BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts at LSO St Luke's: 2016/17 Season Guide

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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts at LSO St Luke’s Season 2016/17 020 7638 8891 lso.co.uk/lunchtimeconcerts

2 Welcome 6 Mozart & Tchaikovsky 8 Lawrence Power & Friends 10 Russian Revolutionaries 12 The Nash Ensemble 14 Voice of the Cello 16 Also at LSO St Luke’s 18 LSO Highlights 20 Booking Information

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Welcome from Karen Cardy, LSO St Luke’s Centre Director LSO St Luke’s – the London Symphony Orchestra’s own venue and music education centre – can be found on Old Street, just minutes from the bustling market stalls of Whitecross Street and on the edge of the thriving Tech City that has sprung up by the Old Street Roundabout.

Yet, stepping into the venue’s Jerwood Hall on Thursday lunchtimes, you can feel a million miles away from life on the busy streets outside.

Each year, it’s a real pleasure to see so many people taking their seats in the venue, immersing themselves in the music, and enjoying performances by some of the world’s most talented artists, all selected by our partner BBC Radio 3.

Our Lunchtime Concerts are the perfect opportunity to take an hour or two out of your day. You can enjoy a bite to eat or a cup of tea in the LSO St Luke’s Café before and after the performances, hear live introductions from BBC Radio 3’s presenters, and listen again to every concert when they’re broadcast at a later date.

The 2016/17 season promises to be very special. I hope that you’ll be able to join us.

Karen Cardy LSO St Luke’s Centre Director

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BBC Radio 3 Emma Bloxham introduces the 2016/17 season of BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts Every season for the past 14 years, BBC Radio 3 has welcomed some of the world’s best and brightest chamber music stars to perform at LSO St Luke’s, bringing the sounds of string quartets, countertenors, solo pianists, choirs and more to the venue. We hope that you’ll join us during 2016/17 – and you won’t be short of choice if you do.

With 20 concerts in the season, we’ll be exploring a wealth of themes and connections, with spotlights on artists, ensembles, composers, instruments and even a pivotal moment in history.

Tchaikovsky revered Mozart for the clarity, elegance and beauty of his music; in October and November’s Mozart & Tchaikovsky series (see page 6), ten musicians investigate this obsession, pairing music by both composers.

Momentous events of Russian history – the two revolutions of 1917 – are the starting-point for Russian Revolutionaries (page 10), as four pianists survey music written both before and after life in the country changed irrevocably a century ago.

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In March, we uncover compelling links between another pair of composers, the eminently tuneful Bruch & Vaughan Williams (page 12), a series that forms the inimitable Nash Ensemble’s third residency at LSO St Luke’s.

And there’s a focus on string instruments over the course of the season, as the charismatic viola soloist Lawrence Power (page 8) invites a group of his closest musical friends to collaborate on stage in autumn, and the rich, singing Voice of the Cello (page 14) is placed centre stage in spring.

We’re looking forward to another season of concerts in this inspiring venue. I hope that we’ll see you in the audience and that you can catch the broadcasts on Radio 3 too.

Emma Bloxham Editor of Live Music, BBC Radio 3

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‘When I hear his music it is as though I am doing a good deed, and the longer I live, the more I love him’.

Tchaikovsky on Mozart Thu 6 Oct 2016 1pm Tchaikovsky Barcarolle (‘June’) from ‘The Seasons’ Valse-Scherzo in A major Op 7 Impromptu-Caprice in G major Dumka Humoresque Op 10 No 2 Aveu passioni Mozart Minuet in D major K355 Gigue in G major K574 Variations on a Theme by Gluck K455 Pavel Kolesnikov piano Thu 13 Oct 2016 1pm Mozart Fantasy in D minor K397 Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor Sitkovetsky Piano Trio EHNES STRING QUARTET

Thu 20 Oct 2016 1pm A selection of Mozart and Tchaikovsky songs Robin Tritschler tenor Iain Burnside piano Thu 24 Nov 2016 1pm

SITKOVETSKY PIANO TRIO

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Mozart String Quartet in B-flat major K589 Tchaikovsky String Quartet No 1 in D major Ehnes String Quartet

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Mozart & Tchaikovsky Ten musicians explore Tchaikovsky’s love of Mozart, through songs, piano trios, string quartets and solo piano music.

PAVEL KOLESNIKOV

See page 19 for details of Mozart & Tchaikovsky at the Barbican with the LSO

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Lawrence Power & Friends The charismatic soloist and chamber musician is joined by some of his closest collaborators for a celebration of the viola as chamber music star, revealing its many guises and characters.

Thu 27 Oct 2016 1pm

Thu 17 Nov 2016 1pm

J S Bach Gamba Sonata No 1 in G major Mark-Anthony Turnage Power Play Bowen Viola Sonata No 2 in F major

Schubert Overture in C minor Beethoven Fugue in D major Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor (version for viola and string quartet)

Lawrence Power viola Simon Crawford-Phillips piano

Lawrence Power viola Vertavo String Quartet

Thu 3 Nov 2016 1pm Brahms Trio in A minor (version for viola, cello and piano) Brahms Piano Trio No 1 in B major

VILDE FRANG

Lawrence Power viola/violin Paul Watkins cello Simon Crawford-Phillips piano Thu 10 Nov 2016 1pm Veress String Trio Beethoven String Trio in E-flat major Vilde Frang violin Lawrence Power viola Nicolas Altstaedt cello

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‘Power’s viola tone is breathtakingly beautiful, rich and poetic, but such is his insight that the music, rather than his technique, is what commands attention.’

The Guardian on Lawrence Power

SIMON CRAWFORD-PHILLIPS

LAWRENCE POWER

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ALEXEI VOLODIN

Thu 2 Feb 2017 1pm Prokofiev Sarcasms Schnittke Variations on a Chord Tchaikovsky Grand Sonata in G major Elisabeth Leonskaja piano VADYM KHOLODENKO

Thu 9 Feb 2017 1pm Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Before Parting Medtner Fairy Tale in A Minor Rachmaninov Fragments Rachmaninov Piano Sonata No 1 in D Minor Alexei Volodin piano ANNA VINNITSKAYA

Thu 16 Feb 2017 1pm Tchaikovsky Selections from ‘The Seasons’ Shostakovich Puppet Dances Prokofiev Piano Sonata No 6 in A major Anna Vinnitskaya piano Thu 23 Feb 2017 1pm Rachmaninov Three Preludes from Op 32 Medtner Three Fairy Tales Rachmaninov Selections from Études Tableaux Vadym Kholodenko piano

‘The popularity of mercurial Elisabeth Leonskaja amongst audiences has never been higher. She is one of the last of the great Russian school.‘ Bachtrack

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Russian Revolutionaries Four pianists delve into the riches of the Russian piano repertoire before and after the momentous events that took place in 1917, 100 years ago.

ELISABETH LEONSKAJA

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A four-concert residency from the Nash Ensemble – their third residency at LSO St Luke’s – focusing on the lyrical, tuneful gifts of Bruch and his one-time student, Vaughan Williams.

THE NASH ENSEMBLE

‘Playing chamber music in LSO St Luke’s is always a great pleasure. Acoustically it is ideal. The high roof gives a beautiful resonance to the sound but it is also very intimate which is ideal for the audience.’

Ian Brown, The Nash Ensemble

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The Nash Ensemble Thu 2 Mar 2017 1pm Vaughan Williams St Denio from ‘Welsh Hymn Tunes’ Bruch String Quintet in E-flat major Vaughan Williams Piano Quintet in C minor Thu 9 Mar 2017 1pm Vaughan Williams Phantasy String Quintet Bruch Selections from Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano Vaughan Williams Quintet in D major for piano, clarinet, horn, violin and cello Thu 16 Mar 2017 1pm Bruch Piano Quintet in G minor Vaughan Williams String Quartet No 2 in A minor

Bruch & Vaughan Williams A four-concert residency from the Nash Ensemble – their third residency at LSO St Luke’s – focusing on the lyrical, tuneful gifts of Bruch and his one-time student Vaughan Williams.

Thu 30 Mar 2017 1pm Bruch Songs from ‘Lieder und Gesänge’ String Quintet in A minor Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge with John Mark Ainsley tenor

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Thu 6 Apr 2017 1pm Schumann Adagio and Allegro Brahms Cello Sonata No 2 in F major Fauré Après un rêve Debussy Cello Sonata Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Pavel Kolesnikov piano Thu 13 Apr 2017 1pm Barrière Sonata No 10 in G major Thomas Demenga Duo? o, Du …

Ravel arr Nigel Broadbent Sonata for violin and cello Paganini Introduction and Variations on Rossini’s ‘Dal tuo stellato soglio’ Tim Hugh cello Rebecca Gilliver cello Thu 27 Apr 2017 1pm Saint-Saëns Cello Sonata No 1 in C minor Nadia Boulanger Three Pieces Fauré Cello Sonata No 2 in G minor Christian Poltéra cello Kathryn Stott piano

CHRISTIAN POLTÉRA

Thu 4 May 2017 1pm Beethoven Cello Sonata in D major Op 102 No 2 Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Alban Gerhardt cello Steven Osborne piano

TIM HUGH

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Voice of the Cello A series devoted to the smooth singing tones and rich sounds of the cello.

‘This cellist is without a doubt a major presence on the international stage.’

The Strad on Narek Hakhnazaryan

NAREK HAKHNAZARYAN

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Also on at LSO St Luke’s LSO Discovery: Free Friday Lunchtime Concerts Find out more about music ... ... and the instruments of the orchestra in these informal concerts, with performances by LSO musicians and Guildhall School students, introductions by Rachel Leach, and the chance to ask questions at the end.

Free entry, just turn up on the day.

Fri 16 Sep; 21 Oct; 4, 25 Nov 2016 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s THE AMERICAS Pioneering music from the New World Fri 10 & 24 Feb, 17 Mar, 7 Apr 2017 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s ROMANTIC EUROPE Music from the heart of Europe Fri 5 May; 9 & 23 Jun; 7 Jul 2017 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s NORTHERN LIGHTS Illuminating music from the northern countries of the world

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LSO Discovery Days Get a more in-depth view of the music and immerse yourself in the life and works of specific composers at LSO Discovery Days.

Sun 6 Nov 2016 11am–5.30pm, Barbican & LSO St Luke’s

Sun 19 Mar 2017 10am–5pm, Barbican & LSO St Luke’s

STEVE REICH

BRAHMS & SCHUBERT

A Discovery Day to mark the 80th birthday of one of classical music’s greatest living pioneers, American composer Steve Reich.

Find out more about two titans of 19th-century Romantic music, Brahms and Schubert.

Sun 5 Feb 2017 10am–5pm, Barbican & LSO St Luke’s NIELSEN Watch a morning rehearsal of Nielsen’s thrilling Fourth Symphony (‘The Inextinguishable’), followed by music and an afternoon talk by Stephen Johnson.

Sun 4 Jun 2017 10am–5pm, Barbican & LSO St Luke’s TCHAIKOVSKY Hear Tchaikovsky’s final symphony – the ‘Pathétique’ – in rehearsal with Michael Tilson Thomas, followed by an afternoon exploring this great composer through music and talks.

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LSO 2016/17 Season Highlights Chamber Concerts Mon 19 Sep 2016 7.30pm, Barbican LSO ARTIST PORTRAIT: LEIF OVE ANDSNES Solo piano works by Sibelius, Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin Leif Ove Andsnes piano Fri 13 Jan 2017 7.30pm, Milton Court Concert Hall LSO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA W F Bach Symphony in F major F67 C P E Bach Symphony in G major Wq182 Telemann Recorder Concerto in C major Haydn Symphony No 49 (‘La Passione’) Giovanni Antonini conductor/recorder LSO Chamber Orchestra LEIF OVE ANDSNES

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Mozart & Tchaikovsky Conductor-violinist Nikolaj Znaider launches his multi-season exploration of these two composers, placing violin concertos and symphonies side-by-side.

Sun 18 Dec 2016 7pm, Barbican Mozart Violin Concerto No 1 Mozart Violin Concerto No 4 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4 Nikolaj Znaider conductor/violin London Symphony Orchestra

NIKOLAJ ZNAIDER

Sun 14 May 2017 7pm, Barbican Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 Nikolaj Znaider conductor/violin London Symphony Orchestra

See lso.co.uk/whatson for full programme and ticket information

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Booking Information HOW TO BOOK

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BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts Tickets £12 (£10 concessions, £5 under-18s) + booking fee per transaction of £0.60 online or £0.70 by phone Multi-Buy Discount Book any four concerts for £9 per ticket Book online at lso.co.uk Box Office 020 7638 8891 (10am–8pm Mon–Sat, 11am–8pm Sun) LSO Discovery Days Tickets £20 (£15 concessions) + booking fee per transaction of £0.60 online or £0.70 by phone Afternoon only £14 (no concessions) LSO Discovery Friday Lunchtime Concerts Free entry, no ticket required Join us for lunch in the Café The LSO St Luke’s Café is open both before and after each BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

Tune in to the home of live music 90–93 FM, DAB Digital Radio or listen online bbc.co.uk/radio BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts are recorded for future, not live, broadcast.

For scheduling information on broadcast dates, visit bbc.co.uk/radio3 HOW TO FIND US LSO St Luke’s UBS and LSO Music Education Centre 161 Old Street London EC1V 9NG Barbican Centre Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS Milton Court Concert Hall Silk St, London EC2Y 9BH lso.co.uk/yourvisit Information correct at time of going to print.

The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. Refunds will only be given in the event of a concert being cancelled. Ticket discounts cannot be combined. Calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance or training purposes.

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LSO St Luke’s Principal Donors

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