia is proud to present James MacMillan’s latest exhilarating masterwork played by its dedicatee Colin Currie. The work is performed alongside two popular choreographic classics that distil the bracing dance rhythms of Hungary and Russia into musical gold.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Pre-concert talk. Free


Dejan Lazić, pianoCPE Bach Fantasia in D, Wq.117/14; La Boehmer in D, Wq.117/26; Sonata in D minor, Wq.69 Britten Holiday Diary suite, Op.5 D Scarlatti Sonatas: Kk.9 in D minor; Kk.430 in D; Kk.135 in E; Kk.380 in E; Kk.420 in C; Kk.82 in F Bartók 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos; Funeral march from Kossuth; 3 Rondos on Slovak folktunes, Sz.84

This young Croatian pianist performs a typically adventurous programme. The evocative musical pictures of Benjamin Britten’s Holiday Diary features alongside music by CPE Bach, JS Bach’s most-gifted son, whose 300th birthday anniversary is celebrated in 2014.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £28 £21 £15 £10 Premium seats £35* Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert talk. Dejan Lazić discusses the programme. Free


The Sixteen at ChristmasO GREAT AND WONDROUS MYSTERYHarry Christophers conductor

Gardner When Christ was born of Mary free Palestrina Kyrie from Missa O magnum mysterium Holst In the bleak midwinter Palestrina O solis ortu cardine Christmas Carol O Little Town of Bethlehem Victoria O magnum mysterium Warlock Bethlehem Down Morten Lauridsen O magnum mysterium Palestrina Gloria from O magnum mysterium Christmas Carol Angels from the realms of glory Ireland The Holy boy Ives A Christmas Carol Will Todd My Lord has come Palestrina Motet, O magnum mysterium Walford Davies O little town of Bethlehem Palestrina Magnificat quarti toni

The Sixteen’s ever-popular annual Christmas concert features much-loved works by Holst, Lauridsen, Palestrina and Victoria. This is the perfect way to enter into the spirit of Christmas.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £45 £36 £28 £20 £16 £12*

The Front Room at Royal Festival Hall at 9.15pm – post concert event. Join The Sixteen for carols. Free


The Snowman and Peter and the Wolf

Orchestra of St Paul’s Ben Palmer conductor narrator to be confirmed

Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf Howard Blake The Snowman

Festive entertainment for all ages. A performance of Prokofiev’s much-loved introduction to the instruments of the orchestra, told through the story of the brave boy Peter and his quest to capture the Wolf. Next, classic animated film The Snowman is shown on the big screen, with Howard Blake’s score played live by the Orchestra of St Paul’s.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1.30pm & 4pm £30 £25 £20 £15*

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Christmas market at Southbank Centre © Belinda Lawley

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Messiah By CandlelightMozart Festival Orchestra in full 18th-century costume Oliver Gooch conductor Keri Fuge soprano Anna Huntley mezzo-soprano Nico Darmanin tenor Charles Rice baritone The Bach Choir

Handel Messiah

The Mozart Festival Orchestra perform Handel’s choral masterpiece in an evocative candle-lit style setting. They are joined by four acclaimed soloists as they return to the Royal Festival Hall resplendent in full period costume.



Philharmonia OrchestraSUNDAY MATINEE SERIESSanttu-Matias Rouvali conductor Vilde Frang violin

Smetana Šárka (from Má vlast) Brahms Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Excerpts from The Nutcracker Suite

A festive favourite and a violin classic performed by acclaimed soloist Vilde Frang. Tchaikovsky’s Christmas ballet favourite embraces some of his most ravishing miniature gems, including the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Arabian Dance and Waltz of the Flowers.



Corinthian OrchestraPaul Hoskins conductor Kate Whitley piano

Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 Stravinsky The Firebird, Suite (1945)

The Corinthian Orchestra returns with conductor Paul Hoskins for an evening of festive Russian music featuring the up-and-coming young composer and pianist Kate Whitley for Shostakovich’s enchanting Piano Concerto No.2.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £22 £18 £15*

Monday 5 January 2015

Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year SeriesTHE FUTURE STARTS HERE!Enjoy the annual display of Britain’s brilliant young talent in five compelling and imaginative programmes, each created around an important contemporary composer: David Matthews, Joseph Horovitz, Paul Patterson, Krysztof Penderecki and Robert Saxton.


Tuesday 6 January 2015

Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year SeriesTHE FUTURE STARTS HERE!Enjoy the annual display of Britain’s brilliant young talent. See Monday 5 January 2015.


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Thursday 8 January 2015

Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

Gustavo Dudamel conductor

Beethoven Symphony No.5 Wagner Entry of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold; Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, Death and Funeral March from Gotterdammerung; Forest Murmurs from Siegfried; Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre

The first of two performances by this celebrated orchestra. Made up of 200 vibrant, charismatic and brilliant performers between the ages of 17 and 30, the orchestra is the flagship of Venezuela’s El Sistema orchestral education programme and is led by Gustavo Dudamel.


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Friday 9 January 2015

Dudamel & Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of VenezuelaGustavo Dudamel conductor

Julian Orbón 3 Versiones sinfónicas Mahler Symphony No.5

The flagship of Venezuela’s El Sistema orchestral academic programme, this brilliant young orchestra is led by Gustavo Dudamel, who is currently in his 15th season as their Music Director.






Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentFLYING THE FLAG: IMAGES OF RUSSIA

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Sergei Leiferkus baritone

Mussorgsky A Night on the Bare Mountain (vers. orig.); Coronation scene, Clock scene, Funeral bell & Death of Boris from Boris Godunov Tchaikovsky Symphony No.1 (Winter Daydreams)

An all-Russian programme, in both programme and soloists. Scenes from Mussorgsky’s dark-hued opera Boris Godunov form the centrepiece of the concert, featuring star baritone Sergei Leiferkus.


Sunday 18 January 2015

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentSTUDY DAYThis year’s OAE study day examines and explores the Flying the Flag series which runs throughout the season.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 10.30am & 2pm £12*


Denis Matsuev, pianoTchaikovsky Selection from The Seasons, Op.37b Liszt Mephisto Waltz No.1 Rachmaninov Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op.42; Etude-tableau in A minor, Op.39 No.2; Prelude in G sharp minor, Op.32 No.12; Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.36 (vers. rev. 1931)

Winner of the 1998 Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow and showered with awards in his native Russia, Denis Matsuev has established himself as a remarkable pianistic force.


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Interval drinks at Royal Festival Hall

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London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTVladimir Jurowski conductor Vsevelod Grivnov tenor, Albert Maxim Mikhailov bass, Servant Viacheslav Voynarovskiy tenor, Moneylender Albert Shagidullin bass-baritone, The Duke Sergei Leiferkus baritone, The Baron Annabel Arden director

Wagner Orchestral excerpts from Das Rheingold Rachmaninoff The Miserly Knight – opera in 3 scenes

Vladimir Jurowski conducts a semi-staged performance of The Miserly Knight. Pushkin’s story of a stifled son pushing against his selfish father compelled Rachmaninoff to write some of his richest, most atmospheric and emotionally fascinating music. Sung in Russian with English surtitles.Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £39 £33 £27 £21 £16 £12 £9 Premium seats £65*

Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert event. Director Annabel Arden discusses her semi-staging of The Miserly Knight. Free


Philharmonia OrchestraBBC BLUE PLANET IN CONCERT

George Fenton conductor, composer

A special event for all the family combining live orchestral music with stunning HD footage from the BBC series Blue Planet.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45 £35 £29 £24 £15 Premium seats £55*

Saturday 24 January 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS VERDI’S REQUIEMVladimir Jurowski conductor Maija Kovalevska soprano Ildiko Komlosi mezzo-soprano Dmtryo Popov tenor Vyacheslav Pochapsky bass London Philharmonic Choir Orfeón Pamplonés

Stravinsky Requiem Canticles Verdi Requiem

Hear two contrasting visions of Requiem music. Verdi’s highly charged Requiem was forthright and hard-hitting in its expression of grief, faith and judgment, whereas Stravinsky’s Requiem Canticles focused on ritual rather than expression.


Sunday 25 January 2015

Philharmonia OrchestraSUNDAY MATINEE CONCERTJohn Wilson conductor Steven Isserlis cello

Bax Tintagel Walton Cello Concerto Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5 in D

Hear three British classics of hypnotic poetic intensity. The concert opens with Bax’s magical distillation of the Cornish landscape, inspired by the imposing presence of Tintagel Castle, and includes the improvisatory musings of Walton’s favourite of his three concertos.



Charles Dutoit conducts Bluebeard’s CastleROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRACharles Dutoit conductor Marc-André Hamelin piano Andrea Meláth mezzo-soprano Bálint Szabó baritone Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlioz Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust Liszt Piano Concerto No.2 Bartók Duke Bluebeard’s Castle

Acclaimed pianist Marc-André Hamelin performs Liszt’s lyrical Second Piano Concerto. A masterpiece of 20th-century opera, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle is a haunting tale of a duke whose dark secrets are gradually unveiled by his new wife.


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London Philharmonic OrchestraLINDBERG WORLD PREMIERE WITH BARBARA HANNIGAN

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Barbara Hannigan soprano

Debussy Le martyre de Saint Sébastien, symphonic fragments Magnus Lindberg New work for soprano & orchestra (world premiere)* Wagner Prelude to Act 1 from Tristan und Isolde Scriabin Le poème de l’extase, Op.54

The world premiere of a new work by the LPO’s Composer in Residence Magnus Lindberg. This is paired with music by the musical visionary Alexander Scriabin, featuring his extraordinary symphonic vision of ‘the soaring flight of the spirit’.

*Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Pre-concert event. Composer in Residence Magnus Lindberg talks about his new role with the Orchestra and his latest work premiered this evening. Free

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Louis Lortie, pianoFauré Prélude from Pelléas et Mélisande Suite transc. piano; 9 Préludes, Op.103 Scriabin 24 Preludes, Op.11; 5 Preludes, Op.74

Louis Lortie performs Scriabin’s vividly imagined preludes with pieces in the same form by Gabriel Fauré. The French composer’s cool-tempered music contrasts strongly with his Russian colleague’s, yet the pair were both initially inspired by Chopin.


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert talk. Louis Lortie discusses the programme. Free

Monday 2 February 2015

International Organ Recital: Ann-Elise Smoot

Brahms Prelude and Fugue in G minor Liszt Orpheus symphonic poem transc. for organ, S.672a Franz Schmidt O, wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, No.3 of 4 Choral Preludes Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV.582 Elgar Sonata in G, Op.28

American-born concert organist Ann-Elise Smoot makes her debut at Royal Festival Hall performing Elgar’s mighty four-movement Sonata in G.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Pre-concert talk. Ann-Elise Smoot discusses tonight’s programme with Southbank Centre Organ Curator, William McVicker. Free

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Tuesday 3 February 2015

The WorksORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTPresenter to be announced

The OAE’s series giving you a guided tour of selected masterpieces returns, this time looking at Mozart.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm £25 £15 £2.50 (children under 11)*

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Wednesday 4 February 2015

The Bach Choir: Carmina Burana

Philharmonia Orchestra David Hill conductor Grace Davidson soprano Tenor to be announced Gareth John bass

Kodály Missa brevis Orff Carmina Burana

Carmina Burana is one of the most iconic choral works of the 20th century. Composed in 1936, Orff based the work on a series of 24 secular medieval poems, which cover a range of subjects including the perils of drinking, gluttony and lust.


Thursday 5 February 2015

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayPlayers from the Philharmonia Orchestra Shi-Yeon Sung conductor Soloist to be announced

Marc-André Dalbavie Tactus for nonet; Les Marches des Transitoires for oboe & ensemble

A portrait of acclaimed French composer Marc-André Dalbavie.



Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentFLYING THE FLAG: THE BOHEMIANSMozart Serenade in B flat for wind, K.361 (Gran Partita) Mysliveček Wind Octet No.2 in E flat Mozart Excerpts from Don Giovanni

A chance to enjoy the distinctive sonorities and colours of the OAE’s period wind instruments. The concert begins with Mozart’s masterpiece for 12 wind instruments (plus a rogue double bass), known especially for its heart-melting adagio.


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Philharmonia OrchestraGATTI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN’S PASTORAL SYMPHONY

Daniele Gatti conductor Markus Werba baritone

Mendelssohn Overture, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Mahler Selections from Des Knaben Wunderhorn Beethoven Symphony No.6 (Pastoral)

Two exultant gems inspired by the wonders of the natural world. If the Pastoral Symphony is Beethoven’s ultimate musical response to nature, Mahler’s delight in rusticity and musical folklore is captured in a stunning collection of songs.


Saturday 7 February 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTVladimir Jurowski conductor Andrei Bondarenko baritone London Philharmonic Choir

Rachmaninoff 3 Russian Folksongs, Op.41; Spring Cantata, Op.20 Enescu Symphony No.3

Huge forces of orchestra and choir combine for a feast of Rachmaninoff and Enescu. George Enescu’s emotionally intense Third Symphony is a brooding, heroic and triumphant work for huge symphony orchestra and wordless chorus written at the height of the First World War.


Royal Festival Hall at 4pm – Rex Lawson and Denis Hall, of the Pianola Institute, give a unique performance of Rachmaninoff piano rolls. Free


Daniele Gatti © Abramowitz

The Bach Choir


Sunday 8 February 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraTHE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN

Vladimir Jurowski conductor

Colin Matthews / Michael Morpurgo The Pied Piper of Hamelin (world premiere)

Hear the Orchestra perform a new version of this familiar legend written especially for families. Michael Morpurgo, one of the UK’s greatest living authors, and Colin Matthews, regarded as one of today’s most exciting living composers, team up to present this timeless tale. For ages 7+.

Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon Adults £18 £14 Children (under 16) £9 £7*


Philharmonia OrchestraNELSONS CONDUCTS BRUCKNER’S SYMPHONY NO. 3Andris Nelsons conductor Paul Lewis piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No.25 in C, K.503 Bruckner Symphony No.3 (vers. 1888-9, ed. Novak)

A concert featuring the last of Mozart’s great Viennese concertos and a titanic symphonic masterpiece. Bruckner’s mighty symphonies unfold gradually with an awesome sense of inevitability, unleashing an all-engulfing emotional power unlike anything else in music.



Lukáš Vondráček, pianoGraham Lack 6 Preludes Schumann Etudes symphoniques, Op.13 vers. without Op.posth. variations Liszt Vallée d’Obermann from Années de pèlerinage; Hungarian Rhapsody No.19 in D minor (Lento) Rachmaninov Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op.42

The Czech pianist Lukáš Vondráček made his London debut in 2002 aged only 16. His recital begins with some enchanting preludes by the British composer Graham Lack and includes a look at the impassioned world of Liszt and Rachmaninov.


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert talk. Lukás Vondráček discusses the programme. Free


London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTVasily Petrenko conductor Jorge Luis Prats piano Anna Samuil soprano Daniil Shtoda tenor Alexander Vinogradov bass London Philharmonic Choir

Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2; The Bells (Choral Symphony)

Rising star Vasily Petrenko conducts a concert of Russian greats including Rachmaninoff’s The Bells. A setting of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem of the same name, the vast choral symphony depicts the brightness of birth, the dark stillness of death and the muted serenity of peace through death.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Free pre-concert event. LPO musicians have been working with GCSE music students from south-east London to explore the music of Rachmaninoff. They perform their own new works for ensemble - Rachmaninoff out of Rotherhithe! Free

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Philharmonia OrchestraCITY OF LIGHT: PARIS 1900-1950

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Barbara Hannigan soprano, The Princess Mitsuko Uchida piano cast to be announced children’s choir to be announced Philharmonia Voices

Dutilleux Correspondances - song-cycle for soprano & orchestra Ravel Piano Concerto in G; L’enfant et les sortilèges - opera in 1 act

A concert brimming with early 20th century Parisian flair. Paris was one of the most influential musical hot-beds of the 20th century, and composers came to work there just to keep abreast of the latest developments.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48* Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Pre-concert talk. Free

Friday 13 February 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTVasily Petrenko conductor Alexander Ghindin piano

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.4 (original vers.) Shostakovich Symphony No.4 in C minor

Vasily Petrenko contrasts Shostakovich with Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.4 played by Alexander Ghindin. Written in the mid-1930s Shostakovich’s Fourth Symphony is one of his more unusual symphonies. Deeply personal, Mahler-inspired sentiments were spiked by grotesque marches and gallops.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert event. Vasily Petrenko explores the impact of the composer Rachmaninoff on a Russian conductor. Free

Friday 13 February 2015

Philharmonic Octet BerlinTHE LONDON RESIDENCY 2015

Nielsen Serenata in vano for clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello & double bass Franz Berwald Septet in B flat Schubert Octet

Hear musicians from the world-famous Berliner Philharmoniker perform in an intimate chamber setting. The concert opens with two rare treats - Carl Nielsen’s Serenata, a mellow work full of warm melodies, followed with Franz Berwald’s Septet before we hear Schubert’s poignant Octet.



Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner PhilharmonikerTHE LONDON RESIDENCY 2015

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Kate Royal soprano Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano London Symphony Chorus City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

Lachenmann Tableau for orchestra Mahler Symphony No.2 (Resurrection)

Composed a century apart, these two works share an intense engagement with the natural and imagined world. The alluring textures of Lachenmann’s virtuosic piece – vaulting brass, cross-hatched strings, darting woodwind and splintered metallic percussion – provide a suitable prelude to the climax of Rattle’s London Residency. Please note there is no interval.


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Sir Simon Rattle & the Berliner Philharmoniker

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker return in February 2015 for a landmark London residency, which sees Southbank Centre and the Barbican join forces.

Where & WhenSir Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker: The London Residency 2015Five orchestral concerts take place from Tuesday 10 to Sunday 15 February 2015 at Southbank Centre and the Barbican. See the index on page 77 for more details. Keep checking our website for more information on the other activities and performances involving local young musicians.



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Sir Simon Rattle & the Berliner Philharmoniker

‘When you see Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker performing, it’s like one big organism on the stage,’ says Gillian Moore, Southbank Centre’s Head of Classical Music. ‘They seem to breathe together and move together. You see waves of movement going through the orchestra. It’s got a feeling of ensemble, which is extremely powerful.’

Always a sell-out when they come to Southbank Centre, this time the Berliner Philharmoniker is taking part in a unique London residency. As well as performing five concerts at both Southbank Centre and the Barbican with conductor Sir Simon Rattle, the orchestra is undertaking city-wide work with school children. There are also family concerts – part of Southbank Centre’s Imagine children’s festival – and chamber music. On top of all this Rattle is marking his 60th birthday. So, even if you don’t get the chance to see one of the five concerts, there are still many other ways to experience this incredible group of musicians.

‘We're working over a long period of time with young people in the run-up to the festival,’ says Gillian Moore. ‘In the week of the residency, there will be young musicians playing on stage at the start of one of the Berliner Philharmoniker concerts at the Barbican. That group will grow and enlarge until on the final day, Sir Simon Rattle will conduct a giant orchestra in The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall.’


Magdalena Kožená © Karen Robinson

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Around the World with the 12 Cellists of the Berliner PhilharmonikerTHE LONDON RESIDENCY 2015 / IMAGINE CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL

Programme includes: Purcell Suite from Abdelazer and The Fairy Queen arr. Brett Dean Shostakovich Waltz No.2 from Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra Schumann Winterzeit II from Album für die Jugend, Op.68

The 12 cellists of one of the world’s most famous and wonderful orchestras perform a very special one-hour concert for children and their families, with narration.

Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon £14*


Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner PhilharmonikerTHE LONDON RESIDENCY 2015Sir Simon Rattle conductor Kate Royal soprano Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano London Symphony Chorus City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

Lachenmann Tableau for orchestra Mahler Symphony No.2 (Resurrection)

Composed a century apart, these two works share an intense engagement with the natural and imagined world. Mahler’s dramatic symphonic epic features everything from plainchant, pastoral dance, teeming fish, a rose, a nightingale and primal light, to off-stage brass, transcendent solo voices and a vast choir. Please note there is no interval. (Concert repeated on Saturday 14 February.)


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Philharmonia OrchestraCITY OF LIGHT: PARIS 1900-1950Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Camilla Nylund soprano

Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte; Shéhérazade; Piano Concerto for the left hand Stravinsky The Firebird, complete ballet (1910)

The Franco-Russian connection in the early 1900s, epitomised by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, produced orchestral music of unmatched luxuriant colour. Stravinsky’s ballet music, composed for Diaghilev, is paired with Ravel’s lush song cycle and the dark colours of his Piano Concerto for the left hand.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48* Royal Festival Hall at 6pm- Pre-concert performance. Free


OAE TotsORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT / IMAGINE CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s ever-popular event for young children and their families.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10am & 11.30am Adults £9 Children £1*


London Philharmonic OrchestraALSOP CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN

Marin Alsop conductor David Fray piano

Beethoven Overture, Leonore No.3; Piano Concerto No.3; Symphony No.7

Marin Alsop oversees an evening of Beethoven including his radiant Third Piano Concerto.


The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Pre-concert event. Animate Orchestra is run by the LPO with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and four boroughs from south-east London. They play dance music created by the Orchestra inspired by Beethoven’s Symphony No.7. Free

Marin Alsop © Rachel Cherry

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Philharmonia OrchestraNELSONS CONDUCTS MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 5Andris Nelsons conductor Håkan Hardenberger trumpet

HK Gruber Aerial (Trumpet Concerto) Mahler Symphony No.5

A rare opportunity to see Swedish trumpet virtuoso Håkan Hardenberger perform Gruber’s thrilling concerto. The work requires the soloist to play the cowhorn, trumpet and piccolo trumpet, as well as perform with trumpet slides removed, not to mention sing and play simultaneously.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48* (On sale Monday 29 September 2014)

Royal Festival Hall at 6pm- Pre-concert talk. Free


Ivo Pogorelich, pianoLiszt Après une lecture de Dante - Fantasia quasi sonata from Années de pèlerinage Schumann Fantasie in C, Op.17 Stravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka transc. for piano Brahms 28 Variations on a theme by Paganini, Op.35

A rare chance to hear the legendary pianist Ivo Pogorelich, in his first recital in Royal Festival Hall since 1999. His concert opens with two grand-scale Romantic masterpieces – Liszt’s so-called Dante Sonata, a magnificent evocation of the poet’s powerful visions of heaven and hell, and Schumann’s tender Fantasie.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £30 £20 £10 Premium seats £55* Student Platform Seats £7


London Philharmonic OrchestraRAY CHEN PLAYS MENDELSSOHN

Christoph Eschenbach conductor Ray Chen violin

Beethoven Overture, Egmont Schumann Overture, Scherzo & Finale Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.5

The Orchestra performs firm favourites from the classical period. Impassioned overtures by Beethoven and Schumann open the concert, before Ray Chen performs Mendelssohn’s much-loved concerto.


THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2015

Ragas Take Centre Stage

Shashwati Mandal Paul khayal & tappa vocal Chinmay Kolhatkar harmonium Gurdain Rayatt tabla

Paul – a leading exponent of khayal, tappa and thumri vocal styles – returns to London after her jaw-dropping performance at the Darbar Festival in 2008. Tappa is light form of brisk, energetic, rhythmical classical music originating from the songs of the camel drivers of northern India and Pakistan.


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Ray Chen

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Tuesday 3 March 2015

Sunwook Kim, pianoBach Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV.826 Beethoven Sonata in C, Op.53 (Waldstein) Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

Sunwook Kim makes his debut in the International Piano Series, performing three essential classics of the piano repertoire. His recital begins with Bach’s brilliantly contrapuntal Partita No.2 and ends with Mussorgsky’s colourful and evocative Pictures at an Exhibition.


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert event. Sunwook Kim discusses the programme. Free

Wednesday 4 March 2015

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentFLYING THE FLAG: BEST OF BOTH

Adam Fischer conductor Viktoria Mullova violin

Smetana Overture, The Bartered Bride Brahms Violin Concerto in D Dvořák Symphony No.9 (From the New World)

This concert straddles the Atlantic and in doing so offers audiences the best of both worlds, old and new. The concert is rounded off with Dvořák’s Symphony, written in the USA but expressing the composers longing for home.



Mozart RequiemHACKNEY SINGERS & LEWISHAM CHORAL SOCIETYMark Shanahan conductor Forest Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms Nänie for chorus & orchestra, Op.82; Variations on a theme by Haydn (St Anthony) Mozart Requiem

One of the most enigmatic pieces of music ever composed, Mozart’s Requiem is sung by a 300-strong choir uniting voices from North and South London. It is paired with two Brahms works including the rarely-performed Nänie ‘burial song’.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £32 £28 £24 £18 £12*


London Philharmonic OrchestraENDURING ENGLISH TREASURESAndrew Manze conductor Piers Lane piano

Elgar Introduction and Allegro Ireland Piano Concerto in E flat Walton Symphony No.1 in B flat minor

An evening of British music full of charm from the early 20th century. Andrew Manze conducts the emotional outpouring that is William Walton’s First Symphony and Elgar’s poised Introduction and Allegro for strings.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Pre-concert event. Andrew Manze directs the LPO’s Foyle Future Firsts in more English music. Henry Purcell’s music is arranged and recreated by George Benjamin, Oliver Knussen, Peter Maxwell Davies and Manze himself. Free

Thursday 12 March 2015

Philharmonia OrchestraSOKHIEV CONDUCTS BRAHMS’ SYMPHONY NO.4Tugan Sokhiev conductor Katy Woolley horn

Beethoven Overture, Egmont Strauss Horn Concerto No.2 Brahms Symphony No.4

Three German masterworks of stunning intensity. Katy Woolley, the Philharmonia’s brilliant Joint Principal horn, plays Richard Strauss’ ravishing Second Concerto, alongside Brahms’ valedictory Fourth Symphony, which climaxes in a variation finale of awesome power.




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Friday 13 March 2015

Beethoven’s Ninth

Andrew Greenwood conductor Ailish Tynan soprano Catherine Carby mezzo-soprano Timothy Robinson tenor Neal Davies bass Ji Liu piano Royal Choral Society Philharmonia Orchestra

Beethoven Overture, Coriolan; Piano Concerto No.4; Symphony No.9 (Choral)

An all-Beethoven concert, which is crowned by the monumental Choral Symphony and its climactic ‘Ode to Joy’.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £54.50 £44.50 £34.50 £29.50 £19.50 £16.50*


Bach Weekend 2015: The Violin ConcertiBACH AND THE CONCERTOCatherine Manson violin Miki Takahashi violin Sarah Moffatt violin Katharina Spreckelsen oboe The Feinstein Ensemble

Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041; Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV.1043; Concerto in C minor for violin & oboe (reconstructed from Concerto in C minor for 2 harpsichords, BWV.1060); Violin Concerto in E, BWV.1042; Concerto in D for 3 violins (reconstructed from Concerto in C for 3 harpsichords, BWV.1064)

This year’s Bach Weekend explores how the concerto found its way into every area of Bach’s composition, including his Cantatas or ‘Sunday Concertos’, as he described them. The weekend kicks off with a performance of the sublime violin concertos, including a rare chance to hear a reconstruction of the Concerto for Three Violins in D.


Saturday 14 March 2015

Bach Weekend 2015: Chamber ConcertiBACH AND THE CONCERTO

The Feinstein Ensemble: Martin Feinstein recorders Katharina Spreckelsen oboe Catherine Manson violin Miki Takahashi violin Christopher Suckling cello Robin Bigwood harpsichord

Telemann Concerto in D minor for recorder, 2 violins & continuo Handel Trio Sonata in C minor, Op.2 No.1a Telemann Concerto in G minor for recorder, 2 violins & continuo Vivaldi Concerto in A minor for recorder, 2 violins & continuo, RV.108 Telemann Concerto in A minor for recorder, oboe, violin & continuo

The Feinstein Ensemble introduces and performs a selection of spectacular and colourful chamber concertos by both Vivaldi and Telemann.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 11.30am £18* (includes a choice of coffee or sherry served during the interval)

SATURDAY 14 MARCH 2015

Bach Weekend 2015: The Italian Concerto BACH AND THE CONCERTO

Steven Devine harpsichord

Bach Concerto in D for keyboard, BWV.972 (transc. from Vivaldi Violin Concerto, RV.230); Concerto in G for keyboard, BWV.973 (transc. from Vivaldi Violin Concerto, RV.299); Concerto in G minor for keyboard, BWV.975 (transc. from Vivaldi Violin Concerto, RV.316); Concerto in the Italian Style, BWV.971

Bach’s Italian Concerto has remained one of the composer’s most popular harpsichord works since its first performance. Written in the Italian style made famous by Vivaldi, it recalls Bach’s beautiful transcriptions of Vivaldi’s own concertos, also heard in this programme.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £18* (includes a choice of tea or coffee and biscuits in the interval)

Catherine Manson

Ailish Tynan © Benjamin Ealovega


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Bach Weekend 2015: Vivaldi, The Four SeasonsBACH AND THE CONCERTOCatherine Manson violin Martin Feinstein recorder, flute Robin Bigwood harpsichord The Feinstein Ensemble

Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Vivaldi Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C, RV.443 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Vivaldi’s brilliantly programmatic The Four Seasons is regarded as his masterpiece. It sits comfortably alongside Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos.4 and 5, which were strongly influenced by Vivaldi. The programme also includes one of Vivaldi’s most skillfully written virtuoso works – the famous Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £28 £24 £20 £16 £12*


London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS RAVEL AND ANDERSON

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Carolin Widmann violin London Philharmonic Choir

Julian Anderson Violin Concerto (world premiere)* Ravel Daphnis et Chloé (complete)

Vladimir Jurowski conducts Ravel’s sumptuous Daphnis et Chloé, one of the composer’s most magnificent scores, and the world premiere of a new violin concerto by Julian Anderson.

*Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin and Seattle Symphony Orchestra. The London Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges financial support from PRS for Music Foundation and the Boltini Trust.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Pre-concert event. Julian Anderson discusses his new Violin Concerto. Free

Sunday 15 March 2015

Bach Weekend 2015: The Concerto in FranceBACH AND THE CONCERTO

Pasacaglia: Annabel Knight recorder, flute Louise Bradbury recorder Oliver Webber violin Robin Bigwood harpsichord

Drouard de Bousset Concerto en trio No.5 Rameau 5me Concert from Pièces de clavecin en concerts Corrette Concerto comique No.25 for 3 treble instruments & continuo (Les Sauvages et la Furstemburg) Couperin Concert No.2 for treble instrument & continuo Boismortier Gentillesse No.5, Op.45

Bach and Vivaldi’s blossoming concerto design must have been observed in France with some amazement. But the French masters produced their own brand of thrilling instrumental works in the same virtuoso vein. Passacaglia explores this concertante repertoire in a programme of chamber-scale gems.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 11.30am £18* (includes a choice of coffee or sherry served during the interval)


Bach Weekend 2015: Cantatas – The Sunday ConcertosBACH AND THE CONCERTOLondon Bach Singers: Faye Newton soprano Clare Wilkinson mezzo-soprano Nicholas Hurndall Smith tenor Ben Davies bass The Feinstein Ensemble Martin Feinstein director

Bach Cantata No.115 ‘Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit’; Sinfonia from Cantata No.21 ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’; Cantata No.9 ‘Es ist das Heil uns kommen her’

Bach rarely used the word Cantata to describe his weekly choral works – Sunday Concerto was the much more usual description. Martin Feinstein introduces and directs a concert featuring these wonderful works. The Feinstein Ensemble is joined by The London Bach Singers.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £21 £20* (includes a choice of tea or coffee and biscuits in the interval)

Vladimir Jurowski © Chris Christodolou

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Philharmonia OrchestraGARDNER CONDUCTS MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 1

Edward Gardner conductor Sunwook Kim piano

Mendelssohn Overture, The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Mozart Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491 Mahler Symphony No.1 (vers. standard in 4 movements)

A concert featuring two stirring evocations of the natural world. Mendelssohn’s ever-popular overture is one of a number of art works inspired by Fingal’s Cave, Scotland, whilst Mahler’s depiction of nature awakening follows, replete with bird-calls and the sound of a marching town band.



Bach Weekend 2015: The Harpsichord ConcertiBACH AND THE CONCERTO

Robin Bigwood harpsichord Steven Devine harpsichord The Feinstein Ensemble

Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV.1052; Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV.1056; Concerto in C minor for 2 harpsichords, BWV.1062; Harpsichord Concerto in A, BWV.1055; Concerto in C for 2 harpsichords, BWV.1061

A concert of Bach’s extraordinary harpsichord concerti – works which became the model for solo keyboard concerti for the next 200 years.


Monday 16 March 2015

Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship FundA recital by a winner of an award from the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Martin Musical Scholarship Fund. Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.45pm Free, but ticket required


Maurizio Pollini, piano

Programme to be announced

Tonight marks the return of Maurizio Pollini, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest pianists of our time, to his London home. Since he shot to fame after winning the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1960, he has remained consistently among the most sought-after artists in the world.






Robin Bigwood

Edward Gardner © Benjamin Ealovega

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Philharmonia OrchestraASHKENAzY SIBELIUS SERIES

Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Vadim Repin violin

Sibelius Finlandia; Violin Concerto; Lemminkäinen Suite, Op.22

Vladimir Ashkenazy opens his landmark Sibelius series marking the composer's 150th birthday. Sibelius was initially determined to become a world-class violinist, but instead became a composer. This glorious Violin Concerto was composed for the virtuoso he never became.



London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS COLOURFUL RUSSIAN BALLET SCORESVladimir Jurowski conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

Prokofiev Excerpts from Chout (The Tale of the Buffoon), Op.21 Magnus Lindberg Piano Concerto No.2 (UK premiere) Stravinsky Petrushka (1911)

Jurowski conducts colourful ballet music by the Russian masters Prokofiev and Stravinsky. In the haunting ballet Petrushka, Stravinsky depicts his homeland with ‘quick tempos, major keys, smells of Russian food, sweat and glistening leather boots’.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – Pre-concert event. Dame Monica Mason, former Director of the Royal Ballet, discusses the golden age of Russian ballet. Free


London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTIlyich Rivas conductor Dmitry Mayboroda piano

Mozart Symphony No.36 (Linz) Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.1 (later vers.) Dvořák Symphony No.8

Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony is the most blissful symphony he wrote – a work overflowing with joyous fanfares and the beauty of the natural world.



Midori, violin

Bach Partita No.3 in E, BWV.1006; Sonata No.3 in C, BWV.1005; Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV.1001; Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV.1004

Midori returns to Southbank Centre with four of Bach’s sublime works for solo violin. These pieces are miracles of compression, creating vast emotional worlds from a single line of music.


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London Philharmonic OrchestraEVOCATIVE RUSSIAN CLASSICSJaime Martín conductor David Pyatt horn John Ryan horn James Thatcher horn Richard Watkins horn

Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture, Romeo & Juliet James Horner New work for 4 horns & orchestra Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Be captivated by Rimsky-Korsakov’s sultry, dramatic and captivating portrayal of the young Sultana Scheherazade, alongside Tchaikovsky’s own slice of orchestral fantasy and a new work by James Horner, the double Oscar-winning composer for Titanic.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Pre-concert talk. The young musicians of In Harmony Lambeth and musicians from the LPO present a performance of new and familiar orchestral repertoire. Free.


Crazy for Gershwin

London Concert Orchestra Richard Balcombe conductor Jonathan Scott piano Plus ballroom duo and two tap dancers

Back by popular demand, this all-Gershwin extravaganza of song and dance returns to Royal Festival Hall. Enjoy an afternoon bursting with Broadway glamour and toe-tapping tunes, including songs from Girl Crazy, Shall We Dance, Porgy and Bess and Lady, Be Good.



Russian MastersROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRADanny Driver piano Timothy Henty conductor

Glinka Overture, Ruslan and Lyudmila Khachaturian Adagio from Spartacus Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Tchaikovsky Marche Slave Mussorgsky The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra showcases works by great Russian masters, including Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2.



Bach: St Matthew PassionTHE BACH CHOIRFlorilegium David Hill conductor Evangelist to be announced Matthew Best Christ Elizabeth Watts soprano Counter-tenor to be announced Allan Clayton tenor Mark Stone baritone

Bach St Matthew Passion

The Bach Choir’s annual tradition of performing Bach’s St Matthew Passion in English dates back to 1930. A choir of children drawn from schools in and around London join the performance. Please note there is a long lunch interval between Parts I and II. Part II begins at 2.15pm.

Royal Festival Hall, 11am £52 £44 £37 £30 £24 £17.50 £10*


Jonathan Biss, pianoBerg Sonata, Op.1 Schoenberg 6 Little pieces, Op.19 Schumann Waldscenen, Op.82 Beethoven Sonatas: Op.79 in G; Op.57 in F minor (Appassionata)

Internationally respected pianist Jonathan Biss performs Berg’s intensely emotional Sonata Op.1, which is followed by Schoenberg’s adventurous and imaginative miniatures and classic works by Romantic favourites Schumann and Beethoven.


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Thursday 2 April 2015

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentBACH’S ST MATTHEW PASSIONSophie Bevan soprano Paula Murrihy mezzo-soprano Mark Padmore Evangelist, director Stephan Loges Christus Mary Bevan soprano Robin Blaze counter-tenor Andrew Tortise tenor Matthew Brook baritone Soloists from the Choir of the Enlightenment

Bach St Matthew Passion

One of the great pieces of the classical canon, Bach’s St Matthew Passion still retains its huge emotional impact. Performed on period instruments to reveal the original colours and textures of the music. The singers are led by the great Bach interpreter Mark Padmore.


Saturday 11 April 2015

National Youth Orchestra

Ilan Volkov conductor

Grainger The Warriors (Music to an imaginary ballet) for 3 pianos & orchestra; Unsuk Chin New work (world premiere) Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

The UK’s premiere youth orchestra performs a concert including a brand new work written especially for them by Unsuk Chin.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £26 £23 £19 £16 £12.50 £8 £6 (Under 25s £5)*

Sunday 12 April 2015

OAE TotsORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s popular concert for children aged under six and their families.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10am & 11.30am Adults £9 Children £1*


Philharmonia OrchestraJäRVI NIELSEN CYCLE Paavo Järvi conductor Martin Helmchen piano

Haydn Symphony No.88 in G Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor) Nielsen Symphony No.4 (The Inextinguishable)

Paavo Järvi’s Nielsen series continues with The Inextinguishable, a bracing celebration of the ‘elemental will to live’. The work climaxes in a thrilling duel between two sets of timpani.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48* (On sale Monday 29 September 2014)

Monday 13 April 2015

Yundi, piano


The young Chinese pianist became the youngest-ever winner of the International Chopin Competition in Poland in 2000. Since then he has made it his mission to attract more young people to classical music.


Tuesday 14 April 2015

Pinchas Zukerman performs Elgar’s Violin ConcertoROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAChristoph König conductor Pinchas Zukerman violin

Beethoven Overture, Coriolan; Symphony No.6 (Pastoral) Elgar Violin Concerto

The Royal Philharmonic is joined by Pinchas zukerman to play Elgar’s Violin Concerto, a work of great lyricism and power, with a solo part that combines virtuosity and emotional depth.


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Wednesday 15 April 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraTICCIATI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN AND BRUCKNERRobin Ticciati conductor Menahem Pressler piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Bruckner Symphony No.4 (Romantic)

An evening of Romantic melodies with Beethoven and Bruckner. Bruckner’s most engaging symphony is a work charged as much with the thrust of heartfelt human impulse as with supreme spiritual fulfilment.


WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2015

Indian Rhythm Essentials Pandit Nayan Ghosh tabla solo Murad Ali sarangi nagma

Pandit Nayan Ghosh, one of India’s most remarkable tabla and sitar masters, presents a rare tabla solo in remembrance of the tenth anniversary of Bhai Gurmit Singh Ji Virdee’s death. The Darbar Festival was set up in 2006 in Virdee’s memory.



Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayClement Power conductor Mei-Yi Foo piano

Olga Neuwirth Un posto nell'acqua; locus . . . doublure. . . solus

A portrait of Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth, recently described by The Guardian as a ‘remarkable creator of...astonishing sound’ (Tom Service, August 2012).



Philharmonia OrchestraMAAzEL CONDUCTS RESPIGHI’S PINES OF ROMELorin Maazel conductor Ingrid Fliter piano

Respighi Fountains of Rome Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain for piano & orchestra Respighi Feste romane; Pines of Rome

Tonight’s concert provides a rare opportunity to hear Respighi’s exuberant Roman trilogy of symphonic poems. Each one paints in striking hues and colours the essence of Rome and her imperial splendour.


Friday 17 April 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraFRÜHBECK DE BURGOS CONDUCTS BRAHMSRafael Frühbeck de Burgos conductor Augustin Hadelich violin

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Lalo Symphonie espagnole for solo violin & orchestra Brahms Symphony No.1

Enjoy contrasting symphonies by Lalo and Brahms. Every moment of Brahms’ music portrays his anguished love for Clara Schumann – a total contrast to the freshness, lightness and purity of Lalo’s violin concerto disguised as a symphony.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Pre-concert event. French music expert Roger Nichols explores the music of Edouard Lalo. Free





Philharmonia OrchestraMAAzEL CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY’S MANFRED SYMPHONYLorin Maazel conductor Eric Silberger violin

Mozart Overture, The Magic Flute; Violin Concerto No.5 Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

Tchaikovsky’s gripping Manfred Symphony was inspired by Lord Byron’s poem. The story tells the tale of a guilt-ridden mountain dweller who summons seven spirits in the vain hope they might help him forget the past.




The Barenboim Project 2015

Almost sixty years after Daniel Barenboim made his Royal Festival Hall debut, he is back with a very special series of concerts, called The Barenboim Project 2015.

Barenboim rehearsing for his first London show at Royal Festival Hall, aged 13, in 1956 © Heritage Image Partnership Ltd / Alamy

Daniel Barenboim conducting © David Levene


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Where & WhenSchubert Piano SonatasOver four concerts hear Daniel Barenboim perform Schubert’s Piano Sonatas in Royal Festival Hall: Wednesday 27 May, Friday 29 May, Sunday 31 May & Tuesday 2 June 2015 (see index on page 77).

Beethoven Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1 is performed by Martha Argerich with Daniel Barenboim conducting Staatskapelle Berlin: Monday 20 April 2015 (page 56).

ElgarA second concert with Daniel Barenboim conducting Staatskapelle Berlin featuring Elgar’s Symphony No.2: Tuesday 21 April 2015 (page 56).

If there is anyone who deserves the title ‘Maestro’ it’s Daniel Barenboim. A colossus of the music world, his career has taken him from child piano prodigy to conducting Wagner’s Ring Cycle at the BBC Proms, as well as forming the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, an ensemble made up of musicians from Israel and the Arab world. He also holds an unusually high-profile role beyond the world of classical music, which has seen him, among other honours, play the role of flag bearer at the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony.

Southbank Centre audiences have wholeheartedly embraced Barenboim’s most recent projects here – the Beethoven Piano Sonata cycle in 2008 and the Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle with Staatskapelle Berlin in 2010. Returning in 2015, he plays the cycle of Schubert Piano Sonatas in Royal Festival Hall, as well as conducting works with the celebrated Staatskapelle Berlin, including Elgar’s intimate Symphony No.2.

As Gillian Moore, Head of Music at Southbank Centre, says: ‘Barenboim’s musicianship is so poetic, it really draws you in. If you think of the Beethoven cycle he did here in 2008, there was this rapt silence. People concentrated over a period of eight concerts – a lot of them coming back again and again – just drawn into this one musician and his keyboard.

‘But the other side of Daniel Barenboim is that he is a figure in the world. He’s not someone who thinks that music has no relevance. He’s never someone who would say music and politics, music and human rights, or music and life don’t mix. He has thrown himself right into the centre.’

Daniel Barenboim holds the Olympic flag at the London 2012 games © Rex

Daniel Barenboim in 1966 © Getty Images

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Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle BerlinTHE BARENBOIM PROJECT 2015Daniel Barenboim conductor Martha Argerich piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 Strauss Ein Heldenleben

Daniel Barenboim returns to his London home to perform with Martha Argerich and the orchestra of the Berlin State Opera. Barenboim applies his extraordinary musicianship to Richard Strauss’ orchestral tone poem.



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Daniel Barenboim conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Elgar Symphony No.2

Consistently voted an audience favourite, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto – a deeply felt work full of melodic vitality, soul and virtuosic brilliance – is performed by Lisa Batiashvili. Elgar’s moving Second Symphony follows.



Philharmonia OrchestraPHILHARMONIA AT THE MOVIES: THE GENERALCarl Davis conductor

Carl Davis One Week (film score); The General (film score)

Two of Buster Keaton’s most celebrated films accompanied by Carl Davis’ brilliantly inventive music, conducted live by the composer.



Jerusalem QuartetMozart String Quartet in G, K.387 Janáček String Quartet No.2 (Intimate Letters) Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death & the Maiden)

The concert features Janáček’s musical confession of a forbidden love, and Schubert’s farewell to love in the wake of discovering his terminal illness.


Saturday 25 April 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraNETOPIL CONDUCTS JANÁČEK’S GLAGOLITIC MASS

Tomáš Netopil conductor Andrea Danková soprano Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano Kor-Jan Dusseljee tenor Jochen Schmeckenbecher baritone London Philharmonic Choir Orfeó Català

Wagner Overture, Der fliegende Holländer Beethoven Symphony No.4 Janáček Glagolitic Mass

In his masterful Glagolitic Mass, Janáček set about creating a celebration of the God he glimpsed in the physical world around him.



Lisa Batiashvili © Anja Frers / DG

Karen Cargill © KK Dondas

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Philharmonia OrchestraTEMIRKANOV CONDUCTS DVOřÁK’S SYMPHONY NO.8

Yuri Temirkanov conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Berlioz Overture, Benvenuto Cellini Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 Dvořák Symphony No.8

An evening of Romantic masterpieces from three of the era’s most celebrated talents.



International Organ Recital: Thomas TrotterStanford Fantasia and Toccata in D minor, Op.57 Bach Sonata No.1 in E flat, BWV.525 James MacMillan Le tombeau de Georges Roualt Saint-Saëns Fantaisie in E flat (1857) Dupré Symphonie-Passion, Op.23

Thomas Trotter returns to Southbank Centre to perform an eclectic recital of music spanning 400 years on the Royal Festival Hall Organ.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Pre-concert talk. Thomas Trotter discusses Marcel Dupré’s Symphonie-Passion with Southbank Centre Organ Curator, William McVicker. Free





Stephen Hough, pianoDebussy La plus que lente; Estampes Chopin Ballades: No.2 in F, Op.38; No.1 in G minor, Op.23; No.3 in A flat, Op.47; No.4 in F minor, Op.52 Debussy Children’s Corner; L’isle joyeuse

Celebrated British pianist Stephen Hough performs some of Debussy’s best-loved piano works alongside Chopin’s four fantastical Ballades.


Wednesday 29 April 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraRACHMANINOFF: INSIDE OUTVladimir Jurowski conductor Vsevelod Grivnov tenor

Rachmaninoff 4 movements from piano works orch. Butsko; 10 Songs arr. Jurowski; Symphony No.3

The London Philharmonic Orchestra presents the last concert of its season-long Rachmaninoff focus with his Symphony No.3. A deep sadness colours his final symphony, but the work also finds moments of dignity and optimism, brilliance and vitality.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Pre-concert event. Keeping it in the family: Vladimir Jurowski looks at his grandfather’s arrangement of the songs heard tonight. Free


Philharmonia OrchestraTCHAIKOVSKY AND THE MIGHTY FIVE SERIESJakub Hrůša conductor Philharmonia Voices

Borodin Overture, Prince Igor César Cui Overture, Le flibustier (The Buccaneer) Rimsky-Korsakov Overture on Russian Themes, Op.28 Mussorgsky Excerpts from Boris Godunov

Four of Russia’s finest composers combine forces in a programme bookended by music from blockbuster operas.



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Friday 1 May 2015

London Philharmonic OrchestraGUERRERO CONDUCTS BERLIOzGiancarlo Guerrero conductor Narek Hakhnazaryan cello

Dvořák Cello Concerto Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Berlioz’s dramatic Symphonie fantastique, a work that is passionate, witty, enraged, high-spirited, sardonic, tormented and proud.


Sunday 3 May 2015

London Philharmonic Orchestra FUNharmonicsTHAT’S ALL FOLK! USA!Stuart Stratford conductor Joe Townsend violin Chris Jarvis presenter

Come and join us on our toe-tapping musical journey across the USA! Presented by Chris Jarvis. Suitable for children aged 3 to 11. From 10am-2pm there are free musical events around the building; have a go at playing an orchestral instrument of your choice, and join our music-making workshops on The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall. A guest ensemble of young musicians perform after the concert.

Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon Adult £18 £16 £14 £12 £10 Children £9 £8 £7 £6 £5*

Various venues across Royal Festival Hall from 10am – 2pm. Free musical events around the building: have a go at playing an orchestral instrument and join music-making workshops on The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall.

Post concert on The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall. A guest ensemble of young musicians entertain after the concert. Free

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Tadaaki Otaka conducts Walton’s Belshazzar’s FeastROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRATadaaki Otaka conductor Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Neal Davies baritone The Bach Choir

Elgar Overture, Cockaigne (In London Town); Sea Pictures Walton Belshazzar’s Feast

A concert of English masterworks opening with Elgar’s vivid depiction of a day in London, and culminating in Walton’s magnificent Belshazzar’s Feast.


Thursday 7 May 2015

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayPierre-André Valade conductor Irvine Arditti violin Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra

Giacinto Scelsi Anahit for violin and ensemble; I Presagi

A portrait of Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi, whose unique compositions have recently featured on the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island.


Thursday 7 May 2015

Philharmonia OrchestraPETRENKO CONDUCTS MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 10Vasily Petrenko conductor Till Fellner piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat, K.595 Mahler Symphony No.10 (compl. Cooke)

Hear two works written towards the climax of their respective composer’s careers. Plagued by increasing physical frailty and severe emotional problems, Mahler set to work on his apocalyptic Tenth Symphony, but only managed to complete the devastating opening movement.


Sunday 10 May 2015

Philharmonia OrchestraPETRENKO CONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH’S FIFTH SYMPHONYVasily Petrenko conductor Mark Padmore tenor

Schubert Symphony No.8 in B minor (Unfinished) Britten Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Shostakovich Symphony No.5 in D minor

A concert of key works by Schubert, Britten and Shostakovich. The two completed movements of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony ushered in the Romantic style, which can be heard resonating in Britten’s hauntingly beautiful song cycle.



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Tuesday 12 May 2015

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentTHE ROUGH WITH THE SMOOTHKati Debretzeni violin, director Chi-Chi Nwanoku double bass

Telemann Overture (Suite) in B flat, (Ouverture burlesque) Vivaldi Concerto in D minor for viola d’amore & lute, RV.540 Wishart Concerto à double entendre (world premiere) Handel Concerto in B flat, Op.4 No.6 for lute & harp; Concerto in B flat for violin & orchestra, HWV.288 (Sonata a 5); Concerto grosso in G, Op.6 No.1

At the centre of this concert is a brand new piece by the acclaimed composer Stevie Wishart. Her track record encompasses both early music and cutting-edge electronics, and this concerto, unusually, puts the double bass centre stage, in a piece inspired by the Baroque concerto grosso.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm £38 £24 £9


Yevgeny Sudbin, pianoHaydn Sonata in B minor, Hob.XVI/32 Beethoven 6 Bagatelles, Op.126 Tchaikovsky Nocturne (Andante cantabile), Op.10 No.1 Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.1; Mazurka in B flat minor, Op.24 No.4 Scriabin Mazurka in E minor, Op.25 No.3; Sonata No.9 in F, Op.68 (Black Mass) Saint-Saëns Danse macabre arr. Sudbin for piano (based on Liszt/Horowitz transcriptions)

The young Russian star performs an expressive sonata by Haydn, and the startling late Bagatelles Op.126 by Haydn’s pupil, Beethoven. The programme also includes two of Chopin’s exquisite short pieces and Scriabin’s hair-raising Sonata No.9.


Thursday 14 May 2015




Philharmonia OrchestraRHORER CONDUCTS MENDELSSOHN’S ITALIAN SYMPHONYJérémie Rhorer conductor Francesco Piemontesi piano

Dukas Overture, Polyeucte Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 in A, Op.90 (Italian)

The perfect opportunity to contrast the dream-like romance of Schumann and Mendelssohn’s neo-classical sparkle.


Sunday 17 May 2015

Philharmonia OrchestraASHKENAzY SIBELIUS SERIESVladimir Ashkenazy conductor Daniil Trifonov piano

Sibelius Nightride and Sunrise Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Sibelius Symphony No.5 in E flat

Vladimir Ashkenazy’s landmark Sibelius series continues, opening with the tone poem Nightride and Sunrise, as experienced from a speeding horse-drawn sleigh, and ending with the composer’s Fifth Symphony.


Monday 18 May 2015

Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin, piano

Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op.10; Préludes, Bk.2 Nos. 4,5,6,7,11,12; Franck Piano Quintet in F minor

The Takács return to Southbank Centre with a concert of French masterworks. They share the stage with Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin in Franck’s rarely-heard Piano Quintet, an impassioned score inspired by his infatuation with a young woman.


Takács Quartet © Karen Robinson


Try Something New

Do you love the classics but want to explore further? Try one of these concerts from our 2014/15 season.

You like:

StravinskySo try:

Tansy Davies (born 1973 )Why? Imagine the menace of The Rite of Spring filtered through an avant-garde funk band. Tansy’s powerful music is also inspired by zaha Hadid's futuristic architecture.

When: Sunday 5 October 2014, Asko | Schönberg (page 15)

What? Neon for chamber ensemble

Stravinsky © Grant Grantham Bain Collection

Tansy Davies © Rikard Österlund

Scriabin

Chopin © Ernst Burger


You like:

ChopinSo try:

Scriabin (1872 – 1915) Why? Known for his mystical tendencies, Scriabin’s early music was influenced by Frédéric Chopin and has the lyrical charm of Grieg mixed with blazing orchestral colours.

When: Wednesday 3 December 2014, London Philharmonic Orchestra (page 29)

What? Piano Concerto

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You like:

DebussySo try:

Dutilleux (1916 – 2013) Why? While those around him said that Serialism was the only way, Dutilleux forged his own path which drew from the legacy of Debussy and Ravel’s sensuous orchestration and harmony.

When: Thursday 12 February 2015, Philharmonia Orchestra (page 41)

What? Correspondances

You like:

BeethovenSo try:

George Onslow (1784 – 1853) Why? Although British born, he found fame in France, eventually becoming known as the French Beethoven. Schumann thought his chamber works as fine as Mozart and Beethoven, but since the start of the 20th century, he has strangely dropped off the radar.

When: Wednesday 22 October 2014, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (page 17)

What? Symphony No.1 in A

You like:

Philip GlassSo try:

Nico Muhly (born 1981)Why? Nico is a young American composer whose work is inspired by American Minimalism, although he has gone on to forge his own path. His works have found a popular audience.

When: Friday 5 June 2015, Yannick Nézét-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra (page 63)

What? New work (UK Premiere)

You like:

MozartSo try:

Josef Mysliveček (1737 – 1781)Why? A friend of the Mozart family in the early 1770s, Josef's music contributed to the formation of late 18th-century Classicism in music. Largely ignored now, his music is full of brilliance and melodic vitality.

When: Thursday 5 February 2015, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (page 39)

What? Wind Octet No.2 in E flat

Debussy

Dutilleux © Lebrecht Music and Arts Photo Library / Alamy

Philip Glass © Pasquale Salerno

Nico Muhly © Matthew Murphy

Josef Mysliveček © Matěj Bat’ha

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Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Iván Fischer conductor Maria João Pires piano

Mozart Overture, The Magic Flute; Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat, K.271 Brahms Symphony No.1

The Budapest Festival Orchestra, celebrated for its spontaneity and fiery intensity, perform Mozart’s joyful, bubbling Overture to his opera The Magic Flute before Pires takes to the piano for the composer’s delicate, delightful Piano Concerto No.9.



Daniel Barenboim, pianoSCHUBERT PIANO SONATAS (1) / THE BARENBOIM PROJECT 2015Schubert Sonatas: D.537 in A minor; D.664 in A; D.959 in A

Daniel Barenboim opens his Schubert cycle with three works exploring startlingly different moods. Each one is distinctly memorable for its wealth of melodic invention.



Philharmonia OrchestraCITY OF LIGHT: PARIS 1900-1950Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano Samuel Coles flute Sophie Bevan soprano Anna Stéphany mezzo-soprano Philharmonia Voices (Ladies)

Debussy Syrinx for solo flute; La damoiselle élue Messiaen Turangalîla-symphonie

The Turangalîla-symphonie is an ecstatic outburst of love and rejoicing without equal in 20th-century music. Messiaen embraces everything from the erotic mysticism of Scriabin and Gershwin’s seductive nocturnal jazz, to Christian plainchant, Indian ragas and birdsong.



Friday 29 May 2015

Daniel Barenboim, pianoSCHUBERT PIANO SONATAS (2) / THE BARENBOIM PROJECT 2015

Schubert Sonatas: D.575 in B; D.894 in G; D.958 in C minor

Daniel Barenboim continues his cycle of Schubert piano sonatas with ‘a ghost dance’ and other delights. Schubert’s startling ability to change mood and direction in an instant – yet maintain a compelling sense of expressive unity – is especially potent in D.575.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £50 £35 £20 £10 Premium seats £65* Students’ Platform Seats £7*

Sunday 31 May 2015

Daniel Barenboim, pianoSCHUBERT PIANO SONATAS (3) / THE BARENBOIM PROJECT 2015Schubert Sonatas: D.568 in E flat; D.784 in A minor; D.850 in D

From ‘cries of pain’ to ‘uncontainable exuberance’, Barenboim explores the emotional terrain of Schubert’s richly rewarding piano sonatas.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £50 £35 £20 £10 Premium seats £65*

Maria João Pires © Eduardo Gageiro

The Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, which opens during the summer months. © Belinda Lawley

Daniel Barenboim © Monika Rittershaus

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Tuesday 2 June 2015

Daniel Barenboim, pianoSCHUBERT PIANO SONATAS (4) / THE BARENBOIM PROJECT 2015Schubert Sonatas: D.845 in A minor; D.960 in B flat

Daniel Barenboim concludes his series of Schubert’s piano sonatas with two towering masterworks. The bittersweet simplicity of Schubert’s final sonata, D.960, is the secret of its devastating impact – tragically Schubert died less than a month after signing off the manuscript.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £50 £35 £20 £10 Premium seats £65* Students’ Platform Seats £7*

Friday 5 June 2015

Yannick Nézet-Séguin & The Philadelphia OrchestraYannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin

Nico Muhly New work (UK premiere) Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov Symphony No.3

Hear one of America’s top orchestras perform Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and a UK premiere by Nico Muhly. Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto was suppressed by the composer in fear that its emotional power might be too much for the Soviet censors.


Saturday 6 June 2015

Yannick Nézet-Séguin & The Philadelphia Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Emanuel Ax piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

Emanuel Ax visits London to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3 with one of America’s top orchestras. A staple of the piano concerto repertoire, the stormy first movement is followed by the calm of the sublime second, before the third concludes with an exhilarating finale.


Sunday 7 June 2015

The Bach Choir: ElijahDavid Hill conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Keenlyside baritone Sarah Fox soprano Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano Andrew Tortise tenor

Mendelssohn Elijah

The Bach Choir present Mendelssohn’s Elijah, an oratorio which owes much to the Baroque composers Bach and Handel, whom Mendelssohn greatly admired. Singing the title role is Simon Keenlyside, one of Britain’s most charismatic singers.


Tuesday 9 June 2015

Natasha Paremski performs Brahms’ Piano Concerto No.1ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Thomas Dausgaard conductor Natasha Paremski piano Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 Schubert Symphony No.9 in C (Great)

Both Brahms and Schubert combined the elegance of Classical music with the emotional power of the Romantic. Celebrated pianist Natasha Paremski performs Brahms’ rich and dramatic Piano Concerto No.1, before the Orchestra plays Schubert’s Great Symphony, which shows the composer at the peak of his powers.



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Thursday 11 June 2015

Philharmonia OrchestraASHKENAzY SIBELIUS SERIESVladimir Ashkenazy conductor Helena Juntunen soprano

Sibelius Pelléas et Mélisande Suite; Luonnotar; Songs with orchestral accompaniment; Symphony No.2 in D

Vladimir Ashkenazy closes his Sibelius series with a spectacular finale. The concert features Luonnotar, an arresting tone poem based on Norse legend. The Second Symphony was inspired by the composer’s complete immersion in the rugged landscapes of northern Finland.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Pre-concert event. Free


Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano, pianos

Ravel Boléro arr. Tristano for 2 pianos Debussy 3 Nocturnes transc. Ravel for 2 pianos Ravel La valse Tristano A Soft Shell Groove Suite Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (for two pianos)

An exceptional young duo take to the stage at Southbank Centre for the first time. Superstar pianist Alice Sara Ott joins forces with Francesco Tristano, a pianist and composer who unusually has made as much of an impact in the club scene as in the classical world.


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm - Alice Sara Ott and Francesco Tristano discuss the programme. Free


Philharmonia OrchestraTEMIRKANOV CONDUCTS BRAHMS’ SYMPHONY NO.2Yuri Temirkanov conductor Nikolai Lugansky piano

Weber Overture, Der Freischütz Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Brahms Symphony No.2

Two landmark works by two of Germany’s most acclaimed composers. When working on his sublime Second Symphony, Brahms wrote contentedly to a friend, ‘The melodies flow so freely that one must be careful not to tread on them.’


Sunday 28 June 2015

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayPatrick Bailey conductor Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra


A recital of new works conducted by Patrick Bailey as part of the Young Composers Academy.


Sunday 28 June 2015

Philharmonia OrchestraDOHNÁNYI CLOSES 2014/15 SEASON

Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Arabella Steinbacher violin Lawrence Power viola

Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola, K.364 Beethoven Symphony No. 7

The closing concert of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s 2014/15 season features Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, a work which broke new ground and redefined the duo concerto.



Arabella Steinbacher © Peter Rigaud

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PERFORMERSIndexAbduraimov, Behzod 28

Aimard, Pierre-Laurent 30, 44, 62

Ainsley, John Mark 31

Ali, Murad 53

Alsop, Marin 24, 44

Arditti, Irvine 58

Argerich, Martha 56

Ashkenazy, Vladimir 50, 59, 64

Atherton, David 30

Atre, Dr Prabha 10

Aurora Orchestra 24

Australian Chamber Orchestra 14

Ax, Emanuel 63

Bacelli, Monica 28

The Bach Choir 19, 28, 35, 39, 51, 58, 63

Baigent, Mark 17

Bailey, Patrick 64

Baker, Martin 31

Balcombe, Richard 11, 51

Banerjee, Subhankar 8, 9, 10

Banks, Barry 19

Bardon, Patricia 15, 19

Barenboim, Daniel 56, 62, 63

Bate, Jennifer 14

Batiashvili, Lisa 56, 63

Bavouzet, Jean-Efflam 11

Bayley, Clive 22

BBC Concert Orchestra 17

Berliner Philharmoniker 41, 44

Berliner Philharmoniker (12 Cellists) 44

Best, Matthew 19, 51

Bevan, Mary 52

Bevan, Sophie 31, 52, 62

Bhattacharya, Debashish 8

Bigwood, Robin 17, 47, 48, 49

Biss, Jonathan 29, 51

Blackadder, David 17

Blaze, Robin 52

Bondarenko, Andrei 39

Bradbury, Louise 48

Braley, Frank 23, 24

Bringuier, Lionel 23

Bristol Choral Society 11

Bronfman, Yefim 50

Brook, Matthew 15, 52

Budapest Festival Orchestra 62

Buniatishvili, Khatia 19

Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra 19

Capital Voices 11

Capuçon, Renaud 23, 24

Carby, Catherine 47

Cargill, Karen 56

Carpenter, Cameron 17

Castro, Ricardo 8

Chakraborty, Chandra 10

Channa, Surdarshan 9, 10

Chen, Ray 45

Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge 30

Choir of the Enlightenment 15, 31

Choir of the Enlightenment (soloists) 52

Christophers, Harry 34

Chung, Kyung-Wha 29

City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus 41, 44

Clayton, Allan 51

Coles, Samuel 62

Colin Currie Group 16

Collon, Nicholas 16, 24

Connolly, Sarah 58

Coote, Alice 22

Crowe, Lucy 16

Currie, Colin 8, 15, 24, 31, 34

Danková, Andrea 56

Darmanin, Nico 35

Dausgaard, Thomas 63

Davidson, Grace 39

Davies, Ben 48

Davies, Neal 47, 58

Davis, Carl 56

De Ridder, André 17

Debretzeni, Kati 59

Degout, Stéphane 28

Dennis, Anna 15

Devin, Anna 19

Devine, Steven 47, 49

Dohnányi, Christoph von 14, 64

Doyle, Julia 30

Driver, Danny 51

Droy, Sébastien 11

Dudamel, Gustavo 35, 36

Dumay, Augustin 18

Dusseljee, Kor-Jan 56

Dutoit, Charles 37

Edouard, Prabhu 8, 10

Edusei, Kevin John 29

El-Khoury, Joyce 22

Elder, Sir Mark 22

Emerson String Quartet 25

English Chamber Orchestra 19, 30

Erraught, Tara 29

Eschenbach, Christoph 45

Evans, Wynne 22

Feinstein, Martin 17, 47, 48

The Feinstein Ensemble 17, 47, 48, 49

Fellner, Till 58

Fenton, George 37

Fischer, Adam 46

Fischer, Iván 62

Fischer, Julia 22

Fliter, Ingrid 53

Florilegium 51

Foo, Mei-Yi 53

Fox, Sarah 63

Forest Philharmonic Orchestra 46

Frang, Vilde 35

Fray, David 44

Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafael 53

Gardner, Edward 49

Gatti, Daniele 39

Ghindin, Alexander 14, 41

Ghosh, Pandit Nayan 53

Gillham, Jayson 19

Gloucester Choral Society 11

Gonley, Stephanie 30

Gooch, Oliver 35

Goswami, Bharat Bhushan 8, 9, 10

Greenwood, Andrew 47

Grivnov, Vsevelod 37, 57

Guerrero, Giancarlo 58

Guruprasanna, G 9, 10

Hackney Singers 46

Hadelich, Augustin 53

Hakhnazaryan, Narek 58

Haldipur, Nityanand 9, 10

Hamelin, Marc-André 37, 59

Hannigan, Barbara 38, 41

Hardenberger, Håkan 45

Hedge, Jyoti 10

Helmchen, Martin 52

Hill, David 28, 39, 51, 63

Holmander, Magnus 29

Hoskins, Paul 35

Hough, Stephen 57

Howarth, Robert 31

Hrůša, Jakub 22, 57

Hulett, Benjamin 28

Huntley, Anna 35

Hurndall Smith, Nicholas 48

Hymel, Bryan 22

Igudesman, Aleksey 8

Isserlis, Steven 37

Järvi, Paavo 25, 52

Jeffery, Darren 28

Jenkins, Katherine 29

Jerusalem Quartet 56

Joglekar, Ajay 9, 10

John, Gareth 39

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Johnston, Jennifer 63

Joo, Hyung-ki 8

Juntunen, Helena 64

Jurowski, Vladimir 11, 14, 29, 30,

36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 48, 50, 57

Karadaglić, Miloš 15

Keenlyside, Simon 63

Kempster, David 22

Kenner, Kevin 29

Kim, Sunwook 46, 49

Knight, Annabel 48

Kolesnikov, Pavel 19

Kolhatkar, Chinmay 45

Komlosi, Ildiko 37

König, Christoph 52

Kovalevska, Maija 37

Kožená, Magdelena 41, 44

Kumar, Niladri 10

Labèque, Katia 24

Labèque, Marielle 24

Lane, Piers 46

Lazić, Dejan 34

Lehner, Daniela 30

Leiferkus, Sergei 36, 37

Levit, Igor 29

Lewis, Paul 40

Lewisham Choral Society 46

Liesiecki, Jan 18

Lisney, James 29

Lisney, Joy 29

Liu, Ji 47

Loges, Stephan 52

London Bach Singers 48

London Concert Orchestra 11, 51

London Philharmonic Choir 19, 22, 37, 39, 40, 48, 56

London Symphony Chorus 41, 44

Lortie, Louis 38

Lugansky, Nikolai 23, 64

Maazel, Lorin 53

Mallick, Prashant 9

Mallick, Prem Kumar 9

Manson, Catherine 48

Manze, Andrew 46

Martín, Jaime 51

Matshikiza, Pumesa 16

Matsuev, Denis 36

Mayboroda, Dmitry 50

Meléth, Andrea 37

Mena, Juanjo 24

Meneses, Antonio 18

Midori 50

Mikhailov, Maxim 37

Mills, John 30

Mills, Joshua 19

Milne, Lisa 19

Moffatt, Sarah 47

Mozart Festival Orchestra 35

Mullova, Viktoria 25, 46

Murrihy, Paula 52

Naouri, Laurent 28

National Children's Orchestras of Great Britain 31

National Youth Orchestra 52

Nelsons, Andris 40, 45

Nethsingha, Andrew 30

Netopil, Tomáš 56

Newton, Faye 48

Nézet-Séguin, Yannick 25, 63

Nwanoku, Chi-Chi 59

Nylund, Camilla 44

Opera Rara Chorus 22

Orchestra of St Paul’s 11, 34

Orfeó Català 56

Orfeón Pamplones 37

Orion Orchestra 15

Osborne, Steven 14

Otaka, Tadaaki 58

Ott, Alice Sara 64

Padmore, Mark 52, 58

Palmer, Ben 11, 34

Palmer, Felicity 28

Panesar, Kirpal 9

Paremski, Natasha 63

Park Lane Group 35, 36

Passacaglia 48

Paul, Shashwati Mandal 45

Petrenko, Vasily 40, 41, 58

The Philadelphia Orchestra 63

Philharmonia Voices 11, 28, 41, 57

Philharmonia Voices (Ladies) 62

Philharmonic Octet Berlin 41

Piemontesi, Francesco 59

Pires, Maria João 18, 62

Pochapsky, Vyacheslav 37

Pogorelich, Ivo 45

Pollini, Maurizio 49

Popov, Dmtryo 37

Power, Clement 53

Power, Lawrence 64

Prasad, Manorama 9

Prats, Jorge Luis 40

Pressler, Menahem 53

Purser, Toby 15

Pyatt, David 51

Raghuram, Abhishek 10

Ramanamurthy, VV 9, 10

Rattle, Sir Simon 41, 44

Rayatt, Gurdain 45

Reich, Steve 16

Repin, Vadim 50

Rhorer, Jérémie 59

Rice, Charles 35

Riches, Ashley 31

Richter, Rodolfo 17

Rivas, Ilyich 50

Rock, Duncan 15, 19

Rogers, Wyn Rogers 31

Roth, François-Xavier 17

Rouvali, Santtu-Matias 34, 35

Royal, Kate 41, 44

Royal Academy of Music 24

Royal Choral Society 47

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra 16

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 19, 37, 58, 63

Rudge, Kathryn 19

Rundell, Clark 15

Ryan, John 51

Sahai, Sanju 10

Salonen, Esa-Pekka 11, 28, 41, 44, 62

Samuil, Anna 40

Saraste, Jukka-Pekka 18

Schmeckenbecher, Jochen 56

Scott, Jonathan 51

Sen, Kousic 9, 10

Shagidullin, Albert 37

Shanahan, Mark 46

Shearman, James 16

Sherratt, Brindley 22

Shtoda, Daniil 40

Sidorova, Ksenija 15

Siem, Charlie 15

Silberger, Eric 53

Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuala 35, 36

Sinaisky, Vassily 19

The Sixteen 34

Smoot, Ann-Elise 38

Sokhiev, Tugan 19, 46

Soumm, Alexandra 22

Spreckelsen, Katharina 47

St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra 23

Staatskapelle Berlin 56

Stefanovich, Tamara 31

Steinbacher, Arabella 64

Stéphany, Anna 62

Stone, Mark 51

Stratford, Stuart 58

Streetwise Opera 15

Subhalakshmi, Akkarai S 9, 10

Subramanium, Shashank 10

Suckling, Christopher 47

Sudbin, Yevgeny 59

Sung, Shi-Yeon 39

Szabó, Bálint 37

Takács Quartet 59

Takahashi, Miki 47

Tarang 30

Temirkanov, Yuri 23, 57, 64

Tharaud, Alexandre 22

Thatcher, James 51

Thomas, Elin Manahan 28

Ticciati, Robin 53

Tognetti, Richard 14, 25, 28

Tokar, Olena 29

Tortise, Andrew 52, 63

Torvi, Pandit Vinayak 9, 10

Townsend, Joe 58

Trifonov, Daniil 14, 57, 59

Tristano, Francesco 64

Trotter, Thomas 57

Trpčeski, Simon 23

Tynan, Ailish 47

Uchida, Mitsuko 17, 41

Urbanski, Krzysztof 18

Valade, Pierre-André 58

Valčuha, Juraj 29

Van Zweden, Jaap 22

Vänskä, Osmo 22, 23

Vengerov, Maxim 23

Villazón, Rolando 16

Vinogradov, Alexander 40

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Vogt, Lars 25

Volkov, Ilan 52

Volodin, Alexei 28

Volodos, Arcadi 19

Vondráček, Lukáš 40

Vorkonkov, Guerassim 16

Voynarovskiy, Viacheslav 37

Wallfisch, Benjamin 18, 28

Watkins, Richard 51

Watts, Elizabeth 22, 51

Webber, Oliver 48

Weilerstein, Alisa 16

Werba, Markus 39

Wheeler, Dominic 19

Whitley, Kate 35

Widmann, Carolin 48

Wilkinson, Clare 48

Williams, Jonathan 15

Wilson, John 37

Woolley, Katy 46

Youth Orchestra of Bahia 8

Yundi 52

Zimmermann, Frank Peter 14

Zinman, David 28

Zukerman, Pinchas 19, 52

Adams, JohnChamber Symphony 24

Son of Chamber Symphony 11

Adams, John LutherDark Waves 17

Anderson, JulianViolin Concerto (world premiere) 48

Andriessen, LouisHoketus for 2 groups of 5 instruments 15

Tapdance for percussion & large ensemble 15

Bach6 Brandenburg Concerti 17

Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G 30

Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G 48

Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D 48

Cantata No.9 ‘Es ist das Heil uns kommen her’ 48

Cantata No.115 ‘Mache dich, mein Geist, bereit’ 48

Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV.1004 29

Concerto in C for 2 harpsichords, BWV.1061 49

Concerto in C minor for 2 harpsichords, BWV.1062 49

Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe (reconstructed from Concerto in C minor for 2 harpsichords, BWV.1060) 47

Concerto in D for keyboard, BWV.972 (transc. from Vivaldi Violin Concerto, RV.230) 47

Concerto in D for 3 violins (reconstructed from Concerto in C for 3 harpsichords, BWV.1064) 47

Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV.1043 30, 47

Concerto in G for keyboard, BWV.973 (transc.from Vivaldi Violin Concerto, RV.299) 47

Concerto in G minor for keyboard, BWV.975 (transc. from Vivaldi Violin Concerto, RV.316) 47

Concerto in the Italian Style, BWV.971 47

Erbarme dich, mein Gott from St Matthew Passion 19

Harpsichord Concerto in A, BWV.1055 49

Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV.1056 49

Harpsichord Concerto in D minor, BWV.1052 49

Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV.826 46

Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV.1004 50

Partita No.3 in E, BWV.1006 50

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV.582 38

Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV.544 14

Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV.547 31

Sinfonia from Cantata No.21 ‘Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis’ 48

Sonata No.1 in E flat, BWV.525 57

Sonata No.1 in G minor, BWV.1001 50

Sonata No.3 in C, BWV.1005 50

St Matthew Passion 51, 52

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041 47

Violin Concerto in E, BWV.1042 47

Bach, CPELa Boehmer in D, Wq.117/26 34

Fantasia in D, Wq.117/14 34

Sonata in D minor, Wq.69 34

Bairstow, EdwardSonata in E flat 31

BartókConcerto for Orchestra 23, 52

6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos 34

Divertimento for String Orchestra 64

Duke Bluebeard’s Castle 37

Funeral March from Kossuth 34

3 Rondos on Slovak folktunes, Sz.84 34

BaxTintagel 37

Beethoven6 Bagatelles, Op.126 59

Cello Sonata No.1 in F, Op.5 No.1 29

Cello Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.5 No.2 29

Cello Sonata No.3 in A, Op.69 29

Cello Sonata No.4 in C, Op.102 No.1 29

Cello Sonata No.5 in D, Op.102 No.2 29

Overture, Coriolan 19, 47, 52

Overture, Egmont 45, 46

Overture, Leonore No.3 14, 44

Piano Concerto No.1 56

Piano Concerto No.3 44, 63

Piano Concerto No.4 47, 53, 64

Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor) 52

Sonata Op.12 No.1 in D 23

Sonata Op.12 No.2 in A 23

Sonata Op.12 No.3 in E flat 23

Sonata Op.23 in A minor 23

Sonata Op.24 (Spring) in F 23

Sonata Op.30 No.1 in A 23

Sonata Op.30 No.2 in C minor 23

Sonata Op.30 No.3 in G 24

Sonata Op.47 in A (Kreutzer) 24

Sonata Op.53 in C (Waldstein) 46

Sonata Op.57 in F minor (Appassionata) 51

Sonata Op.79 in G 51

Sonata Op.96 in G 24

Sonata Op.111 in C minor 14

String Quartet in B flat, Op.130 vers. with Grosse Fuge, Op.133 25

Symphony No.3 (Eroica) 17

Symphony No.4 56

Symphony No.5 14, 35, 45

Symphony No.6 (Pastoral) 39, 52

Symphony No.7 44, 64

Symphony No.9 (Choral) 19, 47

33 Variations on a waltz by Diabelli, Op.120 17

Triple Concerto 18

Violin Concerto 25

BergSonata, Op.1 51

BerliozGrande messe des morts (Requiem), Op.5 11

Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust 37

Overture, Béatrice et Bénédict 17

Overture, Benvenuto Cellini 57

COMPOSERS

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Symphonie fantastique 19, 58

Berwald, FranzSeptet in B flat 41

Birtwistle, HarrisonThe Axe Manual for piano & percussion 31

New work (world premiere) 30

Responses: Sweet disorder and the carefully careless for piano & orchestra (UK premiere) 30

Theseus Game 30

Virelai 30

BizetHabanera and Toréador Song from Carmen 15

Prelude from Carmen 15

Blake, HowardThe Snowman 34

BoismortierGentillesse No.5, Op.45 48

BorodinOverture, Prince Igor 57

Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor 51

BrahmsNänie for chorus & orchestra, Op.82 46



Prelude and Fugue in G minor 38

6 Pieces, Op.118 19


Symphony No.2 64

Symphony No.4 46

Variations on a theme by Haydn (St Anthony) 46

28 Variations on a theme by Paganini, Op.35 45

Violin Concerto 35

Violin Concerto in D 46

BrittenHoliday Diary Suite, Op.5 34

Serenade for tenor, horn and strings 58

War Requiem 24

BrucknerSymphony No.3 (vers. 1888-9, ed.Novak) 40

Symphony No.4 (Romantic) 53

Chin, UnsukNew work (world premiere) 52

ChopinBallade No.1 in G minor, Op.23 57

Ballade No.2 in F, Op.38 57

Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47 28, 57

Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52 57

Mazurka in B flat minor, Op.24 No.4 59

Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.1 59


Clyne, AnnaSecret garden for solo drum kit, marimba & pre-recorded sounds 15

CorretteConcerto comique No.25 for 3 treble instruments & continuo (Les Sauvages et la Furstemburg) 48

CouperinConcert No.2 for treble instrument & continuo 48

5 Pieces 22

Cui, CésarOverture, le flibustier (The Buccaneer) 57

Dalbavie, Marc-AndréLes marches des Transitoires for oboe and ensemble 39

Tactus for nonet 39

Davies, Tansyneon for chamber ensemble 15

Davies, WalfordO Little Town of Bethlehem 34

Davis, CarlThe General (film score) 56

One Week (film score) 56

DebussyChildren's Corner 57

La damoiselle élue 62

Estampes 57

La plus que lente for piano 57

L'isle joyeuse 57

Le martyre de Saint Sébastien, symphonic fragments 38

La mer 24

3 Nocturnes transc. Ravel for 2 pianos 64

Pelléas et Mélisande 28

Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune 23, 53

Preludes, Bk. Nos. 4,5,6,7,11,12 59

String Quartet in G minor, Op.10 59

Syrinx for solo flute 62

DonizettiLes Martyrs 22

Drouard de BoussetConcerto en trio No.5 48

DukasOverture, Polyeucte 59

DupréSymphonie-Passion, Op.23 57

DurufléSuite, Op.5 14

DutilleuxCorrespondances – song-cycle for soprano & orchestra 41

DvořákCello Concerto 58

Serenade for strings 25, 28


Symphony No.9 (From the New World) 18, 46

ElgarCello Concerto 16

Introduction and Allegro 46

Overture, Cockaigne (In London Town) 58

Sea Pictures 58

Sonata in G, Op.28 38

Sospiri 25, 28

Symphony No.2 56

Violin Concerto 52

EnescuSymphony No.3 39

FallaNights in the Gardens of Spain for piano & orchestra 53

FauréPrélude from Pelléas et Mélisande Suite transc. piano 38

9 Préludes, Op.103 38

Fenton, GeorgeThe Blue Planet 37

Forsyth, MalcolmA Ballad of Canada for chorus & orchestra (UK premiere) 19

FranckChoral No.3 in A minor 14

Piano Quintet in F minor 59

Sonata in A 29

GardnerWhen Christ was born of Mary free 34

GershwinVarious 51

Glass, PhilipThe Light 17

GlazunovViolin Concerto in A minor, Op.82 22

GlinkaOverture, Ruslan and Lyudmila 22, 51

GraingerThe Warriors (Music to an imaginary ballet) for 3 pianos & orchestra 52

Greenwood, JonnyWater 14

GriegErotik (Love poem), Op.43 No.5 arr. Tognetti for orchestra 25, 28

Gruber, HKAerial (Trumpet Concerto) 45

HandelArrival of the Queen of Sheba 30

Concerto grosso in G, Op.6 No.1 59

Concerto in B flat, Op.4 No.6 for lute & harp 59

Concerto in B flat for violin & orchestra, HWV.288 (Sonata a 5) 59

The King shall rejoice (Coronation Anthem No.3) 30

Messiah 31, 35

Trio sonata in C minor, Op.2 No.1a 47

Water Music Suite (excerpts) 30

Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1) 30

HaydnSonata in B minor, Hob.XVI/32 59

String Quartet in G, Op.33 No.5 25

Symphony No.82 (The Bear) 25

Symphony No.83 (La Poule) 14

Symphony No.88 in G 52

Violin Concerto in C, Hob.Vlla/1 28

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Hillborg, AndersPeacock Tales for Clarinet and Tape 29

Six Pieces for Wind Quintet 29

Vaporized Tivoli for Wind Ensemble 29

HolstIn the bleak midwinter 34

Holt, SimonThe Legend of Melusine for boy treble & organ (world premiere) 31

Horner, JamesNew work for 4 horns & orchestra 51

HumperdinckHansel and Gretel Suite (excerpt) 29

IrelandThe Holy Boy 34

Piano Concerto in E flat 46

IvesThe Alcotts from Piano Sonata No.2 Concord 17

A Christmas Carol 34

Symphony No.3 ‘The Camp Meeting’ 17

The Unanswered Question (Contemplation No.1) 11

JanáčekGlagolitic Mass 56

String Quartet No.2 (Intimate Letters) 56

KhachaturianAdagio from Spartacus 51

KodályDances of Galánta 34

Missa Brevis 39

LachenmannTableau for orchestra 41, 44

Lack, Graham6 Preludes 40

LaloSymphonie espagnole for solo violin & orchestra 53

Lauridsen, MortenO magnum mysterium 34

LigetiÉtude No.2 (Cordes à vide) 31

Étude No.3 (Touches bloquées) 31

Étude No.8 (Fém) 31

Étude No.10 (Der Zauberlehrling) 31

Étude No.11 (En suspens) 31

Étude No.12 (Entrelacs) 31

Étude No.13 (L'escalier du diable) 31

Étude No.15 (White on White) 31

Lindberg, MarcusChorale 11

New work for soprano & orchestra (world premiere) 38

Piano Concerto No.2 (UK premiere) 50

LisztAprès une lecture de Dante - Fantasia quasi sonata from Années de pèlerinage 45

Hungarian Rhapsody No.19 in D minor (Lento) 40

Mephisto Waltz No.1 36

Orpheus symphonic poem transc. for organ, S.672a 38


Piano Concerto No.2 in A 19

12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S.139 14

Vallée d'Obermann from Années de pèlerinage 40

LyadovKikimora 23

MacMillan, JamesLe tombeau de Georges Roualt 57

Percussion Concerto No.2 (UK premiere) 34

MahlerAdagietto from Symphony No.5 transc. Tharaud 22

Des Knaben Wunderhorn (selections) 39

Symphony No.1 8

Symphony No.1 (vers. standard in 4 movements) 49

Symphony No.2 (Resurrection) 22, 41, 44


Symphony No.10 (compl. Cooke) 58

Maric, DaveTrilogy 24

MartlandHorses of instruction 24

Starry night for marimba & string quartet 24

Matthews, ColinThe Pied Piper of Hamelin (with Michael Morpurgo) (world premiere) 40

MendelssohnElijah 63

Overture, A Midsummer Night's Dream 39

Overture, The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) 49

Sonata in A, Op.65 No.3 14

String Symphony No.10 in B minor 28

Symphony No.4 in A, Op.90 (Italian) 59

Violin Concerto 14, 45

MessiaenCantéyodjayâ for piano 31

Chants d'oiseaux (No.4 of Livre d'orgue) 14

Île de feu 1 and 2 from 4 Études de rythme 31

Oiseaux exotiques 30

Turangalîla-symphonie 62

MilhaudLa Création de monde Suite 11

MozartDivertimento in F, K.138 28

Don Giovanni (excerpts) 39

Overture, The Magic Flute 19, 53, 62

Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat, K.271 29, 62

Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467 19

Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491 49

Piano Concerto No.25 in C, K.503 40

Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat, K.595 14, 58

Requiem 19, 46

Serenade in B flat for wind, K.361 (Gran Partita) 39

Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola, K.364 64

String Quartet in G, K.387 56

Symphony No.29 in A 14

Symphony No.36 (Linz) 50

Violin Concerto No.5 53

Violin Sonata in G, K.379 29

Muhly, NicoNew work (UK premiere) 63

MussorgskyBoris Godunov (excerpts) 57

Clock Scene from Boris Godunov 36

Coronation Scene from Boris Godunov 36

Death of Boris from Boris Godunov 36

Funeral bell from Boris Godunov 36

The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition 51

A Night on the Bare Mountain (ver.orig.) 36

Pictures at an Exhibition 46

MyslivečekWind Octet No.2 in E flat 39

Neuwirth, Olgalocus ... doublure ... solus 53

Un posto nell'acqua 53

NielsenSerenata in vano for clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello & double bass 41

Symphony No.1 in G minor 25

Symphony No.4 (The Inextinguishable) 52

OnslowSymphony No.1 in A, Op.41 No.1 17

Orbón, Julian3 Versiones sinfónicas 36

OrffCarmina Burana 39

PalestrinaGloria from Missa O magnum mysterium 34

Kyrie from Missa O magnum mysterium 34

Magnificat quarti toni 34

Motet, O magnum mysterium 34

O solis ortu cardine 34

PiazzollaLibertango 15

Oblivion 15

PiernéOverture and Suite, Ramuntcho 24

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Porter Various 11

PoulencConcerto in D minor for 2 pianos 24

ProkofievChout (The Tale of the Buffoon), Op.21 (excerpts) 50

Peter and the Wolf 34


Romeo and Juliet Op.64 (excerpts) 34

Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.80 29

PurcellThe Fairy Queen arr. Brett Dean 44

Fantasia ‘Upon one note’ 24

Suite from Abdelazer 44

Rachmaninoff see Rachmaninov*There are several ways Rachmaninoff’s name can be translated from the Russian into English. These include ‘Rachmaninoff’ and ‘Rachmaninov’.

RachmaninovThe Bells (Choral Symphony) 40

Étude-tableau in A minor, Op.39 No.2 36

The Isle of the Dead 14

The Miserly Knight 37

Piano works, 4 movements (orch. Butsko) 57


Piano Concerto No.1 (later vers.) 50

Piano Concerto No.1 (vers.orig.) 14



Piano Concerto No.4 (final version) 23

Piano Concerto No.4 (vers.orig.) 41

Prelude in G sharp minor, Op.32 No.12 36

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini 28

3 Russian Folksongs, Op.41 39

Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.36 (vers.rev.1931) 36

10 Songs, arr. Jurowski 57

Spring Cantata, Op.20 39

Symphonic Dances 14

Symphony No.1 29

Symphony No.2 19


Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op.42 36, 40

RameauAnacréon 15

5me Concert from Pièces de clavecin en concerts 48

Pigmalion 15

RavelBoléro 15

Boléro arr. Tristano for 2 pianos 64

Daphnis et Chloé (complete) 48

L'enfant et les sortilèges 41

Miroirs 22

Pavane pour une infante défunte 44

Piano Concerto for the left hand 44

Piano Concerto in G 41

Rapsodie espagnole 24

Shéhérazade 44

String Quartet in F 25

Le tombeau de Couperin 16

La Valse 64

Reich, SteveClapping Music 16

Mallet Quartet for 2 marimbas and 2 vibraphones 16

Quartet for 2 vibraphones & 2 pianos (world premiere) 16

Sextet for percussion & keyboards 16

RespighiFeste romane 53

Fountains of Rome 53

Pines of Rome 53

Riley, TerryOrgan Concerto (At the Royal Majestic) (UK premiere) 17

Rimsky-KorsakovOverture on Russian Themes, Op.28 57

Scheherazade 51

RodrigoAdagio from Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra 15

Canario from Fantasia para un gentilhombre 15

Romitelli, FaustoAn Index of Metals 15

Saint-SaënsDanse macabre arr. Sudbin for piano (based on Liszt/Horowitz transcriptions) 59

Fantaisie in E flat (1857) 57

Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso 15

ScarlattiSonata Kk.9 in D minor 34

Sonata Kk.82 in F 34

Sonata Kk.135 in E 34

Sonata Kk.380 in E 34

Sonata Kk.420 in C 34

Sonata Kk.430 in D 34

Scelsi, GiacintoAnahit for violin and ensemble 58

I Presagi 58

Schmidt, FranzO, wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, No.3 of 4 Choral Preludes 38

Schoenberg6 Little Pieces, Op.19 51

SchubertAllegretto in C, D.346 19

4 Impromptus, D.935 17

Octet 41

6 Moments Musicaux, D.780 22

Sonata in A, D.664 62

Sonata in A, D.959 62

Sonata in A minor, D.537 62



Sonata in B, D.575 62

Sonata in B flat, D.960 28, 63

Sonata in C, D.279 (unfinished) 19

Sonata in C minor, D.958 62

Sonata in D, D.850 62

Sonata in E flat, D.568 62

Sonata in G, D.894 62

String Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death & the Maiden) 56

Symphony No.8 in B minor (Unfinished) 25, 58

Symphony No.9 in C (Great) 63

SchumannCarnaval, Op.9 28

Études symphoniques, Op.13 vers. without Op. posth. variations 40

Fantasie in C, Op.17 19, 45

Kinderszenen, Op.15 19

Overture, Scherzo & Finale 45

Piano Concerto in A minor 59

Waldscenen, Op.82 51

Winterzeit II from Album für die Jugend, Op.68 44

ScriabinMazurka in E minor, Op.25 No.3 59

Piano Concerto in F sharp minor 29

Le poème de l'extase, Op.54 38

5 Preludes, Op.74 38

24 Preludes, Op.11 38

Sonata No.9 in F, Op.68 (Black Mass) 59

ShostakovichPiano Concerto No.2 35

Symphony No.4 in C Minor 41

Symphony No.5 in D Minor 58

Symphony No.8 in C Minor 11

Symphony No.10 in E minor 23

Violin Concerto No.1 63

Waltz No.2 from Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra 44

SibeliusThe Bard, Op.64 22

Finlandia 50

Lemminkäinen Suite, Op.22 22, 50

Luonnotar 64

Nightride and Sunrise 59

Pelléas et Mélisande Suite 64

Songs with orchestral accompaniment 64

Symphony No.2 in D 64

Symphony No.5 in E flat 59


SmetanaOverture, The Bartered Bride 46

Šárka (from Má Vlast) 35

Vitava from Má Vlast 18

StanfordFantasia and Toccata in D minor, Op.57 57

StraussDon Juan 25, 29

Ein Heldenleben 56

Horn Concerto No.2 46

Der Rosenkavalier Suite 29

StravinskyThe Firebird , complete ballet (1910) 44

The Firebird, Suite (1945) 35

L'Histoire du soldat Suite 11

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3 Movements from Petrushka transc. for piano 45

Orpheus (ballet) 30

Petrushka (1911) 50

Requiem Canticles 37

The Rite of Spring (for 2 pianos) 64

Symphonies of Wind Instruments (vers.orig.1920) 30

Symphony in Three Movements 40

SzymanowksiConcert Overture, Op.12 29

TavenerO where, tell me where? (UK premiere) 28

The Protecting Veil for cello & strings 28

Requiem 28

Song for Athene 28

TchaikovskyCapriccio Italien 51

Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet 35, 51

Manfred Symphony 53

Marche Slave 51

Nocturne (Andante cantabile), Op.10 No.1 59

The Nutcracker Suite (excerpts) 35

The Seasons, Op.37b (selections) 36

Symphony No.1 (Winter Daydreams) 23, 36

Symphony No.2 (Little Russian) 22

Symphony No.4 28



TelemannConcerto in A minor for recorder, oboe, violin & continuo 47

Concerto in D minor for recorder, 2 violins & continuo 47

Concerto in G minor for recorder, 2 violins & continuo 47

Overture (Suite) in B flat (Ouverture burlesque) 59

Todd, WillMy Lord has come 34

Tristano, FrancescoA Soft Shell Groove Suite 64

Vaughan WilliamsFantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis 23

Symphony No.3 (Pastoral) 16

Symphony No.5 in D 37

VerdiRequiem 37

VictoriaO magnum mysterium 34

VivaldiConcerto in A minor for recorder, 2 violins & continuo, RV.108 47

Concerto in D minor for viola d'amore & lute, RV.540 59

The Four Seasons 48

Gloria 30

Sopranino Recorder Concerto in C, RV.443 48

WagnerDeath and Funeral March from Gotterdammerung 35

Entry of the Gods into Valhalla from Das Rheingold 35

Forest Murmurs from Siegfried 35

Overture, Der fliegende Holländer 56

Overture, Tannhäuser 28

Prelude to Act 1 from Lohengrin 18

Prelude to Act 1 from Tristan und Isolde 38

Das Rheingold (orchestral excerpts) 37

Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre 35

Siegfried's Rhine Journey 35

Wallfisch, BenjaminThe Toad and the Snail (from Roald Dahl's text) 18

WaltonBelshazzar's Feast 58

Cello Concerto 37

Symphony No.1 in B flat minor 46

WarlockBethlehem Down 34

WeberOverture, Der Freischütz 64

WidorOrgan Symphony No.6 in G minor, Op.42 No.2 31

Wishart, StevieConcerto à double entendre (world premiere) 59

Wolfe, JuliariSE and fLY (Percussion Concerto) 8

RESIDENT ORCHESTRASPlease note some series savings are available when booking multiple Resident Orchestra concerts. See page 80 for details.


Igudesman, Joo / 15 Sep 2014 8

Jurowski, Bavouzet / Lindberg, Prokofiev, Shostakovich / 24 Sep 2014 11

Saraste, Pires, Dumay, Meneses / Wagner, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky / 24 Oct 2014 18

Van Zweden, Watts, Coote, London Philharmonic Choir / Mahler / 1 Nov 2014 22

Vänskä, Soumm / Sibelius / 5 Nov 2014 22

Mena, Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque / Pierné, Poulenc, Ravel, Debussy / 12 Nov 2014 24

Nézet-Séguin, Vogt / Brahms, Schubert, Strauss / 19 Nov 2014 25

Jurowski, Aimard / Stravinsky, Birtwistle, Messiaen / 6 Dec 2014 30

Jurowski, Kovalevska, Komlosi, Popov, Pochapsky, London Philharmonic Choir, Orfeón Pamplonés / Stravinsky, Verdi / 24 Jan 2015 37

Jurowski, Hannigan / Debussy, Lindberg, Wagner, Scriabin / 28 Jan 2015 38

Jurowski / Colin Matthews, Michael Morpurgo / 8 Feb 2015 40

Alsop, Fray / Beethoven / 21 Feb 2015 44

Eschenbach, Chen / Beethoven, Schumann, Mendelssohn / 25 Feb 2015 45

Manze, Lane / Elgar, Ireland, Walton / 11 Mar 2015 46

Jurowski, Widmann, London Philharmonic Choir / Julian Anderson, Ravel / 14 Mar 2015 48

Jurowski, Bronfman / Prokofiev, Marcus Lindberg, Stravinsky / 21 Mar 2015 50

Martín, Pyatt, Ryan, Thatcher, Watkins / Tchaikovsky, James Horner, Rimsky-Korsakov / 27 Mar 2015 51

Ticciati, Pressler / Beethoven, Bruckner / 15 Apr 2015 53

Frühbeck de Burgos, Hadelich / Debussy, Lalo, Brahms / 17 Apr 2015 53

Netopil, Danková, Cargill, Dusseljee, Schmeckenbecher, London Philharmonic Choir, Orfeó Català / Wagner, Beethoven, Janáček / 25 Apr 2015 56

Guerrero, Hakhnazaryan / Dvořák, Berlioz / 1 May 2015 58


Rachmaninoff: Inside Out

Jurowski, Ghindin / Rachmaninoff / 3 Oct 2015 14

Sinaisky, Kolesnikov / Rachmaninoff / 29 Oct 2014 19

Vänskä, Lugansky / Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky / 7 Nov 2014 23

Zinman, Abduraimov / Wagner, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky / 28 Nov 2014 28

Jurowski, Levit / Szymanowski, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff / 3 Dec 2014 29

Jurowski, Grivnov, Mikhailov, Voynarovskiy, Shagidullin, Leiferkus, Arden / Wagner, Rachmaninoff / 21 Jan 2015 37

Jurowski, Bondarenko, London Philharmonic Choir / Rachmaninoff, Enescu / 7 Feb 2015 39

Petrenko, Prats, Samuil, Shtoda, Vinogradov, London Philharmonic Choir / Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff / 11 Feb 2015 40

Petrenko, Ghindin / Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich / 13 Feb 2015 41

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Rivas, Mayboroda / Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Dvořák / 25 Mar 2015 50

Jurowski, Grivnov / Rachmaninoff / 29 Apr 2015 57


FUNharmonics Family Concerts

Wallfisch / Benjamin Wallfisch / 26 Oct 2014 18

Stratford, Townsend / 3 May 2015 58


Salonen, Droy, Gloucester Choral Society, Bristol Choral Society, Philharmonia Voices / Berlioz / 25 Sep 2014 11

Dohnányi, Zimmermann / Beethoven, Mendelssohn / 2 Oct 2014 14

Collon, Weilerstein, Crowe / Ravel, Elgar, Vaughan Williams / 12 Oct 2014 16

Urbanski, Liesiecki / Smetana, Chopin, Dvořák / 23 Oct 2014 18

Sokhiev, Buniatishvili / Beethoven, Liszt, Berlioz / 30 Oct 2014 19

Hrůša, Fischer / Glinka, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky / 2 Nov 2014 22

Bringuier, Trpčeski / Debussy, Prokofiev, Bartók / 6 Nov 2014 23

Järvi, Mullova / Haydn, Beethoven, Nielsen / 13 Nov 2014 25

Valčuha, Biss, Tokar, Erraught / Strauss, Mozart, Humperdinck / 4 Dec 2014 29

Rouvali, Currie / Kodály, James MacMillan, Prokofiev / 11 Dec 2014 34

Rouvali, Frang / Smetana, Brahms, Tchaikovsky / 14 Dec 2014 35

Fenton / George Fenton / 22 Jan 2015 37

Wilson, Isserlis / Bax, Walton, Vaughan Williams / 25 Jan 2015 37

Gatti, Werba / Mendelssohn, Mahler, Beethoven / 5 Feb 2015 39

Nelsons, Lewis / Mozart, Bruckner / 8 Feb 2015 40

Nelsons, Hardenberger / HK Gruber, Mahler / 22 Feb 2015 45

Sokhiev, Woolley / Beethoven, Strauss, Brahms / 12 Mar 2015 46

Gardner, Kim / Mendelssohn, Mozart, Mahler / 15 Mar 2015 49

Järvi, Helmchen / Haydn, Beethoven, Nielsen / 12 Apr 2015 52

Maazel, Fliter / Respighi, Falla / 16 Apr 2015 53

Maazel, Silberger / Mozart, Tchaikovsky / 19 Apr 2015 53

Davis / Carl Davis / 24 Apr 2015 56

Temirkanov, Trifonov / Berlioz, Rachmaninov, Dvořák / 26 Apr 2015 57

Hrůša, Philharmonia Voices / Borodin, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky / 30 Apr 2015 57

Petrenko, Fellner / Mozart, Mahler / 7 May 2015 58

Petrenko, Padmore / Schubert, Britten, Shostakovich / 10 May 2015 58

Rhorer, Piemontesi / Dukas, Schumann, Mendelssohn / 14 May 2015 59

Temirkanov, Lugansky / Weber, Beethoven, Brahms / 25 Jun 2015 64

Dohnányi, Steinbacher, Lawrence Power / Bartók, Mozart, Beethoven / 28 Jun 2015 64


Ashkenazy Sibelius Series

Ashkenazy, Repin / Sibelius / 19 Mar 2015 50

Ashkenazy, Trifonov / Sibelius, Rachmaninov / 17 May 2015 59

Ashkenazy, Juntunen / Sibelius / 11 Jun 2015 64


City of Light: Paris 1900 – 1950

Salonen, Bacelli, Degout, Naouri, Palmer, Jeffery, Philharmonia Voices / Debussy / 27 Nov 2014 28

Salonen, Hannigan, Uchida, Philharmonia Voices / Dutilleux, Ravel / 12 Feb 2015 41

Salonen, Aimard, Nylund / Ravel, Stravinsky / 19 Feb 2015 44

Salonen, Aimard, Coles, Bevan, Stéphany, Philharmonia Voices (Ladies) / Debussy, Messiaen / 28 May 2015 62


Music of Today

6 Nov 2014 22

Edusei, Holmander / Anders Hillborg / 4 Dec 2014 29

Sung / Dalbavie / 5 Feb 2015 39

Clement Power, Foo / Olga Neuwirth / 16 Apr 2015 53

Valade, Arditti / Giacinto Scelsi / 7 May 2015 58

Bailey / 28 Jun 2015 64


Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

23 Oct 2014 17

30 Oct 2014 19

25 Nov 2014 28

8 Dec 2014 31

2 Feb 2015 38

16 Mar 2015 49

19 Mar 2015 49

19 Apr 2015 53

27 Apr 2015 57

14 May 2015 59

London Sinfonietta

Fausto Romitelli / 8 Oct 2014 15

Atherton / Harrison Birtwistle / 5 Dec 2014 30


Elder, Hymel, El-Khoury, Kempster, Sherratt, Bayley, Evans, Opera Rara Chorus / Donizetti / 4 Nov 2014 22

Tognetti / Mozart, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Grieg, Elgar, Dvořák / 25 Nov 2014 28

Howarth, Sophie Bevan, Ainsley, Riches, Choir of the Enlightenment/ Handel / 9 Dec 2014 31

Sophie Bevan, Murrihy, Padmore, Loges, Mary Bevan, Blaze, Tortise, Brook, Soloists from the Choir of the Enlightenment / Bach / 2 Apr 2015 52

Debretzeni, Nwanoku / Telemann, Vivaldi, Wishart, Handel / 12 May 2015 59


Flying the Flag

Williams, Dennis, Brook, Choir of the Enlightenment / Rameau / 9 Oct 2014 15

Roth / Berlioz, Onslow, Beethoven / 22 Oct 2014 17

18 Jan 2015 36

Jurowski, Leiferkus / Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky / 15 Jan 2015 36

Mozart, Mysliveček / 5 Feb 2015 39

Adam Fischer, Mullova / Smetana, Brahms, Dvořák / 4 Mar 2015 46


The Night Shift

24 Nov 2014 25


OAE Tots

19 Oct 2014 17

21 Feb 2015 44

12 Apr 2015 52


The Works

Tognetti / Dvořák, Grieg, Elgar / 24 Nov 2014 25

Mozart / 3 Feb 2015 38

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Colin Currie Group & Steve Reich / Steve Reich / 12 Oct 2014 16

Renaud Capuçon & Frank Braley / Beethoven / 6 Nov 2014 23



Emerson String Quartet / Haydn, Ravel, Beethoven / 16 Nov 2014 25

Colin Currie & Tamara Stefanovich / Harrison Birtwistle, Messiaen, Ligeti / 7 Dec 2014 31

Philharmonic Octet Berlin / Nielsen, Franz Berwald, Schubert / 13 Feb 2015 41

Midori, violin / Bach / 26 Mar 2015 50

Jerusalem Quartet / Mozart, Janáček, Schubert / 24 Apr 2015 56

Takács Quartet & Marc-André Hamelin, piano / Debussy, Franck / 18 May 2015 59

Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano / Ravel, Debussy, Tristano, Stravinsky / 11 Jun 2015 64


Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra / Haydn, Mozart, Jonny Greenwood / 4 Oct 2014 14

Yuri Temirkanov , Maxim Vengerov & St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra / Lyadov, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich / 8 Nov 2014 23

Dudamel & Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela / Beethoven, Wagner / 8 Jan 2015 35

Dudamel & Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela / Orbón, Mahler / 9 Jan 2015 36

Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker / Lachenmann, Mahler / 14 Feb 2015 41


Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin / Beethoven, Strauss / 20 Apr 2015 56

Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin / Tchaikovsky, Elgar / 21 Apr 2015 56

Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra / Mozart, Brahms / 20 May 2015 62

Yannick Nézet-Séguin & The Philadelphia Orchestra / Nico Muhly, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov / 5 Jun 2015 63

Yannick Nézet-Séguin & The Philadelphia Orchestra / Beethoven, Tchaikovsky / 6 Jun 2015 63


Jennifer Bate / Mendelssohn, Bach, Messiaen, Franck, Duruflé / 29 Sep 2014 14

BBC Concert Orchestra / Ives, Terry Riley, John Luther Adams, Philip Glass / 18 Oct 2014 17

Martin Baker / Edward Bairstow, Simon Holt, Bach, Widor / 10 Dec 2014 31

Ann-Elise Smoot / Brahms, Liszt, Franz Schmidt, Bach, Elgar / 2 Feb 2015 38

Thomas Trotter / Stanford, Bach, James MacMillan, Saint-Saëns, Dupré / 27 Apr 2015 57


Daniil Trifonov / Bach, Beethoven, Liszt / 30 Sep 2014 14

Mitsuko Uchida / Beethoven, Schubert / 16 Oct 2014 17

Arcadi Volodos / Schubert, Brahms, Schumann / 28 Oct 2014 19

Alexandre Tharaud / Schubert, Mahler, Couperin, Ravel / 4 Nov 2014 22

Alexei Volodin / Schubert, Chopin, Schumann / 26 Nov 2014 28

Dejan Lazić / CPE Bach, Britten, Scarlatti, Bartók / 11 Dec 2014 34

Denis Matsuev / Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Rachmaninov / 20 Jan 2015 36

Louis Lortie / Fauré, Scriabin / 29 Jan 2015 38

Lukáš Vondráček / Graham Lack, Schumann, Liszt, Rachmaninov / 10 Feb 2015 40

Ivo Pogorelich / Liszt, Schumann, Stravinsky, Brahms / 24 Feb 2015 45

Sunwook Kim / Bach, Beethoven, Mussorgsky / 3 Mar 2015 46

Maurizio Pollini / 17 Mar 2015 49

Jonathan Biss / Berg, Schoenberg, Schumann, Beethoven / 31 Mar 2015 51

Yundi / 13 Apr 2015 51

Steven Hough / Debussy, Chopin / 28 Apr 2015 57

Yevgeny Sudbin / Haydn, Beethoven Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Scriabin, Saint-Saëns / 13 May 2015 59

Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano / Ravel, Debussy, Tristano, Stravinsky / 11 Jun 2015 64

YEAR LONG SERIESPlease note series savings are available when booking for three or more concerts in our annual series (or two or more events in our International Organ Series). See page 80 for details.

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FESTIVALS AND MAJOR PROJECTS

The Barenboim Project 2015

Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin / Beethoven, Strauss / 20 Apr 2015 56

Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin / Tchaikovsky, Elgar / 21 Apr 2015 56

Daniel Barenboim, piano / Schubert / 27 May 2015 62



Daniel Barenboim, piano / Schubert / 2 Jun 2015 63

Darbar Festival

Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course / 17 Sep 2014 8

Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course / 25 Sep 2014 8

Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course / 3 Oct 2014 8



London Beckons Indian Ragas / 18 Sep 2014 8

Sitar Talk with Maestro Niladri Kumar / 19 Sep 2014 9

Escape into Carnatic Ragas / 19 Sep 2014 9

Bansuri and the fast side of Dhrupad / 19 Sep 2014 9

Magical Morning Ragas / 20 Sep 2014 9

Instruments of the Gurus / 20 Sep 2014 9

Khayal Talk with Legendary Dr Prabha Atre / 20 Sep 2014 9

Tabla Rhythms Inleashed / 20 Sep 2014 9

Curious Carnatic Notes / 20 Sep 2014 9

Dhrupad and Shock Of The New / 20 Sep 2014 10

Facing the Modern – Timeless Bansuri / 21 Sep 2014 10

Morning Raga Addiction / 21 Sep 2014 10

Carnatic Music Demystified / 21 Sep 2014 10

Anticipate the Unexpected / 21 Sep 2014 10

Unreported Ragas / 21 Sep 2014 10

Best Then, Better Now: Legendary Prabha Atre / 21 Sep 2014 10

The London Residency

Full details of the Barbican concerts in this series at southbankcentre.co.uk/thelondonresidency

Philharmonic Octet Berlin / Nielsen, Franz Berwald, Schubert / 13 Feb 2015 41


Around the World with the 12 Cellists of the Berliner Philharmoniker / Purcell, Shostakovich, Schumann / 15 Feb 2015 44


Metal Wood Skin: The Colin Currie Percussion Festival

Youth Orchestra of Bahia / Julia Wolfe, Mahler / 17 Sep 2014 8

Asko | Schönberg / Tansy Davies, Louis Andriessen, Anna Clyne / 5 Oct 2014 15

Colin Currie Group & Steve Reich / Steve Reich / 12 Oct 2014 16

Colin Currie & Aurora Orchestra / Martland, John Adams, Dave Maric, Purcell / 11 Nov 2014 24

Colin Currie & Tamara Stefanovich / Harrison Birtwistle, Messiaen, Ligeti / 7 Dec 2014 31

Philharmonia Orchestra / Kodály, MacMillan, Prokofiev / 11 Dec 2014 34


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