London Philharmonic Orchestra 2013/14 Concert Season Eastbourne Congress Theatre eastbournetheatres.co.uk
Welcome to the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2013/14 season We are delighted to continue our residency at Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre with another season of six Sunday afternoon concerts in 2013 and 2014.
We continue to foster emerging talent here in Eastbourne, and are proud to be working with dynamic young conductor Ilyich Rivas in a programme including Shostakovich’s youthful Symphony No. 1 in March. Daniele Rustioni, who has been awarded the Best Newcomer of the Year award at the 2013 International Opera Awards, joins us to conduct a programme of Dvorˇák, Rossini and Mendelssohn in November.
Once again we are excited to be working with internationally renowned artists – the conductor Vasily Petrenko, pianist Simon Trpˇceski and cellist Leonard Elschenbroich, We hope you will join us for another to name a few. The season includes season of world-class music making. plenty of virtuosic piano music, including Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto performed by Rustem Hayroudinoff, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto with Simon Trpˇceski and Timothy Walker AM Chief Executive and Artistic Director Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini played on this occasion by Kirill Gerstein. We will also perform some of the repertoire’s great symphonies, including Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Fourth Symphony in November, Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony (Winter Daydreams) in January and Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony No. 6 in April.
Bizet Excerpts from Carmen Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
October
Sunday 13 October | 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre
Giancarlo Guerrero conductor Rustem Hayroudinoff piano In 1877 Tchaikovsky began work on a piece unlike any he’d created before. ‘Fate is invincible – you will never overcome it’, wrote the composer at the top of the score for his Fourth Symphony, as horns and bassoons throw out a strident call-to-arms. What follows is the most gripping symphonic fight with destiny since Beethoven’s Fifth, a piece haunted by demons but which finally transcends from pessimistic darkness to radiant light. Chopin’s sparkling Second Piano Concerto echoes an age when music was altogether more carefree, and is heard in this concert after the ‘best bits’ from Georges Bizet’s sultry, passionate and colourful opera Carmen.
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November
Sunday 10 November 2013 | 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre Dvorˇák Cello Concerto Rossini Overture, William Tell Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 (Italian) Daniele Rustioni conductor Leonard Elschenbroich cello Dvorˇák had intended to end his Cello Concerto with a rhapsodic flourish. But on hearing of the death of his beloved sister-in-law, the composer instead wrote a delicate, tender song for the cello in which her memory is enshrined. Bathed in southern warmth, Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Symphony contains some of his most exhilarating music, its striding opening theme lunging out over pulsating winds. Such joie de vivre has made Rossini’s overture to the opera William Tell one of the most iconic works in history, a raucous gallop that has proved infectious for nearly two centuries.
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Leonard Elschenbroich
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Verdi Ballet Music (Ballabili) from Macbeth Dvorˇák Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 (Winter Daydreams)
January
Sunday 12 January 2014 | 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre
Damian Iorio conductor Philippe Quint violin With his snowbound first symphonic steps in Winter Daydreams, Tchaikovsky introduced himself to St Petersburg’s artistic elite and also created one of the first symphonies written by a Russian. His First Symphony’s icicle-clear melodies and fur-wrapped climaxes bore a charm all of their own, establishing Tchaikovsky as a composer who could enthrall and captivate with his tunes but challenge and protest with his sense of musical argument. This concert presents a rare and seasonal chance to hear Tchaikovsky’s enchanting winter symphony, after Dvorˇák’s rather warmer, treacle-toned Violin Concerto and Verdi’s vivid ballet music from his tragic opera Macbeth.
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© Lisa-Marie Mazzucco
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February
Sunday 23 February 2014 | 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre Berlioz Overture, Le Corsaire Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Brahms Symphony No. 2 Vasily Petrenko conductor Kirill Gerstein piano Overlooking Lake Wörthersee in the small Austrian resort of Pörtschach, Johannes Brahms set about creating a symphony that captured all he saw: a clear, light day; the infinite beauty of the sunset; the stillness of night; a peaceful awakening and gratitude for another day – the miracle of life. And yet its musicians were to play, said Brahms, as if ‘with a ribbon of mourning around their arm’. Such meeting of glowing melancholy and piercing brightness created what many consider Brahms’s finest symphony. In contrast Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a rapturous and devious dance, played here by the supremely gifted Kirill Gerstein.
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Vasily Petrenko
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© Mark McNulty
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March
Sunday 9 March 2014 | 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre Dvorˇák Scherzo capriccioso Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Mahler Blumine Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 Ilyich Rivas conductor Simon Trpˇceski piano When a 19-year-old student named Dmitri Shostakovich handed in the score for his First Symphony in 1925, his tutors at the St Petersburg Conservatory were stunned. Shostakovich’s dramatic, impulsive and strident work seemed to combine Tchaikovsky’s emotional fervour, Prokofiev’s playful joie de vivre and Scriabin’s intense heat. Venezuelan conductor Ilyich Rivas comes to Eastbourne to conduct Shostakovich’s eye-widening First Symphony after Mahler’s radiant orchestral flower song Blumine, Tchaikovsky’s sweeping and dazzling First Piano Concerto and the playful orchestral flourish that is Dvorˇák’s Scherzo capriccioso.
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© Simon Fowler
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April
Sunday 27 April 2014 | 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral) Timothy Redmond conductor Matthew Trusler violin Between the insistence and upheaval of his Fifth and Seventh Symphonies came Beethoven’s Sixth. Gone were tub-thumping argument and strident protest; in their place was a strange and wonderful radiance. The Sixth feels like a sudden step into daylight – into the softened world of the countryside, its quiet exaltation and its strengthening sense of communion. Before it comes Ravel’s plaintive memorial to lost friends Le tombeau de Couperin, Berlioz’s colourful Roman Carnival Overture, and a real virtuosic tour de force: the last violin concerto to have flowed from the pen of Camille Saint-Saëns, in which the composer immortalised his friendship with the virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate in music of soaring beauty and sparkling power.
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Matthew Trusler
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Group Bookings: Bring friends – save money! 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 and MasterCard debit and credit cards. Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to Eastbourne Borough Council. There is a £1 booking fee for each ticket purchased (up to £6 per transaction). There is a £1 charge for postage. 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.
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)
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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:
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How to find us
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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.
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.
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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.
Parking 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.
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 stagecoachbus.co.uk or call Stagecoach on 0871 200 2233 for details.
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