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Tune in – AUTUMN / WINTER 2018 –

Welcome to the Autumn 2018 edition of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s newsletter, Tune In. As I write, we’re enjoying the final few performances of what’s been a wonderful summer at Glyndebourne (not just thanks to the glorious weather!), and looking forward to returning to our Royal Festival Hall home for our 2018/19 season. This autumn we resume the year-long series Changing Faces: Stravinsky’s Journey, delving into the composer’s pioneering and provocative works from the 1940s onwards. Works by Stravinsky feature highly in our ‘Player Picks’ overleaf, proving that our musicians’ enthusiasm for the composer’s vastly varied output shows no signs of waning! I hope you, too, will be keen to join us this autumn as we join Stravinsky in a new era, focussing on the latter stages of his life in Hollywood.

In the New Year – continuing our annual themed series – we will celebrate the music of Britain in our new festival Isle of Noises. Not only will we explore a range of British music from Purcell to the present day, but we’ll also highlight key works by composers with interesting British connections – more on this in the next issue.

We are proud of our reputation for commissioning and sharing new music, and this season is no different. As the centenary of Armistice approaches this November, Magnus Lindberg – a former LPO Composer in Residence – has composed a new commemorative work, and we will give the world premiere at Royal Festival Hall on 10 November. Entitled Triumph To Exist, the piece is based on a poem by Lindberg’s fellow Finn Edith Södergran. Although written in

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– Timothy walker – Chief Executive and Artistic Director

Contents

player picks 04–05

summer 2018 roundup 06–07 N

ew & noteworthy 08

News: lpo people 09 t

riumph to exist 10

meera patel, lpo junior artist 11

bringing music to life 12

Concert listings 13–15

Backstage: hugh kluger 16

1916, during the tumult of the First World War, the poem is a vital exultation on the wonders of life – as Lindberg puts it, the words of someone who ‘refuses to submit to the hopelessness all around her’. Lindberg’s Triumph To Exist was commissioned by the LPO with assistance from 14–18 NOW, a programme of extraordinary arts experiences connecting people with the First World War. On page 10 Jenny Waldman, Director of 14–18 NOW, explains how the collaboration with the LPO came about, and what we can expect from the new work.

In previous issues of Tune In we introduced our trailblazing LPO Junior Artists scheme, which we launched in 2016 to address the lack of diversity in professional UK orchestras. On page 11 Meera Patel, a violinist on the 2017/18 scheme, shares a personal insight into how she’s found her year with the Orchestra. We also get to know LPO double bassist Hugh Kluger in our regular ‘Backstage’ interview feature on page 16.

I hope you will be able to join us this season, and thank you for your support of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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