London Philharmonic Orchestra 4 Mar 2018 Eastbourne concert programme by London Philharmonic Orchestra

b e m ov e d IN Eastbourne

2017/18 Season at Devonshire Park Theatre Concert programme

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor VLADIMIR JUROWSKI supported by the Tsukanov Family Foundation Principal Guest Conductor ANDRÉS OROZCO-ESTRADA Leader pieter schoeman supported by Neil Westreich Patron HRH THE DUKE OF KENT KG Chief Executive and Artistic Director TIMOTHY WALKER AM

Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne Sunday 4 March 2018 | 3.00pm

Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D major (29’) Interval (20’) Schubert String Quintet in C major, D956 (53’)

Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

The timings shown are not precise and are given only as a guide. CONCERT PRESENTED BY THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA IN ASSOCIATION WITH EASTBOURNE BOROUGH COUNCIL

Contents 2 Welcome Orchestra news 3 On stage today 4 About the Orchestra 5 New on the LPO Label 6 Programme notes 8 Next concert 9 LPO 2017/18 Annual Appeal 10 Supporters 12 LPO administration

Welcome

Orchestra news

Welcome to the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne

Glyndebourne 2018 – booking opens today

Artistic Director Chris Jordan General Manager Gavin Davis Welcome to this afternoon’s performance by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Please sit back and enjoy the concert and your visit here. As a courtesy to others, please ensure mobile phones and watch alarms are switched off during the performance. Thank you. We are excited to welcome the London Philharmonic Orchestra back to our atmospheric Victorian playhouse, the Devonshire Park Theatre, for another season of afternoon chamber concerts. The historic surroundings and delightful acoustics provide a wonderful backdrop for these much-loved concerts. We’ve worked closely with the Orchestra and its specialists to ensure the venue enhances the orchestral sound and thank you, our audience, for continuing to support the concert series. We welcome comments from our customers. Should you wish to contribute, please speak to the House Manager on duty, email theatres@lewes-eastbourne.gov.uk or write to Gavin Davis, General Manager, Eastbourne Theatres, The Point, College Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4JJ.

As Resident Symphony Orchestra at Glyndebourne Festival Opera since 1964, we always look forward to our summer months spent in the Sussex opera house. Online booking for the 2018 Festival opens at 6.00pm today, Sunday 4 March, and we launch the season on 19 May with Puccini’s glorious Madama Butterfly conducted by Omer Meir Wellber (running until 18 July). Over the summer we’ll also perform Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier (20 May–26 June) and Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande under Glyndebourne Music Director Robin Ticciati (30 June–9 August); and Barber’s rarely performed, Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Vanessa under Jakub Hrůša (5–26 August). For more details visit glyndebourne.com or phone the Glyndebourne Box Office on 01273 815000 (telephone booking opens at 10.00am on Monday 5 March). New on the LPO Label: Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 This month’s CD release on our LPO Label is Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 conducted by Kurt Masur, recorded live in concert at Royal Festival Hall in 2003 (LPO-0103). The performance, during Masur’s tenure as the LPO’s Principal Conductor, was described at the time as ‘a deeply moving and revelatory experience’ and ‘overwhelmingly powerful’ (MusicWeb International). The CD is priced at £9.99 and, along with 100+ other titles on the label, is available to buy from lpo.org.uk/recordings, the LPO Ticket Office (020 7840 4242) and all good CD outlets. Our recordings are also available to download or stream via iTunes, Amazon Spotify and others. LPO Annual Appeal 2017/18 This season we are proud to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Orchestra’s Education & Community department. For three decades we have taken ourselves from the concert platform and out into the world around us, driven by the desire to share the power and wonder of orchestral music with everyone. We are asking you to help us celebrate this 30th year by giving to our 2017/18 Annual Appeal. Turn to page 9 or visit lpo.org.uk/appeal to find out how your gift can help, from planting the seed in those who have never heard orchestral music to reawakening others to joys they may have forgotten.

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On stage today

Pieter Schoeman (Leader) was appointed Leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008, having previously been Co-Leader since 2002. Born in South Africa, 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. He is a Professor of Violin at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Chair supported by Neil Westreich Kevin Lin (violin) joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra as Co-Leader in August 2017. Originally from New York, he has performed as a soloist and recitalist in the UK, Taiwan, South Korea and Canada, in addition to numerous performances in the USA. He was previously Guest Concertmaster of the Houston Symphony and in 2015 was invited to lead the Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra at the Aspen Music Festival and School. He has also served as Concertmaster and Principal Second Violin at The Colburn School and The Curtis Institute of Music. David Quiggle (viola) joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra as Principal Viola in August 2017. Born in the USA, he has been a leading violist, chamber musician and teacher for more than 20 years. As a member of the Casals Quartet he toured Europe and South America, and won prizes in the London, Hamburg and Paolo Borciani string quartet competitions. Solo performances include the Bartók Viola Concerto with the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela; Hindemith's Der Schwanendreher with the Medellín Philharmonic; and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in Madrid and Valladolid. David has been a frequent guest principal with groups such as the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

Kristina Blaumane (cello) was born in Riga and graduated from the Latvian Academy of Music and the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. She has performed as soloist with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (of which she is Principal Cello), Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Kremerata Baltica, Britten Sinfonia and Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, as well as all the main orchestras in Latvia. As a chamber musician Kristina has worked with such renowned artists as Isaac Stern, Gidon Kremer, Yo-Yo Ma, Yuri Bashmet, Leif Ove Andsnes and Janine Jansen, and has performed at festivals such as Lockenhaus, Gstaad, Salzburg, Verbier, Basel, Jerusalem, Utrecht, Spitalfields, Cheltenham and Aldeburgh. Chair supported by Bianca & Stuart Roden

Pei-Jee Ng (cello) joined the London Philharmonic Orchestra as Co-Principal Cello in 2015. Originally from Australia, he was the 2001 Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year and won the 2008 Young Concert Artists Trust auditions in London. In addition to the six major Australian symphony orchestras, he has performed concertos with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic, Singapore Symphony, Oulu Symphony, Sinfonia ViVA and Estonian National Symphony orchestras, and made his debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the 2011 Chichester Festivities, performing the Elgar Concerto.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra also acknowledges the following chair supporters whose players are not present at this concert: David & Yi Buckley • The Candide Trust Andrew Davenport • William & Alex de Winton Sonja Drexler • Friends of the Orchestra Dr Barry Grimaldi • Geoff & Meg Mann Sir Simon Robey • Victoria Robey OBE Caroline, Jamie & Zander Sharp • Eric Tomsett Laurence Watt

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The LPO musicians really surpassed themselves in playing of élan, subtlety and virtuosity. Matthew Rye, Bachtrack, 24 September 2017 (Enescu’s Oedipe at Royal Festival Hall) Recognised today as one of the finest orchestras on the international stage, the London Philharmonic Orchestra balances a long and distinguished history with a reputation as one of the UK’s most forwardlooking ensembles. As well as its performances in the concert hall, the Orchestra also records film and video game soundtracks, releases CDs on its own record label, and reaches thousands of people every year through activities for families, schools and local communities. Celebrating its 85th anniversary this season, the Orchestra was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932. It has since been headed by many of the world’s greatest conductors including Sir Adrian Boult, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, Klaus Tennstedt and Kurt Masur. Vladimir Jurowski is the Orchestra’s current Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, and this season we celebrate the tenth anniversary of this extraordinary partnership. Andrés Orozco-Estrada took up the position of Principal Guest Conductor in September 2015. The Orchestra is resident at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, where it gives around 40 concerts each season. Our year-long Belief and Beyond Belief festival in partnership with Southbank Centre

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ran throughout 2017, exploring what it means to be human in the 21st century. In 2018, we explore the life and music of Stravinsky in our series Changing Faces: Stravinsky’s Journey, charting the life and music of one of the 20th century’s most influential composers. Outside London, the Orchestra has flourishing residencies in Brighton and Eastbourne, and performs regularly around the UK. Each summer the Orchestra takes up its annual residency at Glyndebourne Festival Opera in the Sussex countryside, where it has been Resident Symphony Orchestra for over 50 years. The Orchestra also tours internationally, performing to sell-out audiences worldwide. In 1956 it became the first British orchestra to appear in Soviet Russia and in 1973 made the first ever visit to China by a Western orchestra. Touring remains a large part of the Orchestra’s life: the 2016/17 season included visits to New York, Germany, Hungary, Spain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Switzerland, and tours in 2017/18 include Romania, Japan, China, the Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Spain, Italy and France.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has recorded the soundtracks to numerous blockbuster films, 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 Dvořák’s Symphonies 6 & 7 conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 and Fidelio Overture conducted by Vladimir Jurowski; and Mozart and Rachmaninoff piano concertos performed by Aldo Ciccolini, again under Nézet-Séguin. 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 through an energetic programme of activities for young people. In 2017/18 we celebrate 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. Highlights include the BrightSparks schools’ concerts and FUNharmonics family concerts; the Young Composers Programme; and the Foyle Future Firsts orchestral training programme for outstanding young players. Its work at the forefront of digital engagement and social media has enabled the Orchestra to reach even more people worldwide: all its recordings are available to download from iTunes and, as well as regular concert streamings and a popular podcast series, the Orchestra has a lively presence on social media. lpo.org.uk

New CD release on the LPO Label Kurt Masur conducts Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 7 (‘Leningrad’)

Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 (‘Leningrad’) Kurt Masur conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra LPO-0103 | £9.99 Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London, on 13 December 2003.

‘Masur and his outstanding players received rapturous applause from a packed RFH ... We are fortunate indeed that this concert was recorded.’ Musicweb International, December 2003

Available now from lpo.org.uk/recordings, the LPO Ticket Office (020 7840 4242) and all good CD outlets. Download or stream online via iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and others

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Programme notes

Speedread Chamber music was at the core of the lives of the two composers on this afternoon’s programme. Having worked all day at a chemist’s laboratory in Heidelberg, the Russian-born Borodin would play quartets and quintets in the evening. He was particularly fond of music from Vienna at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century, which in turn provided the model for his own chamber music. First came a quartet inspired by Beethoven, but this was followed two years later by the intensely personal work we hear this afternoon, fondly recalling the time the composer met the woman who was to become

Alexander Borodin 1833–87

Despite distancing themselves from various European trends, the Moguchaya kuchka (‘Mighty Handful’), a prominent and patriotic group of Russian composers, readily embraced the string quartet. Mussorgsky was, in fact, the only one of the five who did not write a single quartet. Balakirev, Cui and Rimsky-Korsakov all turned to the genre, but it was Borodin who made it his own. His passion began during the early 1860s, while he was working as a chemist abroad. In the day, he was a laboratory assistant in Heidelberg, but in the evening, he would play chamber music, principally scores by the great Viennese Classical composers: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. It was also in Heidelberg that he met his wife Ekaterina. She had broad tastes and introduced Borodin to music by Schumann and Chopin, before attending performances of Wagner’s operas in Mannheim during the summer of 1861. The following year, the pair returned to Russia and married in 1863.

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his wife. Borodin’s cherished Viennese repertoire constitutes the second half of today’s concert, with Schubert’s 1828 String Quintet in C major, his very last instrumental work. It was conceived on an almost symphonic scale and proved as broad in its emotional scope as in its musical ingenuity. Schubert’s energy does indeed seem boundless, though he was dead within weeks of completing this work. We will never know whether the composer was aware that the end was so near, but many moments in this C major Quintet certainly feel troubled, from its opening bars to the disturbing final cadence.

String Quartet No. 2 in D major Pieter Schoeman, Kevin Lin violins David Quiggle viola Kristina Blaumane cello 1 2 3 4

Allegro moderato Scherzo: Allegro Notturno: Andante Finale: Andante – Vivace

At first, back in his native land, Borodin continued to work as a chemist, before a meeting with Balakirev fired his ambitions as a composer. Sadly, the demands of his day job often prevented Borodin’s musical projects from coming to fruition and his career was filled with half-finished schemes, the most famous being the opera Prince Igor. Smaller-scale pieces were easier to complete, including various songs and, in 1879, his First String Quartet, in A minor, a work heavily indebted to Beethoven. The Second Quartet, which followed in 1881, is more personal in tone and is said to have been written to mark 20 years since Borodin met Ekaterina in Heidelberg. An amorous atmosphere certainly pervades this, one of Borodin’s most intimate and popular works. Across its four movements, his voice can be heard in the prominent cello part (the composer’s own

instrument), which often weaves a dialogue with the violin. Ekaterina may well have been a pianist, but it is tempting to perceive in this ongoing duet a portrait of the two lovers. Whatever he meant by it, Borodin always maintains a poised and somewhat Classical distance from his melodic material, in order that the effect never becomes sentimental. After the whimsical melodies of the initial Allegro, the Scherzo owes more to Mendelssohn. Its waltzing middle section, on the other hand, has a Schubertian spirit, where, as before, there is a surging candour to its phrases. In Robert Wright and George Forrest’s 1953 musical Kismet, set in the Persia of the Arabian Nights

and plundering Borodin’s output for its melodies, this seemingly Austro-German movement provided the material for the song ‘Baubles, bangles and beads’. More fitting, perhaps, were the words applied to the ensuing Nocturne, ‘And this is my Beloved’. It features wonderfully openhearted music, as the cello, sounding over a rocking accompaniment, begins another touching dialogue with the violin. The harmonic pace is slow, but it never cloys. In contrast, the Finale is much livelier, displaying Borodin’s not inconsiderable contrapuntal skills, with the music continuing to wear its winning heart on its sleeve.

Interval – 20 minutes An announcement will be made five minutes before the end of the interval.

Franz Schubert 1797–1828

Schubert’s love of chamber music began when he was a child. His family lived just north of the centre of Vienna, in today’s ninth district, and it was there that he first heard and played string quartets. His father taught him what was described as ‘the necessary rudiments of violin playing and trained him to the point of being able to play easy duets quite well’. Such was Schubert’s promise that, by the age of eight, a more esteemed teacher had to be found. At home, however, the would-be composer played the viola in the family quartet, with his brothers Ferdinand and Ignaz on the violin and the boys’ father on the cello. It was for this domestic ensemble that Schubert doubtless wrote his first quartets, often modelled on examples by Haydn and Mozart. Mozart may also have been the model for Schubert’s very last chamber work, composed but weeks before his

String Quintet in C major, D956 Pieter Schoeman, Kevin Lin violins David Quiggle viola Kristina Blaumane, Pei-Jee Ng cellos 1 Allegro ma non troppo 2 Adagio 3 Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Andante sostenuto 4 Allegretto

untimely death in 1828. But rather than the customary line-up of two violins, two violas and a cello, Schubert’s Quintet opts for the more soulful ensemble of two violins, one viola and two cellos. At first, the listener is fooled into thinking that the work is actually a quartet. Its opening C major triad, promptly disrupted by a surprising diminished chord, is played by only four of the instrumentalists. The phrase is then repeated, not by the same players, but by the second violinist, the viola and the two cellos, the darker timbre mirroring the music’s turn to the minor. This interplay of light and dark characterises much of the music Schubert wrote during the summer and autumn of 1828, including his last three piano sonatas and various settings of Ludwig Rellstab and Heinrich Heine. Those songs often feature disturbing tropes and can be London Philharmonic Orchestra | 7

Programme notes continued

seen as a poetic parallel to Schubert’s final instrumental work, as well as suggesting troubled elements in the composer’s character. Not for nothing did his friend Eduard von Bauernfeld write that ‘there were times when a black-winged demon of sorrow and melancholy forced its way into his vicinity – not altogether an evil spirit, it is true, since, in the dark, consecrated hours, it often brought out songs of the most agonising beauty’. We can hear those opposing forces in the Quintet’s opening Allegro, where the difference between the first subject, brimming with arpeggios and fiery flurries, and the unbearably beautiful second subject, played sweetly in thirds, could not be more marked. Indeed, Schubert makes little preparation for that second subject’s shift to E flat major (in the exposition) and, then, A flat major (in the recapitulation). Yet for all the Viennese charm of this succeeding theme, it is the first subject’s much stormier sounds that threaten to win through. Only by means of an extended coda can Schubert bring the calm second subject home to roost. At first, its tranquil demeanour seems to have returned in the second movement, with an unhurried melody in the middle voices, decorated by the first violin and underpinned by the second cello’s pizzicato notes. But

this lullaby soon feels uneasy and a second section bursts forth in the most violent way, turning from the original key of E major to a much darker F minor. And even when the initial melody returns, it is haunted by previous vehemence, evident in both the rumbling cello and the first violin’s weeping gestures. The Scherzo puts on a brave face, aping the kind of rustic dances that often appeared in string quartets by Haydn (whose grave Schubert visited around the time he wrote this Quintet). The Trio, however, is oddly lifeless and casts another shadow over the work. And when the Scherzo returns, heralded by an agitated crescendo, its bullishness seems doubly overstated. The movement ends with a bold C major chord, but the final Allegretto jig immediately goes off that path, instead suggesting C minor as the new tonic. Indeed, the whole last movement feels rather fretful. There is a much blither second theme, in G major, though this too is haunted by a stuttering motif. In the end, the whirling dance becomes increasingly manic and drives inexorably towards the final cadence, where the instabilities heralded in the work’s opening bars are clearly still evident. Programme notes © Gavin Plumley

Final concert this season at Devonshire Park Theatre with soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Sunday 8 april 2018 3.00pm

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2017/18 annual appeal

Sharing the Wonder 30 years of music for all

For 30 years we have taken ourselves off the concert platform and out into the world around us, driven by the desire to share the power and wonder of orchestral music with everyone. We strive to create stories and experiences that others will call their own. From planting the seed in those who have never heard orchestral music to reawakening others to joys they may have forgotten. We work to awaken passions, develop talent and nurture ability. Help us celebrate this 30th year of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Education and Community Programme by giving to our Appeal. Your gift will support us as we invest in the creation of future experiences. Together we can unlock discoveries not only in musical abilities, but also in confidence, creativity and self-belief; helping create stories of change and journeys of progression.

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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 Victoria Robey OBE Orchestra Circle The Tsukanov Family Principal Associates An anonymous donor The Candide Trust In memory of Miss Ann Marguerite Collins Alexander & Elena Djaparidze Mr & Mrs Philip Kan Mr & Mrs Makharinsky Sergey Sarkisov & Rusiko Makhashvili Julian & Gill Simmonds Neil Westreich Dr James Huang Zheng (of Kingdom Music Education Group) Associates Steven M. Berzin Gabor Beyer Kay Bryan William & Alex de Winton Virginia Gabbertas Hsiu Ling Lu Oleg & Natalya Pukhov George Ramishvili Sir Simon Robey Stuart & Bianca Roden Gold Patrons Evzen & Lucia Balko David & Yi Buckley Garf & Gill Collins Andrew Davenport Sonja Drexler Mrs Gillian Fane Marie-Laure Favre Gilly de Varennes de Bueil Hamish & Sophie Forsyth Sally Groves & Dennis Marks The Jeniffer & Jonathan Harris Charitable Trust

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Administration

Board of Directors Victoria Robey OBE Chairman Stewart McIlwham* President Gareth Newman* Vice-President Henry Baldwin* Roger Barron Richard Brass David Buckley Bruno De Kegel Al MacCuish Susanne Martens* George Peniston* Natasha Tsukanova Mark Vines* Timothy Walker AM Neil Westreich David Whitehouse* * Player-Director Advisory Council Martin Höhmann Chairman Rob Adediran Christopher Aldren Dr Manon Antoniazzi Richard Brass 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 Dr Catherine C. Høgel Rehmet Kassim-Lakha Jamie Korner Geoff Mann Clive Marks OBE FCA Stewart McIlwham 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

Public Relations Albion Media (Tel: 020 3077 4930)

David Burke General Manager and Finance Director

Talia Lash Education and Community Project Manager