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2008-2009 Season at Southbank Centre

Thursday 13 November 2008

Thursday 9 April 2009

7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Mackerras, Mozart & Beethoven

7pm Royal Festival Hall The Passion Afresh

Mozart/Beethoven Sir Charles Mackerras conductor

Bach Mark Padmore tenor Roderick Williams bass

Monday 8 December 2008 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Schumann Symphonies Part 1

‘When the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is performing you cannot stop the place buzzing.

A crowd jostles, bound for musical delight, education and fun. There’s a queue for returns, the crackle of high expectations.’

The Times

Sunday 12 October 2008 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall The Band of Violins: Adventures in English music 1609-1692 Brade/Baltzar/ Locke/Purcell Elizabeth Kenny and Alison Bury leaders

Tuesday 28 October 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Revealing Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky & Shakespeare: The Literary Connection Tchaikovsky Vladimir Jurowski conductor

Thursday 23 April 2009

Berlioz/Schumann/Schumann Sir Simon Rattle conductor

7pm Queen Elizabeth Hall Radical. Genius. Entertainer: Haydn The Esterhazy Years

Tuesday 9 December 2008

Haydn/Mozart Edward Gardner conductor

7.30pm Royal Festival Hall Schumann Symphonies Part 2

Friday 24 April 2009 Berlioz/Schumann/Schumann Sir Simon Rattle conductor

Tuesday 27 January 2009

7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall Heiner Goebbels Joint concert with the London Sinfonietta.

7pm Queen Elizabeth Hall Adventures in German Music

Wednesday 20 May 2009 Telemann/Vivaldi arr. Pisendel Bach/Zelenka/Telemann/Bach Rachel Podger violin/director

Friday 31 October 2008

Tuesday 10 February 2009

7pm Royal Festival Hall Revealing Tchaikovsky Three generations at the Ballet

7pm Queen Elizabeth Hall Radical. Genius. Entertainer: Haydn The Return of Tobias

Delibes/Tchaikovsky/Adam Vladimir Jurowski conductor

Haydn Sir Roger Norrington conductor

Saturday 1 November 2008

Tuesday 10 March 2009

11am and 2pm Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall Revealing Tchaikovsky Study Day: Tchaikovsky

7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall Radical. Genius. Entertainer: Haydn Haydn in Oxford

7pm Queen Elizabeth Hall Romantic Connections William Sterndale Bennett/ Schumann/Mendelssohn Robin Ticciati conductor

Handel/Pleyel/Handel/Haydn Laurence Cummings conductor

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Introducing the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Making the old new, and seeing the familiar in a new light – this is what the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is all about. Like taking years of accumulated grime off an old master painting, OAE performances are all about stripping away centuries of accumulated wisdom and revealing afresh the essence of a piece of music – revealing textures, colours, orchestration in a way which is often startling, making you sit up and listen anew to a piece you thought you knew backwards.

Principal Artists: Iván Fischer Vladimir Jurowski Sir Simon Rattle Emeritus Conductors: Frans Brüggen Sir Charles Mackerras Sir Roger Norrington

The 2008-2009 season contains some old favourites, some rarities and some things you might not expect the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to be playing.

Two performances of Tchaikovsky (28 and 31 October) certainly fit into the latter category – and it should prove to be an especially enlightening experience. The OAE are thrilled to be collaborating with another Southbank Centre Resident Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, on this Revealing Tchaikovsky project, which is given in association with Southbank Centre.

Principal Artist Sir Simon Rattle joins the OAE in December for performances of all of Schumann’s symphonies – a great opportunity to hear this music performed by a period orchestra, which can often reveal so much more transparency and detail in Schumann’s music.

In 2009 the Orchestra starts its Haydn celebration which will continue into the following season – exploring a wide variety of his music, from oratorio to symphony. Sir Roger Norrington launches the series on 10 February 2009.

So if you would like to hear an old favourite refreshed, or would like to try some exotic baroque rarities then do join the OAE this season.

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Concert 1 The Band of Violins: Adventures in English music 1609-1692 Sunday 12 October 2008 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm

Rivalry between the English and French is not a new phenomenon and has reared its head in some unusual ways. Charles II was determined that England would have a band of violins to rival that of the French and this resulted in Henry Purcell having a band of twelve violins at his disposal for use at the theatre – using them in famous music-theatre pieces such as King Arthur and The Fairy Queen. This programme explores the colours of the band of violins in various guises, from rhythm band through to sublime virtuosity, promising an intriguing and entertaining start to the OAE’s season.

OAE Extras at 6.15pm Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium OAE Principal Theorbo Elizabeth Kenny talks about the theorbo and lute, and introduces tonight’s programme.

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Brade Canzona; Alman; Paduana; Corant Jacobean masque dances Coperario, Or Gray’s Inn the First, Antimasque dances First and Second of the Temple Antic; Almain: William’s Love; Spagnoletta; The Maypole Locke Fantasie from Suite No.1 from The Broken Consort (1661) Baltzar Suite in C; Variations on John come Kisse me Nowe Locke Music from The Tempest Purcell Pavan in G minor Ayres for the Theatre Part I Suite from Abdelezar Three in one upon a ground Ayres for the Theatre Part two: King Arthur and The Fairy Queen Elizabeth Kenny and Alison Bury leaders

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Tchaikovsky must be one of the most listened to but least understood of any composer. Indeed, Vladimir Jurowski feels that ‘we don’t really know this creator of arguably the most popular melodies ever written’. Perhaps we have come to know the myth of Tchaikovsky rather than seeing the man and music for what they are. This festival then, devised by OAE Principal Artist Vladimir Jurowski and presented in collaboration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he is Principal Conductor, aims to help us understand Tchaikovsky in a new way. Exploring lesser known works alongside old favourites, the series will enable us to appreciate works in the context of a whole range of Tchaikovsky’s music and also set it alongside the music of his predecessors and successors – taking its place in a line of musical creativity stretching back to Mozart and forward to Stravinsky.

For full information on the whole festival look for the special Revealing Tchaikovsky leaflet.

This festival is presented by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and London Philharmonic Orchestra in association with Southbank Centre.

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Concert 3 Three generations at the ballet

Tuesday 28 October Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm

Friday 31 October 2008 Royal Festival Hall, 7pm

The intoxicating fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet starts the first of the OAE’s two Tchaikovsky programmes and, in a fascinating twist, both versions of it (separated by eleven years) are performed. In between these there is a fragment from a planned but never completed opera of Romeo and Juliet – a tender and passionate duet, orchestrated from the piano score left by Tchaikovsky. In the second half there is a unique opportunity to hear Tchaikovsky’s incidental music to Hamlet, interspersed and overlaid with text from the play.

OAE Extras at 6.15pm Royal Festival Hall auditorium. Admission free.

Vladimir Jurowski talks about Hamlet.

Tatiana Monogarova

Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture (first version, 1869) Tchaikovsky Duet from Romeo & Juliet Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture (final version, 1880) Tchaikovsky Hamlet (dramatised by Gerard McBurney) Vladimir Jurowski conductor Tatiana Monogarova soprano Yevgeny Shapovalov tenor Maxim Mikhailov bass Actors tbc

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This concert showcases music from three generations of composers, all of whom are famous for their ballet music. Adam, represented here by his music for the romantic and tragic Giselle, was a teacher of Delibes – composer of Coppelia, the comic story of a dancing doll so life-like that a man falls in love with it.

Photo: Roman Gontcharov

Concert 2 Tchaikovsky and Shakespeare: the literary connection

Vladimir Jurowski

Delibes Fragments from Coppelia Tchaikovsky Variations on a rococo theme (original version) Adam Giselle Act II Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Act IV Vladimir Jurowski conductor Alexander Rudin cello

Tchaikovsky was a great admirer of Delibes, and his music for Swan Lake, together with the Rococo variations, surely contains many of his best loved melodies and displays his natural gift for musical drama.

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Concert 4 Mackerras, Mozart and Beethoven

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Thursday 13 November 2008 Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm

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This year the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s ever popular study day looks at Tchaikovsky. In the morning session we are joined by conductor Vladimir Jurowski as we set Tchaikovsky’s music in its cultural context, examining the nature of Russian society and culture during his life. In the afternoon we turn to the musical context, looking at his musical ancestors and successors as well as taking a more detailed look at his ballet music.

The Orchestra welcomes back Emeritus Conductor and long time collaborator Sir Charles Mackerras for this concert, which includes the sprightly Marriage of Figaro Overture and four Mozart arias, each of which is more than it first seems...

Beethoven’s bucolic Pastoral Symphony completes the programme, which since its 1808 premiere has always retained a special place in concertgoers hearts.

Each session lasts 2 hours.

OAE Extras at 6.15pm Royal Festival Hall auditorium. Admission free.

Wind soloists of the OAE give a performance including Jonathan Dove’s Figures in the Garden, which was first written as a prelude to performances of The Marriage of Figaro at the Glyndebourne Festival.

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Study Day

Mozart Overture, The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Dove sono from The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Agnus Dei from Mass in C Coronation Mozart Symphony No.32 Mozart Al desio di chi t’adora, from The Marriage of Figaro Mozart Non tardar amato bene (Sketch from The Marriage of Figaro, arr Mackerras) Beethoven Symphony No.6, Pastoral Sir Charles Mackerras conductor Rebecca Evans soprano

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Concert 5 Schumann symphonies Part 1 Monday 8 December 2008 Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm

Following acclaimed and revelatory performances of Schumann last season, Sir Simon Rattle returns to the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to perform all four of Schumann’s symphonies. This first concert starts with Symphony No.4, a revolutionary piece which influenced the future direction of the symphony, and continues with No.2, a symphony which is by turns brooding, fiery and festive.

Sir Simon Rattle

Berlioz King Lear Overture Schumann Symphony No.4 in D minor (original version) Schumann Symphony No.2 in C Sir Simon Rattle conductor

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Stephen Johnson discusses Schumann’s contribution to symphonic writing.

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Concert 6 Schumann symphonies Part 2

Concert 7 Adventures in German music 1711-1740

Tuesday 9 December 2008 Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm

Tuesday 27 January 2009 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm

Schumann’s first foray into the world of the symphony was sketched out in just four days, and is, as its title suggests, a fresh and springlike piece, which was an immediate hit with audiences. One of Schumann’s most popular works, the boisterous Rhenish symphony, completes the programme – the driving energy of its finale providing a fitting conclusion to the symphony cycle.

OAE Extras at 6.15pm Details to be announced.

Sir Simon Rattle

Berlioz Overture, Les Francs-Juges Schumann Symphony No.1 in B flat, Spring Schumann Symphony No.3 in E flat, Rhenish Sir Simon Rattle conductor

The brilliant violinist Rachel Podger, loved by audiences for her warmth, insight and technical prowess, leads this concert. Bach’s joyous solo cantata Jauchzet Gott (Praise God) lies at the heart of the evening and his music is complemented by an intimate and delicate cantata by Telemann.

Rachel Podger pays homage to Bach in her new arrangement of his concerto for three harpsichords (as had happened much earlier with the arrangement attributed to Pisendel of Vivaldi’s concerto for two violins and two cellos) and Telemann’s elegant Overture starts the concert.

Rachel Podger

Telemann Overture in E minor Vivaldi arr. attrib. Pisendel Concerto in D for two violins, two oboes and bassoon Bach Cantata No.51 Jauchzet Gott Zelenka Hypocondrie Telemann Cantata Ertrage nur das Joch der Mängel from Harmonische Gottesdienst Bach, arr. Podger Concerto for three violins, after BWV 1064 Rachel Podger violin/director Soprano tbc

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Performance by the strings of the Anne and Peter Law OAE Experience Scheme.

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Concert 8 The Return of Tobias

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‘Deeply unsexy at the box office’ is how Haydn’s music was recently described. It is fair to say that in recent years Haydn has not often been seen as one of the most exciting composers around. His anniversary celebrations, in which we are proud to play a major part should, however, give us the chance to take a fresh look at Haydn’s unfairly maligned music. Despite his popular image as a quiet and unadventurous man, he was in his day a celebrity – his music popular enough in London to tempt him to twice make the arduous journey from Austria. And while some may say he is the poor man’s Mozart, others have said that it was Haydn who was in fact the true musical revolutionary, combining technical genius with musical wit. Indeed Haydn himself said that in his isolation, working for the Esterházy family, he was ‘forced to become original’. This festival, which will carry on into the 2009-2010 season, is, then, your opportunity to experience the genius of Haydn, played by an Orchestra that is sure to bring freshness and vitality to his music and is maybe even an opportunity for Haydn’s music to become sexy at the box office once again.

Tuesday 10 February 2009 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm

dn Haydn caused something of a stir in Vienna in 1775 with the premiere of his new piece, The Return of Tobias. Based on a then popular biblical story in which Tobias cures his blind father, the piece was an immediate hit with the Viennese audience – as it should have been as Haydn had carefully tailored it to their tastes. However, tastes change and soon Tobias was forgotten – Haydn’s Creation and The Seasons overtaking it in the popularity stakes. Tonight then is a rare chance to hear this work in all its vivid and often virtuosic glory, and a chance to savour its beauty and dramatic intensity.

Sir Roger Norrington

Haydn The Return of Tobias Sir Roger Norrington conductor Lucy Crowe soprano Ann Hallenberg alto Andrew Kennedy tenor Christopher Maltman baritone Choir tbc This concert is also part of Southbank Centre’s International Voices series

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Concert 9 Haydn in Oxford

Concert 10 The Passion afresh

Tuesday 10 March 2009 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm

Thursday 9 April 2009 Royal Festival Hall, 7pm

Laurence Cummings

Haydn isn’t renowned for having a rock and roll lifestyle – certainly Mozart’s was much more so. But his visit to England in 1791 saw him celebrated as some sort of musical superstar.

While he was here he received an honorary doctorate from Oxford University and a series of concerts was put on in his honour. This evening’s event is given in the spirit of those concerts, and includes one of his most popular symphonies, the Oxford, full of broad flowing melodies and topped off with an effervescent finale.

Handel Overture, Acis & Galatea ‘So much beauty’ from Esther, ‘Fell rage’ from Saul Pleyel Symphonie concertante in E flat for oboe, violin, viola, cello and orchestra Handel Overture, Samson Haydn Symphony No.92, Oxford Laurence Cummings conductor Grace Davidson soprano

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Intense, committed and deeply moving, the OAE’s collaborations with tenor Mark Padmore have in recent years led to revelatory performances of Bach’s St John Passion. This season we collaborate with Mark once again, this time turning our attention to the St Matthew Passion. Using a fresh approach to the work, informed by the music and text themselves, rather than relying on accumulated wisdom or a figurehead conductor, we will once again shed fresh light on an undisputed masterpiece, a work which even after 300 years has huge emotional power.

Mark Padmore

Bach St Matthew Passion Mark Padmore Evangelist Roderick Williams Christus Amy Freston soprano Laura Mitchell soprano Christianne Stotijn mezzo-soprano Iris Julien mezzo-soprano Robert Murray tenor Bass tbc

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Concert 11 The Esterhazy years

Thursday 23 April 2009 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm

Edward Gardner

It is easy for us to forget today, when Haydn’s music is ‘high art,’ that when he first wrote his music it was not just for artistic endeavour, but also to earn a living. In much the same way that Andrew Lloyd Webber might write a musical with the West-End audience in mind, Haydn had to keep his audience – the buyers of his music and the source of his income – in mind also. This programme explores that notion with performances of symphonies commissioned by his principal employers, the Esterházy family. The symphonies here showcase Haydn’s zesty freshness of approach and the concert is completed by Mozart’s sparkling flute concerto, played by our principal flautist.

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OAE leader Margaret Faultless talks about Haydn and his audience.

Haydn Symphony No.7 in C, Le midi Haydn Symphony No.64 in A, Tempora mutantur Mozart Flute concerto No.2 in D K.314 Haydn Symphony No.90 in C Edward Gardner conductor Lisa Beznosiuk flute

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Concert 12 Songs of Wars I have seen

‘A thought-provoking, hauntingly tender work for troubled times’ The Times

Friday 24 April 2009 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm

Theatrical and moving, Songs of Wars I have Seen features texts by Gertrude Stein spoken by female members of the orchestra - meditations and reflections on domestic life in France during the Second World War. The music combines crackling electronic soundtrack with extracts from Baroque composer Matthew Locke and jazz-infused sequences, making for a unique soundworld and a totally absorbing musical experience.

Programme includes: Goebbels Songs of Wars I have seen London Sinfonietta Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Commissioned by Southbank Centre as part of the Royal Festival Hall reopening celebrations we are pleased to once again collaborate with the London Sinfonietta to revive the piece following its warmly received premiere.

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Concert 13 Romantic connections

Wednesday 20 May 2009 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm

This concert is a real treat for lovers of music from the Romantic era. We start off with a little known work by the British composer William Sterndale Bennett. Mendelssohn was a fan of his and you can see why – the overture has long arching melodies and a dramatic drive, which sets the scene for Schumann’s strikingly fresh four-horn showpiece. Mendelssohn’s evocative depiction of the Scottish landscape closes the concert.

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A discussion with the OAE’s horn section.

Robin Ticciati

Bennett The Naiades Overture, Op.15 Schumann Konzertstück for four horns and orchestra, Op.86 Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 in A minor, Scottish Robin Ticciati conductor Horn soloists of the OAE

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Thank you.

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Booking Information

You may book for concerts by telephone, online, post, fax or in person.

Ticket Pricing and Seating Plans

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Children under 18 are eligible for a free ticket when accompanied by an adult. (One free under 18 ticket per adult.)

Group Bookings: We offer a generous 20% discount for groups of 10 or more with flexible reservation and payment options plus programme discounts. For further information or to make a group booking, please call the OAE on 020 7321 6330 or e-mail info@oae.co.uk. Group bookings are subject to availability.

Day Seats: A number of seats will go on sale at 12 noon on the day of a concert, giving you the opportunity to purchase tickets for a performance even if it has otherwise sold out.

Balcony

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Rear Stalls

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Concessions: 50% off (limited availability - jobseekers allowance, income support, 16 & unders, appropriate cards will be checked on admission and discounts cannot be combined).

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OAE Extras

The Night Shift

The OAE is about more than just concerts.

Through our OAE Extras programme you can learn more about the music, instruments, composers and what we believe makes our performances unique.

The Night Shift is our series of informal late night concerts. Now in its third year the series has been highly successful, attracting over 2,500 people to shows so far. The hour-long concerts start at 10pm and are presented from the stage, with TV personality Alistair Appleton presenting most shows.

Before every concert this season you are invited to attend our free OAE Extras events, many being presented by members of the Orchestra. Our ever popular study day is on 1 November, with the focus this year being on Tchaikovsky.

Our informal Insight Club series also returns, giving you an even closer look at the music and Orchestra in a convivial and relaxed atmosphere.

Many OAE Extras events offer a great opportunity to find out about the music and Orchestra even if you are new to classical music, and don’t require any musical knowledge to enjoy. These events are indicated by this symbol:

Look out for the OAE extras leaflet (available September 2008) for full details of all events. oae.co.uk

Attitude The OAE’s student scheme, Attitude, continues to be incredibly popular, with over 3,500 students now signed up to the mailing list.

The scheme is free to join and gives students access to discounted tickets and special events, with the occasional free beer thrown in! We are also always looking for Attitude representatives to promote the scheme and the Orchestra across London’s universities and colleges.

Before and after the concert there is music in the foyer with acts so far including a jazz trio, DJ’s and a folk duo. The Night Shift will return for the 2008-2009 season with an expanded series of 4 concerts, starting on 31 October. For more information visit: oae.co.uk/thenightshift

Friends Why not get to know us better by becoming a Friend of the OAE? Your support will enable us to continue to promote a lively and varied programme of events and concerts over the season.

We will keep you regularly informed of our activities and enable you to become more closely involved in the life of the Orchestra.

Friends are also invited to events throughout the season to meet OAE players and staff.

To become a Friend of the OAE, we ask that patrons make an annual donation from as little as £25. Simply call the OAE office on: 020 7321 6330 or write to us for more information: OAE, 4th Floor, 9 Irving Street, London, WC2H 7AH.

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For more information on supporting the OAE please contact Judy Digney at judy.digney@oae.co.uk or 020 7321 6337.

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