Reading International Performance Season 2013/14

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Concert

Venue

Example

Seating Area

1A

Ticket Price

No. of Tickets

£22.50

2

Talks and Events at

TOTAL

£45.00

READING MUSEUM

2014 Sun 12 Oct

Pity of War

Concert Hall

Thu 16 Oct

Russian State Symphony Orchestra

The Hexagon

Tue 25 Nov

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hexagon

Thur 27 Nov

Radu Lupu, Piano

Concert Hall

Sat 13 Dec

The Sixteen

Concert Hall

2015 Sun 25 Jan

Elizabeth Watts, Soprano & Roger Vignoles, Piano

Concert Hall

Fri 6 Feb

Boris Giltburg, Piano

Concert Hall

Wed 18 Feb

English Chamber Orchestra

The Hexagon

Sun 8 Mar

Michael Collins, Clarinet & The Heath Quartet

Concert Hall

Tue 24 Mar

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hexagon

Sun 19 Apr

London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hexagon

Wed 29 Apr

Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello

Concert Hall

Fri 8 May

European Union Chamber Orchestra

The Hexagon

Sat 23 May

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hexagon

Sun 14 June

Tenebrae

Concert Hall

Fri 19 June

Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hexagon

Along with our popular children’s activities we run a programme of talks and events for our adult audience throughout the year. These focus on both the permanent collection as well as our latest temporary exhibition.

CLASSICAL MUSIC ALIVEIN READING International Performance Season 2014/15

Please check our What’s On guide or the Museum website for full programme details www.readingmuseum.org.uk.

ORGAN RECITALS AT THE CONCERT HALL Sat 4 Oct 2014

150th Anniversary Concert

Concert Hall

£10.50

Sat 9 May 2015

William McVicker

Concert Hall

£10.50

The Hexagon

ADULT £9.50

FAMILY CONCERT Sat 23 May 2015

RPO Noisy Kids

CHILD £7.50 FAMILY £27 PRE-PAY

Price Each

Programmes CROWDFUNDING Sat 20 Sep 2014

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£2.00 Reward(s) chosen (see page 23)

Pledge

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Payment (please select one of the following)

By Cheque Cheques should be made payable to Reading Borough Council.

By Credit Card If you would like to pay by Credit or Debit Card, a box office representative will contact you for your card details when processing the booking.

By Direct Debit Spread your payments over 6 months – INTEREST FREE. A Direct Debit mandate will be issued to you with a pre-paid envelope. We will calculate your monthly payments for you.

If you have already set up a direct debit for Classical Music Alive, and wish to pay in the same way this season, please tick here (box). We will calculate payments for you and confirm in writing, after your tickets have been processed. (You will not need to sign a new mandate unless you have already cancelled your old one.)

If you have any queries regarding payment by Direct Debit please call Storme Gibson on 0118 937 2011. The deadline for Direct Debit requests to be received is Friday 1 August 2014.

PLEASE ALLOW 28 DAYS FOR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TO BE PROCESSED.

Bayeux Tapestry Tours EVERY SATURDAY Enjoy a guided tour of the famous full-sized facsimile Tapestry – no need to book.

1 All ages, 2.15pm – 3pm. Donations welcome, drop in

THE HEXAGON / CONCERT HALL

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CLASSICAL MUSIC ALIVEIN READING 2014 October 12 Pity of War Russian State Symphony Orchestra 16 November 25 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 27 Radu Lupu, Piano December 13 The Sixteen & Harry Christophers

2015 January 25 Elizabeth Watts, Soprano & Roger Vignoles, Piano February 06 Boris Giltburg, Piano 18 English Chamber Orchestra March 08 Michael Collins, Clarinet & The Heath Quartet 24 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra April 19 London Philharmonic Orchestra 29 Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello & Oxana Shevchenko, Piano May 08 European Union Chamber Orchestra 23 RPO Noisy Kids 23 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra June 14 Tenebrae 19 Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

* Set price for subscribers, no additional concessions.

Please note: Organ Recitals do not count towards a subscription package. Prices shown are inclusive of booking fee.

International Performance Season 2014/15

Ticket Prices The Hexagon

Subscription Booking

£34.00, £30.50, £27.50, £22.50, £18.00

Please complete the booking form clearly in ink and using BLOCK CAPITALS. Send it with your payment to the Reading Arts Box Office: The Hexagon, Queen’s Walk, Reading RG1 7UA. Best available seats will be allocated.

The Concert Hall £25.00, £22.50, £20.50, £16.50, £14.00 Organ Recitals

£13.50 (Celebrity), £5.00 (Lunchtime)

WE ALWAYS DO OUR BEST TO MEET YOUR REQUESTS BUT PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DEMAND MAY BE HIGH.

CONCESSIONS REDUCTION OF £2 PER TICKET AVAILABLE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS – FOR INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ONLY, NOT APPLICABLE TO SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS.

ORGAN RECITALS AT THE CONCERT HALL CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITALS 2014 04 October

150th Anniversary Concert

2015 09 May

William McVicker

LUNCHTIME RECITALS 2014 17 September 12 November

Edward Reeve Anthony Hammond

2015 21 January 18 March 20 May 01 July

Ben Bloor Jeremy Lloyd David Pether A student from Eton College

Groups 10+: ALL tickets are £12 each.

No additional subscription rates apply. (subject to availability) All children under 18: £6 for individual tickets Schools: £6 each, including free programmes (subject to availability) Classical Membership Scheme: £12 for individual tickets.

(For patrons aged 18-25 or students of any age - please contact the Box Office to register for the scheme) *Set price for subscribers, no additional concessions.

Please note: Organ Recitals do not count towards a subscription package.

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The Hexagon

£34.00

£30.50

£27.50

£22.50

£18.00

Concert Hall

£25.00

£22.50

£20.50

£16.50

£14.00

£9.50

The Hexagon £34.00, £30.50, £27.50, £22.50, £18.00

SUBSCRIPTION BANDS – PRICE PER TICKET

The Concert Hal £25.00, £22.50, £20.50, £16.50, £14.00

SUPER SUBSCRIBER All 16 concerts

Groups 10+: ALL tickets are £12 each.

No additional subscription rates apply. (subject to availability) All children under 18: £6 for individual tickets Schools: £6 each, including free programmes (subject to availability) Classical Membership Scheme: £12 for individual tickets.

(For patrons aged 18-25 or students of any age – please contact the Box Office to register for the scheme)

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CONCESSIONS REDUCTION OF £2 PER TICKET AVAILABLE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS – FOR INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ONLY, NOT APPLICABLE TO SUBSCRIPTION TICKETS.

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Prices shown are inclusive of booking fee.

TICKET PRICES

Organ Recitals £13.50 (Celebrity), £5.00 (Lunchtime)

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DIAMOND 13-15 concerts

GOLD 9-12 concerts

SILVER 5-8 concerts

BRONZE 3-4 concerts

The Hexagon

£19.00

£17.00

£15.50

£12.50

Concert Hall

£13.50

£12.50

£11.00

£8.50

The Hexagon

£22.50

£20.00

£17.50

£14.50

Concert Hall

£16.00

£14.50

£13.00

£10.00

The Hexagon

£25.50

£23.00

£20.00

£16.50

Concert Hall

£18.50

£16.50

£15.00

£11.50

The Hexagon

£27.00

£24.00

£21.50

£17.50

Concert Hall

£19.50

£17.50

£16.00

£12.50

The Hexagon

£29.00

£25.50

£23.00

£18.50

Concert Hall

£20.50

£18.50

£17.00

£13.00

NOT AVAILABLE

£11.00 NOT AVAILABLE

£12.50 NOT AVAILABLE

£13.50 NOT AVAILABLE

£14.50 NOT AVAILABLE

How to subscribe 1. Pick your concerts; choose which seating area you would like and decide how many tickets you require. (See below for seat requests) 2. Count how many concerts you will be attending (excluding Organ Recitals and Noisy Kids) then look at the Price Table to see which subscription band you fall into, and therefore how much each ticket will be.

3. Check whether the performance will take place at The Hexagon or The Concert Hall; insert the subscription ban ticket price for the venue and the number of tickets in the appropriate sections on the booking form overleaf. Calculate the total per concert and insert in the end column.

4. Include requirements for Organ Recitals, Noisy Kids concert and Pre-pay programmes in the appropriate sections.

5. If you would like to pledge an amount for our Test Drive the Classics concert, please indicate desired reward(s) and amount pledged in the Crowdfunding section.

6. Add together all entries in the final column and enter the amount in the Grand Total box. (there is no booking fee to add) 7. Complete the address form above and payment form overleaf, tear off and hand to a member of Box Office staff or post to the address above.

Seat Request If you know which seat(s) you would like, please state here: The Hexagon

The Concert Hall

PLEASE NOTE: WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE EXACT SEAT(s) REQUESTED – BEST AVAILABLE SEATS WILL BE ALLOCATED.

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ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA RESIDENCY

Classical Music Alive 2014/15

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Tuesday 25 November 2014 The Music of John Williams Tuesday 24 March 2015 Janina Fialkovska plays Mozart Saturday 23 May 2015 Natalie Clein plays Dvoล รกk

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Sunday 12 October 7.30pm CLIVE CONWAY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

Pity of War Violin Matthew Trusler Piano Martin Roscoe

Matthew Trusler is joined by the internationally renowned pianist Martin Roscoe in performances of sonatas by Elgar, Janácek and Debussy, all written during the Great War.

Narrator Petroc Trelawny

Accompanying the music are readings, spoken by radio broadcaster Petroc Trelawney, which draw on Wilfred Owen’s letters and poems, mainly written between 1917 and 1918. They reveal Owen’s moral courage and humanity triumphing over the worst possible conditions.

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Town Hall (FREE)

The Pity of War has been produced in association with the Imperial War Museum.

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Thursday 16 October 7.30pm Russian State Symphony Orchestra Conductor Valery Poliansky Soloist Natalia Lomeiko, Violin Prokofiev Symphony No.1 in D Major Op.25 ‘Classical’ Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major Op.35 Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture

Returning to The Hexagon, under their Principal Conductor, the Russian State Symphony Orchestra bring a luxurious Russian programme, with favourite works by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky. And with them, to play Tchaikovksy’s fiendishly difficult Violin Concerto, is Russian violinist, Natalia Lomeiko. Having won numerous prizes including Menuhin, Stradivari, Tchaikovsky and Premio Paganini International Violin Competitions, Natalia has established herself as a versatile performing artist. Since her debut at the age of seven, she has performed as soloist with orchestras from across the world, under numerous distinguished conductors.

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

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Tuesday 25 November 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Robert Ziegler Soloist Clio Gould, Violin Presenter Tommy Pearson

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

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Tonight the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be celebrating the musical brilliance of John Williams, undoubtedly one of the world’s most prolific and respected film composers. As the most Oscarnominated man alive, John Williams unleashed the power of the film score in over seventy-five blockbuster classics, creating one of the greatest film composer/director collaborations ever with the great Steven Spielberg. The Orchestra will perform a selection of these superb orchestrations and legendary melodies, including: Star WarsŽ, Indiana Jones, E.T., Harry Potter, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Hook, Fiddler on the Roof, Home Alone, War Horse... and many more!

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Thursday 27 November 7.30pm Radu Lupu, Piano Programme includes works by Brahms, Beethoven & Mozart

Radu Lupu is firmly established as one of the most important musicians of his generation and is widely acknowledged as a leading interpreter of the works of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Schubert. Since winning the prestigious Van Cliburn (1966) and Leeds Piano Competitions (1969), Mr Lupu has regularly performed as soloist and recitalist in the musical capitals and major festivals of Europe and the United States.

Born in Romania in 1945, Radu Lupu began studying the piano at the age of 6 with Lia Busuioseanu. He made his public debut, aged 12, with a complete programme of his own music.

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Town Hall (FREE)

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Saturday 13 December 7.30pm The Sixteen & Harry Christophers Programme includes: Gardner When Christ was born of Mary free Palestrina Kyrie (from Mass O magnum mysterium) Holst In the bleak midwinter Trad. (arr RVW) O Little Town of Bethlehem Ives A Christmas Carol

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm.

The Town Hall (FREE)

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Centred on the chant ‘O Magnum Mysterium’, often recited at Mass on Christmas morning, The Sixteen’s concert features much-loved works by Byrd, Lauridsen, Palestrina and Victoria exploring how each of these composers has set the chant to music.

Palestrina’s six-part motet expresses the joy and awe felt by the shepherds as they celebrated Christ’s birth, while Lauridsen’s deeply spiritual piece is described by him as ‘a quiet song of profound inner joy.’ Alongside these, the group will perform John Ireland’s wistful carol The Holy Boy, Will Todd’s expressive and heartfelt My Lord has Come and Walford Davies’ setting O Little Town of Bethlehem. With carols for all and Peter Warlock’s popular Bethlehem Down, this will be the perfect way to enter into the spirit of Christmas.

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Sunday 25 January 7.30pm Elizabeth Watts, Soprano Roger Vignoles, Piano Programme includes works by Schubert, Strauss and Berlioz

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm.

The Town Hall (FREE)

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With a voice described by International Record Review as "one of the most beautiful Britain has produced in a generation" Elizabeth Watts has quickly established a career at the highest level. She represented her country in the 2007 BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition, where she won the coveted Rosenblatt Recital Song Prize. A former Kathleen Ferrier Prizewinner, she was also a BBC 'New Generation Artist' and is currently an Artist in Residence at the Southbank Centre, London . In this recital she is joined by the distinguished accompanist, Roger Vignoles.

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Friday 6 February 7.30pm Boris Giltburg, Piano Brahms Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor Op.5 Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.2 in D minor Op.14 Rachmaninov 6 Moments Musicaux Op.16

EMERGING

ARTISTS

PLATFORM

Born in 1984 in Moscow, Boris Giltburg began his piano studies with his mother at the age of five. In 2013 he received First Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, as a result of which his already flourishing international career has been catapulted to a new level, with a packed diary of additional concert engagements across the globe.

In the same year he was nominated for a Classic Brit (Critics’ Award).

Since his breakthrough appearance with the Philharmonia in 2007, Giltburg has been an annual visitor to the Royal Festival Hall in London, and made his BBC Proms debut in 2010 with the BBC Scottish Symphony.

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Town Hall (FREE)

We are delighted to present Boris as the first artist of our Emerging Artists Platform.

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Wednesday 18 February 7.30pm English Chamber Orchestra Conductor Akira Mori Soloist Xuefei Yang, Guitar Stephanie Gonley, Violin Mozart Symphony No.38 in D Major K.504 ‘Prague’ Castelnuovo-Tedesco Guitar Concerto No.1 in D Major Op.99

Born in Beijing, Xuefei Yang is acclaimed as one of the world’s finest classical guitarists. Born following the Cultural Revolution, an era where Western music & instruments were banned, the fascinating story of Fei’s rise to the world stage, is that of a musical pioneer. She was the first ever guitarist in China to enter a music school, and became the first to launch an international professional career.

Her first public appearance at the age of ten, at the China International Guitar Festival, received such acclaim that the Spanish Ambassador in China immediately presented her with a concert guitar.

Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending de Falla El Amor Brujo

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Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

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Sunday 8 March 7.30pm Michael Collins, Clarinet & The Heath Quartet

EMERGING

ARTISTS

PLATFORM

Mozart String Quintet No.4 in G minor K.516

Michael Collins' dazzling virtuosity and sensitive musicianship have made him one of today's most sought-after soloists. At 16 he won the woodwind prize in the first BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition and at 22 made his American dĂŠbut at Carnegie Hall, New York.

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Town Hall (FREE)

For this all-Mozart programme, Michael is joined by YCAT artists, The Heath Quartet which is rapidly emerging as an exciting and original voice on the international chamber music scene and violist, Tim Boulton.

Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor K.546 Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A Major K.581

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Tuesday 24 March 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Michał Nesterowicz Soloist Janina Fialkowska, Piano Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides Op.26 Mozart Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor K.491 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64 Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

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Enchanting audiences worldwide, esteemed virtuoso Janina Fialkowska performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.24. At the summit of Mozart’s creative genius, the work’s unique quality is fashioned through the ominous darkness of the minor key, and a touch of Mozart’s elegance, renders it all the more poignant. Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture depicts the Scottish scenery at Fingal’s Cave with mysteriously intense melodies and calmer passages, capturing both the stormy tides and still waters. The concert concludes with Tchaikovsky’s turbulent Symphony No.5, in which (according to Tchaikovsky) the opening motif signified his ‘complete resignation before fate’.

It remains as one of his most admired large-scale creations.

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Sunday 19 April 7.30pm London Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Jaime Martín Soloist Andreas Brantelid, Cello Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Elgar Cello Concerto in E minor Op.85 Brahms Symphony No.1 in C minor Op.68 Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

Did Brahms love Clara Schumann, the widow of his mentor? He certainly tried to. After a seemingly irreconcilable argument in September 1868, Brahms wrote to Clara from the Swiss Alps, scribbling a tune he’d heard played by a shepherd boy. ‘High on the mountain, deep in the valley, I greet you’, wrote Brahms, and the shepherd’s tune became the radiant horn-call that soars over the strings in the finale of his First Symphony like sunlight breaking through clouds. Clara inhabits the whole work, in a special musical ‘motto’ woven by Brahms and in the anguished love that seeps into every bar.

A similar emotional turmoil also inhabits Elgar’s noble but fierce Cello Concerto, performed here by rising star Andreas Brantelid. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is lead by internationally renowned conductor Jaime Martín, who opens this April concert with a homage to the season from Delius’s elegant and evocative On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring.

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Wednesday 29 April 7.30pm Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello

EMERGING

ARTISTS

PLATFORM

Oxana Shevchenko, Piano Schumann Fantasiestücke Op.73 Stravinsky Suite Italienne Franck Sonata in A

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Town Hall (FREE)

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Narek Hakhnazaryan was propelled on to the international scene when, at the age of 22, he won the Cello First Prize and Gold Medal at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, having impressed distinguished jury members such as Sir Clive Gillinson, Mario Brunello, David Geringas, Ralph Kirschbaum and Krzysztof Penderecki. He has since received critical press from both sides of the Atlantic, with the Daily Telegraph describing his playing “a marvel of musicality and technique combined” and the Washington Post describing him as “a seasoned phenomenon”.

Narek will be accompanied by Kazakstan-born pianist, Oxana Shevchenko, who won the Best Accompanist Prize at the 2011 Tchaikovsky International Competition. She was accompanying Narek, the eventual winner of the competition.

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Friday 8 May 7.30pm European Union Chamber Orchestra Violin/Director Hans-Peter Hofmann Soloist Emma Johnson, Clarinet Resphighi Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No.3 Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622

Emma Johnson needs very little introduction. One of the few clarinettists to have established a busy solo career which has taken her to major European, American and Asian venues as well as to Africa and Australasia, after she won BBC Young Musician of the Year in 1984 and later she became a winner of the Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York - both whilst still at school.

Emma is still in great demand as a soloist, collaborative artist, composer, arranger, equally at home with classical and jazz.

Delius Air and Dance Haydn Symphony No.65 in A Major

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm.

The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

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Saturday 23 May 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Eduardo Portal Soloist Natalie Clein, Cello Smetana Overture: The Bartered Bride Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor Op.104 Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Op.35

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

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A display of quintessentially Czech music from two Bohemian legends, with Smetana’s exhilarating Overture to his first and most enduring comic opera The Bartered Bride and Dvořák’s magnificent Cello Concerto, performed by world-class cellist Natalie Clein. Although composed in America, it expresses the melodic inflections derived from Czech folk music with a continuous flow of invention and lyricism.

Young Spanish Maestro Eduardo Portal will lead the Orchestra in the tale of ‘One Thousand and One Nights’ in Rimsky-Korsakov’s colourful epic Scheherazade. Heard is the mysteriously haunting sound of the violin voice of Scheherazade, as she calms the Sultan’s menacing brass fanfares with the strumming of the harp, calling to mind a mysterious far-away land.

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Sunday 14 June 7.30pm Tenebrae – Russian Treasures Director Nigel Short Programme includes: Rachmaninov Priidite, poklonimsia from All-Night Vigil Golovanov Heruvimskaya pesn Kalinnikov Svete tihiy Glinka Heruvimskaya pesn Chesnokov Svete tihiy

Award-winning chamber choir, Tenebrae, will be performing an exquisite collection of little-known gems rarely heard outside Russia, as well as some familiar favourites from this vast area of choral repertoire. This programme was inspired by the rare manuscripts collected by director Nigel Short during his travels around Russia.

Russian choral music has been a feature in Tenebrae’s concert performances since the choir’s inception and over the years they have worked extensively with Russian language coaches whilst nurturing their own characteristics of passion and precision to deliver a special and heartfelt tribute to the music of these great composers.

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm. The Town Hall (FREE)

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Friday 19 June 7.30pm Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Michael Sanderling Soloist Freddy Kempf, Piano Beethoven Overture: Egmont Op.84 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major Op.58 Beethoven Symphony No.7 in A Major Op.92

Freddy Kempf is one of today’s most successful pianists, performing to sell-out audiences all over the world.

Exceptionally gifted with an unusually broad repertoire, Freddy has built a unique reputation as an explosive and physical performer not afraid to take risks as well as a serious, sensitive and profoundly musical artist.

Born in London in 1977, Freddy made his concerto debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 8. He came to national prominence in 1992 when he won the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition. In 1998, his award of third, rather than first, prize in the Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow provoked protests from the audience and an outcry in the Russian press, which proclaimed him "the hero of the competition".

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)

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Celebrity Organ Recital Saturday 4 October 7.30pm 150th Anniversary Concert

FAT H E R W I L L I S O RG A N 1864 - 2014 Exciting plans are taking shape for the Father Willis Organ’s 150th Anniversary.

With young string players from Berkshire Maestros and featuring the World Première of a work written for the Anniversary by Soosan Lolavar. Look out for the Anniversary brochure with full details of Organ events. Supported by Berkshire Organists’ Association, Berkshire Maestros and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Usual ticket price applies to stalls seating. VIP packages will be available.

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm. The Concert Hall (FREE)

Lunchtime Organ Recitals The Concert Hall presents a series of lunchtime organ recitals by locally and nationally renowned organists. All recitals begin at 1.00pm, and last approximately 45 minutes.

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17 September 12 November 21 January 18 March 20 May 1 July

Edward Reeve Anthony Hammond Ben Bloor Jeremy Lloyd David Pether A student from Eton College

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CONCERT HALL

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Celebrity Organ Recital Saturday 9 May 7.30pm William McVicker, Organ

FAT H E R W I L L I S O RG A N 1864 - 2014

150 YEARS OF THE FATHER WILLIS ORGAN: A CELEBRATION Reading Town Hall’s Organ Curator, William McVicker, celebrates the Willis organ’s 150th concert season with a programme of fun music. From overtures to The Pirates of Penzance and Zampa through Lloyd-Webber's pieces about pussy cats, to a rousing march by the astronomer Patrick Moore, this is a concert for all ages and promises to be most fun you can have with a pipe organ!

Karg-Elert Sullivan Hollins Faulkes Moore Dawre Hérold W Lloyd-Webber Lefébure-Wély

Choral-Improvisation Nun danket alle Gott Overture to ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ In Springtime Fantasia on Old Welsh Airs March: Halley’s Comet Jubilant March Overture to ‘Zampa’ (arr. McVicker) Five Portraits Sortie in E flat

Pre-concert talk 6.15pm The Concert Hall (FREE)

Tickets CELEBRITY ORGAN RECITAL £13.50, Concessions £2.00 off, £10.50 for subscribers* * Set price for subscribers – no additional concessions.

PLEASE NOTE: Organ recitals do not count towards a subscription package.

LUNCHTIME ORGAN RECITAL All tickets £5 (Not available to book via subscription form) 21

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THE HEXAGON

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Saturday 20 September 7.30pm RPO Test Drive the Classics FREE concert for a new or returning audience. The Hexagon’s Resident Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, will perform works that we’re certain you will recognise, and provide you with a complete Classical Music Alive experience.

The programme WA Mozart L Mozart Mendelssohn

will include: Horn Concerto No.4 Trombone Concerto Italian Symphony

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PART OF BRINGING A NEW AUDIENCE TO CLASSICAL MUSIC ALIVE? Following on from our hugely successful Test Drive the Classics FREE concert in 2012, we are planning to present another concert for new classical audiences. BUT we need your help. To make this concert happen, we are very excited to be launching a Crowd Funding Campaign.

WHAT IS CROWD FUNDING? Basically, you are invited to pledge whatever you choose in support of the concert.

In return for your pledge, you will be thanked in the concert programme and rewarded with one of a wide variety of ‘gifts’. These options are listed opposite.

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THE HEXAGON

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As regular supporters of Classical Music Alive we are sure you are as keen as we are to encourage a new audience into the concerts. To do this, we need to show off just how fantastic these concerts are. With your help, we can keep Classical Music Alive in Reading for many years to come.

Look out for further information – by post, email, online and via social media. If you have any questions on this initiative, please email classical@readingarts.com. If you are ready to pledge now, please complete the CROWDFUNDING section on the booking form and select the reward that you wish to receive.

THANK YOU for your help in supporting the future of Classical Music Alive in Reading.

REWARDS A B C D E F G H I J K

Programme Thanks (included in all other options as standard) RPO CD VIP Panto Ticket Champagne Reception VIP Classical Music Alive Ticket Behind the Scenes Champagne Reception with RPO Meet & Greet 2 RPO Tickets at a venue of your choice RPO player masterclass (1 hours coaching) CMA 14/15 Season Ticket Concert Sponsorship

£5 £15 £35 £40 (includes one concert ticket) £45 £50 (includes one concert ticket) £60 (includes one concert ticket) £100 £150 £350 £5000 (includes 20 concert tickets + private reception)

Some rewards have limited availability and terms and conditions apply. Full details of all rewards can be found at www.readingarts.com.

A combination of rewards, up to your total pledge, can be selected.Rewards are subject to the funding target being reached.

If our target is not reached, all money will be refunded and the concert will not take place. Please note: your pledge does not give you a ticket to the concert, unless stated in your chosen reward.

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Serving a range of hot and cold drinks, snacks and lunches.

All our food is freshly prepared on site.

Open Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm

The perfect place to unwind in the unique surroundings of Reading Museum

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Local Groups Event Listings. Sept 2014 - July 2015 SEPTEMBER 2014

DECEMBER 2014

Sat 20 Reading Phoenix Choir Holy Trinity Church, Theale. 7.30pm www.readingphoenix.org.uk

Sat 6 South Berks Concert Band Kennet Valley Free Church, Calcot. 7.30pm www.southberksmusic.org.uk

Sun 28 West Forest Sinfonia The Great Hall, Reading University. 4.30pm www.westforestsinfonia.org

Sat 13 Wokingham Choral Society Venue tbc. 6.30pm www.wokingham-choral-society.org.uk

OCTOBER 2014 Sat 18 Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra The Great Hall, Reading University. 7.30pm www.aldworthphilharmonic.org.uk Sat 18 Reading Phoenix Choir Christ Church URC, Henley-on-Thames. 7.30pm www.readingphoenix.org.uk Sat 18 Woodley Concert Band – 40th Anniversary Celebration Bearwood College Theatre, Winnersh. 7.30pm www.woodleyconcertband.org.uk

NOVEMBER 2014 Sat 8 Wokingham Choral Society The Great Hall, Reading University. 7.30pm www.wokingham-choral-society.org.uk Sat 15 Reading Phoenix Choir St George’s Church, Tilehurst. 7pm www.readingphoenix.org.uk Sun 16 Henley Symphony Orchestra The Concert Hall, Reading. 4pm www.henleysymphonyorchestra.co.uk Sat 22 Reading Festival Chorus & Reading Haydn Choir The Great Hall, Reading University www.readingfestivalchorus.org.uk www.haydnchoir.org.uk Sat 22 Reading Male Voice Choir Emmanuel Methodist Church, Reading www.rmvc.net

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Sat 13 Reading Phoenix Choir Reading Minster of St Mary the Virgin. 5pm www.readingphoenix.org.uk Sat 13 Reading Bach Choir Greyfriars Church, Reading. 7.30pm www.readingbachchoir.org.uk Sat 13 Reading Male Voice Choir Christ Church, Woodley www.rmvc.net Sun 14 Woodley Concert Band Bearwood College Theatre, Winnersh 2.30pm & 7.30pm www.woodleyconcertband.org.uk Sat 20 & Sun 21 South Chiltern Choral Society Chiltern Edge Community School, Sonning Common.

7.30pm & 2pm www.southchilternchoralsociety.org.uk Date tbc Music @ Reading The Great Hall, Reading University www.reading.ac.uk/internal/music/

JANUARY 2015 Sat 17 Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra The Concert Hall, Reading. 7.30pm www.aldworthphilarmonic.org.uk Sat 17 Reading Male Voice Choir St Peter’s Church, Caversham www.rmvc.net

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Local Groups Event Listings. Sept 2014 - July 2015 FEBRUARY 2015

APRIL 2015

Sun 1 West Forest Sinfonia The Great Hall, Reading University. 4.30pm www.westforestsinfonia.org

Sat 18 Reading Male Voice Choir Trinity Church, Lower Earley www.rmvc.net

Sat 14 Reading Male Voice Choir Berkshire Masonic Lodge, Sindlesham www.rmvc.net Sat 28 Reading Phoenix Choir St Mary’s White Waltham. 7.30pm www.readingphoenix.org.uk

MARCH 2015 Sat 7 Reading Bach Choir Goring. 7.30pm www.readingbachchoir.org.uk Sat 14 Reading Male Voice Choir Methodist Church, Wokingham www.rmvc.net Sat 21 Wokingham Choral Society The Great Hall, Reading University. 7.30pm www.wokingham-choral-society.org.uk Sun 22 West Forest Sinfonia The Great Hall, Reading University. 4.30pm www.westforestsinfonia.org Sun 22 Henley Symphony Orchestra The Hexagon, Reading.7.30pm www.henleysymphonyorchestra.co.uk Sat 28 Woodley Concert Band Bearwood College Theatre, Winnersh. 7.30pm www.woodleyconcertband.org.uk Sat 28 South Chiltern Choral Society The Concert Hall, Reading. 7.30pm www.southchilternchoralsociety.org.uk Date tbc Music @ Reading The Great Hall, Reading University www.reading.ac.uk/internal/music/

Sat 25 Reading Bach Choir Reading Minster of St Mary the Virgin. 7.30pm www.readingbachchoir.org.uk

MAY 2015 Sat 16 Reading Phoenix Choir The Concert Hall, Reading. 7.30pm www.readingphoenix.org.uk Sat 16 (tbc) Aldworth Philharmonic Orchestra Reading Blue Coat School, Sonning. 7.30pm www.aldworthphilharmonic.org.uk

JUNE 2015 Sat 6 Reading Male Voice Choir Christ Church URC, Henley-on-Thames. 7.30pm www.rmvc.net Sat 13 Wokingham Choral Society Venue TBC. 7.30pm www.wokingham-choral-society.org.uk Sun 28 West Forest Sinfonia St Paul’s Church, Wokingham. 7.30pm www.westforestsinfonia.org Date tbc Music @ Reading The Great Hall, Reading University www.reading.ac.uk/internal/music/

JULY 2015 Sat 4 South Chiltern Choral Society Queen Anne’s School, Caversham. 7.30pm www.southchilternchoralsociety.org.uk Sat 4 Reading Bach Choir Douai Abbey, Woolhampton. 7.45pm www.readingbachchoir.org.uk Sat 4 or Sat 11 (tbc) Reading Phoenix Choir Reading Minster of St Mary the Virgin 11am – 5pm & 7pm www.readingphoenix.org.uk

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TOWN HALL WEDDING AND CONFERENCING FACILITIES Reading Museum & Town Hall is a magnificent, versatile; Grade II listed building situated in the heart of Reading, offering a beautiful backdrop for all your Wedding, Conferencing or Meeting needs. We provide a professional, flexible service catering for functions large and small.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE VISIT: WWW.READINGMUSEUM.ORG.UK/VENUE-HIRE/ OR TELEPHONE 0118 937 3400.

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GOOD FOOD MARKET VINTAGE CLOTHES • VINTAGE ART VINTAGE FUN • VINTAGE ACCESSORIES

The Real Vintage Market is back at The Hexagon, bigger and better than ever, with all manner of Vintage-ness to indulge the inner retro in you!

FEELING PECKISH?

With stalls celebrating the abundance of great quality food and drink available locally – from cheeses, breads and indulgent sweet treats to beers, wines and ciders… and everything in-between. This is a truly scrumptious opportunity to sample and purchase some old favourites and also discover new and delicious foods.

FREE ADMISSION If you would like to enquire about hiring a stall at either Real Vintage or the Good Food Market, please contact Steff Cohen on 0118 937 2065 or email realvintage@readingarts.com

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How To Find Us

Useful Information

Travelling by Car For directions, please visit the ‘How to Get There’ section on www.readingarts.com

Access

CAR PARKS

• Level access to wheelchair seating.

The Hexagon

• To enhance your safety and comfort we require patrons in wheelchairs to book a designated wheelchair space.

The Broad Street Mall and Chatham Place car parks are open all day. The Civic Centre Car Park B opens from 6pm – 11.30pm.

The Concert Hall The nearest car parks are Reading Station and Garrard Street. Evening rate car parking is also available at the Queen’s Road car park after 6pm.

Please Note: Car Parks are run independently to Reading Arts, and determine their own pricing structures and payment methods. We are unable to address car parking issues. Please contact the car park companies directly.

Travelling by Bus or Train For details of the Nighttrack, Daytrack and Fasttrack bus services, call Traveline, public transport info on 0118 959 4000 or visit www.reading-buses.co.uk For National Rail enquiries, call 0845 7484950 or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk

Readibus If you would like to come to our Classical Music Alive concerts, but have limited mobility and are therefore unable to get to us using ordinary public transport, you may be able to use the Readibus service.

To find out if Readibus can help you continue to enjoy our concerts, contact them on 0118 931 0000.

Both venues are completely smoke-free environments.

• Please inform the Box Office should you require level access or have limited mobility.

• We welcome both seeing and hearing Guide Dogs, please advise at the time of booking.

A bowl of water can be provided.

• An infrared sound enhancement system for the hard-of-hearing is available for use with or without a hearing aid. Please reserve sets at the time of booking, to be collected from the Box Office prior to the event – a small deposit is required.

• Disabled toilets available at both venues.

Bookings • All bookings received will be treated on a first come, first served’ basis with the best available seats being allocated – a second choice of seating area may be asked for in case of high demand.

• All Direct Debit booking closes on Friday 1 August 2014.

• Booking for individual concerts is open from Monday 16 June 2014 on 0118 960 6060 or online at www.readingarts.com. Standard booking fees may apply – contact box office or see website for details.

• Tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged for another performance.

www.readibus.co.uk Reading Arts and Venues reserve the right to refuse entry and to make any changes to the information contained in this brochure without prior notification in the event of illness or any other unavoidable cause. All information was correct at the time of printing.

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Concessions Eligibility Senior Citizens are entitled to a £2 concession off all individual ticket prices.

There is no concession price on subscription tickets.

Disabled patrons are entitled to a 2 for 1 offer on individual tickets and subscriptions.

For Groups of 10+: ALL tickets are £12 each. No additional subscription rate applies. (subject to availability) Classical Music Alive offer excellent rates for young people: All children under 18: £6 for individual tickets.

Schools: £6 each, including free programmes (subject to availability).

Classical Membership Scheme: £12 for individual tickets. (For patrons aged 18-25 or students of any age – please contact the Box Office to register for the scheme. NUS card/proof of status/age is required).

For groups and school bookings, we can help arrange pre- or post-performance receptions, if required. Please call our Group Booker on 0118 937 2011 for more details.

Full price individual tickets & concessionary tickets (except Groups & Disabled 2for1) are available to book online at www.readingarts.com

Ticket Fees Individual concert ticket prices and concessionary rates shown include ticket fees. Subscription prices are exempt from ticket fees.

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Why Subscribe?

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Save up to 40% on standard prices – a possible reduction of over £200!

No booking fee on subscription prices.

Book a minimum of 3 concerts to start benefitting from reductions.

Enjoy advanced booking and request your preferred seats, before single concerts go on sale.

Pick further concerts at any stage in the season and pay a reduced ticket price based on your original subscription.

Exchange your tickets for another concert in the series, if you discover you are no longer able to attend. (subject to availability) Pre-pay for your printed concert programme at a reduced rate. (At least one programme must be ordered per subscribed concert. The cost per programme is £2, usually £2.50 on the night.)

Subscribe to ALL 16 eligible concerts and receive a free Reading Arts produced programme at each performance PLUS save around 40% on standard ticket prices.

(Please note: occasionally an orchestra/ensemble will bring tour programmes.

In this situation, it may not be possible to offer a free programme.)

Benefit from reduced prices for Celebrity Organ Recitals.

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