LPO Eastbourne 2012-13 concert series

London Philharmonic Orchestra 2012/13 Concert Season Congress Theatre, Eastbourne eastbournetheatres.co.uk

Celebrating 80 years of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Welcome to the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2012/13 season

In 2012/13 the Orchestra is proud to celebrate its 80th anniversary season and we are happy to return for what will be our 17th season of concerts at the Congress Theatre.

We are delighted to bring the very best conductors and artists to perform with us in Eastbourne; our Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Vladimir Jurowski returns to conduct in December and Nicholas Collon revisits in May, following his successful début in Eastbourne last year.

Highlights of this season include an all-Russian opening concert featuring works by Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky; Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto performed by Jamie Walton; and magnificent symphonies throughout the year including Beethoven’s Eroica and Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2.

As ever, we are proud to continue fostering young talent. In 2012/13 we are joined by pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, finalist in the 2004 BBC Young Musician of the Year; pianist Dimitri Mayboroda, winner of the International Piano Festival in St Petersburg; and violinist Jarosław Nadrzycki, First Prize winner of the Aram Khachaturian, George Enescu and Jascha Heifetz International Violin Competitions.

We hope you will join us for what promises to be the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s most exciting season of concerts in Eastbourne yet.

Timothy Walker AM Chief Executive and Artistic Director

october

Sunday 7 October 2012 | 3.00pm Congress Theatre, Eastbourne TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

DARRELL ANG conductor DiMITRI MAYBORODA piano Devilish, exotic and sumptuous, Scheherazade and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini are two of the most colourful and captivating orchestral tapestries ever conceived. As Rachmaninoff’s glistening piano dances its way through a series of mind-bending variations, Rimsky-Korsakov depicts a beautiful princess who can only delay her own death by entertaining the executioner with tales of love, bravery and tragedy. Joining these magnificent orchestral masterworks is another Russian gem, Tchaikovsky’s spectacular 1812 Overture – a fitting curtain-raiser to the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s most exciting season of concerts in Eastbourne yet.

© Dmitry Komaroff

In co-operation with the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation

Dimitri Mayboroda

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october

Sunday 28 October 2012 | 3.00pm Congress Theatre, Eastbourne TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 2 ˇ ÁK Symphony No. 8 DVOR

After the success in London of his magnificent Seventh Symphony, Dvorˇák’s English hosts persuaded him to write another. In his Eighth, the composer created a piece that he believed was ‘different from the other symphonies, with individual thoughts worked out in a new way’.

What followed was a rich and unbridled flow of inspiring melody – without the insistent and thrusting debate of the Seventh but certainly lacking none of its charm. A blend of the proud and the playful characterises Camille SaintSaëns’s Second Cello Concerto, a challenging piece for any cellist but one that is sure to exude effortless grace in the hands of Jamie Walton.

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Jamie Walton

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MICHAEL SEAL conductor JAMIE WALTON cello

BRAHMS Tragic Overture MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K453 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 1 (1877 Linz edition)

VLADIMIR JUROWSKI conductor ALEXANDRA SILOCEA piano

© Chris Christodolou

Anton Bruckner was always proud of his First Symphony – of its impish charm and confident bravura. He even gave it a racy little nickname.

But deep down he knew his strong, impetuous work would need little verbal bolstering. In reality, it would impress anyone who heard it – a bold statement to herald the launch of one of the greatest symphonic careers. Before it, in this concert, comes one of Mozart’s most charming concertos including a gregarious and catchy finale that presents variations on a tune said to have been whistled by the composer’s pet starling.

Brahms’s imposing overture opens this concert led by the Orchestra’s Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor Vladimir Jurowski.

Vladimir Jurowski Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor

december

Sunday 9 December 2012 | 3.00pm Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

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january

Sunday 27 January 2013 | 3.00pm Congress Theatre, Eastbourne MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture MOZART Clarinet Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 (Eroica)

When Beethoven gave birth to what is arguably his most important symphony, he didn’t just feel the art of music changing, he felt his own body changing too. The composer had sensed his hearing failing, and in an emotional letter to his brothers, declared himself determined to overcome the challenges that lay at his feet. The Eroica Symphony is the musical manifestation of that determination: a self-propelling, heroic and inspiring tour-de-force whose concert hall effect borders on the overpowering. It stands in utter contrast to the autumnal bronzes and browns of Mozart’s late Clarinet Concerto, a piece from the dusk of the composer’s career that feels almost like a goodbye.

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Nicholas Carpenter

© Benjamin Ealovega

JAIME MARTÍN conductor NICHOLAS CARPENTER clarinet

march

Sunday 17 March 2013 | 3.00pm Congress Theatre, Eastbourne IRELAND A London Overture BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2

MARK FITZ-GERALD conductor JAROSŁAW NADRZYCKI violin In Max Bruch’s radiant Violin Concerto, it’s a single instrument that captures you – the weave of one violin as it floats, battles and rhapsodises against an orchestral mass that sometimes supports, sometimes cajoles and sometimes contradicts. Sibelius’s Second Symphony, by contrast, sees the orchestra striving as one, discovering a hymn-like tune that it proclaims with inspiring unity and breadth, as if lifting the entire ensemble far beyond the sum of its parts.

Opening the concert the Orchestra celebrates the work of John Ireland with his vibrant London Overture. Reminiscent of Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture, it evokes sleepy London mornings and the bustling city streets of the day. Mark Fitz-Gerald and the brilliant young Polish violinist Jarosław Nadrzycki come to Eastbourne for what promises to be a truly inspiring concert.

Jarosław Nadrzycki

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may

Sunday 19 May 2013 | 3.00pm Congress Theatre, Eastbourne WAGNER Overture, Die Meistersinger SCHUMANN Piano Concerto WAGNER Siegfried Idyll BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5

NICHOLAS COLLON conductor BENJAMIN GROSVENOR piano A concert that has it all: embracing majesty, inspiring warmth, flashing virtuosity, touching romance and fortifying revolution. Be swept along by the processing glory of Wagner’s Overture to Die Meistersinger and the rapturous sweep of Schumann’s heartfelt Piano Concerto.

Next comes utterly different Wagner; the intimate strains of the piece he arranged to be played on his wife’s birthday morning, Siegfried Idyll. To end, one of the most iconic pieces in all music: Beethoven’s musical vision of fate, his proclamation of victory over tyranny and fate – the ever-surprising and exhilarating Fifth Symphony.

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Nicholas Collon

Booking information

Congress Theatre Ticket Office 01323 412000 Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4BP Monday to Saturday 10am – 8pm (and Sundays if there is a performance)

Book online eastbournetheatres.co.uk Tickets £12 – £24 Premium seats £28 Support Us The London Philharmonic Orchestra is a registered charity that relies increasingly on its audience support to continue its work both on the concert platform and in the community.

There are a number of different ways through which you can support the Orchestra.

For more information or to make a donation please contact:

Harriet Mesher Charitable Giving Manager 020 7840 4212 harriet.mesher@lpo.org.uk

Book more, pay less: series discounts Book 3 concerts and receive a 10% discount Book 4 concerts and receive a 15% discount Book 5 concerts and receive a 20% discount Book 6 concerts and receive a 25% discount

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Groups of 10 or more will receive a 20% discount on ticket prices G roups of 20 or more will receive a 20% discount as well as an extra complimentary ticket for the group organiser.

Please call the Box Office for details. Please note that offers cannot be combined.

How to pay We accept Visa, MasterCard and Maestro. Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to Eastbourne Borough Council.

There is a £1.50 charge for all card payments; a £2 charge for online bookings; with no charge for bookings made by cheque or postal order. Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

Access We want everybody to enjoy their visit and offer a range of facilities for patrons with disabilities and their companions, and also to those who may need support in attending our events. Please ensure you notify us of any special requirements when booking, so we can ensure you are offered the most appropriate seats.

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Wheelchair users

How to find us

The Congress Theatre has several specially designed seat positions as well as a wheelchair-accessible toilet on the ground floor. A companion sitting in a neighbouring seat may be admitted free of charge, via the essential companion scheme. Please ask the Box Office for further details.

Congress Theatre is situated on Carlisle Road, close to Eastbourne seafront and a short distance from the town centre. We are just 45 minutes from Brighton, 30 minutes from Hastings and Bexhill and 60 minutes from Tunbridge Wells.

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Public transport Eastbourne Station is a 10-15 minute walk away, with fast, regular services to Eastbourne from Hastings, Lewes, Brighton, Haywards Heath, London and elsewhere. To book tickets and for travel updates visit southernrailway.com or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.

There is a frequent bus service from all areas of the city. Visit eastbournebuses.co.uk or call Bus Shop on 01323 416416 for details.

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Disabled parking is available between the Congress Theatre’s main entrance and the Winter Garden – approximately 100m to the right of the Congress Theatre’s main doors. Patrons may also be dropped off and collected from this point.

Pay and display parking is available at the College Road car park, approximately 250m behind the Congress Theatre. Coach parking is available at Wartling Road near the seafront. Please telephone the Supervisor on 01323 415282 or email amenities@eastbourne.gov.uk for details of facilities and charges.

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Guide dogs are welcome. Printed materials are available in large print on request from the London Philharmonic Orchestra Marketing Department on 020 7840 4200.

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There is an infra-red assisted hearing system in the Congress Theatre. Headphones and neck loops can be requested from the Duty Manager prior to the performance.

They can also check that your hearing aid is compatible with this system.

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Concert texts Andrew Mellor cover photography Patrick Harrison Design Roundel Printer Tradewinds (this brochure is produced on paper from a sustainable source) Information in this brochure was correct at the time of going to press. Eastbourne Borough Council and the London Philharmonic Orchestra reserve the right to substitute artists or vary programmes if necessary. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is a registered charity No. 238045.

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