Cadogan Hall Season Brochure January - May 2011 by Cadogan Hall

The Arensky Chamber Orchestra Academy of St Martin in the Fields City Side Sinfonia with Ilya Gringolts Gilbert & Sullivan Gala Kensington Symphony Orchestra with Nikolai Demidenko Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Grzegorz Nowak Ismaili January to May 2011 Community Ensemble The Australian Classic Rock Show Hans Liberg La Serenissima Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra Concert for Médecins Sans Frontières’ Pakistan Flood Relief Appeal Taro Hakase: Valentine’s Gala Concert The Doctors’ Orchestra with Tamsin Waley-Cohen Saturday Spectacular Family Concert Children Helping Children with Joseph McManners The Dorothy Croft Trust Launch Gala Tina Dico Paul Carrack Gala Concert of Persian Music Imperial College Symphony Orchestra Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Antonio Pappano Academy of St Martin in the Fields with Joshua Bell London Chamber Orchestra with Christopher Warren-Green Czech National Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: A Beethoven Portrait Ealing Choral Society: Bach’s St John Passion The Hilliard Ensemble: A Hilliard Songbook London Chamber Orchestra with Alison Balsom The Arensky Chamber Orchestra with Clio Gould Thames Philharmonic Choir: Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis Hans Liberg The Orion Symphony Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Crash, Bang, Wallop! Family Concert Gordon Campbell Big Band: Tribute to Tommy Dorsey Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Alessandro Fabrizi Joe Brown in Concert Indian Classical Concert with Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Hans Liberg Equilibrium with Roberto McCausland-Dieppa The Parliament Choir with Dame Emma Kirkby City of London Sinfonia with Carolyn Sampson and Michael Collins Goldsmiths Choral Union: Hertfordshire Baroque Soloists Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Robertas Servenikas Russian Gala Concert Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Jeajoon Ryu Verdandi Camerata Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge: St John Passion Sound on Screen Festival: Opening Night Gala in celebration of the Royal Wedding The Tallis Scholars: Lamentation Orchestra of the Swan with John Lill Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Hans Liberg Hilary Hahn Violin Recital Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Dmitry Yablonsky Motoki Hirai Recital An Evening with David Sedaris Pick your perfect performances

Spring at Cadogan Hall Welcome to Spring 2011 at Cadogan Hall. Pick your perfect performances from another full season of concerts, events, gigs and recitals – classical, choral and contemporary for every taste. Classical If you’re looking for the power and intensity of a large orchestra look no further than our Zurich International Concert Series which continues with the Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Our resident orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic, is back for a new season beginning with three concerts themed by composers Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. If you’d prefer the more intimate experience of chamber music, this season we’re pleased to be welcoming the Arensky Chamber Orchestra, the London Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestra of the Swan with some beautiful and varied programmes. Make note of a special date in February for La Serenissima who will be playing a newly discovered Vivaldi concerto for us.

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Choral The immensely popular series Choral at Cadogan continues with two Grammy-award nominated choral ensembles – the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and The Tallis Scholars. Other choral treats range from Gilbert & Sullivan to Bach’s St John’s Passion and St Matthew’s Passion, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis to Mozart’s Coronation Mass. Contemporary We’re looking forward to some great nights out this season – there’s The Australian Classic Rock Show, Dutch entertainer Hans Liberg, Danish singer/songwriter Tina Dico, musician Paul Carrack and rock and roll legend Joe Brown. There’s jazz, world music and comedy not to be missed!

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Pick your perfect performances January 15 Saturday 7.30pm

February

March

3 thursday 7.30pm

friday 7.30pm

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

with Joshua Bell & Steven Isserlis

The Arensky Chamber Orchestra

From Venice to Buenos Aires, The Eight Seasons

8 tuesday 7.30pm

18 tuesday 7.30pm

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

City Side Sinfonia

with Ilya Gringolts

22 saturday 7.30pm

Festival of Arts

Sufi’s Night

23 Sunday 3pm

Gilbert & Sullivan Gala

25 Tuesday 7.30pm Kensington Symphony Orchestra

with Nikolai Demidenko

28 friday 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

with Grzegorz Nowak

29 saturday 8.15pm Ismaili Community Ensemble 30 sunday 7pm

Estonian Philharmonic

Chamber Choir

the australian Classic Rock Show

Psalms

10 thursday 7.30pm

20 thursday 7.30pm

La Serenissima

Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra

5 saturday 7.30pm London Chamber Orchestra

with Christopher Warren-Green

7 monday 7.30pm Czech National Symphony Orchestra

11 friday 7.30pm

CLIC sargent symphony orchestra

8 tuesday 7.30pm

Detweiler, Bruch and Stravinsky

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A Beethoven Portrait

12 saturday 7.30pm Medecins Sans Frontieres in Pakistan

Concert for Flood Relief Appeal

13 Sunday 6.30pm &

12 saturday 7.30pm Ealing Choral Society

Bach’s St John Passion

14 monday 7.30pm

15 tuesday 7.30pm

Taro Hakase

The Hilliard Ensemble

Valentine’s Gala Concert

A Hilliard Songbook

15 tuesday 7.30pm

16 wednesday 7.30pm

The Doctors’ Orchestra

London Chamber Orchestra

with Tamsin Waley-Cohen

with Alison Balsom

19 saturday 11am

17 thursday 7.30pm

Saturday Spectacular Family Concert

The Arensky Chamber Orchestra

with Clio Gould

19 saturday 6pm

31 monday 7.30pm

Children Helping Children concert

19 saturday 7.30pm

Hans Liberg

with Joseph McManners

Thames Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

20 sunday 7pm

The Dorothy Croft Trust Launch Gala

Hans Liberg

22 tuesday 7.30pm

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Gruff Rhys

24 thursday 7.30pm

23 wednesday 7.30pm

Tina Dico

Orion Symphony Orchestra

26 saturday 12pm

24 thursday 7.30pm Paul Carrack

City of London Sinfonia

Crash, Bang, Wallop! Family Concert

26 saturday 7.30pm

25 friday 7.30pm

21 monday 7.30pm

Gala Concert of Persian Music

26 saturday 7.30pm Imperial College Symphony Orchestra 27 sunday 7pm

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House,

Covent Garden

with Antonio Pappano

University of London Symphony Orchestra 27 sunday 3pm

Gordon Campbell Big Band

Tribute to Tommy Dorsey

29 tuesday 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

with Alessandro Fabrizi

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April

May

friday 7.30pm

10 tuesday 7.30pm

Joe Brown in Concert

2 saturday 7pm

Indian Classical Concert

with Pandit Shivkumar Sharma

4 monday 7.30pm

Hans Liberg

5 tuesday 7.30pm Equilibrium

with Roberto McCausland-Dieppa

6 wednesday 7.30pm

The Parliament Choir

with Dame Emma Kirkby

7 thursday 7.30pm

with Carolyn Sampson & Michael Collins

City of London Sinfonia

8 friday 7pm

Goldsmiths Choral Union

Hertfordshire Baroque Soloists

9 saturday 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

with Robertas Servenikas

10 sunday 7pm

london international orchestra

Russian Gala Concert

12 tuesday 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Shostakovich, Prokofiev & Jeajoon Ryu

13 wednesday 7.30pm

brooke fraser

15 friday 7.30pm Verdandi Camerata 20 wednesday 7pm

Academy of Ancient Music &

Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

St John Passion

29 friday 7.30pm

Sound on Screen Festival

Opening Night Gala in celebration of the Royal Wedding

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The Tallis Scholars

Lamentation

11 wednesday 7.30pm

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Orchestra of the Swan

with John Lill

12 thursday 7.30pm Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra 16 monday 7.30pm Hans Liberg 18 wednesday 7.30pm Hilary Hahn Violin Recital 20 friday 7.30pm

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clare teal & the bbc big band Zurich International Concert Series

23 monday 7.30pm Royal College of Music’s Rising Stars 2011 24 tuesday 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

with Dmitry Yablonsky

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25 wednesday 7.30pm

Motoki Hirai Recital

27 friday & 28 saturday 7.30pm

An Evening with David Sedaris

Forthcoming events 3 June 7.30pm Salvation Army

International Staff Band

6 June & 14 June 7.30pm Royal College of Music’s Rising Stars 2011 15 june 7pm

The Classical Opera Company

Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (concert)

16 June 7.30pm Ealing Choral Society

50th Anniversary Concert 5

July 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart, Saint-Saens, Faure & Beethoven

20 July 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Wagner Lohengrin, Brahms & Franck

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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January

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“One of the most inspirational violinists today.” Financial Times

“Haveron brought charismatic leadership to a crack team of young soloists.” Mark Berry, The Boulezian

Saturday 15 January 7.30pm

Tuesday 18 January 7.30pm

Thursday 20 January 7.30pm

The Arensky Chamber Orchestra

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

City Side Sinfonia

Vivaldi The Four Seasons

Kodaly Dances of Galanta

Darren Bloom New Work

Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

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

Schoenberg Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor,

Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

With Ilya Gringolts

From Venice to Buenos Aires: The Eight Seasons

Andrew Haveron Soloist/Director (pictured)

Op. 56 ‘Scottish’

The Arensky Chamber Orchestra is Britain’s newest professional chamber orchestra. Join the ACO and Andrew Haveron, leader of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, at their public launch. Treat yourself to their performance of ‘The Eight Seasons’, a gripping fusion of Baroque sparkle and Latin fire, of 17th Century Venice (Vivaldi’s Four Seasons) and 20th Century Argentina (Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires).

Martin Helmchen Piano

Steven Joyce Conductor

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields returns to Cadogan Hall with an exciting opportunity to enjoy the orchestra in London conducted by Sir Neville Marriner. Martin Helmchen joins the Academy for this superb programme of Mozart, Mendelssohn and Kodaly which follows on from their highly anticipated German tour.

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ilya gringolts Violin (pictured)

Sir Neville Marriner Conductor

The City Side Sinfonia is delighted to be joined by Ilya Gringolts for a rare performance of Schoenberg’s remarkable Violin Concerto. Winner of 1998 International Violin Competition ‘Premio Paganini’, Gringolts is sure to be a powerful advocate of this important but neglected work. Like Schoenberg’s Concerto, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra was written whilst the composer was in exile in the United States. Despite a ‘lugubrious death-song’ as the third movement, the lightness, humour and systematic exposure of all parts of the orchestra made it an immediate success.

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“Demidenko’s virtuosity has nothing to do with Liszt-style playing-to-the-gallery. Supreme technical control and high-speed accuracy are its foundations.” The Independent Sunday 23 January 3pm

Tuesday 25 January 7.30pm

Friday 28 January 7.30pm

Gilbert & Sullivan Gala

Kensington Symphony Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Presented by Raymond Gubbay for the RPS/YCAT Philip Langridge Mentoring Scheme

Richard Balcombe Conductor

Poulenc Les Biches

London Concert Orchestra & Chorus

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1

Elizabeth Atherton / Rebecca Bottone

Beethoven Symphony No. 8

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers / Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 3, ‘Polish’

Felicity Palmer / Pamela Helen Stephen

Nikolai Demidenko Piano (pictured)

Grzegorz Nowak Conductor

/ Richard Angas / Bonaventura Bottone

Russell Keable Conductor

Roustem Saitkoulov Piano (pictured)

Kensington Symphony Orchestra has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with virtuoso pianist Nikolai Demidenko, and we are pleased to welcome him back to perform Rachmaninov’s rarely heard Piano Concerto No. 1. Preceding that is Poulenc’s suite from his ballet Les Biches, which he described as a “contemporary drawing room party suffused with an atmosphere of wantonness, which you sense if you are corrupted, but of which an innocent-minded girl would not be conscious”. The evening is brought to a rousing conclusion with Beethoven’s energetic and witty Symphony No. 8.

A trio of Tchaikovsky treats: three of his finest works, each showcasing different sides of his personality. The Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker is, justly, one of his most celebrated pieces, a gem sparkling with melodic grace and orchestral colour. Can there be any opening bars more famous than those of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1? They herald a sweeping main theme, delicate slow movement and passionate finale. The ‘Polish’ Symphony is unique: it is the only one Tchaikovsky wrote in a major key, and in five movements. Its nickname comes from the Polish dances used in the finale.

/ Doreen Cullen / Lesley Garrett /

/ James Bowman / Geoffrey Dolton / Donald Maxwell / Alan Opie / Ian Priestly / Richard Suart / John Tomlinson

Favourite songs and scenes from the Gilbert & Sullivan operas introduced by Timothy West and performed by a galaxy of distinguished artists. The concert is in memory of Philip Langridge (1939-2010) who appeared in Raymond Gubbay’s very first concert, ‘A Gilbert & Sullivan Evening’ on 21 October 1966.

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Saturday 29 January 8.15pm

Sunday 30 January 7pm

Ismaili Community Ensemble

The Australian Classic Rock Show

Expressions from the Abrahamic Traditions

The Ismaili Community Ensemble the Jewish Music Institute at SOAS, Morley College members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Paul Griffiths Conductor

An evening of many persuasions. Be uplifted by musical influences from the three Abrahamic traditions and enjoy a weave of cultural and contemporary sounds that promise to evoke a myriad of expressions. Under the auspices of the Jewish Music Institute and Morley College, musicians from Pandemonium and Morley Chamber Choir will join together with the Ismaili Community Ensemble to explore a united heritage through the creative process of music-making and collaborative performance.

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Music of Pink Floyd, Genesis, Dire Straits and much more

A celebration of the music of Pink Floyd, Genesis, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, Supertramp, The Eagles, Steely Dan, Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Who. From the same team that brought you ‘The Australian Pink Floyd Show’ comes an astounding new rock production, ‘The Australian Classic Rock Show’. Including extracts from classic albums Led Zeppelin 4, The Wall, Love Over Gold, Hotel California and Crime of the Century. The best musicians, the finest tracks. It’s probably the best classic rock show in the world.

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Volunteers required!

Cadogan Hall is looking for volunteers to support the front of house

If you are enthusiastic about music and Cadogan Hall, why not be a part of it? We welcome interest from people of all ages and from every part of the community – if you enjoy meeting people and can spare a few hours each week, we would love to hear from you. “I’ve found working as a volunteer really rewarding; I’ve met lots of other music lovers and been part of a great team in an excellent atmosphere.” Peter, Cadogan Hall volunteer To find out more about our new volunteer scheme please contact: Walter Morrison 020 7824 7602

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PICK YOUR PERFECT performances january to may 2011

four performances this spring

Hans Liberg The Godfather of Comedy & Music “From Gerard Hoffnung to Bill Bailey’s ‘Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra’, Liberg is one of very few classical comedians... besides the gags, he is an astonishing pianist...will he be remembered as a Borge-alike? I hope his legacy goes farther.” The Times A European favourite, he returns to London for four exclusive shows. A sell-out hit in concert halls throughout Europe, Liberg combines humour and extreme musical virtuosity to poke fun at the world of classical music. An eccentric joker, the lovechild of Victor Borge and Woody Allen, or simply a vastly talented Dutchman; all these qualities have been used to describe Emmy Award winning comedian Hans Liberg. Monday 31 January 7.30pm Monday 21 march 7.30pm monday 4 april 7.30pm monday 16 may 7.30pm

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“Paremski performs with flawless technique and unbeatable energy.” BBC Music Magazine

Vivaldi: The French Connection, 2010 Gramophone Award winner, Baroque Instrumental category

Thursday 3 February 7.30pm Pre-concert discussion 6.30pm

tuesday 8 february 7.30pm

thursday 10 february 7.30pm

La Serenissima

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir: Psalms

Vienna Tonkunstler Orchestra Zurich International Concert Series

Choral at Cadogan concert 6 of 8

Concert 2 of 6

The French Connection 2

Vivaldi ‘Paris’ Concerto No. 2 for strings in E,

Mendelssohn Three Psalms:

Mozart Overture to the Marriage of Figaro

RV. 133 / Concerto for violin, oboe, strings in F, RV. 543 / Concerto for flute, strings in A, RV. 440 / Concerto for bassoon, strings in C, RV. 473 / Concerto ‘Il Gran Mogol’ for flute, strings in D, RV. 431a (London premiere) / ‘Paris’ Concerto No. 8 for strings in D, RV. 127 / Concerto La Notte for flute, two violins, bassoon in G, RV. 104 / Concerto for violin, strings in B flat, RV. 365

Op. 78: Warum toben die Heiden (Ps. 2, Op. 78/1) / Richte mich, Gott (Ps. 43, Op. 78/2) / Mein Gott, warum hast du... (Ps. 22, Op. 78/3) Sibelius Rakastava (The Lover) Op. 14 Part Magnificat / Ode VI-Kondakion-Ikos / Ode IX / Prayer after Kanon from ‘Kanon pokajanen’ Kreek Psalms of David: Psalm 22; Psalm 104; Psalm 141 / Õnnis on inimene / Estonian religious folk songs: Armas Jeesus; Sind ma palun; Jeesus kõige ülem hää; Kui suur on meie vaesus

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’

Adrian Chandler Director / Violin Katy Bircher Flute Gail Hennessy Oboe

Daniel Reuss Conductor

Peter Whelan Bassoon

A sumptuous programme of Vivaldi concertos with French themes, which includes the London premiere of a newly discovered Vivaldi concerto. Pre concert discussion: musicologist Andrew Woolley, who discovered the Vivaldi manuscript Il Gran Mogol in 2010, in discussion with expert Mark Everist along with Adrian Chandler and Katy Bircher from La Serenissima. Tickets £24 £20 £16 £10

Works by Arvo Pärt are central in the choir’s programme alongside classical and contemporary highlights including romantic colours in Mendelssohn’s Psalm settings, Nordic influences in the beautiful cycle of love songs Rakastava by Sibelius, and works by the famed Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek.

Brahms Symphony No. 2 Andres Orozco-Estrada Conductor Natasha Paremski Piano

The programme opens with Mozart’s sparkling Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, before talented young pianist Natasha Paremski performs Beethoven’s explosive Piano Concerto No. 5, a work that shows the composer at his boldest and most innovative. Although not Beethoven’s name, the work’s nickname ‘Emperor’ aptly evokes the music’s impressive scale and majesty, from the march-like theme in the first movement, to the gently lyrical second movement and triumphant finale. Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 was nicknamed the ‘Pastoral’, and moves from a lush, rural idyll to a fiery, dramatic finale.

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Saturday 12 February 7.30pm

sunday 13 6.30pm &

Friday 11 February 7.30pm

Pre-concert talk 6.30pm

monday 14 february 7.30pm

Myths & Fairytales

Taro Hakase

Detweiler, Bruch and Stravinsky

Médecins Sans Frontières in Pakistan

Presented by the CLIC Sargent Symphony Orchestra

Presented by Adhoc Humanitarians Orchestra

Detweiler Theseus and the Minataur

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

(World premiere) Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 Stravinsky Petroushka (1947 Version)

Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor

Mathieu van Bellen Violin

Andrew Gourlay Conductor

William Kunhardt Conductor

Emmanuel Despax Piano

Unique concert for Flood Relief Appeal

Ravel Tzigane / Daphnis et Chloé,

Suite No. 2 for orchestra

Victoria Mavromoustaki Violin

Continuing a tradition begun by the legendary conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent, the CSSO are the musical representatives of CLIC Sargent, Britain’s leading children’s cancer charity. Join them for a night of two legends – Theseus and Petroushka – brought to life, as well as Bruch’s timeless Violin Concerto No. 1 with Mathieu van Bellen. Most importantly support the CSSO as they continue to raise funds and awareness for those that need it most – the children under CLIC Sargent’s care.

Adhoc Humanitarians Orchestra Musicians from Asian Music Circuit

Valentine’s Gala Concert

Enjoy a romantic evening at Taro Hakase’s Valentine’s concert. Now a well established event at Cadogan Hall, Taro returns to weave a magical, musical spell – enchanting all who come. As always, he will perform his own unique mixture of pieces – some classical, some modern but all performed with the special Taro touch. Book early to avoid disappointment.

Highly acclaimed pianist Emmanuel Despax, accompanied by Andrew Gourlay – described by Gramophone Magazine as “one to watch” – and the virtuosic Adhoc Humanitarians Orchestra perform luscious sweeping French classics, with tantalising interval spice from Asian friends. All the performers donating time and talent for free. Join us for a one-off, inspiring fundraising evening of profound beauty. Altruism, with pizzazz.

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PICK YOUR PERFECT performances january to may 2011

“The most exceptionally gifted young violinist I have ever encountered.” Ruggiero Ricci

Saturday 19 February 11am Tuesday 15 February 7.30pm

ACTIVITIES & MEET THE PLAYERS 10.15AM

Saturday 19 February 6pm

The Doctors’ Orchestra

Saturday Spectacular Family Concert

Children Helping Children Concert

In aid of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

In aid of HemiHelp

saint-saens Carnival of the Animals

Wagner Prelude to Act III of Tristan & Isolde Mahler Blumine

Richard Sisson Presenter

Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

Simon Over Conductor Southbank Sinfonia

Stephen Brearley Conductor Tamsin Waley-Cohen Violin (pictured)

Following its sell-out all-Beethoven concert last February, The Doctors’ Orchestra returns for another performance in support of the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. Starting with Beethoven’s unjustly neglected Symphony No. 2, their programme also includes Blumine, a rarely heard Mahler gem. The orchestra is joined by the young violin virtuoso Tamsin Waley-Cohen for a performance of Brahms’ Violin Concerto.

Southbank Sinfonia presents Saint-Saëns’s classic suite The Carnival of the Animals, plus other favourites featuring creatures great and small! Saturday Spectaculars are family concerts with a twist, designed to create an informal, fun and educational environment for children and families to enjoy classical music.

A variety evening including classical, jazz and pop acts plus dancing and fun for the whole family! The fantastic line up includes performances from singer and songwriter Joseph McManners and music from the Purcell School. Featuring some very special guests to be announced – see the HemiHelp website (www.hemihelp.uk.org) for details. Come along and help us celebrate 20 years of supporting children and their families affected by hemiplegia, a neurological condition that weakens one side of the body and for which there is no cure.

The fun begins at 10.15am with exciting, themed craft activities followed by the chance to meet the players of Southbank Sinfonia.

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£8 adults £6 children

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Sunday 20 February 7pm

Wednesday 23 February 7.30pm

Thursday 24 February 7.30pm

The Dorothy Croft Trust Launch Gala

Tina Dico

Paul Carrack

Welcome Back Colour Tour

Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D Major Melvyn Tan Piano (pictured) William Kunhardt Conductor

The Dorothy Croft Trust for Young Musicians’ thrilling UK launch, with star pianist Melvyn Tan, BBC Concert Orchestra leader Cynthia Fleming, and the Croft Trust Orchestra, which features some of London’s most exciting young musicians and boasts principals drawn from London’s finest orchestras including the ROH, RPO, LSO, LPO and Philharmonia. The trust will help deserving young musicians with financial support and career building advice.

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Welcome Back Colour is a collection of Tina Dico’s most successful songs from her previous six albums and a lot more than that: 13 new acoustic recordings of well known and lesser known songs, duets, as well as five brand new songs, amongst others Welcome Back Colour which is already a big hit in Denmark, and Copenhagen, a tribute to her new hometown. Singer-songwriter Tina Dico hails from Aarhus. Tina released her first album Fuel in 2001 to critical acclaim, featured on Zero 7’s second album When It Falls and toured the world with the band. She signed a major record deal with Sony, picked up several awards and has toured extensively leading up to the release of Welcome Back Colour in early 2011.

Tickets £17.50

Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics is back on tour in the autumn to promote his acclaimed new album I Know That Name. The album has received heavy airplay on BBC Radio 2 and the single I Don’t Want To Hear Any More featuring Don Henley and fellow Eagle Timothy B. Schmit, on backing vocals, has been recorded and released as a single by The Eagles too. With a back catalogue of hits including How Long, Tempted and The Living Years, Paul’s marvelously soulful voice is known to millions around the world; he is undoubtedly a key figure in Britsh pop history. And as his devoted fans know all too well, a Paul Carrack show is always something very special.

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Friday 25 February 7.30pm

Saturday 26 February 7.30pm

Sunday 27 February 2011 7PM

Gala Concert of Persian Music

Imperial College Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

Passion of Rhythm, Trance of Melody

Zurich International Concert Series Concert 3 of 6

Mohammadreza Ebrahimi Oud / Tar

Mahler Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’

Sina Jahanabadi Kamancheh Hamid Ghanbary Percussion

Richard Dickins Conductor

Tigran Alexsanian Duduk

Runette Botha Soprano

Hussein Zahway Percussion

Kate Symonds-joy Mezzo

Yusuf Mahmood Percussion Farshad Mohammadi Santour

Mahler Piano Quartet Movement in A minor / Das Lied von der Erde (chamber version, arranged Schoenberg, arrangements completed by Rainer Riehn) Wagner Siegfried Idyll Antonio Pappano Conductor / Piano (pictured) Thomas Hampson Baritone

Alireza Ghorbany is widely renowned for his work with a variety of leading scholars and world class musicians. The concert is based on the poetry of Hazrat Mowlana, while the compositions are written by Farshad Mohammadi. We have a selection of muchcelebrated virtuoso musicians from Iran and other countries joining us for this event.

Recognised as one of the UK’s finest University orchestras, Imperial College Symphony Orchestra makes a welcome return to Cadogan Hall – the venue where they were crowned ‘Orchestra of the Year’ in the first ever Symphuni competition in 2008. For this visit to Cadogan Hall the orchestra brings Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 2 – a work that explores the depths of human emotion and ends with a powerful hymn to transcendent renewal. The orchestra is joined by the choirs of Imperial College and the Thomas Hardye School and by rising young stars Kate Symonds-Joy (mezzo) and Runette Botha (soprano). Join us for what promises to be an awe-inspiring event.

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Alireza Ghorbany Vocals Baran Ensemble

A one-off gala performance with master vocalist Alireza Ghorbany and the Baran Ensemble. Compositions include Darya, Chehel Rang, Safar and Naghmeyeh Didar.

Klaus Florian Vogt Tenor

Mahler is known for large-scale symphonies, and his Piano Quartet, of which only one movement was completed, is the only surviving example of his chamber music, written at the age of 16. It features three contrasting themes, full of romantic ideas. Similarly, Wagner’s symphonic poem, Siegfried Idyll – written as a birthday gift for his wife – is a surprisingly intimate work, expressing triumphant love and affection. The programme ends with Mahler’s Songs of the Earth, originally set for orchestra, but later arranged for chamber orchestra by Schoenberg.

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March

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“Russian-born pianist Anna Vinnitskaya is clearly a name to reckon with.” BBC Music Magazine

Friday 4 March 7.30PM

Saturday 5 March 7.30pm

Monday 7 March 7.30pm

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

London Chamber Orchestra

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Concert 4 of 6

Concert 5 of 6

Zurich International Concert Series

Haydn Symphony No. 13 in D major

Mozart Overture, La finta giardiniera

Grieg Peer Gynt

Mendelssohn Italian Symphony No. 4

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3

Brahms Concerto for Violin and Cello

Schubert Symphony No. 5

Dvorak Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’

Steven Isserlis Director / Cello

Nikita Borisoglebsky Violin

Terje Mikklesen Conductor

Ian Brown Director / Conductor

Christopher Warren-Green Conductor

Anna Vinnitskaya Piano (pictured)

Joshua Bell Director / Violin (pictured)

(pictured)

One of the world’s leading chamber orchestras, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, is joined by three of today’s leading classical musicians to perform an exhilarating programme. Acclaimed worldwide for his purity of musicianship and expressive sensitivity, cellist Steven Isserlis joins his regular chamber music partner, American violinist Joshua Bell, to perform Brahms’ Concerto for Violin and Cello – the composer’s last work for orchestra. Both solo instruments play truly virtuosic parts throughout, accompanied by rich orchestral harmonies.

Christopher Warren-Green and the London Chamber Orchestra focus their vibrant and dynamic music making on popular works written by 19 year old composers Mozart and Schubert. Mozart wrote and performed his five violin concertos during his teenage years and Schubert’s delightful Symphony No. 5 was first performed by the private orchestral society which grew from the Schubert family string quartet. LCO will also showcase Music Junction, a pioneering partnership between LCO and the children’s charity Barnardo’s and is generously supported by the MariaMarina Foundation.

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Considered one of Czechoslovakia’s great orchestras, The Czech National Symphony Orchestra’s performances in Prague and on tour are very much sought-after events. Russian pianist Anna Vinnitskaya performs one of the most difficult concertos in the repertoire, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3, which requires both phenomenal technique and exceptional lyricism.

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Tuesday 8 March 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk / Meet the Artists presented by Edward Seckerson 6.30pm

Saturday 12 March 7.30pm

tuesday 15 march 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Ealing Choral Society

The Hilliard Ensemble A Hilliard Songbook

A Beethoven Portrait

Bach’s St John Passion

Choral at Cadogan concert 7 of 8

Beethoven Coriolan Overture /

j.s. Bach St John Passion (sung in German)

Piano Concerto No. 1 / Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastoral’

Hellawell The Hilliard Songbook Fayrfax Most clere of colour

Jonathan Williams Conductor

Anon Madame d’amours

Josep Caballe-Domenech Conductor

Jeremy Budd Evangelist

Cornysh Ah Robin

Mario Galeani Piano (pictured)

Stuart Young Christus

Anon Remember me my dear

Grace Davidson Soprano

Arcadelt Il bianco e dolce cigno

Tim Travers Brown Counter tenor

Anon Passacalli della vita

William Townend Bass

Verdelot Divini occhi

Sinfonia Britannica

de Rore O sonno

Few introductions are as imposing as that which opens Beethoven’s majestic Coriolan Overture. Written to precede a tragedy, Beethoven’s Overture captures the play’s theme of noble sacrifice by ratcheting up the tension by degrees – with thrillingly dramatic results. The graceful Piano Concerto No. 1 could not be more different, combining a refinement inherited from Mozart and Haydn with Beethoven’s own harmonic twists. Finally we travel to the countryside to revel in the glorious musical landscape of Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony.

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Bryars Selections from the First Book of Madrigals

Bach’s St John Passion is perhaps the closest to an opera of all Bach’s compositions. As told in the Gospel of St John, the Passion centres on the Evangelist, who narrates the story, while the words of the crowds calling for Jesus’ crucifixion are portrayed by dramatic interjections from the chorus. Reflective arias and chorales, hymns incomparably harmonised by Bach, supplement the gospel story. The work is framed by longer opening and closing choruses, followed by one last chorale, reminding us that for Bach the work was essentially an act of worship. Tickets £22 £16 £10

Moody Arkhangelos Sheryngham Ah! Gentle Jesu Part And one of the Pharisees / Most Holy Mother of God Komitas Vardapet Sharakans de Machaut Gloria from Messe de Notre Dame

The Hilliard Ensemble presents some of their favourite pieces, old and new, sacred and secular. Ranging from the Gloria of Machaut’s famous Messe de Notre Dame, via traditional Armenian Sharakans, through to Arvo Pärt’s recently composed Most Holy Mother of God.

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“The orchestra played beautifully... just a wonderful experience” Levon Chilingirian, Chilingirian Quartet

wednesday 16 March 7.30pm

Thursday 17 March 7.30pm

Saturday 19 March 7.30pm

London Chamber Orchestra

The Arensky Chamber Orchestra

Thames Philharmonic Choir Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis

Musical Portrait with Clio Gould In aid of Seeing is Believing

Beethoven Fidelio, Overture

Rautavaara The Fiddlers

Hummel Trumpet Concerto

Grieg Holberg Suite

Schubert Symphony No. 9 ‘The Great’

Vivaldi Concerto for Violin in D

Thames Festival Orchestra Rachel Chapman Soprano Heather Shipp Mezzo

Schnelzer Emperor Akbar

Adam Tunnicliffe Tenor

Alison Balsom Trumpet (pictured)

Clio Gould Director / Soloist (pictured)

John Bate Conductor

Alison Balsom joins the London Chamber Orchestra to perform Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto, premiered on New Year’s Day 1804 to mark Hummel’s entrance into the Esterházy court orchestra as Haydn’s successor. As one of classical music’s great ambassadors Alison has won numerous awards, including ‘Female Artist of the Year’ at the Classical Brits in 2009.

Albert Schnelzer is one of today’s most exciting composers, drawing inspiration from musical, artistic and political sources. His new arrangement of his string quartet Emperor Akbar was inspired by the complex character of the Mughal Emperor as portrayed by Salman Rushdie in The Enchantress of Florence. Vivaldi’s portrait of the same man, deepens the psychological profile, while Grieg’s glorious tribute to the playwright Holberg expands on the theme of musical portraiture and Rautavaara’s vivid depiction of Finnish folk musicians delves further into Scandinavia’s rich cultural heritage.

One of Beethoven’s supreme achievements and among the greatest of all choral works, this gigantic artistic creation is a musicalarchitectural edifice. Written in the same period as the Symphony No. 9, at the height of his powers, it embraces a gamut of moods and feelings. Philosophical, brilliantly colourful, profoundly beautiful and deeply passionate, it is both a monument to faith and an expression of personal triumph in the face of hardship.

Christopher Warren-Green Conductor

This concert is in aid of Seeing is Believing. Every five seconds, someone, somewhere in the world goes blind. Seeing is Believing is a global initiative to help tackle avoidable blindness.

Matthew Hargreaves Bass

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Saturday 26th March 12 noon Thursday 24 March 7.30pm

11am creative activities

Sunday 27 March 3pm

Orion Symphony Orchestra

Tribute to Tommy Dorsey

Discovery!

City of London Sinfonia Crash, Bang, Wallop!

Britten Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes

James Redwood Presenter

Eleanor Keenan

Elgar Cello Concerto

Dominic Wheeler Conductor

Jeff Hooper

Family Concert

Gordon Campbell Big Band

Michelle Todd Soprano

Sheila Tracey Guest Presenter

The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck. Join Jemima Puddleduck for a waddle through the woods in which all is not what it seems… Stephen McNeff ’s fun, wonderfully descriptive musical retelling of Beatrix Potter’s classic story offers youngsters a fantastic introduction to the orchestra. Award-winning actress and soprano Michelle Todd weaves the story around the music – with lots of chances for audience participation! For children aged five and upwards. Arrive early for our popular pre-concert foyer activities from 11am, including conducting live musicians, meeting the players and craft activities for everyone – including decorating your own Jemima Puddleduck egg.

Enjoy the best of Tommy Dorsey’s music played by the top big band players in the UK, led by the BBC Big Band’s Gordon Campbell. The programme will include the following Dorsey favourites: Opus One Chicago Marie Well Git It Stardust Blue Skies Swanee River Yes Indeed I’ll Never Smile Again Hawaiian War Chant Boogie Woogie I’m Getting Sentimental Over You

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Stravinsky Song of the Volga Boatmen

(World premier) Mussorgsky

orch. Landers

On the River

(World premier) Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Op. 45 Toby Purser Conductor Guy Johnston Cello (pictured) Robert Poulton Baritone

A Stravinsky premier – we think! Orion performs a long-lost orchestration of the Song of the Volga Boatmen, believed to be by Stravinsky, but still awaiting authentication. Conductor Toby Purser is totally convinced, but we want your opinion – come and be part of an audience vote saying whether you agree. The concert also launches Orion’s Great Young Soloists Series with Guy Johnston, BBC Young Musician of the Year 2000.

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Tuesday 29 March 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovsky Portrait

Local dining Some local restaurants offer pre and post-concert menus for Cadogan Hall patrons.

Concert goers can enjoy a selection of refreshments from the Oakley Room and Culford Room bars: Champagnes, spirits, red and white wines, beers, soft drinks, light refreshments including sandwiches, cakes, ice cream, nuts and nibbles. Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien / Violin Concerto /

Symphony No. 4 Alessandro Fabrizi Conductor (pictured) Francessco Manara Violin

Inspired by a trip to Rome, Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien is an irresistible piece that draws the listener in with spine-tingling grandeur, sensual, exotic melody and tunes which radiate Italian sunshine. It’s almost impossible to believe that Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto was panned by some of the most prominent critics of the age. Bursting with infectious melody and stunning virtuosity, it’s become one of his best loved works. The Symphony No. 4 is fiendishly difficult to play but thrilling to hear. More than any other piece, this shows us Tchaikovsky the man: a complex mixture of intensely held feelings, expressed through music of heartfelt passion.

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April

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“Astonishing rhythms and timbres.” Vancouver Sun

Friday 1 April 7.30pm

Saturday 2 April 7pm

Tuesday 5 April 7.30pm

Joe Brown in Concert

Indian Classical Concert

Equilibrium

Paradise on earth – a dream concert Hosted by The Lions Club of Moor Park

In aid of Circo Para Todos Colombia and Friends of Colombia for Social Aid

joe brown (pictured)

pandit Shivkumar Sharma Santoor (pictured)

Roberto McCausland-Dieppa Piano

Pete Brown

RAHUL SHARMA & His Fusion Band

(pictured)

Phil Capaldi

Vijay Ghate Tabla

Roland Jones

Manas Chowdhary Bass Guitar

Mike Nichols

Aatur Soni Drums Prasad Sashte Keyboard

This country’s premier Rock & Roll legend Joe Brown comes to us after another remarkable year even by his own high standards. The year 2008 marked Joe’s 50th year as a professional entertainer and he truly is one of this country’s best loved, enduring, and most acclaimed musicians. Joe, along with his band is back by popular demand in another two-hour musical celebration. A sensational show not to be missed!

Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (Indian Classical) performs with Rahul Sharma and his fusion band. Santoor, the folk instrument from Kashmir, owes its status to Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, who has single-handedly lifted it to a fully accepted solo classical instrument. In the early decades of the 20th century, the santoor was used as an accompaniment to a specific type of singing called ‘sufiana mausiqui’. Rahul Sharma was taught to play the santoor by his father. Being a versatile musician, Rahul thrives on challenges and loves to cross boundaries. With several innovative CDs to his credit, Rahul is a maestro in the making.

A benefit performance in aid of Circo Para Todos Colombia, the world’s first professional circus school dedicated to youth and children at risk, and Friends of Colombia for Social Aid. The Colombian born pianist, Roberto McCausland-Dieppa, is giving a recital at Cadogan Hall in aid of the school. He will play works by Bartok, Beethoven and Liszt, as well as music from his native land, played against the background of a film of these amazing young acrobats. The concert has been sponsored by Deutsche Bank and supported by the Embassy of Colombia in the UK and the proceeds will go to the circus school and Friends of Colombia for Social Aid.

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Thursday 7 April 7.30pm

Friday 8 April 7pm

The Parliament Choir

City of London Sinfonia

Goldsmiths Choral Union

Emma Kirkby sings Mozart & Vivaldi

With Carolyn Sampson and Michael Collins

Hertfordshire Baroque Soloists

mozart Coronation Mass

Weber Clarinet Concertino in E flat

vivaldi Magnificat / Ch'io mi scordi di te

Mozart Ah, lo previdi – Ah t’invola –

Deh, non varcar

Thomas Hobbs Evangelist

Simon Over Conductor

Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F

Michael George Christus

dame emma kirkby (pictured)

Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915

Alice Gribbin Soprano

Copland Appalachian Spring

Sophie Mansell Alto

(for 13 instruments)

Daniel Auchincloss Tenor

Wednesday 6 April 7.30pm

Fresh from two sell-out concerts in Coventry Cathedral and Westminster Cathedral, the Parliament Choir sings for the first time with its newest Patron, Dame Emma Kirkby. Together with Southbank Sinfonia, its regular orchestra of Britain’s most talented young professionals, the Choir will perform Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Vivaldi’s Magnificat. Completing the programme is the aria Ch'io mi scordi di te and an orchestral work by Vivaldi.

Lukas Kargl Bass carolyn sampson Soprano (pictured)

Brian Wright Conductor

michael collins Conductor

Leading UK soprano Carolyn Sampson joins City of London Sinfonia and its new principal conductor Michael Collins in this programme combining virtuosic works from Classical Europe with evocative 20th century American classics. Samuel Barber’s serene setting of Knoxville, written just after the second world war, suggests a nostalgia for an earlier, simpler era free of the unrest brought on by the ravages of war.

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J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion (sung in German)

Goldsmiths Choral Union, one of London’s premier choirs, presents Bach’s St Matthew Passion in its original German with a superb solo cast led by Thomas Hobbs and Michael George and authentic instrumental forces. This sublime masterpiece grippingly depicts the events of Holy Week from the betrayal and capture of Christ to his crucifixion and death.

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TUEsdaY 12 aPRIl 7.30Pm FREE PRE-COnCERT TalK / mEET ThE aRTIsTs PREsEnTEd saTURdaY 9 aPRIl 7.30Pm

sUndaY 10 aPRIl 7Pm

BY EdWaRd sECKERsOn 6.30Pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

London International Orchestra – Russian Gala Concert

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

BEEThOvEn Egmont Overture / Symphony No. 8

RImsKY-KORsaKOv Russian Easter Overture,

shOsTaKOvICh Festive Overture

FRIBBIns Piano Concerto (World premiere)

Op. 36

PROKOFIEv Violin Concerto No. 2

shOsTaKOvICh Piano Concerto No. 1

KhaChaTURIan Waltz and Mazurka

RYU Sinfonia da Requiem ‘Ju-yung Chung’

from Masquerade Suite

(London premiere)

ROBERTas sERvEnIKas Conductor

RaChmanInOv Rhapsody on a Theme

dIana BREKalO Piano (pictured)

of Paganini Op. 43 glInKa Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla RImsKY-KORsaKOv Scheherazade (3rd movement) TChaIKOvsKY Excerpts from Swan Lake RImsKY-KORsaKOv Capriccio Espagnol Op. 34

Promoted by Music Haven London under the auspices of the UK Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, with the support of Middlesex University

In Aid of the Children’s Burns Trust incorporating the Friends of Russian Children

Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Jeajoon Ryu

angEla WhElan Trumpet

A concert featuring Beethoven’s famous Egmont Overture, composed for Goethe’s play of the same name, his joyous Symphony No. 8 of 1812, and not one but two piano concertos. Rising star Diana Brekalo will be joined by trumpeter Angela Whelan in Shostakovich’s entertaining Piano Concerto No. 1 from the 1930s, preceded by the eagerly awaited première of the Piano Concerto by British composer Peter Fribbins, well known for his dramatic and memorably melodic musical style.

TOBY PURsER Conductor (pictured) sasha gRYnYUK Piano PRInCE dmITRY and PRInCEss maRIna lOBanOv-ROsTOvsKY Guests of honour

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gRzEgORz nOWaK Conductor ChlOE hanslIP Violin (pictured) In-hYE KIm Soprano PhIlhaRmOnIa ChORUs

Written in just three days, Shostakovich’s Festive Overture is full of bombast and glittering orchestral sounds, from its blazing fanfare to the sparkling melodies dashing across the orchestra. Another Russian classic, but in an entirely different mood, is Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, full of enigmatic twists and turns. Composed to commemorate the late Ju-yung Chung, Jeajoon Ryu’s intense and powerful Sinfonia da Requiem was hailed by fellow-composer Penderecki as ‘a masterpiece’.

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“Three albums into a career, Flags arrives as a firm step into further artistic confidence.” Buzzine

Friday 15 April 7.30pm

Wednesday 20 April 7pm

Brooke Fraser & Special Guests

Verdandi Camerata

Academy of Ancient Music & Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

Brooke Fraser is an award-winning folk-pop and singer-songwriter from New Zealand. Fraser’s first album, What to Do with Daylight, was released in New Zealand in late 2003, debuting at number one and achieving gold status in the same week. The album eventually went seven times platinum, selling over 105,000 copies in New Zealand alone.

Sibelius Lemminkäinen and the

wednesday 13 April 7.30pm

Following the release of What to Do with Daylight, Fraser toured Australia and New Zealand with American artist John Mayer and then toured New Zealand with David Bowie. Since then she has made two further albums; Albertine, the title track of which was inspired by a trip to Rwanda where she is an advocate for child sponsorship and her latest album Flags, released in October 2010.

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Maidens of the Island Arvo Part Fratres (solo violin & piano) Elena Kats-Chenin (pictured) Selenite City, double concerto for violin & piano (World premiere) Brahms Symphony No. 4

J.S. Bach St John Passion Elin Manahan Thomas Soprano James Laing Counter-tenor Andrew Tortise Tenor Marcus Farnsworth Bass Andrew Kennedy Evangelist

Anne Lovett Piano

David Wilson-Johnson Christ

Giovanni Guzzo Violin

Stephen Cleobury Conductor

Jean-Louis Gosselin Conductor

Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin has gained international public acclaim with her ballet Wild Swans, of which Eliza’s Aria was made popular by Lloyds TSB’s television commercials. London-based orchestra Verdandi Camerata presents the world premiere of Ms Kats-Chernin’s new concerto for violin and piano, Selenite City, performed by Anne Lovett and Giovanni Guzzo, and specially commissioned for this event.

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On Good Friday in 1724 the congregation of Leipzig’s Nicholaikirche experienced something quite new. The intimate scale and moving lyricism of Bach’s St John Passion surpassed almost every piece of liturgical music the world had previously known and changed the face of Western music. The Academy of Ancient Music’s acclaimed annual Passion performances with the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, now brought to London for the first time, keep this rich tradition alive.

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Friday 29 April 7.30pm

Sound on Screen Festival Opening Night Gala in celebration of the Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding Fanfare Mozart Piano Concerto in C, K. 467

(Elvira Madigan) Mahler Symphony No. 5 (Death in Venice) Europa Philharmonie  Andreas Boyde Piano  Reinhard Seehafer Conductor

The Sound on Screen Festival is a week-long celebration of music in film from classical to jazz to contemporary at venues across London. For this Opening Night Gala the Festival welcomes the Europa Philharmonie, a groundbreaking orchestra of outstanding musicians from 25 countries across Europe, performing together with acclaimed pianist Andreas Boyde. To mark the occasion of the Royal Wedding the gala concert opens with a specially commissioned ‘film music’ style royal fanfare.

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“Surely only a zombie would have been unmoved by the transcendent singing of the Tallis Scholars.” The New York Times wednesday 11 May 7.30pm pre-concert talk 6.30pm tuesday 10 May 7.30pm

what's the score? talk 1.30pm

Thursday 12 May 7.30PM

The Tallis Scholars Lamentation

Orchestra of the Swan with John Lill

Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Zurich International Concert Series

Choral at Cadogan concert 8 of 8

Victoria Dum complerentur / Lamentations for Holy Thursday / Lamentations for Holy Saturday / Vidi speciosam Palestrina Dum complerentur / Peccantem me quotidie / Tribulationes civitatum / Tu es Petrus

Concert 6 of 6

Rossini Italian Girl in Algiers Beethoven Piano concerto No. 3 in C minor Mozart Symphony No. 40 ‘Jupiter’ John Lill Piano (pictured) david curtis Conductor

Tchaikovsky Extracts from Eugene Onegin: Polonaise / Tatiana’s Letter Scene / Onegin’s Aria, Final Duet Tchaikovsky Music from The Nutcracker: ‘Mravinsky’: Act I ‘No. 6 to the end of act’ / Act II ‘No. 14 Pas de Deux to the end of act’

Peter Phillips Director

In celebration of renaissance master Tomás Luis de Victoria in the 400th anniversary of his death, this programme pairs Victoria’s famous Lamentations and the Pentecost motet Dum complerentur with Palestrina’s motet of the same title along with his Tribulationes civitatum and Tu es Petrus.

Orchestra of the Swan, based in Stratfordupon-Avon is resident at Town Hall, Birmingham with Associate Artist Julian Lloyd Webber. Rossini’s sparkling ‘Italian Girl’ brightens any concert and offers a foil to Beethoven’s turbulent C minor concerto. Mozart’s ‘Jupiter’ astounds with its energy, vitality and supreme artistry, the perfect finale. Discover more with ‘What’s the Score?’ – join conductor, soloist and orchestra at an open rehearsal at 1.30pm, pre-concert talk at 6.30pm and post-concert ‘Conversation Club’ in the bar.

Alexander Lazarev Conductor Bolshoi Opera Principal singers

One of the world’s largest symphony orchestras, the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, is the oldest orchestra in Russia, founded in 1776. Under conductor Alexander Lazarev – former Chief Conductor of the Bolshoi Opera – the orchestra is joined by principal singers from the Bolshoi Opera to perform music by one of Russia’s greatest composers, Tchaikovsky.

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“Clare has a timeless sound to her voice and classic touch and sound to her own songwriting. Now how modern is that? Music to melt to I’d say.” Jamie Cullum

Wednesday 18 May 7.30pm

Friday 20 May 7.30pm

monday 23 May 7.30pm

Hilary Hahn Violin Recital

Clare Teal & the BBC Big Band

Royal College of Music’s Rising Stars 2011

Great British Songbook

TARTINI/KREISLER Variations on a theme

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by Corelli

bbc big band

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major,

Op. 24 ‘Spring’ IVES Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4

‘Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting’ S63 (S. 63) j.s. bACH Solo Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BMV1001 ANTHIEL Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 hilary hahn Violin (pictured) Valentina Lisitsa Piano

A welcome return to Cadogan Hall by the BBC Big Band. Join them as they perform the biggest hits of the past 100 years including Try a Little Tenderness, Mad About the Boy, The Touch of Your Lips, Spread a Little Happiness and Smile composed by the very best in great British songwriters.

This partnership between Cadogan Hall and the Royal College of Music showcases some of the finest young musical talent in the UK today. Join the RCM for performances on Monday 6 June and Tuesday 14 June, both at 7.30pm.

American violinist Hilary Hahn is a two-time Grammy Award winner celebrated for her probing interpretations, technical brilliance, and spellbinding stage presence. Extensive touring and acclaimed recordings over the past decade and a half have made Hahn one of the most sought-after artists on the international concert circuit.

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PICK YOUR PERFECT performances january to may 2011

“A most brilliant and sensitive musical talent.” The Guardian “Consistent musicality.” The Sunday Times

“Sedaris belongs on any list of people writing in English at the moment who are revising our ideas about what’s funny.” San Francisco Chronicle

Tuesday 24 May 7.30pm

Wednesday 25 May 7.30pm

Friday 27 & Saturday 28 May 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Motoki Hirai Recital

An Evening with David Sedaris

American Classics Presented by Kilimanjaro Live

Bernstein Candide Overture

J.S. Bach French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BMV813

Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major /

Schumann Arabeske in C, Op. 18 /

American in Paris Copland Billy the Kid: Suite

Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Motoki Hirai Valse Pathétique (London premiere) / Recollections, No. 1-3 (UK premiere) / Hommage à Chopin Chopin Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op. 26-1 / Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67-4 / Nocturne in F, (Op. Posthumous) / Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Dmitry Yablonsky Conductor (pictured) Farhad Badalbeyli Piano

The glittering Overture to his opera Candide is among Bernstein’s most accomplished achievements, bursting with a contagious joie de vivre. William Walton admired Gershwin’s superb Piano Concerto in F, a marriage of jazz and classical techniques carried off with panache. From urbane America we travel to Copland’s Wild West – Billy the Kid bristles with American folk and cowboy tunes, then off with Gershwin to Paris, with his witty description of an American traveller absorbing the sights and sounds of that buzzing, bustling metropolis.

Motoki Hirai Piano (pictured)

Acclaimed worldwide for his imagination and sensitivity, Japanese pianist Motoki Hirai returns to London for his Cadogan Hall début following his solo recital début at Carnegie Hall and a recent European recital tour, as well as a concerto performance at Smetana Hall, Prague. His appealing programme will include some of his own works alongside masterpieces from the standard repertoire.

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“Sedaris has hit upon the narrative equivalent of Pepsi, or the PlayStation, or oxygen, or the haircut: something that others in the world might actually want and find useful... He’s smart, he’s caustic, he’s mordant, and, somehow, he’s... well, nice.” Bill Richardson, Toronto Globe and Mail

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With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today.

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The Classical Opera Company

wednesday 20 July 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro

tuesday 5 July 7.30pm

mozart Le nozze di Figaro (concert performance)

mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture

wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1

saint-saens Cello Concerto No. 1

brahms Violin Concerto

ian page Conductor

faure Elegie

franck Symphony in D minor

rosemary Joshua Susanna (pictured)

beethoven Symphony No. 7

rebecca evans Countess

dirk Joeres Conductor

mark stone Count

fabien gabel Conductor

matthew rose Figaro

natalie clein Cello (pictured)

The Classical Opera Company makes its Cadogan Hall debut with a concert performance of Mozart’s effervescent masterpiece, featuring a cast that includes some of today’s most exciting and highlyacclaimed British singers. Accompanied by the vibrant Orchestra of the Classical Opera Company, this performance will be conducted by the company’s artistic director, Ian Page.

After one of Mozart’s most flamboyant Overtures, we are treated to the more rarely heard Cello Concerto No. 1 of Saint-Saëns, a tour de force of dramatic flourishes and exquisite melodies. An ideal companion piece to Saint-Saëns’ work, Fauré’s brooding Elegie is a mournful cello soliloquy supported by an orchestral cushion of sound.

“[They are] a model of ingenuity, and blessed by orchestral playing of tremendous verve and delicacy... I don’t think I’ve heard a betteraccompanied Figaro.” The Independent on Sunday, 2007

The famous second movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 grows from its whispering opening to a dramatic conclusion, and the work ends with an irrepressibly boisterous finale.

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Many 19th-century musicians either supported Wagner’s innovations, or favoured the more traditional Brahms, but tonight we can simply bask in the brilliance of both. The Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin is an exquisite example of Wagner’s shimmering, spine-tingling orchestration and slowly unfolding harmonies, reaching heights of sublime beauty. Brahms’s Violin Concerto is another treat, with a particularly delectable slow movement. Belgian composer Franck combined French ‘cyclic’ form, in which certain phrases recur throughout, with a more Germanic style – like Wagner, Franck revelled in lush orchestral sounds.

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The easiest way to travel to Cadogan Hall is by public transport. Located two minutes’ walk from Sloane Square Tube, PLACE served by DistrictCADOGAN and Circle lines, just one stop fromVictoria station which ELLIS STREET has both mainline and additional CADOGAN GARDENS Tube connections.

Free companion / Assistance scheme Cadogan Hall has a range of services to assist disabled customers including provision for wheelchair users in the stalls. Companions of disabled customers are entitled to a free seat when assisting disabled customers at Cadogan Hall. Please note that companion seats not sold 48 hours prior to any given performance will be released for general sale. Wheelchair users If you use a wheelchair and wish to transfer to a seat, we regret we may not be able to provide a member of staff to help you physically. However, we will arrange for your wheelchair to be taken away and stored. A lift is located to the right once inside the Box Office reception allowing access to a lowered Box Office counter. Foyer areas are on the same level as the Box Office and the foyer bar (Oakley Room) is accessed via a wide access lift. Seats within the stalls are accessed via a wide lift as are adapted toilet facilities. The Gallery Please note the lift provides access to all levels except the gallery seating areas. Gallery seating can only be accessed via the main stairwell. When travelling to and from the gallery seating areas please allow sufficient time in order to be seated at an appropriate time. Customers with hearing requirements The Box Office counter is fitted with a loop system to aid customers with any hearing impairment. The auditorium is fitted with an infra-red amplification system. This is not the same as a Loop System so switching your hearing aid to ‘T’ is not sufficient. You will need to use an amplification aid. Customers with sight impairment Guide dogs are welcome to access the hall and auditorium but please do let us know prior to arriving at the hall so we may make any special arrangements if necessary. We produce CD versions of this brochure. To request a free copy please call the Box Office and ask to be added to our regular lists. ‘Touch / Familiarisation’ tours can be arranged and we have unisex accessible toilets on all levels except the Gallery.

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History of Cadogan Hall

First opened in 1907 as a New Christian Science Church designed by Robert Fellowes Chisholm, the hall hosted congregations of 1600 in its heyday, however, like most other churches there was a decline in attendances. In the 1980s there was a congregation of barely 150. By 1996 the congregation was no longer able to cope and sold the building, which then fell into disuse. Cadogan Estate purchased the hall in 2000 to safeguard its future. Through their connection with Opera Holland Park, Cadogan discovered that the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was looking for a permanent base in London. Cadogan Hall was an excellent opportunity for the orchestra to benefit from Cadogan’s aim to bring the former church back into useful life in a manner befitting its character and civic presence. On one level the conversion of this large relatively modern listed building into a performance space seems straightforward. After all, there was a ready-made auditorium with a raked floor, a stage, a proscenium and a gallery. Unfortunately modern expectations of comfort and facilities let alone the requirements of building and licensing regulations meant extensive and fundamental changes had to be made.

The acoustics of the building were a big issue both in terms of environmental acoustics – the control of sound break-out from the building – and performance acoustics within the auditorium. The ceiling and the roof had to be re-detailed to provide acoustic insulation. Tuned resonator tubes were installed on the main ceiling and the walls under the gallery and the undersides of the tip-up seats in the stalls also have a pattern of absorption holes to retain the hall’s acoustic character. The new performance lighting and sound systems in the auditorium include the computer controlled theatrical lights on the ceiling. These provide lighting for rehearsals but really come into their own when they are programmed to rotate, change light beam colours and patterns and provide other special effects for performances. A large screen for films and visual presentations can be lowered and allows performances elsewhere to be relayed live by satellite or the internet. The organ installed in 1911 was carefully dismantled and put into store to await re-installation in its new home in a church in the Midlands. The organ casing, an integral part of the character of the Auditorium along with timber panelling and balustrading from the platform, was also put into store. When the organ screen was re-assembled and nearly a century of dirt was removed it was found that each of the column capitals and each of the carvings around the arching balustrade are unique – a surprise discovery that added to the richness of the building.

Despite the scale of the auditorium the combined effects of the stage, the steeply raked stalls and the low gallery create a surprisingly intimate venue where the audience experiences a very real feeling of being part of the performance. The stained glass was designed by a Danish nobleman. Baron Arild Rosenkrantz, had learnt the art of stained glass whilst working with Tiffany in New York. The designs for Cadogan Hall were said to exhibit “artistic simplicity of patterning and to provide efficiency of lighting and economy consistent with dignity”. There are no allegorical images and only one window has text. All the windows were removed and taken by a specialist to workshops for painstaking restoration. Although the Celtic knot motifs are simple and the use of colour restrained, the dramatic effect of the restored glass was another pleasant surprise during the refurbishment process.

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