CONCERT PROGRAMME
2018/19 CONCERT SEASON
AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE’S ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
2019/20 concert season at Southbank Centre
CONCERT PROGRAMME
Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor VLADIMIR JUROWSKI Principal Conductor Designate EDWARD GARDNER Leader PIETER SCHOEMAN supported by Neil Westreich Patron HRH THE DUKE OF KENT KG Chief Executive and Artistic Director TIMOTHY WALKER AM
Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall Saturday 12 October 2019 | 7.30pm
Verdi Requiem (83’) There will be no interval during tonight’s performance.
Edward Gardner conductor Elza van den Heever soprano Ekaterina Gubanova mezzo-soprano Arsen Soghomonyan tenor Gábor Bretz bass-baritone London Philharmonic Choir Artistic Director: Neville Creed
The timings shown are not precise and are given only as a guide. CONCERT PRESENTED BY THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Contents 2 Welcome 3 On stage tonight 4 About the Orchestra 5 Leader: Pieter Schoeman 6 Edward Gardner 8 Tonight’s soloists 10 London Philharmonic Choir 11 Programme notes 12 Recommended recordings 13 Text and translation 17 Sound Futures donors 18 Supporters 20 LPO administration
Welcome
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elcome to this evening’s London Philharmonic Orchestra concert at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. On the podium this evening is Edward Gardner, who was recently announced as the Orchestra’s next Principal Conductor from September 2021. Tonight’s performance of Verdi’s mighty Requiem, with the London Philharmonic Choir and our four splendid soloists, promises to be a thrilling taste of what’s to come under his future leadership. Turn to pages 6–7 to read more about Edward Gardner and his new role with us. We hope you enjoy this evening’s concert and that you can join us again soon. For full details of this season’s London Philharmonic Orchestra concerts, pick up a 2019/20 LPO brochure from the foyer racks this evening, visit lpo.org.uk/newseason, or call 020 7840 4200 to request a season brochure by post.
AUTUMN CHORAL HIGHLIGHTS LPO & LPC at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall Saturday 19 October 2019 | 7.30pm Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) Vladimir Jurowski conductor Sofia Fomina soprano Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano London Philharmonic Choir | London Youth Choir Saturday 26 October 2019 | 7.30pm Elgar The Apostles Martyn Brabbins conductor* London Philharmonic Choir | BBC Symphony Chorus *Please note change of conductor from previously advertised.
Out now The Autumn 2019 edition of our free LPO magazine, Tune In. Copies are available at the Welcome Desk in the Royal Festival Hall foyer, or phone the LPO office on 020 7840 4200 to receive one in the post. Also available digitally: issuu.com/londonphilharmonic
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Saturday 9 November 2019 | 7.30pm Walton Belshazzar’s Feast Marin Alsop conductor | Roderick Williams baritone London Philharmonic Choir
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On stage tonight
First Violins Pieter Schoeman* Leader Chair supported by Neil Westreich
Kevin Lin Co-Leader Chair supported by The Candide Trust
Vesselin Gellev Sub-Leader Lasma Taimina Katalin Varnagy Chair supported by Sonja Drexler
Thomas Eisner Chair supported by the Chiltern Friends of the LPO
Martin HĂśhmann Robert Pool Sarah Streatfeild Yang Zhang
Violas David Quiggle Principal Richard Waters Co-Principal Katharine Leek Susanne Martens Chair supported by Gill & Garf Collins
Benedetto Pollani Laura Vallejo Daniel Cornford Martin Wray Richard Cookson Sarah Malcolm Julia Kornig Raquel Bolivar
Chair supported by Eric Tomsett
Tina Gruenberg Grace Lee Rebecca Shorrock Amanda Smith Eleanor Bartlett Nilufar Alimaksumova Second Violins Tania Mazzetti Principal Chair supported by Countess Dominique Loredan
Emma Oldfield Katrina Lee Helena Smart Nancy Elan Fiona Higham Chair supported by David & Yi Buckley
Nynke Hijlkema Joseph Maher Marie-Anne Mairesse Kate Cole Mathilde Gheorgiu Sioni Williams Sheila Law Alison Strange
Cellos Kristina Blaumane Principal Chair supported by Bianca & Stuart Roden
Pei-Jee Ng Co-Principal David Lale Francis Bucknall Laura Donoghue Elisabeth Wiklander Sue Sutherley Susanna Riddell Tom Roff Helen Rathbone Double Basses Kevin Rundell* Principal Hugh Kluger George Peniston Tom Walley Laura Murphy Charlotte Kerbegian Ben Wolstenholme Adam Wynter
Flutes Juliette Bausor Principal Sue Thomas*
Offstage Trumpets Niall Keatley Tony Cross William O’Sullivan Paul Bosworth
Chair supported by Caroline, Jamie & Zander Sharp
Stewart McIlwham*
Trombones Mark Templeton* Principal
Piccolo Stewart McIlwham* Principal
Chair supported by William & Alex de Winton
Andrew Connington
Oboes Ian Hardwick* Principal Alice Munday
Bass Trombone Lyndon Meredith Principal
Clarinets Benjamin Mellefont Principal
Tuba Lee Tsarmaklis* Principal
Chair supported by Friends of the Orchestra
Timpani Simon Carrington* Principal
Thomas Watmough
Chair supported by Victoria Robey OBE
Chair supported by Roger Greenwood
Henry Baldwin
Bassoons Jonathan Davies Principal Chair supported by Sir Simon Robey
Gareth Newman Simon Estell* Angharad Thomas Horns John Ryan* Principal Martin Hobbs Mark Vines Co-Principal Gareth Mollison James Pillai Trumpets Paul Beniston* Principal Chair supported by Donors to the 2019 Gala Player Appeal
Anne McAneney* Chair supported by Geoff & Meg Mann
David Hilton Catherine Knight
Percussion Andrew Barclay* Principal Chair supported by Andrew Davenport
* Holds a professorial appointment in London Meet our members: lpo.org.uk/players
The London Philharmonic Orchestra also acknowledges the following chair supporter whose player is not present at this concert: Dr Barry Grimaldi
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The performance was as good as could be … the LPO was beautifully poised and utterly perfect. Alan Sanders, Seen and Heard International (LPO at Royal Festival Hall, 6 October 2018: Beethoven and Stravinsky)
One of the finest orchestras on the international stage, the London Philharmonic Orchestra balances a long and distinguished history with its reputation as one of the UK’s most forward-looking ensembles. As well as its concert performances, the Orchestra also records film soundtracks, releases CDs and downloads on its own label, and reaches thousands of people every year through activities for families, schools and local communities. The Orchestra was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932, and has since been headed by many great conductors including Sir Adrian Boult, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, Klaus Tennstedt and Kurt Masur. In 2017 Vladimir Jurowski celebrated his tenth anniversary as the Orchestra’s Principal Conductor. Edward Gardner is currently Principal Conductor Designate, and will take up the position when Jurowski’s tenure concludes in September 2021. 4 | London Philharmonic Orchestra
The Orchestra is resident at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, where it gives around 40 concerts each season. Throughout the rest of 2019 we celebrate the music of Britain in our festival Isle of Noises, exploring music from and inspired by the British Isles, from Purcell to the present day. 2020 will see a new series entitled 2020 Vision, which features some of the most exciting works written since 2000, each combined in concert with pieces composed exactly 100 and 200 years earlier. The London Philharmonic Orchestra enjoys flourishing residencies in Brighton, Eastbourne and Saffron Walden, and performs regularly around the UK. Every summer, the Orchestra takes up its annual residency at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, where it has been Resident Symphony Orchestra for over 50 years. The Orchestra also tours internationally, performing to sellout audiences worldwide.
Pieter Schoeman leader
In summer 2012 the London Philharmonic Orchestra performed as part of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames, and was also chosen to record all the world’s national anthems for the London 2012 Olympics. In 2013 it was the winner of the RPS Music Award for Ensemble. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is committed to inspiring the next generation of musicians. We recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of our Education and Community department, whose work over three decades has introduced so many people of all ages to orchestral music and created opportunities for people of all backgrounds to fulfil their creative potential. Our dynamic and wide-ranging programme provides first musical experiences for children and families; offers creative projects and professional development opportunities for schools and teachers; inspires talented teenage instrumentalists to progress their skills; and develops the next generation of professional musicians. The Orchestra’s work at the forefront of digital technology has enabled it to reach millions of people worldwide: all its recordings are available to download and stream and, as well as a YouTube channel and podcast series, the Orchestra has a lively presence on social media. lpo.org.uk facebook.com/londonphilharmonicorchestra twitter.com/LPOrchestra youtube.com/londonphilharmonicorchestra instagram.com/londonphilharmonicorchestra
Pieter Schoeman was appointed Leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008, having previously been Co-Leader since 2002. © Benjamin Ealovega
The London Philharmonic Orchestra has recorded many blockbuster film scores, from The Lord of the Rings trilogy to Lawrence of Arabia, East is East, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Thor: The Dark World. It also broadcasts regularly on television and radio, and in 2005 established its own record label. There are now over 100 releases available on CD and to download. Recent additions include Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5 under the late Kurt Masur, and a film music disc under Dirk Brossé.
Born in South Africa, Pieter made his solo debut aged 10 with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra. Five years later he won the World Youth Concerto Competition in Michigan. Aged 17, he moved to the US to further his studies in Los Angeles and Dallas. In 1991 his talent was spotted by Pinchas Zukerman who, after several consultations, recommended that he move to New York to study with Sylvia Rosenberg. Pieter has performed worldwide as a soloist and recitalist in such famous halls as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Moscow’s Rachmaninov Hall, Capella Hall in St Petersburg, Staatsbibliothek in Berlin, Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. As a chamber musician he regularly appears at London’s prestigious Wigmore Hall. At the invitation of Yannick Nézet-Séguin he has been part of the ‘Yannick and Friends’ chamber group, performing at festivals in Dortmund and Rheingau. Pieter has performed several times as a soloist with the LPO, and his live recording of Britten’s Double Concerto with Alexander Zemtsov was released on the Orchestra’s own label to great critical acclaim. He has also recorded numerous violin solos for film and television, and led the LPO in its soundtrack recordings for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 1995 Pieter became Co-Leader of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice. Since then he has appeared frequently as Guest Leader with the Barcelona, Bordeaux, Lyon, Baltimore and BBC symphony orchestras, and the Rotterdam and BBC Philharmonic orchestras. In April 2016 he was Guest Leader with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for Kurt Masur’s memorial concert. He is a Professor of Violin at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Pieter’s chair in the London Philharmonic Orchestra is supported by Neil Westreich.
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Edward Gardner LPO Principal Conductor Designate
Gardner was a well-matched accompanist here, creating with the LPO a magic carpet of sound that transported the listener into more exotic territory.
© Benjamin Ealovega
Bachtrack, April 2019 (Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Ravel at Royal Festival Hall)
Edward Gardner was announced as the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor Designate in July 2019. He will become Principal Conductor from September 2021, succeeding Vladimir Jurowski. Edward first conducted the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2003 and has since returned for concerts at Royal Festival Hall, Snape Maltings and Glyndebourne. Earlier this year he conducted the Orchestra both in London and on tour to New York. His initial five-year contract as Principal Conductor will see him working with the Orchestra for at least 10 weeks per season from 2021/22, including our London concerts at Royal Festival Hall, on international tours, and on our many Education & Community programmes. Chief Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Norway since 2015, Edward Gardner has led the orchestra on multiple international tours, including performances in Berlin, Munich and Amsterdam, and at the BBC Proms and Edinburgh International Festival. In demand as a guest conductor, recent seasons have included performances with the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Vienna Symphony, and his debut at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden with Janáček’s Katya Kabanova. He returned to the ROH last month for Massenet’s Werther. Edward also enjoys longstanding collaborations with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, where he was Principal Guest Conductor from 2010–16, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, whom he has conducted at both the First and Last Nights of the BBC Proms.
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Music Director of English National Opera for ten years (2006–15), Edward Gardner also has an ongoing relationship with New York’s Metropolitan Opera, where he has conducted productions of Carmen, Don Giovanni, Der Rosenkavalier and Werther. Elsewhere, he has conducted at La Scala, Chicago Lyric Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and Opéra National de Paris; while opera-in-concert continues to be a part of his work with the Bergen Philharmonic, including an acclaimed Peter Grimes at the Bergen and Edinburgh International Festivals. A passionate supporter of young talent, Edward founded the Hallé Youth Orchestra in 2002 and regularly conducts the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. He has a close relationship with The Juilliard School of Music and with the Royal Academy of Music, who appointed him their inaugural Sir Charles Mackerras Conducting Chair in 2014. An exclusive Chandos recording artist, Edward’s award-winning discography includes music by Grieg, Bartók, Sibelius, Janáček, Elgar, Mendelssohn, Walton, Lutosławski, Britten, Berio and Schoenberg. Born in Gloucester in 1974, Edward was educated at Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music. He went on to become Assistant Conductor of The Hallé and Music Director of Glyndebourne Touring Opera. His many accolades include being named Royal Philharmonic Society Award Conductor of the Year (2008), an Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera (2009) and receiving an OBE for Services to Music in the Queen’s Birthday Honours (2012).
Meet our new Principal Conductor Designate, Edward Gardner
I’m thrilled to have been appointed Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra: the very orchestra that gave me my first truly inspirational symphonic experiences, when as a student in the early 1980s I heard it playing Mahler under Klaus Tennstedt. I worked with the Orchestra early in my career and I was quite overwhelmed by the brilliance and virtuosity of the musicians. From my first encounter with the players there was a level of trust between us that’s very rare. Their commitment, virtuosity and intensity, evident from the first rehearsal through to performance, is breathtaking.
© Benjamin Ealovega
Returning to the Orchestra recently, I’ve felt a sense of pleasure and privilege working with this inspiring group of musicians, and relished the passion and hunger the LPO brings to performance. I’ve loved our music-making so far and I’m looking forward to our collaboration with huge anticipation and excitement. We have great plans: wonderful choral music, new works, more traditional programmes – the whole range. I can’t wait to start!
MORE CONCERTS WITH EDWARD GARDNER THIS SEASON Saturday 28 March 2020 | 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
Saturday 25 April 2020 | 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
Sibelius Symphony No. 3 Dutilleux Le temps l’horloge Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra* Janáček Glagolitic Mass
Edward Gardner conductor Sally Matthews soprano
Edward Gardner conductor Sara Jakubiak soprano Madeleine Shaw mezzo-soprano Stuart Skelton tenor James Creswell bass London Philharmonic Choir
BOOK NOW AT LPO.ORG.UK OR CALL 020 7840 4242 Sally Matthews
* Generously supported by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute through the Polska Music Programme.
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Ekaterina Gubanova
soprano
mezzo-soprano
South African soprano Elza van den Heever has made a name for herself in the international opera world with her intense role portrayals. Later this autumn she makes her role debut as Julia in Spontini’s La Vestale at the Theater an der Wien under Bertrand de Billy. The following months are characterised by a close collaboration with Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with whom she will sing Marie in Wozzeck at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Kaiserin in Die Frau ohne Schatten with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, and Four Last Songs at Carnegie Hall. She will also sing Kaiserin in a new production at the Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam under the direction of Katie Mitchell, and will conclude the season as Elsa in Lohengrin at Opernhaus Zürich. As well as her operatic engagements Elza will continue to nurture her concert repertoire, with performances including Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with Kirill Petrenko in Munich. With the Orchestre de Paris she will sing Leonore (Fidelio) under the baton of Simone Young.
Ekaterina Gubanova is one of the most renowned mezzosopranos of our time. Born in Moscow, she first studied piano before training as an opera singer at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire, at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, and as a member of the Young Artists Programme at London’s Royal Opera House.
Elza van den Heever is celebrated for her outstanding performances in Vienna, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Zurich, Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Bordeaux. Her extensive repertoire ranges from Mozart (Vitellia, Elettra, Donna Anna) and the bel canto repertoire (Norma, Anna Bolena, Maria Stuarda) to Verdi (Elisabetta, Desdemona, Elvira/Ernani, Leonora/Il trovatore), Wagner (Elsa, Senta) and to the 20th century with Strauss (Kaiserin, Chrysothemis), Berg (Marie/Wozzeck) and Britten (Ellen Orford). Elza van den Heever was a member of the ensemble of Oper Frankfurt from 2008–13, where she was able to establish her wide-ranging repertoire. She gave her European debut there with Giorgetta in Puccini’s Il trittico, and has since been one of the most soughtafter sopranos of her generation. Elza’s discography includes a CD recording of her interpretation of Giorgetta under Bertrand de Billy on the Capriccio label, and a DVD recording of her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, as Elisabetta in Maria Stuarda. 8 | London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Elza van den Heever
In 2005 Ekaterina sang the role of Brangäne in Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at the Opera national de Paris to great critical acclaim. Following this overwhelming success she has performed all the great Verdian and Wagnerian mezzo-soprano roles on the world’s most prestigious stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, New York; La Scala, Milan; The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; the state operas of Berlin, Munich and Vienna; the Opéra national de Paris; and the Teatro Real Madrid. She appears regularly at renowned opera festivals including the Chorégies d’Orange, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, and Baden-Baden, Salzburg and Bayreuth. As well as Brangäne, her repertoire includes roles such as Fricka, Venus, Eboli, Amneris, Marguerite (La Damnation de Faust), Jocasta (Oedipus Rex) and Judith (Bluebeard’s Castle). Ekaterina has collaborated with conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Valery Gergiev, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Mark Elder, Daniele Gatti, James Levine and Gustavo Dudamel. Tonight’s concert is Ekaterina Gubanova’s debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Other highlights on the concert stage have included Verdi’s Requiem in Florence, Naples, St Petersburg and at La Scala, Milan; Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde in Paris, Moscow, Seoul and Dublin; and Mahler’s Des knaben Wunderhorn in Rotterdam, Sydney and at the BBC Proms. With international orchestras she has also performed Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3.
Gábor Bretz
tenor
bass-baritone
Arsen Soghomonyan made his tenor debut in March 2017 as Cavaradossi in Tosca to great acclaim at the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Opera Theatre in Moscow, followed by performances as Canio in Pagliacci at the famous Teatro Degollado in Mexico. Prior to his debut as a tenor he was the leading baritone of the Stanislavsky Theatre. He has also appeared as a Guest Artist at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
Since graduating from the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, Gábor Bretz’s regular performances at the Hungarian State Opera have included the title roles in Mefistofele and The Marriage of Figaro; Leporello and the title role in Don Giovanni; Banquo in Macbeth; Colline in La bohème; Escamillo in Carmen; Gurnemanz in Parsifal; Zaccaria in Nabucco; Orestes in Elektra; Marcel in Les Huguenots; Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra; and Pogner in Die Meistersinger and Landgraf in Tannhauser under Adam Fischer at the Wagner Festival in Budapest.
The 2018/19 season saw Arsen Soghomonyan’s debuts at many of Europe’s most important theatres. He appeared in the title role of Otello with the Berlin Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta; as Canio in Pagliacci at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples; and as Roberto in Le Villi with Opera Rara and the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Mark Elder at Royal Festival Hall. In the 2019/20 season he makes his USA debut at the Seattle Opera as Canio in Pagliacci, and his role and house debuts as Calaf in Turandot at the Rome Opera. Born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1983, Arsen Soghomonyan graduated from the Barkhudaryan Music School. From 2000–06 he studied at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan, during which time he made his baritone debut as Fiorello in The Barber of Seville with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra and Eduard Topchjan. He was subsequently invited to join the Armenian National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, where he sang many of the leading baritone roles. In 2006 Arsen was awarded the State Prize of Armenia by the President of the Republic of Armenia. He also won First Prize at the Pavel Lisitsian International Competition in Vladikavkaz, where he received the Special Prize from the Lisitsian family and had the honour of participating in a masterclass with Pavel Lisitsian himself. He has also won prizes at the Romansiada International Competition in Moscow, the International Stanisław Moniuszko Vocal Competition in Warsaw, and the UNISA International Singing Competition in South Africa.
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Arsen Soghomonyan
Other notable appearances include Ferrando in Il trovatore at the Royal Opera House; Escamillo in Carmen at the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Royal Opera House, the Metropolitan Opera, New York, the New National Theatre in Tokyo and the Hamburg State Opera; Colline in La bohème at the Royal Opera House; and numerous performances in the title role of Bluebeard’s Castle with the Berlin Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Bayerische Rundfunk Orchestra, Oregon Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. Gábor Bretz also sings regularly in concert: his repertoire includes the oratorios of Bach and Haydn; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9; Mahler’s Symphony No. 8; Tippett’s A Child of Our Time; Berlioz’s L’enfance du Christ; and Handel’s Messiah, which he has sung under Sylvain Cambreling, Carlo Montanaro and Helmuth Rilling. Tonight’s concert is Gábor Bretz’s debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Other highlights this season include Beethoven’s Mass in C with the Staatskapelle Dresden, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 at the KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hannover, Bluebeard’s Castle with the Brussels Philharmonic under Peter Eötvös, and an international tour with the London Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle. On the opera stage he will sing the four Villains in Les Contes d’Hoffmann at La Monnaie in Brussels, as well as Don Pizarro in Fidelio at the Theater an der Wien. At the Hungarian State Opera he will sing Alvise in La Gioconda and Gurnemanz in a new production of Parsifal. London Philharmonic Orchestra | 9
London Philharmonic Choir Patron HRH Princess Alexandra | President Sir Mark Elder Artistic Director Neville Creed | Accompanist Jonathan Beatty | Chairman Tessa Bartley
Founded in 1947 as the chorus for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Choir is widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest choirs. For the last seven decades the Choir has performed under leading conductors, consistently meeting with critical acclaim and recording regularly for television and radio. Enjoying a close relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Choir frequently joins it for concerts in the UK and abroad. Highlights in recent years have included Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Choir’s President, Sir Mark Elder; Haydn’s The Creation with Sir Roger Norrington; and Tallis’s Spem in alium and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 under Vladimir Jurowski. The Choir also appears annually at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, and performances have included the UK premieres of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s A Relic of Memory and Goldie’s Sine Tempore. A well-travelled choir, it has visited numerous European countries and performed in Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Australia. The Choir has appeared twice at the Touquet International Music Masters Festival and was delighted to travel to the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, in December 2017 to perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The Choir prides itself on achieving first-class performances from its members, who are volunteers from all walks of life. This year the Choir is proud to be supporting homeless charity Crisis by leading a choral force behind the fight to end homelessness. The Choir is encouraging choruses around the UK to programme Paul Fincham’s Ring the Bells in their Christmas concerts and services, with all composer royalties being donated to Crisis. For more information visit lpc.org.uk/ringthebells Join us: lpc.org.uk facebook.com/LondonPhilharmonicChoir twitter.com/lpchoir youtube.com/lpchoir instagram.com/lpchoir Supported by
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Sopranos Annette Argent Chris Banks Tessa Bartley Hilary Bates Agnes Bialecki Vicki Brammall Jo Bryant Laura Buntine Lisa Burmeister Carole Cameron Charlotte Cantrell Olivia Carter Sze Ying Chan Helen Clough Jenni Cresswell Sarah Davies Antonia Davison Victoria Denard Aimee Desmond Lucy Doig Kathryn Flood Rachel Gibbon Sofia GonzalesMorales Lydia Grant Anna Greco Rosie Grigalis Catherine Harding Sally Harrison Plyphon Jones Barbara Kilpatrick Joy Lee Ilona Lynch Joanna Markbreiter Amanda May Harriet Murray Mariana Nina Kathryn O’Leary Linda Park Alexandra Poncia Tanja Ravljen Stephanie Rawlins Danielle ReeceGreenhalgh Courtney Reed Emma Secher Katie Stuffelbeam Susan Thomas Lena Touqan Jo Webster Charlotte Wielgut Rochelle Williams Charlotte Yates
Altos Deirdre Ashton Phye Bell Andrei Caracoti Noel Chow Liz Cole Sara De La Serna Pat Dixon Miranda Fern Sarah Finkemeyer Henrietta Fisher Regina Frank Kathryn Gilfoy Jane Goddard Bethea HansonJones Katie Hickson Cailin Howarth Judy Jones Andrea Lane Ethel Livermore Lisa MacDonald Laetitia Malan Michelle Marple Nicola Mooney Caroline Morris Sophie Morrison Anna Mulroney Rachel Murray Nathalie Poignant Anna Read Sheila Rowland Jenny Ryall Karine Sá Ferreira Carolyn Saunders Rima Sereikiene Lily Smith Elizabeth Steele Annette Strzedulla Eleni Thwaites Catherine Travers Susi Underwood Jenny Watson Emma Windle
Tenors Geir Andreassen Tim Appleby Christopher Beynon James Clarke Gary Cupido Fred Fisher Robert Geary Alan Glover Peter Goves Josh Haley Iain Handyside David Hoare Stephen Hodges James Hopper Patrick Hughes Tony Masters Sergiu Plotnic Grigore Riciu Claudio Tonini Martin Yates Basses John Bandy Peter Blamire Alex Britton Julian CasselsBrown Phillip Dangerfield Marcus Daniels Tom Fayle Paul Fincham Christopher Fitzgerald Ian Frost Christopher Gadd Paul Gittens Nicholas HennellFoley Joseph Hewson Mark Hillier Stephen Hines Rylan Holey Nathan HudsonPeacock John Luff Christopher Mackay John G Morris John D Morris Will Parsons Johannes Pieters John Salmon Edwin Smith Philip Tait Alex Thomas Geoff Walker Trevor Watson John Wood
Programme notes
Giuseppe Verdi
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Requiem Simon Trpčeski piano soprano Elza van den Heever Ekaterina Gubanova mezzo-soprano 1 Allegro ma non tanto Arsen Soghomonyan tenor 2 Intermezzo: Adagio – Gábor Bretz bass-baritone 3 Finale:Philharmonic Alla breve Choir London
1813–1901
Requiem and Kyrie Dies irae Offertorio Sanctus Agnus Dei Lux aeterna Libera me
I have never seen Verdi work with so much love on a work and lavish such care upon it. Clara Maffei, long-time friend of the composer (translated in David Rosen’s Cambridge Music Handbook on the Verdi Requiem)
The text and translation begin on page 13. It was the deaths of two great Italians that prompted the composition of Verdi’s Requiem, or Latin Mass for the dead. The first was that of Gioachino Rossini, in 1868. Verdi proposed that his operatic predecessor should be commemorated in a composite Requiem, written by several of Italy’s leading composers; he himself contributed the final ‘Libera me’. The work was ready in time for performance on the first anniversary of Rossini’s death; but it fell victim to Italian musical politics, and remained unheard. Only in recent years has it been dug out of the archives, performed and recorded. Then in 1873 came the death of the dramatist, poet and novelist Alessandro Manzoni – a focus of national pride, and a man whom Verdi admired greatly. For the first anniversary of Manzoni’s death, Verdi rewrote his earlier fragment and expanded it into a complete Requiem – helped by the fact that the text of the ‘Libera me’ includes references back to passages earlier in the Requiem Mass, so that he had ready-made musical ideas for some sections. The ‘Manzoni Requiem’ was first performed in Milan in May 1874, with great success, and soon became popular throughout Europe. For some years, it looked like remaining Verdi’s last major work: only in 1879 did he begin planning Otello, which,
together with Falstaff, occupied him until he was well into his seventies. Verdi was first and foremost an operatic composer, and the notion that there is an operatic quality to the Requiem can be traced back even before the first performance. In a preview in a German magazine, the pianist and conductor Hans von Bülow described the work as Verdi’s ‘latest opera, albeit in church vestments’. In one sense, of course, this idea is nonsense. The Requiem has virtually no characterisation, and certainly no dialogue. The balance and proportions of the different numbers – in particular the continuity of the massive ‘Dies irae’ – are very different from those of Verdi’s operas. And the chorus plays a much more important part in the Requiem than it does in any of the operas – principally because its members are not constrained by the need to memorise all their music, as for a stage performance. At the same time, Verdi’s musical language in the Requiem is not very different from that of his operas. Certainly, there are two big set-piece choral fugues that have no operatic equivalent: the ‘Sanctus’ (for double choir) and the one in the ‘Libera me’. But in other parts
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of the work, where tradition required fugal treatment, Verdi provided only much shorter choral statements; and the solo ‘Liber scriptus’ was written after the first performances to replace another fugue – by all accounts rather a dull one. And, like the operas, the Requiem boasts strikingly dramatic turns of harmony, a wide variety of instrumental colours, a range of textures from unsupported vocal lines to full chorus and orchestra, and above all an abundance of expressive melody. As if to confirm the kinship, it is now known that one section of the Requiem, the ‘Lacrimosa’, was adapted by Verdi from a scene dropped from the original 1867 Paris version of Don Carlos before its first performance. In any case, the fact that Verdi’s Requiem has an operatic quality is hardly surprising, because his whole approach to the subject was essentially a dramatic one. He was himself an agnostic, with little respect for the Catholic church. But he was clearly thrilled by the dramatic possibilities of the Requiem text – above all by the ‘Dies irae’, that vast fresco of the day of judgement, with the
last trumpet sounding all around, in the orchestra and offstage, and a crowd of penitents surrounding the judgment seat. And the final ‘Libera me’ is not only a prayer for the dead, but also an anguished personal plea for salvation. Programme notes © Anthony Burton
Recommended recordings by Laurie Watt Verdi: Requiem London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Jesús López Cobos | Margaret Price et al (LPO Label LPO-0048; see below) or Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra & Vienna State Opera Chorus | Georg Solti Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti et al (Decca)
Verdi’s Requiem on the LPO CD Label Verdi Requiem Jesús López Cobos conductor Margaret Price soprano Livia Budai mezzo-soprano Giuseppe Giacomini tenor Robert Lloyd bass London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir £10.99 (2 audio CDs) | LPO-0048 Recorded live by BBC Radio 3 at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, 24 April 1983.
‘With ravishing orchestral playing and fine singing from the London Philharmonic Choir, this is a performance not to be missed.’ Classic FM Also available from lpo.org.uk/recordings, the LPO Ticket Office (020 7840 4242) and all good CD outlets. Download or stream via Spotify, Apple Music, Idagio and others.
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Verdi: Requiem text
Requiem and Kyrie Quartet and chorus Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine et lux perpetua luceat eis. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion, et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. Exaudi orationem meam, ad te omnis caro veniet. Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison.
Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. A hymn becometh Thee, O God, in Sion, and a vow shall be paid to Thee in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer, to Thee all flesh shall come. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Dies irae Chorus Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste David cum Sibylla.
Day of wrath, that day Shall dissolve the world in ashes As David and the Sibyl testify.
Quantus tremor est futurus Quando judex est venturus Cuncta stricte discussurus.
How much trembling there will be When the Judge has come To weigh all things strictly.
Tuba mirum spargens sonum Per sepulchra regionum Coget omnes ante thronum.
The trumpet scattering its wondrous sound Through the graves of every land Will drive all before the throne.
Solo bass Mors stupebit et natura Cum resurget creatura Judicanti responsura.
Death and nature will be astounded When creation rises again To answer the Judge.
Solo mezzo-soprano Liber scriptus proferetur In quo totum continetur Unde mundus judicetur.
A book of writings shall be brought Containing everything For which the world will be judged.
Judex ergo cum sedebit, Quidquid latet apparebit, Nil inultum remanebit.
Therefore when the Judge sits, Whatever is hidden will appear, Nothing will go unavenged.
Chorus Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste David cum Sibylla.
Day of wrath, that day Shall dissolve the world in ashes As David and the Sibyl testify.
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Soprano, mezzo-soprano and tenor Quid sum miser tunc dicturus, Quem patronum rogaturus Cum vix justus sit securus?
What shall I, wretch that I am, say then, Whose patronage shall I ask When the righteous are hardly safe?
Quartet and chorus Rex tremendae majestatis, Qui salvandos salvas gratis, Salva me, fons pietatis.
King of dread majesty, Who freely savest the redeemed, Save me, fount of pity.
Soprano and mezzo-soprano Recordare, Jesu pie, Quod sum causa tuae viae, Ne me perdas illa die.
Remember, merciful Jesus, That I am the cause of Thy journey, Let me not be lost on that day.
Quaerens me, sedisti lassus, Redemisti crucem passus; Tantus labor non sit cassus.
Seeking me, Thou didst weary Thyself, To redeem me didst suffer on the cross; Let not such travail be in vain.
Juste judex ultionis, Donum fac remissionis Ante diem rationis.
Just Judge of vengeance, Grant me the gift of remission Before the day of reckoning.
Solo tenor Ingemisco tamquam reus, Culpa rubet vultus meus, Supplicanti parce, Deus.
I groan as one guilty, My countenance blushes with guilt, Spare the suppliant, O God.
Qui Mariam absolvisti Et latronem exaudisti Mihi quoque spem dedisti.
Thou who didst absolve Mary And listen to the robber Hast given me hope also.
Preces meae non sunt dignae, Sed tu, bonus fac benigne, Ne perenni cremer igne.
My prayers are unworthy, But Thou, good Lord, have mercy, Lest I burn in everlasting fire.
Inter oves locum praesta, Et ab haedis me sequestra, Statuens in parte dextra.
Allow me a place among the sheep, And from the goats divide me, Setting me upon Thy right hand.
Solo bass Confutatis maledictis Flammis acribus addictis, Voca me cum benedictis.
When the wicked are confounded And consigned to the bitter flames, Call me with the blessed.
Oro supplex et acclinis, Cor contritum quasi cinis, Gere curam mei finis.
I pray, a kneeling suppliant, My heart contrite as ashes, Take into Thy care my end.
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Chorus Dies irae, dies illa Solvet saeclum in favilla Teste David sum Sibylla.
Day of wrath, that day Shall dissolve the world in ashes As David and the Sibyl testify.
Quartet and chorus Lacrimosa dies illa Qua resurget ex favilla Judicandus homo reus. Huic ergo parce, Deus. Pie Jesu Domine, Dona eis requiem. Amen.
Sorrowful that day When rising from the ashes Sinful man goes to be judged. Therefore spare him, O God. Merciful Lord Jesus, Grant them rest. Amen.
Offertorio Quartet Domine Jesu Christe, Rex gloriae, libera animas omnium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni et de profundo lacu. Libera eas de ore leonis, ne absorbeat eas tartarus, ne cadant in obscurum. Sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam; Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus.
Lord Jesus Christ, King of glory, deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell and from the deep pit. Deliver them from the lion’s mouth, that hell may not swallow them, and they may not fall into darkness. But let the holy standard-bearer Michael bring them into the holy light; Which Thou didst promise of old to Abraham and his seed.
Hostias et preces tibi, Domine, laudis offerimus. Tu suscipe pro animabus illis quarum hodie memoriam facimus. Fac eas, Domine, de morte transire ad vitam. Quam olim Abrahae promisisti et semini ejus. Libera animas omium fidelium defunctorum de poenis inferni, Fac eas de morte transire ad vitam.
We offer Thee, Lord, sacrifice of prayers and praise. Receive them for those souls whom this day we commemorate. Make them, Lord, to pass from death to life. Which Thou didst promise of old to Abraham and his seed. Deliver the souls of all the faithful departed from the pains of hell, Make them to pass from death to life.
Sanctus Double chorus Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua. Hosanna in excelsis. Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini. Hosanna in excelsis.
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Agnus Dei Soprano, mezzo-soprano and chorus Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona eis requiem sempiternam.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, grant them eternal rest.
Lux aeterna Mezzo-soprano, tenor and bass Lux aeterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in aeternum, quia pius es. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Let eternal light shine upon them, Lord, with Thy saints for ever, for Thou art merciful. Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Libera me Soprano and chorus Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra, dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem. Tremens factus sum ego et timeo dum discussio venerit atque ventura ira, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra.
Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death on that dreadful day, when the heavens and earth shall be moved, and Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. I am seized with trembling and fear when I reflect on the trial and wrath to come, when the heavens and earth shall be moved.
Dies irae, dies illa calamitatis et miseriae, dies magna et amara valde. Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda. Libera me, quando coeli movendi sunt et terra, dum veneris judicare saeculum per ignem. Libera me, Domine, de morte aeterna in die illa tremenda. Libera me.
Day of wrath, that day of calamity and misery, a great and exceeding bitter day. Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death on that dreadful day. Deliver me, when the heavens and earth shall be moved, and Thou shalt come to judge the world by fire. Deliver me, Lord, from eternal death on that dreadful day. Deliver me. Translation Š Eric Mason
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Sound Futures donors
We are grateful to the following donors for their generous contributions to our Sound Futures campaign. Thanks to their support, we successfully raised £1 million by 30 April 2015 which has now been matched pound for pound by Arts Council England through a Catalyst Endowment grant. This has enabled us to create a £2 million endowment fund supporting special artistic projects, creative programming and education work with key venue partners including our Southbank Centre home. Supporters listed below donated £500 or over. For a full list of those who have given to this campaign please visit lpo.org.uk/soundfutures. Masur Circle Arts Council England Dunard Fund Victoria Robey OBE Emmanuel & Barrie Roman The Underwood Trust
The Rothschild Foundation Tom & Phillis Sharpe The Viney Family
Haitink Patrons Mark & Elizabeth Adams Dr Christopher Aldren Mrs Pauline Baumgartner Welser-Möst Circle Lady Jane Berrill William & Alex de Winton Mr Frederick Brittenden John Ireland Charitable Trust David & Yi Yao Buckley The Tsukanov Family Foundation Mr Clive Butler Neil Westreich Gill & Garf Collins Tennstedt Circle Mr John H Cook Valentina & Dmitry Aksenov Mr Alistair Corbett Richard Buxton Bruno De Kegel The Candide Trust Georgy Djaparidze Michael & Elena Kroupeev David Ellen Kirby Laing Foundation Christopher Fraser OBE & Lisa Fraser Mr & Mrs Makharinsky David & Victoria Graham Fuller Alexey & Anastasia Reznikovich Goldman Sachs International Sir Simon Robey Mr Gavin Graham Bianca & Stuart Roden Moya Greene Simon & Vero Turner Mrs Dorothy Hambleton The late Mr K Twyman Tony & Susie Hayes Malcolm Herring Solti Patrons Catherine Høgel & Ben Mardle Ageas Mrs Philip Kan John & Manon Antoniazzi Rehmet Kassim-Lakha de Morixe Gabor Beyer, through BTO Rose & Dudley Leigh Management Consulting AG Lady Roslyn Marion Lyons Jon Claydon Miss Jeanette Martin Mrs Mina Goodman & Miss Duncan Matthews QC Suzanne Goodman Diana & Allan Morgenthau Roddy & April Gow Charitable Trust The Jeniffer & Jonathan Harris Dr Karen Morton Charitable Trust Mr Roger Phillimore Mr James R.D. Korner Ruth Rattenbury Christoph Ladanyi & Dr Sophia The Reed Foundation Ladanyi-Czernin The Rind Foundation Robert Markwick & Kasia Robinski The Maurice Marks Charitable Trust Sir Bernard Rix David Ross & Line Forestier (Canada) Mr Paris Natar
Carolina & Martin Schwab Dr Brian Smith Lady Valerie Solti Mr & Mrs G Stein Dr Peter Stephenson Miss Anne Stoddart TFS Loans Limited Marina Vaizey Jenny Watson Guy & Utti Whittaker Pritchard Donors Ralph & Elizabeth Aldwinckle Mrs Arlene Beare Mr Patrick & Mrs Joan Benner Mr Conrad Blakey Dr Anthony Buckland Paul Collins Alastair Crawford Mr Derek B. Gray Mr Roger Greenwood The HA.SH Foundation Darren & Jennifer Holmes Honeymead Arts Trust Mr Geoffrey Kirkham Drs Frank & Gek Lim Peter Mace Mr & Mrs David Malpas Dr David McGibney Michael & Patricia McLaren-Turner Mr & Mrs Andrew Neill Mr Christopher Querée The Rosalyn & Nicholas Springer Charitable Trust Timothy Walker AM Christopher Williams Peter Wilson Smith Mr Anthony Yolland and all other donors who wish to remain anonymous
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Thank you
We are extremely grateful to all donors who have given generously to the LPO over the past year. Your generosity helps maintain the breadth and depth of the LPO’s activities, as well as supporting the Orchestra both on and off the concert platform.
Artistic Director’s Circle An anonymous donor Sir Simon & Lady Robey OBE Orchestra Circle The Candide Trust Mr & Mrs Philip Kan Neil Westreich Principal Associates Richard Buxton In memory of Brenda Lyndoe Casbon In memory of Ann Marguerite Collins Associates Steven M. Berzin Kay Bryan William & Alex de Winton Mrs Irina Gofman Countess Dominique Loredan Mr & Mrs Makharinsky George Ramishvili Stuart & Bianca Roden In memory of Hazel Amy Smith Gold Patrons An anonymous donor David & Yi Buckley In memory of Allner Mavis Channing The Chiltern Friends of the LPO Gill & Garf Collins Andrew Davenport Sonja Drexler Mrs Gillian Fane Marie-Laure Favre-Gilly de Varennes de Beuill Hamish & Sophie Forsyth Virginia Gabbertas MBE Mr Roger Greenwood The Jeniffer and Jonathan Harris Charitable Trust Geoff & Meg Mann Julian & Gill Simmonds Eric Tomsett The Viney Family Laurence Watt
Silver Patrons Ms Terri Borain Andrea d’Avack Georgy Djaparidze Ulrike & Benno Engelmann Peter & Fiona Espenhahn Rehmet Kassim-Lakha de Morixe John & Angela Kessler Jamie & Julia Korner The Metherell Family Denis & Yulia Nagy Mikhail Noskov & Vasilina Bindley Tom & Phillis Sharpe Andrew & Rosemary Tusa Guy & Utti Whittaker Grenville & Krysia Williams Bronze Patrons Anonymous donors Michael Allen Mr Mark Astaire Margot Astrachan Mr Geoffrey Bateman Mrs A Beare Dr Anthony Buckland Mr Alan C Butler Desmond & Ruth Cecil The Earl & Countess of Chichester Mr Michael Cole-Fontayn Mr John H Cook Howard & Veronika Covington Mrs Maria Danilova Guy Davies Bruno De Kegel Cameron & Kathryn Doley Jill Dyal David Ellen Ignor & Lyuba Galkin Mr Daniel Goldstein David & Jane Gosman Mr Gavin Graham Lord & Lady Hall Mrs Dorothy Hambleton Wim & Jackie Hautekiet-Clare Eugene & Allison Hayes
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Will Gold Mr Peter Gray The Jackman Family Mr & Mrs Bon Jasperson Mr David MacFarlane Peter & Isabel Malkin Mr Frederic Marguerre Mr Mark Mishon Trevor Mulineaux Bill & Jane Nickerson Mr Stephen Olton Anju & Radhika Patel Mr David Peters Candace Procaccini Mr & Mrs Graham & Jean Pugh Mr David Russell Deb & Jay Shaw Ms Elizabeth Shaw Mr Kenneth Shaw Ms Natalie Spraggon & Mr David Thomson Mrs John E Stauffer Ronald & Davidde Strackbein Mr John Weekes Joanna Williams Hon. Benefactor Elliott Bernerd Hon. Life Members Alfonso Aijón Kenneth Goode Carol Colburn Grigor CBE Pehr G Gyllenhammar Robert Hill Mrs Jackie Rosenfeld OBE Laurence Watt
LPO International Board of Governors Natasha Tsukanova Chair Steven M. Berzin (USA) Kay Bryan (Australia) Marie-Laure Favre Gilly de Varennes de Bueil (France) Irina Gofman (Russia) Joyce Kan (China/Hong Kong) Countess Dominique Loredan (Italy) Olivia Ma (Greater China Area) Olga Makharinsky (Russia) George Ramishvili (Georgia) Victoria Robey OBE (USA) We are grateful to the Board of the American Friends of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, who assist with fundraising for our activities in the United States of America: Simon Freakley Chairman Alexandra Jupin William A. Kerr Kristina McPhee Natalie Pray Stephanie Yoshida Antony Phillipson Hon. Chairman Victoria Robey OBE Hon. Director Richard Gee, Esq Of Counsel Jenifer L. Keiser, CPA, EisnerAmper LLP Connecticut Gala Committee Bea Crumbine & Jill Dyal Co-Chairmen Rodica Brune Mandy DeFilippo Rachel Franco Nick Gutfreund Mary Hull Steve Magnuson Natalie Pray Victoria Robey OBE Lisa & Scot Weicker
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Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation The Fidelio Charitable Trust Foyle Foundation Lucille Graham Trust John Horniman’s Children’s Trust John Thaw Foundation The Idlewild Trust Kirby Laing Foundation The Lawson Trust The Leverhulme Trust Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation The London Community Foundation Lord & Lady Lurgan Trust Marsh Christian Trust Adam Mickiewicz Institute PRS For Music Foundation The Radcliffe Trust Rivers Foundation Romanian Cultural Institute RVW Trust The Sampimon Trust Schroder Charity Trust Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation The Steel Charitable Trust Spears-Stutz Charitable Trust The Thomas Deane Trust The Viney Family The Clarence Westbury Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust The William Alwyn Foundation and all others who wish to remain anonymous.
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Administration
Board of Directors Victoria Robey OBE Chairman Stewart McIlwham* President Gareth Newman* Vice-President Dr Catherine C. Høgel Vice-Chairman Henry Baldwin* Roger Barron David Buckley Bruno De Kegel Martin Höhmann* Al MacCuish Susanne Martens* Pei-Jee Ng* Andrew Tusa Timothy Walker AM Neil Westreich David Whitehouse* * Player-Director Advisory Council Martin Höhmann Chairman Rob Adediran Christopher Aldren Dr Manon Antoniazzi Richard Brass Helen Brocklebank Desmond Cecil CMG Sir Alan Collins KCVO CMG Andrew Davenport William de Winton Cameron Doley Edward Dolman Christopher Fraser OBE Lord Hall of Birkenhead CBE Jonathan Harris CBE FRICS Amanda Hill Rehmet Kassim-Lakha Jamie Korner Geoff Mann Clive Marks OBE FCA Stewart McIlwham Andrew Neill Jamie Njoku-Goodwin Nadya Powell Sir Bernard Rix Victoria Robey OBE Baroness Shackleton Thomas Sharpe QC Julian Simmonds Barry Smith Martin Southgate Andrew Swarbrick Sir John Tooley Chris Viney Timothy Walker AM Laurence Watt Elizabeth Winter
General Administration Timothy Walker AM Chief Executive and Artistic Director
Education and Community Isabella Kernot Education and Community Director
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Kirstin Peltonen Development Associate
Matthew Freeman Recordings Consultant Andrew Chenery Orchestra Personnel Manager Sarah Holmes Sarah Thomas Librarians Christopher Alderton Stage Manager Damian Davis Transport Manager Hannah Verkerk Orchestra Co-ordinator and Auditions Administrator Laura Kitson Assistant Transport & Stage Manager
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