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Lpo autumn 2018
Concert listings Southbank centre Unless otherwise stated, standard prices £10–£46 Premium seats £65 London Philharmonic Orchestra Ticket Office 020 7840 4242 Mon–Fri 10am–5pm lpo.org.uk Transaction fees: £1.75 online, £2.75 telephone Royal Festival Hall Ticket Office 020 3879 9555 Daily 9am–8pm southbankcentre.co.uk Transaction fees: £3 online, £3.50 telephone No transaction fee for bookings made in person
Concerts marked with this symbol are part of Changing Faces: Stravinsky’s Journey.
Wednesday 26 September 2018 | 7.30pm Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements Thomas Adès In Seven Days* Lutosławski Symphony No. 3** Thomas Adès conductor Kirill Gerstein piano London Philharmonic Orchestra * Supported by Resonate. Resonate is a PRS Foundation initiative in partnership with the Association of British Orchestras, BBC Radio 3 and Boltini Trust. ** Financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multiannual programme NIEPODLEGŁA 2017–2021.
Saturday 29 September 2018 | 7.30pm Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27, K595 Mahler Das Lied von der Erde Vladimir Jurowski conductor Mitsuko Uchida piano Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano Stuart Skelton tenor London Philharmonic Orchestra Concert generously supported by Victoria Robey OBE and Dior.
Saturday 6 October 2018 | 7.30pm Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus Stravinsky Orpheus Vladimir Jurowski conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra
Free pre-concert event 6.15–6.45pm | Royal Festival Hall Beethoven and Stravinsky were both musical pioneers during their lifetimes. Music writer Philip Clark and composer Christopher Fox compare and contrast these two hugely influential personalities.
Wednesday 10 October 2018 | 7.30pm Sibelius Pohjola’s Daughter Dvořák Piano Concerto Bartók Concerto for Orchestra Karina Canellakis conductor Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano London Philharmonic Orchestra
Free pre-concert event: Behind the Baton 6.15–6.45pm | Royal Festival Hall Join Alondra de la Parra as she discusses her career to date and her approach to the music of these three Russian composers.
Wednesday 24 October 2018 | 7.30pm Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Canteloube Selections from Songs of the Auvergne Bizet Symphony in C Gershwin An American in Paris Enrique Mazzola conductor Anna Caterina Antonacci soprano London Philharmonic Orchestra Concert generously supported by Dior
Concert generously supported by Dior
Saturday 13 October 2018 | 7.30pm Poulenc Stabat Mater Orff Carmina Burana Jérémie Rhorer conductor Louise Alder soprano Toby Spence tenor Simon Keenlyside baritone London Philharmonic Choir Tiffin Boys’ Choir London Philharmonic Orchestra Sunday 14 October 2018 | 12.00 noon FUNharmonics Family Concert: The Highway Rat Following last year’s screening of The Gruffalo’s Child with live orchestral soundtrack, we present The Highway Rat – a new animated special from Magic Light Pictures, based on the wonderful picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. With the animated film projected on big screen, and live music performed by the LPO, this will be a wonderful first concert experience for all the family. Join in the free pre-concert foyer activities from 10.00am–12.00 noon (FUNharmonics concert ticket-holders only). FUNharmonics foyer activities are generously supported by Stentor Music Co. Ltd.
Adults £12–20, children £6–10 Friday 19 October 2018 | 7.30pm Glinka Overture, Ruslan and Ludmilla Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Alondra de la Parra conductor Benjamin Grosvenor piano London Philharmonic Orchestra Concert generously supported by Dior
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Saturday 27 October 2018 | 7.30pm Rossini Petite messe solennelle Gustavo Gimeno conductor Elizabeth Watts soprano Sara Mingardo contralto Kenneth Tarver tenor Luca Pisaroni bass-baritone London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Saturday 3 November 2018 | 7.00pm (Please note start time) Stravinsky The Rake’s Progress Vladimir Jurowski conductor Allan Clayton Tom Rakewell Sophia Burgos Anne Trulove* Matthew Rose Nick Shadow Patricia Bardon Baba the Turk Clive Bayley Father Trulove Kim Begley Sellem Marie McLaughlin Mother Goose London Voices London Philharmonic Orchestra Sung in English * Please note a change of artist from previously advertised. Concert generously supported by Victoria Robey OBE.
Free pre-concert event 5.45–6.15pm | Royal Festival Hall As part of Changing Faces: Stravinsky’s Journey, we showcase one of the masterpieces of 20thcentury operatic repertoire. Our artistic team share their thoughts on The Rake’s Progress.
