Cadogan Hall events brochure - spring 2020

Events at Cadogan Hall Spring 2020

March — May

Welcome Welcome to the Spring season of events at Cadogan Hall. We’re excited to welcome orchestras from around the world to the Hall, as well as our resident orchestra the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. We look forward to hosting a range of choral music and opera, including Verdi’s Aida.

We’ll be joined by familiar faces including Ben Fogle, Giles Brandreth and Alistair McGowan, or you can try something new with German jazz singer Max Raabe or The Red Hot Chilli Pipers!

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We’re sure to have something you’ll enjoy – just have a browse or visit us at cadoganhall.com.

What’s on March

April

May

Monday 2 / page 02 The Doctors’ Orchestra

Wednesday 1 / page 13 Turkish Waltzes

Friday 1 / page 23 The Red Hot Chilli Pipers

Tuesday 3 / page 03 Schola Cantorum

Thursday 2 / page 14 Miloš – The Voice of the Guitar

Wednesday 4 / page 04 Max Raabe & Palast Orchester

Friday 3 / page 13 The King Symphonic

Saturday 2 / page 24 National Signing Choir Competition

Thursday 5 / page 03 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday 5 / page 15 It’s Trad Dad

Wednesday 6 / page 24 National Treasures: Shakespeare’s Works in Opera

Friday 6 – Sunday 8 / page 05 Mozart in Italy

Monday 6 / page 16 Aida

Thursday 7 / page 25 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Wednesday 11 / page 06 Joe Brown in Concert

Tuesday 7 / page 15 English Chamber Orchestra

Friday 8 / page 25 The Robert Cray Band

Friday 13 / page 06 Swedish Philharmonia (Gävle Symphony Orchestra)

Wednesday 8 / page 17 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 9 / page 26 Gyles Brandreth

Thursday 9 / page 17 Bach’s St John Passion

Sunday 10 / page 26 One Night at the V.E. Day Proms

Thursday 16 / page 18 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Wednesday 13 / page 27 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 18 / page 18 Handel’s Messiah

Friday 15 / page 27 Alistair McGowan

Sunday 19 – Monday 20 / page 19 Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

Sunday 17 / page 28 Love Story

Wednesday 22 / page 19 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Thursday 21 / page 28 The Gesualdo Six

Thusrday 23 / page 20 Siberian Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday 27 / page 29 St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

Saturday 14 / page 07 Clare Teal and her BIG Mini Big Band Tuesday 17 / page 07 Beethoven 250th Anniversary Piano Concerto Series II Wednesday 18 / page 08 De Gregori & Band Friday 20 / page 08 Henning Wehn Saturday 21 / page 09 Ealing Choral Society Sunday 22 / page 09 Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra Tuesday 24 / page 10 The School of Classical Russian Ballet Wednesday 25 / page 10 London Chamber Orchestra Thursday 26 / page 11 Danish National Vocal Ensemble Friday 27 / page 11 Ben Fogle Saturday 28 / page 12 Thames Philharmonic Choir Monday 30 / page 09 Wimbledon High School

Friday 24 / page 20 Lloyd Cole Saturday 25 / page 21 Malik Bentalha Sunday 26 / page 21 Russian Opera Gala Wednesday 29 / page 22 The Cardinall’s Musick Thursday 30 / page 22 The Carpenters Story

Thursday 28 / page 29 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Saturday 30 / page 30 Tuvayhun: Beatitudes for a Wounded World Tuesday 26 May – Friday 24 July / page 30 Out to Lunch

Future highlights Pages 31–33

Booking information Pages 34–37

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March

Monday 2 March, 7.30pm

The Doctors’ Orchestra A concert in aid of Freedom from Torture

Brahms Tragic Overture R Strauss Death and Transfiguration Brahms Academic Festival Overture R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 R Strauss Waltzes from Der Rosenkavalier Alexander Edmundson horn Stephen Brearley conductor On the tenth anniversary of its first concert for Freedom from Torture, The Doctors’ Orchestra presents a programme featuring contrasting works by two strongly contrasting German Romantic composers. Opening with Brahms’ dark but heroic Tragic Overture, the concert also includes his ebullient Academic Festival Overture, two strikingly different works with adjacent Opus numbers. Interleaved with these is Richard Strauss’ sombre but also heroic tone poem Death and Transfiguration. The concert concludes, however, with Strauss in an ebullient mood. The Orchestra is joined by virtuoso soloist Alexander Edmundson for Strauss' thrilling First Horn Concerto and brings the evening to an ecstatic close with the second set of waltzes from his opera Der Rosenkavalier.

Tickets: £32, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top two prices

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March

Tuesday 3 March, 7.30pm

Thursday 5 March, 7.30pm

Schola Cantorum

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

40th Birthday Concert

Musical Homelands

Handel Zadok The Priest J.S. Bach O Jesu Christ, mein’s Lebens Licht James MacMillan Emitte Lucem Tuam Roderick Williams New commission Widor Mass for Two Choirs Danny Elfman Alice’s Theme from Alice in Wonderland Elgar Great is the Lord Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs

Sibelius Karelia Suite Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3

Roderick Williams OBE baritone Schola Cantorum of The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School Belgravia Chamber Orchestra Scott Price conductor A concert celebrating the 40th birthday of one of London’s leading boys’ choirs: the Schola Cantorum of The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School. The programme is a wide-ranging one, with music from J.S. Bach to Danny Elfman, reflecting the varied work of the Schola, which is heard in cathedrals and churches all over the world, in London’s opera houses and on numerous film tracks.

The Schola is joined by a very special guest, the renowned baritone Roderick Williams OBE, who is composing a new work for the occasion.

Tickets: £35, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets Concessions: £20, £12, £9

Kristine Balanas violin Andris Poga conductor The patriotic sympathies of Sibelius led him to create some of his most enduring music, and tonight’s opener, the Karelia Suite, perfectly encapsulates the musical spirit of his home country, Finland.

Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 is performed by Latvian violinist Kristine Balanas, a musician of ‘eye-popping virtuosity’ (The Times) who has enthralled audiences on the global stage as a young rising star.

Rachmaninov, who had long left Russia since the 1917 Revolution, composed his Symphony No. 3 during his self-exile. The unashamed Romanticism of the piece is merged with the influence of haunting plainchant and moments of disruption in its melodies, unsettling the music and resulting in a strange melancholic yearning in the search for a true homeland.

Tickets: £40, £32.50, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top 3 prices Series and group discounts available

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‘STYLISHNESS, GRACE AND VITALITY, HIS COMIC TIMING IS FLAWLESS.’ The New York Times, Carnegie Hall

Dream a little dream with Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester from Berlin, luxuriate in the high style and musical glory of the ’20s and ’30s with a cool contemporary twist.

The international million-selling Deutsche Grammophon artist lands in Britain for his first UK tour.

WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2020 | 7.30PM 04

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Mozart in Italy a major retrospective of Mozart’s 1770 visit 6-8 March 2020 Friday 6 March

Ticket Price

MOZART’S FIRST ITALIAN TOUR (Talk) 6pm

Free with Concert Ticket

An introduction by leading Mozart scholar Cliff Eisen

CONCERT: THE AUDITION 7.30pm

£45, £32, £25, £18 This programme includes orchestral works by Mozart, virtuosic highlights from Gugliemi’s Ruggiero, and a reconstruction of the audition concert that Mozart gave in Milan on 12 March 1770 Saturday 7 March

MOZART AND ITALIAN SACRED MUSIC (Illustrated Talk) 3.30pm

£15 Cliff Eisen’s illustrated talk features live performances of music by Mozart, Ligniville and Padre Martini, as well as Allegri’s famous Misere

‘A VERY MUSICAL EDUCATION’ (Panel Discussion) 5pm £10 Speakers including Cliff Eisen, Sergio Durante and Ian Page discuss the influence of Mozart’s travels through Italy on his music 1770 CONCERT: THE ROAD TO ROME 7.30pm £45, £32, £25, £18 Vivacious vocal and orchestral works by Mozart are combined with a fascinating selection of highlights from operas by Piccinni, Celoniati and Mysliveček Sunday 8 March

MOZART’S FIRST STRING QUARTET (Illustrated Talk) 2pm

£15

Talk by distinguished musicologist Sergio Durante illustrated with live performances by a string quartet

CONCERT: THE COMMISSION (Concert) 3.30pm £45, £32, £25, £18 This programme features dramatic arias from operas by Jommelli and Gasparini, both of which had a significant influence on Mozart, as well as two Mozart symphonies and arias from his Mitridate, re di Ponto Soloists include: Samantha Clarke, Kiandra Howarth, Stuart Jackson, Rachel Kelly, Ana Maria Labin The Mozartists

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Ian Page

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March

Wednesday 11 March, 7.30pm

Friday 13 March, 7.30pm

Joe Brown in Concert

Swedish Philharmonia (Gävle Symphony Orchestra)

60th Anniversary Tour

Zurich International Orchestra Series

Premier rock ’n’ roll legend Joe Brown has gone from strength to strength as his contemporary achievements continued to gather momentum.

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5, ‘Reformation’ Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 Sibelius Symphony No. 5

He has continued to break box office records and recently received MOJO magazine’s coveted Outstanding Contribution To Music Award as well as a much-deserved MBE.

Viktoria Mullova violin Jaime Martín conductor

Joe has a new band for this tour however, more eclectic and with a line up including fiddle virtuoso Tom Leary, guitar/mandolin veteran Steve Simpson (a former member of Joe Brown’s Home Brew band in the early ‘70s), ace bass player Andy Crowdy and Joe’s 27-year stalwart band member, drummer, percussionist and singer Phil Capaldi.

Joe combines timeless classics, rockabilly, gospel, country, bluegrass, and rock ’n’ roll, all interwoven with his effervescent delivery and humorous reminiscences. This sensational show is a musical journey not to be missed.

Tickets: £39, £32, £29

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‘One of the great experiences of my life! God, how beautiful,’ wrote Sibelius in his diary, alongside the climactic theme ending his Fifth Symphony, after having witnessed 16 swans take flight. Your heart will soar with Sibelius’ stunning music, after a performance of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto by violin tour de force Viktoria Mullova.

‘Mullova’s bow dances across the strings with a virtuosity and panache few could match’ Evening Standard Tickets: £45 (premium), £42, £35, £28, £22, £18 ENCORE Members: premium seats for £42, £42 seats for £35 Series and group discounts available

March

Saturday 14 March, 7.30pm

Thursday 17 March, 7.30pm

Clare Teal and her BIG Mini Big Band

Beethoven 250th Anniversary Piano Concerto Series II

Brand-new show for 2020

Piano Concerto No. 2

Award-winning jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal and her BIG Mini Big Band go from strength to strength bringing you more exhilarating swing as they celebrate 100 years of pop music featuring some of the greatest songs ever written from the Great American and British Songbooks and contemporary writers creating the standards of today.

Mozart Symphony No. 32, ‘Overture in The Italian Style’ Mozart Symphony No. 35, ‘Haffner’ Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 Mozart Symphony No. 40

Always an entertaining and humorous evening packed with anecdotes and rich jazz-infused repertoire, plus arrangements crafted by world-renowned trumpeter and composer Guy Barker and pianist extraordinaire Jason Rebello, Clare and her BIG Mini Big Band promise a joyous and uplifting evening of inspirational music performed by the very best.

Tickets: £31, £26, £19 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets

Elizabeth Sombart piano Pierre Vallet conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Written for the instrument with which he is inextricably linked, the five piano concertos chart the dramatic period of Beethoven’s career from young composer-performer to the early stages of his painful descent into profound deafness, and the cruel end of his own performing career. Each is a sublime masterpiece, distilling the spirit and towering genius of this most prodigious composer.

Beethoven’s piano concertos are presented in this series together with the last ten symphonies of his near-contemporary Mozart.

Pre-concert talk, 6.45pm

By John Suchet, the acclaimed broadcaster and author of Beethoven: the Man Revealed (for concert ticket holders only).

Tickets: £35, £28, £20, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets Series and group discounts available 07

March

Wednesday 18 March, 7.30pm

Friday 20 March, 7.30pm

De Gregori & Band

Henning Wehn

The Greatest Hits Live + support

Get On With It

Following a sold-out European Summer tour, Francesco De Gregori brings his De Gregori & Band – Greatest Hits Live to London.

You couldn’t make it up; surely the German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn hasn’t bosched out yet another new show? And what’s he still doing here anyway? Well, his lack of transferable skills is what keeps him here and his belief that practice makes perfect is what keeps him going.

He will be accompanied by his band featuring Guido Guglielminetti on bass and double bass, Carlo Gaudiello on keyboards, Alessandro Valle on pedal steel guitar and mandolin, Paolo Giovenchi on guitars, and for the first time, Simone Talone on percussion.

Tickets: £45, £38.50

This show is a much-needed call to arms. Listen, everyone: stop pondering and hand-wringing.

Instead get on your bike and put your face to the grindstone!

‘As subtle as Schumacher on Battiston’ some bloke on Twitter ‘Die entgueltige Teilung Europas – das ist mein Auftrag’ Henning himself Henning’s most recent television and radio appearances include Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News For You, Would I Lie To You, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live) and The Unbelievable Truth (BBC Radio 4).

‘Wehn wraps his vowels around the issues of immigration and identity. And he triumphs at it’ The Times ‘Cor blimey’ The Guardian Tickets: £29.50, £27.50, £22.50

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March

Saturday 21 March, 7.30pm

Ealing Choral Society

Cadogan Hall supports Young Talent

Vivaldi & Mozart

Vivaldi Gloria Mozart Great Mass in C Minor Miriam Allan soprano Sinéad O’Kelly mezzo-soprano Alexander Chance countertenor Ruairi Bowen tenor James Geidt bass Sinfonia Britannica Dr Jonathan Williams conductor An evening of glittering choral gems: Vivaldi’s joyful, effervescent Gloria and Mozart’s dazzling Great Mass in C minor.

The Baroque exuberance of Vivaldi’s everpopular Gloria perfectly complements Mozart’s intricate and spiritually inspiring Great Mass which explodes with both dramatic and jubilant emotion within its liturgical context. Both works feature virtuosic solo movements, providing multiple opportunities for vocal fireworks from the soloists.

Ealing Choral Society is delighted to once again partner with Sinfonia Britannica for this stunning spring concert, under the direction of conductor Jonathan Williams.

We are delighted to welcome students from schools and youth organisations across the UK to perform on our prestigious stage. Concerts this Spring include: Sunday 22 March, 6.30pm

Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary season with a performance of Janáček, Ravel and Respighi with soprano Susan Gritton.

Monday 30 March, 7.30pm

Wimbledon High School Musicians from Wimbledon High School give their annual London gala concert, with music by Stravinsky, Grieg and Berlioz.

Mini Mozart Cadogan Hall hosts regular ‘Mini Mozart’ music workshops for toddlers and babies.

To find out more visit minimozart.com

Tickets: £24, £17, £10 ENCORE Members: 10% off tickets

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March

Tuesday 24 March, 7.30pm

Wednesday 25 March, 7.30pm

The School of Classical Russian Ballet with Principal Artists of the Bolshoi Ballet

London Chamber Orchestra

Don Quixote Dreams

Keith Burstein Memories of Bonn (world premiere) Bloch Concertino for flute, viola and strings Hummel Trumpet Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 7

With Principal Artists of the Bolshoi Ballet Graduates and students of the School of Classical Russian Ballet M. Petipa / A. Gorsky choreography L. Minkus music Evgeny Goremykin artistic director The School of Classical Russian Ballet, formerly London Russian Ballet School, returns to Cadogan Hall with an exhilarating performance from the famous Don Quixote. The School is well-known for the high standard of its productions and this promises to be no exception with thrilling repertoire for everyone, full of warmth and excitement and one of the most famous pas de deux in in classical ballet.

Principal artists of the world-famous Bolshoi Ballet bring an extraordinary magic to the stage, joining the very talented young dancers.

This is a charitable evening to raise funds for the school’s bursaries – ‘Opening Doors’ and the outreach programme which engages young people in the world of ballet and classical music.

The Young Lambeth Performers will again be on stage and 140 children will join the audience for free.

Tickets: £48, £35, £20, £18 10

Excellence & Innovation

Lucienne Renaudin Vary trumpet Karen Jones flute Rosemary Warren-Green viola Christopher Warren-Green conductor ‘One of the most perfect symphonies ever written’ is how one critic described Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Spontaneous, energetic and inventive, it showcases the best of Beethoven’s so-called ‘middle’ period, as he struggled with encroaching deafness.

In the orchestra at the premiere of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony was one Johann Hummel, himself a musician and composer. Hummel’s Trumpet Concerto is, for some people, THE trumpet concerto. Written for the inventor of the new keyed trumpet, Anton Weidinger, it is designed to show off the amazing special abilities of the new instrument. So expect virtuosity and eloquence from tonight’s soloist, the young French star, Lucienne Renaudin Vary.

Tickets: £40, £30, £20, £10 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets Students and under 18s: £5 (available in person with valid ID) Series and group discounts available

March

Thursday 26 March, 7.30pm

Friday 27 March, 7.30pm

Danish National Vocal Ensemble

Ben Fogle Tales from the Wilderness

Choral at Cadogan 2019–20

J.S. Bach Komm, Jesu, komm Pedersøn Fader vor ud i Himmerig Pedersøn Victimae paschali laudes Nielsen Tre Motetter J.S. Bach Der Geist hilft Bent Sørensen Benedictus Bo Holten Herren er min hyrde A selection of traditional ‘Dansk Sange’ J.S. Bach Jesu, meine Freude Marcus Creed director The Danish National Vocal Ensemble, highly acclaimed for its pure, transparent Nordic sound, presents a broad cross-section of Danish music in this concert. They explore the nation’s great choral tradition from the time of Christian IV’s rule in the 16th century, via Carl Nielsen, the father-figure of modern Danish music, to music of the present day.

Framing the programme are choral masterworks

by J.S. Bach: three glorious motets serving as a reminder that one of the most influential composers on Bach was another Dane, the great 17th-century organist Dietrich Buxtehude.

Tickets: £36, £32, £29, £24, £19 ENCORE Members: pay £32 for top price tickets Series and group discounts available

Thrilling tales from a modern-day explorer. From crossing Antarctica to conquering Everest, Ben will take the audience on an inspiring adventure.

Join Ben in this uplifting and exciting show, when he’ll be sharing his stories of the wilderness. Ben has climbed Everest, been swimming with crocodiles, saved elephants, dodged pirates, been marooned for a year on an uninhabited island, walked to the South Pole, crossed the Empty Quarter with camels, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, tracked the Migration of the Wildebeest, swum from Alcatraz, had a flesh-eating disease and messed around with ferrets!

The much-loved TV adventurer will recount, with warmth and honesty (and multimedia), his thrilling tales. If you like Ben’s TV shows then you’ll love this personal and intimate evening of stories from around the world.

The UN Patron of the Wilderness, Ben Fogle has travelled the world, has published ten bestselling books, and his TV shows are a global hit watched by millions around the world.

Tickets: £32.50, £27.50, £15

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April

March

Saturday 28 March, 7.30pm

Thames Philharmonic Choir Mozart and Beethoven

Mozart Solemn Vespers Beethoven Mass in C Major Katy Thomson soprano Jess Dandy contralto Magnus Walker tenor Niall Anderson bass-baritone Harry Bradford conductor 2020 marks 250 years since the birth of Beethoven. His Mass in C Major of 1807 was commissioned by none other than Haydn’s former employer, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy who, it is understood, was not too pleased with the result, probably in part due to his unfamiliarity with Beethoven’s slightly darker, richer harmonic and melodic language.

Mozart’s Solemn Vespers of 1780 on the other hand depicts a simpler and characteristically vivacious emotional palette combining Mozartian wit and flare with sumptuous melodic lines, demonstrated most notably in the famous soprano aria Laudate Dominum.

Tickets: £30, £25, £20, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top 2 prices

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April

Wednesday 1 April, 7.30pm

Friday 3 April, 7.30pm

Turkish Waltzes

The King Symphonic

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

The Music of Elvis Presley

Cihat Aşkın violin Çağdaş Özkan piano and accordion Serkan Mesut Halili qanun Ünsal Çeliksu clarinet Timuçin Abacı flugel horn Oğuzhan Balcı conductor

Shea Arender voice Steve Rawlins conductor Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra

This single performance of mesmerising Turkish waltzes brings together violin virtuoso Cihat Aşkın, conductor Oğuzhan Balcı and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra for a unique night of musical enchantment.

Especially assembled by the Yunus Emre Institute in London, they will be performing a selection of the very best Turkish waltzes from the late Ottoman era and the beginning of the Turkish Republic, from Dede Efendi to Sezen Aksu. Cihat Aşkın, an international representative of the Turkish Violin École, is a leading artist of contemporary Turkish music and a founding member of ITU Centre for Advanced Studies in Music.

Tickets: £35, £26, £17.50 Students and senior citizens: 10% discount

Join Shea Arender and the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra for a symphonic celebration of the music of Elvis Presley!

A southern American native, Shea performs and narrates Elvis’ life in music, including the Vegas years, the movie years and the many hits in between!

The music will inspire you and Elvis’ story told through Shea will touch your heart as you sit back and enjoy unique symphonic arrangements of unforgettable songs, including Can’t Help Falling in Love, Suspicious Minds, It’s Now or Never, You Gave Me a Mountain, Don’t Be Cruel/Teddy Bear, Love Me Tender and Blue Suede Shoes.

In its UK debut, the Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra is joined by its LA-based Principal Conductor Steve Rawlins in this super-charged journey of musical power!

Tickets: £37.50, £30, £22.50, £15

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Miloš

The Voice of the Guitar

Thursday 2 April, 7.30pm Described as ‘classical music’s guitar hero’, Miloš Karadaglić received unanimous acclaim for his 2016 Beatles album and now makes a much-anticipated return to Cadogan Hall following the release of his new album – The Sound of Silence.

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He is joined by members of the 12 Ensemble in a programme showcasing the immense diversity of the guitar: from Spanish classics and Latin American rhythms to Bach, Baroque dances and The Beatles. ‘Whether its Bach or McCartney, Schubert or Paul Simon, it’s all music to me and I love it.’

Classic BRIT Award-winner Miloš is the world’s best-known classical guitarist and received unanimous acclaim for his 2016 Beatles album.

His new album features Miloš’ very own takes on songs by Portishead, Radiohead and Leonard Cohen, sitting alongside guitar pieces

by Pujol and Tarrega.

He says: ‘This tour and the album are a very personal scrapbook of music that will always have a special meaning to me. It is the music I love above all else.’

Tickets: £39.50, £32.50, £25.50, £19.50 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets

April

Sunday 5 April, 3.00pm

Tuesday 7 April, 7.30pm

It’s Trad Dad

English Chamber Orchestra

The Jazz Repertory Company

With Paul Merkelo, trumpet

The Barber, Bilk and Ball Stars featuring: Ian Bateman trombone Ben Cummings trumpet/vocals Trevor Whiting clarinet/saxes Craig Milverton piano John Day bass Nick Millward drums Thomas ‘Spats’ Langham banjo/guitar

Thierry Escaich Baroque Song Telemann Concerto for Trumpet in D Major Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite Haydn Concerto for Trumpet in E Flat Major

The Barber, Bilk and Ball Stars play the hits of Chris Barber, Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball plus Terry Lightfoot, Alex Welsh, Humphrey Lyttelton and more!

Before The Beatles, Britain was Trad mad and this afternoon’s concert celebrates the music of the late ’50s and early ’60s when the sounds of early jazz were adapted to make a uniquely British style.

The seven-piece band led by trombonist Ian Bateman features a group of musicians who worked extensively with the big stars of the Trad era and continue to keep the music alive with their superb playing and sheer love of the music.

Please note start time.

Tickets: £30, £25, £20 Under 18s (accompanied by a full price adult) and students under 25: 50% off

Paul Merkelo trumpet Adrien Perruchon conductor ‘Paul Merkelo knows no limits’ declared one of Germany’s top classical critics in Der Spiegel – and now this charismatic Canadian trumpeter is joining the ECO for a concert that takes Baroque music, gives it a quick shake, and stands it on its head. Merkelo unleashes the pageantry and splendour of Georg Philipp Telemann then leaps forward into the poetry and wit of Haydn’s ever-popular Trumpet Concerto. And to set the mood, our awardwinning young guest conductor Adrien Perruchon goes Baroque-around-the-clock, as Thierry Escaich and Igor Stravinsky reinvent the 18th century in the most delightfully unexpected way.

Tickets: £45, £35, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets Series and group discounts available Students and under 18s: £6 tickets

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Monday 6 April, 7.30pm A brand-new production featuring breathtaking sets and costumes, and an impressive cast with live orchestra.

Aida is a gripping love story that will keep you on the edge of your seats until the very end.

Sung in Italian with English surtitles.

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Tickets: £39, £36, £31 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets Groups of 10+: 10% off tickets

April

Wednesday 8 April, 7.30pm

Thursday 9 April. 7.00pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Bach’s St John Passion Pastoral Dreams

Weber Oberon Overture Goldmark Violin Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastoral’ Ning Feng violin Long Yu conductor Weber’s tale of a fairy king forms a fantastical prelude to Karl Goldmark’s lyrical Violin Concerto No. 1. Both composers found success writing operas, but Karl Goldmark’s work as an inspired piece of writing for violin achieves both grandeur and intimacy as it moves effortlessly between flamboyance and slow deliberation in passages of rich Romantic elegance.

Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 is a retreat from the modernity of 19th-century Europe tinged with a nostalgia for a countryside that nurtured Beethoven’s creative passions. Frolicsome melodies dance freely throughout until the penultimate movement conjures up a storm – almost literally – which passes with a glorious wave of relief in the Symphony’s climax.

RPO Prelude, 6.15pm Featuring Bach’s Cello Suite in G Major by RPO Principal Cello Richard Harwood.

Tickets: £40, £32.50, £25, £15 RPO Prelude: £10 (free to evening ticket holders) ENCORE Members: £5 off top 3 prices Series and group discounts available

James Way Evangelist Matthew Rose Christus William Vann conductor Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea Academy of Ancient Music J.S. Bach’s St John Passion is an intensely personal experience, bringing to life the humanity of the passion story. Combining raw viscerality with moments of exquisite intimacy, it was written soon after Bach’s arrival as Kantor at Leipzig’s Thomasschule. Keen to impress a new congregation, Bach produced a setting of the age-old passion story which overshadowed almost every piece of liturgical music the world had previously known.

The Chapel Choir of the Royal Hospital Chelsea is one of the finest professional church choirs in the UK whose members regularly sing with many of the world’s leading consort groups, such as The Sixteen and The Tallis Scholars.

William Vann, Director of Music at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, joins forces with the renowned early-instrument forces of the Academy of Ancient Music, rising star and critically acclaimed Evangelist James Way and world-renowned bass Matthew Rose in the role of Christus.

Sung in German. Please note start time.

Tickets: £45, £35, £25, £15

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April

Thursday 16 April, 7.30pm

Saturday 18 April, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Handel’s Messiah A Voyage of Discovery

Streatham Choral & Brandenburg Sinfonia

Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave) Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

Susanna Fairbairn soprano Lauren Young mezzo-soprano Joseph Doody tenor Thomas Humphreys baritone Calum Fraser conductor

Sean Shibe classical guitar Sascha Goetzel conductor Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture is a voyage of discovery across a sweeping, untempered Scottish seascape. Rodrigo’s iconic Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by classical guitarist Sean Shibe, instantly recalls the distinctive favours of Spanish Romanticism with the wondrous use of heart-wrenching melody and sustained harmonies shared between soloist and orchestra.

Closing the evening is Rimsky-Korsakov’s fantastical Scheherazade, reinterpreting the classic legend of One Thousand and One Arabian Nights in dreamlike fashion as shimmering strings and entrancing woodwind conjure visions of musical escapism.

Tickets: £40, £32.50, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top 3 prices Series and group discounts available

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The jewel in the crown of Streatham Choral’s 2019–20 season, Handel’s triumphant oratorio Messiah performed together with the superb Brandenburg Sinfonia.

A true tour-de-force, Messiah has been thrilling listeners since 1742 and is beloved by audiences and choirs alike. While often considered a Christmas staple, in fact Part II commemorates Jesus’ resurrection and is thus an eminently fitting subject for our April concert.

We look forward to sharing a delightful evening of this enthralling Baroque masterpiece with you. Hallelujah!

Tickets: £20

April

Sunday 19 & Monday 20 April, 7.30pm

Wednesday 22 April, 7.30pm

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The ultimate Fleetwood Mac tribute band

Boulanger 360°

Channelling the spirit of Fleetwood Mac at their very best, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac offers a unique opportunity for fans, both old and new, to rediscover the songs and performances that have guaranteed Fleetwood Mac’s place as one of the most loved groups of all time.

Boulanger D’un matin de printemps Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 Boulanger D’un soir triste Ravel Mother Goose Suite

Personally endorsed by Fleetwood Mac founding member, Mick Fleetwood, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac is the ultimate tribute to one of rock and roll’s most remarkable groups.

Please note people around you may stand.

Tickets: £39.50, £29.50

Theodosia Ntokou piano Alexander Shelley conductor Lili Boulanger’s symphonic poem D’un matin de printemps opens a concert revolving around a composer who in her tragically short lifetime left an enduring legacy of works. Her D’un soir triste is a beautiful piece of late Romanticism, under which a yearning tension lies beneath in its disarmingly enchanting melodies.

Boulanger’s contemporary, Ravel, was a significant influence on the French tradition of the era. His Mother Goose Suite, as he put in his own words, evokes ‘the poetry of childhood’ with a sense of adventure and innocence in five charming fairy tale settings.

Soloist Theodosia Ntokou performs SaintSaëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2, a work with an exuberant display of stylistic variety.

A grant from ABO Trust’s Sirens programme (supporting the promotion of music by historical women composers) has made possible the performance of Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps and D’un soir triste.

Tickets: £40, £32.50, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top 3 prices Series and group discounts

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April

Thursday 23 April, 7.30pm

Friday 24 April, 6.00pm

Siberian Symphony Orchestra

Lloyd Cole From Rattlesnakes to Guesswork

Zurich International Orchestra Series

Shostakovich Festive Overture Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Freddy Kempf piano Dmitry Vasiliev conductor Freddy Kempf makes a welcome return to Cadogan Hall with Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in an all-Russian programme with the Siberian Symphony Orchestra.

Also on the bill is Tchaikovsky’s thrilling Fourth Symphony, in which the composer takes a simple Russian folksong and turns it into something altogether more dramatic.

‘Kempf’s watchfulness led to miracles of co-ordination you never get when soloists are lost in their own world’ The Arts Desk Tickets: £45 (premium), £42, £35, £28, £22, £18 ENCORE Members: premium seats for £42, £42 seats for £35 Series and group discounts available

Celebrating the July 2019 release of his latest album, Guesswork, Lloyd Cole visits Cadogan Hall as part of his UK/Ireland tour: From Rattlesnakes to Guesswork.

Lloyd collaborated with three other musicians on Guesswork, most notable of whom are two former bandmates – guitarist Neil Clark and keyboard player Blair Cowan – who found themselves working together on an album with Lloyd for the first time since The Commotions’ swansong Mainstream in 1987. However, anyone expecting a Commotions sound will be on the wrong tack: Guesswork is predominantly an electronic album. Lloyd, Blair Cowan and another long-time Lloyd associate, Fred Maher, have fashioned the Guesswork sound from classic and modern keyboard, modular and drum synthesizers, though guitars played by both Lloyd and Neil Clark do feature.

Lloyd’s ear for a melody, his lyrical smarts, and his unmistakable voice ensure these songs stand shoulder to shoulder with anything he has previously written.

Under 14s to be accompanied by an adult.

Full stage timings to be announced.

Tickets: £50, £37.50

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April

Saturday 25 April, 7.30

Sunday 26 April, 4.00pm

Malik Bentalha

Russian Opera Gala

Plus special guests

10th UK Russian Song Festival

After winning over audiences with his first show Malik se la raconte, Malik Bentalha is currently touring France with his second one-man show, Encore.

Oleg Pogudin tenor, National Artist (N.A) of Russia Vladimir Grishko tenor, N.A. of Ukraine Askar Abrdrazakov bass, N.A. of Bashkortostan Camerata Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra Oleg Soldatov conductor

In March 2020, the most iconic French comedian of his generation will set off to conquer the world on an international tour! Malik invites you to join him in the most beautiful theatres across Europe, Africa, Asia and North America, where you’ll finally be able to experience his signature quick wit, teasing style, and amazing improvisation skills, LIVE! Malik’s world tour will give audiences more than an hour and a half of both hilarious anecdotes, and lasting memories.

Please note: the show will be entirely in French.

Tickets: £30

Supported by the Mariinsky Theatre and the Academy of Young Opera singers Enjoy a star-studded event with opera singers who have performed at the English National Opera, Mariinsky and Bolshoi Theatres, Metropolitan Opera etc. Much-loved arias and songs by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Verdi, Mozart and Rossini will be sung by celebrated artists and rising stars – finalists of the 2020 international vocal contest. The finale is chaired

by Larisa Gergieva, Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre Academy.

The event includes Jubilee Laureate Parade performances and the premiere of a film tribute to legendary Russian singer Sergey Zakharov, accompanied live. This event will be a delightful show for music lovers!

Please note start time.

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April

Wednesday 29 April, 7.30pm

Thursday 30 April, 7.30pm

The Cardinall’s Musick

The Carpenters Story

Choral at Cadogan 2019–20

Arvo Pärt Da pacem Domine Byrd Mass for four voices – Kyrie & Gloria Arvo Pärt Morning star Byrd Mass for four voices – Credo Arvo Pärt I am the true vine Byrd Mass for four voices – Sanctus & Benedictus Arvo Pärt Most holy Mother of God Byrd Mass for four voices – Agnus Dei Gibbons Hosanna to the Son of David Tavener The tyger Gibbons O Lord, in thy wrath Tavener The lamb Gibbons Lift up your heads Tavener Funeral Ikos Gibbons Nunc dimittis (Short Service) Tavener Love bade me welcome Gibbons O clap your hands together Andrew Carwood director A beautiful programme which sets 16th-century polyphony alongside contemporary minimalism.

The mystical minimalists John Tavener and Arvo Pärt are as immersed in their religious feelings as William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons yet they come from very different traditions. Byrd’s dark-toned Mass for four voices inspired by Catholic devotion is set against Gibbons’ more suave and energetic Anglican writing.

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Tickets: £36, £32, £29, £24, £19 ENCORE Members: £32 for top price tickets Series and group discounts available

Claire Furley vocalist Phil Aldridge musical director South Wales Sinfonietta An orchestral celebration of the classic songbook that made The Carpenters a legend in the world of popular music.

This brand-new show for 2020 once again features the outstanding vocal talents of Claire Furley, with Musical Director Phil Aldridge leading The Carpenters Story band and the strings and harp of the South Wales Sinfonietta as they re-create Richard Carpenter’s original orchestral arrangements.

Featuring all of the Carpenters hit songs including (They Long To Be) Close To You, Yesterday Once More, We’ve Only Just Begun, Superstar, A Song For You, Rainy Days & Mondays, Goodbye to Love and many more!

Tickets: £37.50, £29.50 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets Concessions: £2 off

May

May Friday 1 May, 7.00pm

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers The most famous bagpipe band in the world, ever!

There has never been anything quite like the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, from their formation in 2002 and a cameo appearance at T in the Park in 2004 with The Darkness to opening the main stage in their own right in 2014. The past 15 years have seen the Red Hot Chilli Pipers become the most famous bagpipe band on the planet… ever!

Bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show that carries its own health warning.

The band’s achievements have reached incredible heights with their groundbreaking fusion of traditional Scottish music and rock/ pop anthems which they proudly call ‘Bagrock’.

The Red Hot Chilli Pipers are a genuinely unique experience.

Tracks include Insomnia, Gimme All Your Lovin’, Thunderstruck, Everybody Dance Now, Amazing Grace, Fix You, Chasing Cars, Wake Me Up, Don’t Stop Believin’ and We Will Rock You. Please note start time. People around you may stand.

Tickets: £30

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May

Saturday 2 May, 6.00pm

Wednesday 6 May, 7.30pm

National Signing Choir Competition

National Treasures: Shakespeare’s Works in Opera

The National Signing Choir Competition is coming to the capital for its fourth year. Signing choirs from all over the UK will take to Cadogan Hall’s stage and compete to be crowned NSCC Champions 2020.

Young Artists of the National Opera Studio Orchestra of English National Opera Keith Warner director David Parry conductor

Children’s choirs will be competing for the John A. Stephens trophy whilst the mixed-age choirs will be aiming to secure the coveted Morgan Astill Inspiration trophy.

Signing choirs use various formats of sign language to represent the lyrics to a wide range of songs creating a visual spectacular enjoyed by both deaf and hearing communities under one roof.

Not to be missed!

Please note start time.

Tickets: £10

The National Opera Studio and the Orchestra of English National Opera present National Treasures: Shakespeare’s Works in Opera, a semi-staged concert performance of scenes from operas and musical theatre based on the incredible writings of the UK’s most famous playwright.

Directed and devised by celebrated international opera director Keith Warner, and conducted by David Parry, the programme includes extracts from Verdi’s Falstaff, Berlioz’s Beatrice et Benedict, Henrich Sutermeister’s Romeo und Julia, as well as a few well-hidden operatic treasures along the way.

Premium tickets are available for this performance which include a post-concert reception with the artists and creative team.

Tickets: £90 (premium), £40, £35, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off £40 and £35 tickets Concessions: 10% discount (excluding premium tickets)

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May

Thursday 7 May, 7.30pm

Friday 8 May, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra The Robert Cray Band English Idylls

Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture Delius Piano Concerto Butterworth The Banks of the Green Willow Elgar Enigma Variations Mark Bebbington piano Christoph Altstaedt conductor Vaughan Williams’ delightfully English The Wasps Overture opens the evening with zest and charm. Delius’ Piano Concerto is a piece that blends red-blooded Romanticism with pastoral-like gentleness, a tradition emulated in Butterworth’s The Banks of the Green Willow, a gorgeous exploration of a traditional folk theme.

Legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter Robert Cray returns to the UK. Considered one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, Cray’s soulful and creative guitar work has been a dominant force in blues for over forty years, widely recognized and acknowledged by peers and audiences alike.

Tickets: £44.50, £39.50

A timeless bastion of English Romanticism, Elgar’s Enigma Variations is regarded as one of the greatest pieces of music originating in the British Isles. A set of musical dedications to his friends, the mysterious main theme, the ‘Enigma’, remains unstated throughout, leaving the intrigue of this magnificent work a mystery up to this day.

This concert is kindly supported by the Delius Trust.

Tickets: £40, £32.50, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top 3 prices Series and group discounts available 25

May

Saturday 9 May, 7.30pm

Sunday 10 May, 3.00pm

Gyles Brandreth

One Night at the V.E. Day Proms

Break a Leg!

They say all political careers end in tears. In Brandreth’s case it’s tears of laughter as the actor, author, ex-MP, The One Show reporter and QI, Have I Got News For You and Countdown star is back on tour with his new show celebrating all things theatrical. Without hesitation or repetition (and just a touch of deviation), Just a Minute regular Gyles delivers a dazzling evening of wit, wisdom, high drama, low comedy, and hilarious name-dropping. ★★★★★ ‘A master raconteur’ The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★ ‘Total joy’ The Scotsman Recommend age: 11+ Tickets: £27.50, £22.50

Special guest vocalists London Gala Orchestra The ultimate musical celebration in honour of the 75th anniversary of V.E. Day, this incredible concert show takes you on a musical journey through the most extraordinary period in modern-day history.

Featuring the London Gala Orchestra and exceptional live singers, One Night at the V.E. Day Proms includes popular wartime songs such as The White Cliffs of Dover and In The Mood, alongside classical masterpieces such as Land of Hope and Glory and Jerusalem.

This celebratory concert show is sure to have everyone waving their flags and singing along to the music that helped make Britain great!

Please note start time.

Tickets: £35, £25 ENCORE Members: £2 off Senior Citizens and Students: £2 off

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May

Wednesday 13 May, 7.30pm

Friday 15 May, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Alistair McGowan Music in Flight

The Piano Show

Sibelius Finlandia Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Arvo Pärt Fratres Sibelius Symphony No. 5

‘The classical concert you’ve always wanted to see’

Robin Tritschler tenor Richard Watkins french horn Matthew Gee trombone Anu Tali conductor Opening the concert is Finlandia, Sibelius’ bold statement on a Finnish national identity that offers a glimpse of the soul of a nation. His Symphony No. 5 further explores the composer’s admiration for the natural beauty of his homeland, creating a tangible sense of awe.

Also featuring in the programme is Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, an eight-movement setting of British poems and is framed by haunting solos from the french horn.

A unique mix of classical comedy and classical music.

Following the surprise success of his Sony album, which reached No. 1 in the UK Classical Album charts, comes Alistair McGowan’s new show, combining his talents as master impressionist and comedian with his new-found talent as a classical pianist!

Join Alistair as he plays classical gems by Glass, Chopin, Gershwin, Grieg, Debussy, Tiersen and Satie – expect a lot of beautiful music (with the odd mistake!) and more than a sprinkling of his trademark impressions.

Tickets: £35, £30, £25, £17.50

Arvo Pärt’s Fratres is a mesmerising work that alternates between frantic trombone arpeggios, a repeating percussion motif and unearthly moments of stillness in the strings that blur the lines between accompaniment and melody.

RPO Prelude, 6.00pm Schubert String Quintet in C Major Tickets: £40, £32.50, £25, £15 RPO Prelude: £10 (free to evening ticket holders) ENCORE Members: £5 off top 3 ticket prices Series and group discounts available

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May

Sunday 17 May, 6.30pm

Thursday 21 May, 7.30pm

Love Story

The Gesualdo Six

10th Anniversary Concert

Choral at Cadogan 2019–20

Music and additional lyrics by Howard Goodall Book and lyrics by Stephen Clark Based on the novel by Erich Segal

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Michael D Xavier Oliver Emma Williams Jenny Peter Polycarpou Phil Erich Segal’s iconic novel became a muchloved film and, in 2010, a West End musical.

Now the stars reunite, along with the creative team behind the acclaimed Cadogan Hall concert of Howard Goodall’s The Hired Man. Love Story is simple and poetic. Wealthy Harvard student Oliver falls for artistic Radcliffe student Jenny and they marry against his family’s wishes – a choice that leads to disinheritance. Goodall’s soaring melodies and the late Stephen Clark’s words are sure to tug on the heartstrings in a night not to be missed.

Please note start time.

This concert performance is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd.

Tickets: £60 (premium tickets, including drink and programme) £43, £38, £33, £25 ENCORE Members: £3 off £43 and £38 tickets

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Owain Park director Trace the evolution of the madrigal from Claudio Monteverdi to György Ligeti in this entrancing programme.

‘The sheer beauty of the group’s sound… is spellbinding’ The Daily Telegraph Tickets: £36, £32, £29, £24, £19 ENCORE Members: £32 for top price tickets Series and group discounts available

May

Wednesday 27 May, 7.30pm

Thursday 28 May, 7.30pm

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Zurich International Orchestra Series

Classical Foundations

Prokofiev Cinderella Suite No. 1 (excerpts) Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

Beethoven The Ruins of Athens Overture Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 Bizet Symphony in C major

Jennifer Pike violin Nikolai Alexeev conductor

Roman Kosyakov piano (Winner of the 2018 Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition) Jessica Cottis conductor

‘Superbly graceful’ was how The Times described Jennifer Pike’s 2016 performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Four years on, she performs it with the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra in a celebration of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev.

Full of vivid orchestral colour and repeating ‘fate’ motifs, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony is an audience favourite for a reason. ‘[A] superbly graceful virtuoso without airs or affectation’ The Times Tickets: £45 (premium), £42, £35, £28, £22, £18 ENCORE Members: premium seats for £42, £42 seats for £35 Series and group discounts available

Beethoven’s Overture to his incidental music The Ruins of Athens opens the evening with a portrait ideal of the old world, sublimely represented in Classical style. Roman Kosyakov provides a thrilling interpretation to Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, an extraordinary and colossal work blending intense drama with a lightness of feeling in the exchanges between soloist and orchestra.

Written when the composer was barely 17 years old, Bizet’s Symphony in C major demonstrates the extraordinary prowess of a youth who had yet to make a name for himself. Inspired heavily by his teacher Gounod, there is versatility of expression demonstrated in the lyricism of the Adagio and the breathless tempo of the final Allegro vivo.

This concert is kindly supported by the Fairlight Arts Trust.

Tickets: £40, £32.50, £25, £15 ENCORE Members: £5 off top 3 prices Series and group discounts available

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May

Saturday 30 May, 7.30pm

Tuvayhun: Beatitudes for a Wounded World

Outot Lunch

UK Premiere

Kim André Arnesen Tuvayhun: Beatitudes for a Wounded World (UK premiere) Jess Dandy contralto Landon Scriber baritone Kim André Arnesen composer in residence Vox Anima London Singers James M. Meaders conductor Vox Anima London presents the UK premiere of Arnesen’s Tuvayhun: Beatitudes for a Wounded World. Working from Tony Silvestri’s libretto, the famed Norwegian composer has crafted a choral gem that presents themes of hopefulness, mercy, and humility through brilliant choral writing and innovative orchestration. Choirs from the UK, Spain, and the United States unite for this premiere performance.

Tickets: £25, £15, £10 ENCORE Members: £5 off top price tickets Students: £10 tickets

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Tuesday and Fridays from Tuesday 26th May until Friday 24th July Join us for a spot of lunch and some jazz for free at Cadogan Hall 12.00–2.00pm Doors open from 11.00am Seating very limited.

Refreshments available.

Visit www.cadoganhall.com for more information and for specific dates and performers.

Free!

No need to book

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Future highlights

Wednesday 10 June, 7.30pm

Friday 12 June, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Stacey Kent in Concert

Berlioz Béatrice et Bénédict Overture Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition

Grammy-nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent returns to Cadogan Hall as part of her international tour.

Pablo Ferrández cello Martyn Brabbins conductor

Saturday 13 June, 7.30pm

Tuesday 16 June, 7.30pm

Swingin’ with Strings 2

Beethoven 250th Anniversary Piano Concerto Series III

Claire Martin OBE and bandleader Callum Au join forces with a 50-piece orchestra for another memorable evening of swinging musical magic.

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Mozart Symphony No. 33 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 Mozart Symphony No. 38, ‘Prague’ Elizabeth Sombart piano Pierre Vallet conductor

Thursday 18 June, 7.30pm

Friday 19 June, 7.30pm

The Tallis Scholars

Tom Rush

The Tallis Scholars close the 2019–20 Choral at Cadogan season with Tallis’ Spem in Alium for 40 voices.

Enjoy folk and blues singer Tom Rush give an evening of terrific story-telling, sweet melancholic ballads and gritty blues.

Saturday 20 June, 7.30pm

Tuesday 23 – Saturday 27 June

1960: A Night at the Harlem Apollo

Beethoven: The Revolutionary

Go back in time to experience the sounds of Sam Cooke, Dinah Washington and Chuck Berry with big band, recreating the Harlem Apollo in the 1960s.

Pinchas Zukerman celebrates Beethoven’s legacy with a series of orchestral concerts featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, piano recitals and chamber music concerts.

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Booking information

How to book Online cadoganhall.com By phone 020 7730 4500 Monday-Saturday 10.00am–6.00pm In person Cadogan Hall Box Office 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ Monday–Saturday 10.00am–6.00pm Sunday 12.00–6.00pm (concert days only) Transaction fees Transaction fees apply to all bookings except those made in person. ENCORE Members do not pay transaction fees.

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Delivery Tickets may be posted second class unless the performance is within seven days of booking, in which case they will be held for collection.

Discounts Check each performance for details of available discounts for group or series bookings, ENCORE Members, concessions and similar.

Where general concessions are available, this is defined as under 16s, full-time students, senior citizens and persons out of work. Tickets are subject to availability and at the discretion of Cadogan Hall.

Valid ID may be required.

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Please note discounts may not be combined, or applied retrospectively.

Other information Refund protection You will be offered TicketPlan Refund Protection when making your booking. We strongly recommend that you include this option. Tickets are non-refundable, and this will protect you against cancellation resulting from accidents or unexpected illness.

Conditions of sale Please note that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

Children under 5 will not be admitted to Cadogan Hall except for family shows, where each child must have their own seat. We reserve the right to remove children from the auditorium if they are not well behaved. We regret we cannot guarantee unrestricted view at all times due to the varying nature of performances.

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If you love attending concerts at Cadogan Hall, then our ENCORE membership scheme is for you. Members can take advantage of exclusive privileges including: Priority booking to selected concert series including Choral at Cadogan and the Zurich International Orchestra Series Invitations to special events Stage

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Discounts on ice cream and selected wines

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ENCORE subscription fees Bronze £40 per person, per year This entitles one member to one ticket for each concert at a discounted ENCORE rate, plus all other ENCORE benefits.

Silver £60 per couple, per year This entitles members to a maximum of two tickets for each concert available at a discounted ENCORE rate, plus all other ENCORE benefits.

Gold £80 for friends and family, per year This entitles members to an unlimited number of tickets for each concert available at a discounted ENCORE rate, plus all other ENCORE benefits.

Please note ENCORE discounted tickets are subject to availability.

Visit cadoganhall.com/encore or call 020 7730 4500 for more information.

Access Cadogan Hall has a range of services to assist customers with access needs including provision for wheelchair users in the stalls. Customers in receipt of disability-related state benefits and members of our Access Scheme may be entitled to concessionary ticket prices for some events or a free personal assistant seat. Please contact the Box Office or visit cadoganhall. com/access for an Access Scheme registration form.

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Wheelchair users If you use a wheelchair and wish to transfer to a seat, we regret we are not able to provide a member of staff to assist you. We can provide a dedicated space for your wheelchair or mobility aid.

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 lower 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.

Food and drink The Gallery Please note the lift provides access to all levels except the gallery seating areas. Gallery seats are only accessible via a staircase which consists of 62 steps. Customers with significant mobility problems are advised not to book Gallery seats.

Bars Cadogan Hall’s bars offer a large selection of wines, beers, spirits, champagne, soft drinks, tea and coffee.

Customers with hearing requirements 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. Please contact a member of staff on arrival to be given an amplification aid.

Special occasion? You can also pre-order glasses of prosecco when booking online.

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.

‘Touch / Familiarisation’ tours can be arranged and we have unisex accessible toilets on all levels except the Gallery.

You can pre-order interval drinks at the bar before the performance to have them ready and waiting for you after the first half.

For the majority of performances, drinks may be taken into the auditorium in our compostable glasses.

Please note that you will not be permitted to bring your own food and drink into the Hall.

Food A selection of sandwiches, snacks and confectionery are available at all bars.

Book your tickets Box office 020 7730 4500 Online cadoganhall.com In person Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ

Cadogan Hall would like to thank the following corporate members for their support: