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Peter Oundjian:Music Director

2012:13 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

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Shostakovich Symphony No11

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Smetana Má vlast

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Orff Carmina Burana Beethoven Eroica Adams Harmonielehre

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RSNO Season

2012:13

At a Glance Saturday 6 October 2012 Season Opener: Oundjian Conducts Shostakovich Saturday 13 October 2012 Oundjian Conducts Brahms Saturday 27 October 2012 Søndergård Conducts Sibelius Saturday 10 November 2012 Choral Classics: Carmina Burana Saturday 24 November 2012 Also sprach Zarathustra Saturday 15 December 2012 John Lill Plays Grieg Saturday 26 January 2013 Dvořák Eight Saturday 9 February 2013 An American Festival: I Thursday 14 February 2013 Romantic Valentine’s Concert Saturday 2 March 2013 Beethoven’s Eroica

Musical Insights Join us for our free pre-concert talks before each concert at 6.45pm. Over the course of the Season you’ll hear from journalists, RSNO players and conductors, all giving their unique insights into the music being performed.

Plus don’t miss Peter Oundjian and Thomas Søndergård giving post-concert talks in the auditorium in October.

Look out for the symbol throughout the brochure for details.

Saturday 16 March 2013 Järvi Conducts Tchaikovsky Saturday 23 March 2013 Oundjian Conducts Má vlast Saturday 13 April 2013 Concierto de Aranjuez Saturday 27 April 2013 An American Festival: II Saturday 18 May 2013 Choral Classics: Elijah Saturday 25 May 2013 Dvořák Cello Concerto Saturday 1 June 2013 Oundjian and Benedetti Gala Concert

Welcome to the New Season Dear friends, I’m so delighted to be here in Scotland and to welcome you to my first Season as Music Director of this magnificent orchestra, the RSNO. I have long been anticipating this moment when we can reveal the many great concerts we’ve planned for you and start to share some wonderful music together.

For me, music is the ultimate universal language.

There is something inexplicably magical about the process of bringing music to life and unveiling its secrets, its passions, its myriad expressions for the many listeners – of all generations – who are fascinated by this art form.

This Season we are delighted to welcome some of the world’s greatest artists to perform for you. Violinist Vadim Gluzman joins me to open the Season, RSNO favourite John Lill returns with Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Neeme Järvi teams up with pianist Nikolai Lugansky, guitarist Miloš Karadaglić performs the beautiful Concierto de Aranjuez, and Truls Mørk performs Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.

I’m particularly looking forward to sharing the extraordinary music of John Adams with you in our two-part American Festival, performing Carmina Burana with the RSNO Chorus and Junior Chorus, and sharing the stage with Nicola Benedetti for the first time. I urge you not to miss our very special evening in March featuring Smetana’s Má vlast.

We’ve commissioned the amazing artist James Westwater to create visuals for this performance – it’s sure to be a magical experience.

Of course, I’m not the only ‘new kid’ in town!

The talented Thomas Søndergård will be visiting throughout the Season in his new role as Principal Guest Conductor with music by Mahler, Sibelius, Berlioz and Stravinsky.

There’s so much to look forward to – I can’t wait to get started! Here’s to a wonderful Season!

Peter Oundjian Music Director

I am constantly overwhelmed by what this orchestra has managed to achieve, and thinking about the new possibilities is inspiring.

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But the night, with that cracking Brahms, belonged to Oundjian and his new band.

Sat 6 Oct 2012: 7.30pm

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Season Opener: Oundjian Conducts Shostakovich Time to celebrate! Glinka’s Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla has been called a musical firecracker – so what better way to launch Peter Oundjian’s very first concert as RSNO Music Director?

That’s just the start of this thrilling all-Russian programme, which sweeps from the heartmelting song of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto – played by the superb Vadim Gluzman – to the revolutionary fervour of Shostakovich’s mighty Eleventh Symphony. Be there, as we raise a glass to a very special night for Scottish music.

Glinka Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No11 The Year 1905 Peter Oundjian (conductor) Vadim Gluzman (violin)

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Michael Tumelty

Sat 13 Oct 2012: 7.30pm

Sat 27 Oct 2012: 7.30pm

Oundjian Conducts Brahms

SøndergÅRD CONDUCTS Sibelius

Pure romance: Johannes Brahms battled public anticipation and personal tragedy to complete his First Symphony, finally producing one of the most glorious triumphs in all music.

Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody, meanwhile, crowns a display of keyboard fireworks with one of the most passionate love-themes ever written.

It’s heady stuff: the stunning young pianist Natasha Paremski provides the sparkle, while Peter Oundjian and the full RSNO unleash the emotion. Britten’s bracing Sea Interludes open the floodgates.

Sibelius thought of his Second Symphony as a mighty river flowing to the sea. From pastoral beginning to soul-stirring finish, new Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Søndergård takes us on Sibelius’ journey, while baritone Roderick Williams takes us on Mahler’s – a tale of deceptively-tuneful heartbreak in a fairytale landscape, and a far cry from the concert’s opening: an ear-dazzling tribute to Hieronymus Bosch by Swedish maverick B Tommy Andersson.

Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a

Theme of Paganini Brahms Symphony No1

Andersson The Garden of Delights Mahler Blumine Mahler Songs of a Wayfarer Sibelius Symphony No2 Thomas Søndergård (conductor) Roderick Williams (baritone)

Peter Oundjian (conductor) Natasha Paremski (piano)

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Paul Sutherland (RSNO Sub-Principal Double Bass)

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Ursula Heidecker Allen (RSNO Violin)

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Thomas Søndergård in conversation with Ursula Heidecker Allen

RSNO Season

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Sat 10 Nov 2012: 7.30pm

Choral Classics: Carmina Burana Enter a vastly different world with Carl Orff’s roof-raising masterpiece Carmina Burana. Magical powers, extraordinary sounds, those implacably pounding rhythms – it all explodes into multicoloured life with the massed RSNO choruses under the baton of Peter Oundjian. First though, give in to the seductive sleaze of Thomas Adès’ tabloid opera – and get your breath back with the timeless serenity of Vaughan Williams’ rapturous Tallis Fantasia.

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Powder Her Face Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a

Theme by Thomas Tallis Orff Carmina Burana Peter Oundjian (conductor) Valentina Farcas (soprano) Daniel Taylor (countertenor) Audun Iversen (baritone) RSNO Chorus RSNO Junior Chorus

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The excitement that I sense from the audience at the start of an RSNO concert always reminds me how privileged I am to play with this fantastic orchestra.

Elita Bungard, Asst Principal 2nd Violin

Sat 24 Nov 2012: 7.30pm

Sat 15 Dec 2012: 7.30pm

Sat 26 Jan 2013: 7.30pm

Also sprach Zarathustra

John Lill plays Grieg

DvoR � ák Eight

“I mean to portray in music the whole story of the human race…” Richard Strauss never did anything by halves, and if you’ve heard the sensational opening of Also sprach Zarathustra in 2001: A Space Odyssey, you’ll know to expect something extraordinary. Guest conductor Kazushi Ono has a passion for Strauss – but it’s not all blockbusters tonight, as pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar brings his special poetry to one of Mozart’s loveliest concertos, while Prokofiev’s Cinderella gets things off to a fairytale start.

Winter warmers: Tchaikovsky was a nervous soul, and he was modest about his First Symphony.

But audiences for over a century have fallen head-over-heels for its wintry sparkle and youthful freshness. The RSNO’s charismatic Assistant Conductor continues his love affair with the music of the north as keyboard legend John Lill plays Grieg’s hugely popular concerto.

And if you enjoy Scandinavian TV drama, you’ll be charmed by the unmistakably Swedish style of Lars-Erik Larsson’s tuneful homage to Shakespeare.

Prokofiev Selections from Cinderella Mozart Piano Concerto No23 K488 R Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra Kazushi Ono (conductor) Saleem Abboud Ashkar (piano)

Larsson En vintersaga (A Winter’s Tale) Grieg Piano Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No1 Winter Dreams

If you love Dvořák’s New World Symphony, you won’t be surprised to hear that his Eighth Symphony is every bit as enjoyable. But you might be surprised by just how many tunes you go home humming! Glorious stuff, conducted with verve by the dynamic Andrey Boreyko. First, though, enjoy Schumann’s bright-eyed love-letter of a piano concerto with award-winning Polish pianist Rafał Blechacz – and discover the amazing world of Victoria Borisova-Ollas and her Salman Rushdie-inspired Open Ground.

Borisova-Ollas Open Ground Schumann Piano Concerto Dvořák Symphony No8 Andrey Boreyko (conductor) Rafał Blechacz (piano)

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Elita Bungard (RSNO Assistant Principal 2nd Violin)

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Lisa Rourke (RSNO Sub-Principal Viola)

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Peter Hunt (RSNO Cello)

Sat 9 FEB 2013: 7.30pm

Thu 14 Feb 2013: 7.30pm

An American Festival: I

Romantic Valentine’s Concert

Don’t miss the first of two concerts dedicated to the stars and stripes. A supertanker in San Francisco Bay gathers speed and suddenly rockets into the sky. That’s the image that inspired John Adams’ Harmonielehre – and the music is every bit as spectacular. This big, fabulously colourful orchestral extravaganza might just be the Great American Symphony; it’s definitely a thrilling climax to an evening that begins with Bernstein’s rip-roaring comedy overture and Gershwin’s gloriously jazzy “skyscraper concerto”. Peter Oundjian lights the blue touchpaper, and pianist Jon Kimura Parker makes sure things go with a swing.

Whether it’s the star-crossed romance of Romeo and Juliet or the seductive glamour of Don Juan, the great composers have always known how to tell a love story. This Valentine’s night, make them part of yours. Snatch a brief encounter with Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto, and surrender to the Spanish passion of Ravel’s Boléro, as the RSNO, under the baton of Christian Kluxen, serves up the ultimate in musical indulgence: a five-course feast of the food of love itself!

Bernstein Overture to Candide Gershwin Concerto in F

for Piano and Orchestra Adams Harmonielehre

R Strauss Don Juan Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No2 Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet

Fantasy Overture Shostakovich Romance from The Gadfly Ravel Boléro

Peter Oundjian (conductor) Jon Kimura Parker (piano)

Christian Kluxen (conductor) Olga Kern (Piano)

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Elita Bungard (RSNO Assistant Principal 2nd Violin)

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SAT 2 MAr 2013: 7.30pm

Sat 16 MAR 2013: 7.30pm

Beethoven’s Eroica

Järvi Conducts Tchaikovsky

Poet, revolutionary, hero: Ludwig van Beethoven changed the history of music. Tonight, guest conductor Dima Slobodeniouk and virtuoso pianist Rudolf Buchbinder take us on an incredible journey through a turbulent age; from the stirring Leonore Overture No3 to the epic adventure of Beethoven’s “Heroic” Symphony – inspired by Napoleon, but dedicated to the cause of freedom. In between comes Beethoven’s darkest piano concerto, a moving reminder of the deeply romantic spirit behind that unstoppable energy.

Beethoven said “Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.” It’s such a pleasure to play his wonderful music.

Aleksei kiseliov, principal cello

Beethoven Leonore Overture No3 Beethoven Piano Concerto No3 Beethoven Symphony No3 Eroica Dima Slobodeniouk (conductor) Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)

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Michael Tumelty

Byron’s Manfred is the ultimate outsider, brooding, impetuous and tormented by a forbidden love. Tchaikovsky didn’t just identify with him, he poured all his passion into this tremendous Manfred Symphony: sixty minutes of sweeping tunes, heart-pounding drama, and raw emotion. If you don’t know it, there’s no better guide than RSNO legend Neeme Järvi – just as no pianist plays Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto with more flair than the incomparable Nikolai Lugansky. Hold onto your seat…

Arensky Variations on a

Theme of Tchaikovsky Prokofiev Piano Concerto No3 Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Neeme Järvi (conductor) Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

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Katherine Wren (RSNO Viola)

Sat 23 MAR 2013: 7.30pm

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Oundjian Conducts MÁ vlast When Bedřich Smetana wrote Má vlast (My Country), he didn’t only create a hymn to a great nation – he stretched the very limits of what music could achieve. So he’d have been thrilled by tonight’s performance, in which his music is accompanied by stunning, speciallycommissioned visuals by the artist James Westwater. Join Peter Oundjian and the RSNO on their journey down the River Vltava; and let Westwater’s images and Smetana’s music bring this tale of love, war and liberation unforgettably to life.

Smetana

Má vlast (complete)

Peter Oundjian (conductor) James Westwater (photochoreographer)

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William Chandler (RSNO Associate Leader)

It is immensely uplifting to be part of a great concert; to be surrounded by the wonderful ound this orchestra can make.

Sat 13 Apr 2013: 7.30pm

SAT 27 Apr 2013: 7.30pm

Concierto de Aranjuez

An American Festival: II

It might not be summer just yet, but tonight the RSNO, guest conductor Gilbert Varga and Montenegrin guitar hero Miloš Karadaglić take you on a Mediterranean holiday with a difference! There’s Italian romance with Martucci’s dreamy Notturno and a guided tour of historic Italy with Ottorino Respighi – from the delightful Ancient Airs and Dances to the roof-raising hedonism of his sensational Roman Festivals. And, of course, there’s the Spanish tune the whole world loves, in Rodrigo’s chart-topping Concierto de Aranjuez.

Our second stateside trip opens with Aaron Copland’s joyous ballet Appalachian Spring.

John Adams sees a darker America, and his atom-bomb opera Doctor Atomic caused a sensation when it was performed in London in 2009. Under Peter Oundjian, this should be a highlight of the Season – a must-hear concert that also features two real rarities as Xiayin Wang performs piano concertos from Copland and Samuel Barber. If you love Barber’s Adagio, prepare for an electrifying surprise!

sula Heidecker Allen, Violin

Respighi Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No1 Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Martucci Notturno Op70 No1 Respighi Roman Festivals Gilbert Varga (conductor) Miloš Karadaglić (guitar)

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Ursula Heidecker Allen (RSNO Violin)

Copland Appalachian Spring Barber Piano Concerto Copland Piano Concerto Adams Doctor Atomic Symphony Peter Oundjian (conductor) Xiayin Wang (piano)

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William Chandler (RSNO Associate Leader)

The orchestra’s explosive and blindingly dramatic account...was a tribute to the persuasive and interpretative powers of this fine conductor...

SAT 18 May 2013: 7.30pm

The Herald

Choral Classics: Elijah “Is not His word like a fire?” Felix Mendelssohn may have been a friend of Queen Victoria, but there’s absolutely nothing stuffy about his Elijah. This is religious music with a wonderful difference: a rip-roaring Old Testament epic full of blood, thunder and fabulously hummable tunes. We welcome back conductor Sir Andrew Davis, the RSNO Chorus and Junior Chorus, and an all-star team of soloists for what should be a truly roof-raising night to remember.

Mendelssohn Elijah (sung in german) Andrew Davis (conductor) Lisa Milne (soprano) Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano) Barry Banks (tenor) Hanno Mueller-Brachmann (Baritone) RSNO Chorus RSNO Junior Chorus

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Ursula Heidecker Allen (RSNO Violin)

SAT 25 MAy 2013: 7.30pm

Sat 1 Jun 2013: 7.30pm

DvoR � ák Cello Concerto “What a symphony that would make!” declared Antonín Dvořák when he saw the Niagara Falls.

But he didn’t write a symphony: he wrote the most sweepingly romantic cello concerto of all time. The superb Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk throws himself headlong into its torrents tonight, while conductor Thomas Søndergård and the RSNO let loose a volley of musical fireworks with Stravinsky’s Petrouchka – a riotous story of old Russia, with an unforgettable sting in its tail…

Dvořák Cello Concerto Stravinsky Petrouchka (1947) Thomas Søndergård (conductor) Truls Mørk (cello)

Season Finale!

Oundjian & Benedetti Gala Concert Laurence Olivier’s wartime film of Shakespeare’s Henry V is a true classic of British cinema – and William Walton’s stirring score is quite simply one of the greatest of all time. Peter Oundjian, the massed RSNO choruses and a special guest narrator all come together to end the Season in truly spectacular fashion – and welcome Scotland’s favourite violinist, Nicola Benedetti in two all-time favourites from opposite sides of the Channel. “We few, we happy few…” – make sure you’re amongst them!

Ravel Alborada del gracioso Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo capriccioso Walton/Palmer Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario Peter Oundjian (Conductor) Nicola Benedetti (Violin) RSNO Chorus RSNO Junior Chorus actor to be announced

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Katherine Wren (RSNO Viola) and David Martin (RSNO Viola)

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Michael Tumelty

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Fri 7 and Sat 8 Sep 2012: 8PM

Fri 30 Nov 2012: 7.30pm

Join the RSNO and RSNO Chorus for a magnificent evening of your favourite opera arias and choruses in the great hall of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. Featuring the Triumphal March from Aida and Va pensiero from Nabucco. Bellissimo!

Join Phil, Aly, the RSNO and special guests for their annual party celebrating the best of Scottish music.

Enrique Mazzola (conductor) RSNO Chorus

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Chamber Series at St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow Relax and unwind on a Sunday afternoon with the RSNO Chamber Series. These performances offer a refreshing chance to hear the musicians of the Orchestra up close and personal, performing music by the great composers in an intimate setting.

Brahms Clarinet Quintet

Strings & Brass Celebration

Classical Strings

RSNO clarinettist Josef Pacewicz takes centre stage for Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet – widely regarded as Brahms’ greatest achievement in chamber music.

From Haydn to Pärt, enjoy an afternoon of music written especially for string trio and brass quartet, celebrating the wonderful acoustics of St Mary’s Cathedral.

Join our quintet of strings for a survey of great classical chamber music including Wolf’s Italian Serenade and Schubert’s String Quintet in C major.

Sun 24 Feb 2013: 2.30pm

Sun 21 Apr 2013: 2.30pm

Sun 16 Jun 2013: 2.30pm

Symphonie Fantastique

Stravinsky’s Firebird

Wagner’s Ring

Sat 17 Nov 2012: 7.30PM

Thu 21 Feb 2013: 7.30PM

Sat 11 May 2013: 7.30PM

Berlioz

Stravinsky The Firebird (complete)

Wagner/de Vlieger The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure

Symphonie fantastique

Thomas Søndergård (conductor) Paul Rissmann (presenter)

Christian Kluxen (conductor) Paul Rissmann (presenter)

Sex, drugs…and symphony orchestras!

Maddened with unrequited love, Hector Berlioz imagined the ultimate in musical opium-trips – but the real drug in his astonishing Symphonie fantastique is the sound of a 100-piece orchestra doing things no-one thought possible.

Paul Rissmann teams up with the RSNO’s brilliant Principal Guest Conductor Thomas Søndergård and the full RSNO to uncover the stories, the scandals and the fabulous tunes behind classical music’s first great tabloid shocker!

Are you sitting comfortably? Because Igor Stravinsky is about to tell you a story. Mystical beings, magic spells, green-clawed monsters and beautiful princesses…Stravinsky’s The Firebird has them all. You just need to listen.

Paul Rissmann is your guide, while conductor Christian Kluxen and a glittering, blazing, super-sized RSNO paint the pictures that show how Stravinsky turned an old Russian fairytale into the stuff of dreams, and created a ballet as gripping as a blockbuster movie.

Philippe Bach (conductor) Paul Rissmann (presenter) Wagner’s epic Ring cycle is the kind of experience that changes lives. A tale of gods, lovers, tragedy and redemption that begins at the bottom of a river and ends with the destruction of a world – it’s quite simply overwhelming. But if you don’t happen to have four days to spare, here’s your chance to see what the fuss is about: an hour-long orchestral highlights package! Paul Rissmann tells the story: Richard Wagner and the RSNO do the rest. Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime.

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Handel’s Messiah

Sat 30 Mar 2013: 7.30pm Sat 22 Dec 2012

2pm (RSNO Junior Chorus) and 6pm (RSNO Chorus) Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! This family friendly concert is packed full of your favourite festive melodies and singalong carols, including the magical film The Snowman shown on the big screen, accompanied by the Orchestra and narrated by a very special star guest.

Conducted by Christopher Bell

Behold the Lamb of God Hallelujah Chorus The trumpet shall sound!

I know that my Redeemer liveth Join the RSNO Chorus and an all-star British cast under the baton of Paul Agnew for a very special Easter performance of Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah.

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Christopher Bell RSNO Junior Chorus Director

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Cutting-edge digital technologies for recording, composing, and streaming music and learning programmes will ensure that we can encourage ever greater numbers of people across the length and breadth of Scotland to engage in music-making.

Inspiring Music for Scotland ANd Beyond

The plans for our new home are only the beginning. Our fundraising campaign is not just about a building.

It is about what the building will enable your orchestra to deliver to the communities of Scotland. We have never been content to confine ourselves to the concert hall. With your involvement, we can surprise through our innovation and the impact of working together with many partners to engage our next generation of audiences.

Our task is urgent and exciting. We will need you to play your part in making our new ambitions happen.

To keep up to date on our plans and discover how you can invest in the future of the RSNO today, please visit rsno.org.uk/newhome We hope that we can welcome your support and promise that we will reward you with being part of a success story.

rsno.org.uk/newhome

Your Support Matters The RSNO receives a grant from the Scottish Government and local authorities which, together with ticket sales, covers 85% of our annual costs.

We need to fundraise nearly £1million in additional income to bring you the outstanding performances that you enjoy.

While you experience the music of the RSNO in the concert hall, many others discover the RSNO in their local community across Scotland. RSNO musicians regularly visit hospitals and children’s hospices making music with patients and their families; they perform concerts in sheltered housing schemes sharing musical memories with the residents; they present workshops and masterclasses in schools and colleges, inspiring the children and young people of our nation. Your gift helps us to make all this possible. Please join the Circle and support the RSNO.

Joining the RSNO Circle brings you closer to the music.

When you become a member of the RSNO Circle you get to know us better. Our exclusive magazine Inner Circle has the latest news about our players, tours, CD releases, and so much more. As a member of the RSNO Circle you get the chance to meet the players you have seen on the concert platform, hear them play at special recitals, listen to them talk about their lives and work at Circle Dinners and watch them at open rehearsals.

What to do next…

There are five levels of Membership to choose from: Virtuoso £1,000 Symphony £500 Concerto £250 Sonata £100 Overture £25 (£20 concessions) Simply indicate your chosen level of gift in the box on your booking form. Your payment will be added to your subscription and you will then receive your Circle welcome pack before the start of the 2012:13 Season. By ticking the Gift Aid box the RSNO will be able to claim 25 pence for every £1 you donate.

For more information: visit rsno.org.uk/circle email circle@rsno.org.uk phone 0141 225 3565

Please don’t hesitate. Support your Orchestra by joining the RSNO Circle today as you complete your subscription form!

Already a member? Thank you for your support.

Membership prices are correct at the time of going to print.

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There are 3 ways to book tickets to individual concerts:

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SINGLE TICKET PRICES Season Concerts: £35, £25.50, £19, £14.50, £11.50 Oundjian & Benedetti Gala Concert: £39, £29.50, £22, £18.50, £14 St Andrew’s Party with Phil & Aly: £34, £26, £22, £16, £12.50 Christmas Concert: £34, £26, £22, £16, £12.50 Handel’s Messiah: £34, £26, £22, £16, £12.50 Naked Classics: All tickets £10 Chamber Series: All tickets £12 Subscriptions on sale from Tuesday 20 March 2012.

Single concert tickets on sale from Tuesday 1 May 2012.

RSNO Circle members can priority book single concert tickets from Monday 23 April 2012.

Under 16s U16s go free to all RSNO concerts in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (except Christmas – 50% off). Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. Maximum of two free children’s tickets per adult. Additional children £5 each.

Under 26s and Mature Students If you are aged between 16 and 26 inclusive, or are in full-time education, you can purchase tickets to all RSNO concerts in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall for £5 in price bands B-E (excludes Christmas – 50% off). Proof of age or valid full-time student card must be shown.

Unemployed If you are of working age and in receipt of unemployment benefit, you can purchase tickets to all concerts for £5 in price bands B-E (excludes Christmas – 50% off).

RSNO Patrons with disabilities Patrons with disabilities and their carers are entitled to 50% off any single ticket price. Please purchase tickets in advance. (Disabled concessions are not applicable to subscription prices.) Wheelchair spaces (£5 each) are situated at the ends of Terrace Blocks A and C. Access for the disabled is via the North Entrance (Killermont Street). Lifts are available to all levels.

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Enjoy reduced ticket prices for the Oundjian and Benedetti Gala Concert when you book it as part of your subscription.

Spread your subscription payments over 6 months by Standing Order if you book before 1 October 2012 – simple, convenient and interest free.

Choose the seats you want – we know how important your seat is to you. Let us know where you like to sit and we’ll do our best.

School Groups School and school-age youth groups are most welcome to all RSNO events. All tickets, including accompanying adults, are £5 (excluding Christmas).‡

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Your Incredible Subscription Prices

Subscription Pricing Table

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE

Subscribing to the RSNO is easy! Simply complete both sides of the booking form and return it to the Box Office using the Freepost address on the form. Bookings need to be processed carefully and so they cannot be completed by phone or while you wait.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

ADULT SUBSCRIPTION Tick the concerts you’d like to attend on the booking form. Count up the number of concerts you have selected and find your subscription cost in the price table opposite. You may find that you save money by adding a few more concerts to your subscription!

DISABLED SUBSCRIPTION Tick the concerts you’d like to attend and then calculate the cost of your tickets. Disabled patrons and their carers are entitled to 50% off the subscription base price (£35, £25.50, £19, £14.50, £11.50).

ADDITIONAL TICKETS

BAND

UNDER 26s/Mature Students If you are booking an Adult or Disabled Subscription and would like an U26/Mature Student to sit beside you, please write the number of tickets required in the column. These tickets cost £5 per concert and are non-refundable.

ADDITIONAL ADULTS If you would like to book extra tickets for family and friends to sit beside you for certain concerts, please write the number of tickets required for each concert in this column. Additional tickets are charged at full price and are non-refundable.

Please note additional seats will be allocated subject to availability.

Subscriber Ticket Exchange Terms & Conditions 24 hours’ notice required, same price band, admin charge of £1 per ticket. Full Season subscribers will be offered a refund. Maximum of three exhanges/refunds allowed. Subscribers who wish to exchange tickets at a later date to the Benedetti and Oundjian Gala Concert may do so, but will be charged the difference between full and subscription ticket prices. Please note that the Box Office is unable to process ticket exchanges between 7pm-7.30pm on concert nights.

Please Note The seating plan, price bands and correlating pricing table in this brochure relate to subscription bookings only.

All discounts are subject to availability. The RSNO reserves the right to introduce ticket discounts at any time. We regret no refunds can be made except to full Season subscribers as noted in the terms and conditions. All details correct at time of print. The RSNO reserves the right to change performance details without prior notice.

Patrons should be aware that when you book your details will be held on the box office computer system. If your consent has previously been indicated or is given at the time of purchase, this information will be passed to the RSNO and from time to time we may contact you with information from the RSNO. We do not pass your details to any third party organisations.

If you feel your consent has been wrongly applied, your details are incorrect or you would like to withdraw from the RSNO marketing list, please write to: The Database Manager, RSNO, 73 Claremont Street, Glasgow G3 7JB.

BAND

BAND

BAND

BAND

A B C DE

UNDER 16s Under 16s go free to RSNO Season concerts when accompanied by a paying adult.

Maximum two U16s per adult.

(£) Subscription Base Price

1 2 3

35

25.50

19

14.50

11.50

Subscription discounts begin after only 4 concerts Subscription Prices

4

114

82

62

48

38

5

142.50

102.50

77.50

60

47.50

6

171

123

93

72

57

7

199.50

143.50

108.50

84

66.50

8

228

164

124

96

76

9

238.50

175.50

130.50

99

81

10

265

195

145

110

90

11

291.50

214.50

159.50

121

99

12

318

234

174

132

108

13

325

234

175.50

136.50

110.50

14

350

252

189

147

119

15

375

270

202.50

157.50

127.50

16

400

288

216

168

136

17

391

280.50

212.50

161.50

127.50

Return your completed form to: Freepost RRJE-LXZY-UUEE Box Office, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY

Booking form

2. CHOOSE your Price Band

Page 1

Subscription Seating Plan circle

(Please CIRCLE)

upper circle

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Oundjian Conducts Shostakovich Sat 6 Oct 2012 Oundjian Conducts Brahms Sat 13 Oct 2012 Søndergård Conducts Sibelius Sat 27 Oct 2012 Choral Classics: Carmina Burana Sat 10 Nov 2012 Also sprach Zarathustra Sat 24 Nov 2012 John Lill Plays Grieg Sat 15 Dec 2012 Dvořák Eight Sat 26 Jan 2013 An American Festival: I Sat 9 Feb 2013 Romantic Valentine’s Concert THu 14 Feb 2013 Beethoven’s Eroica Sat 2 Mar 2013 Järvi Conducts Tchaikovsky Sat 16 Mar 2013 Oundjian Conducts Má vlast Sat 23 Mar 2013

Terrace A

Additional Adults

U26s/Mature Students

Please tick your subscription concert choices.

You must select a minimum of four concerts for your subscription.

Terrace B

U16s

1. Your Subscription

Disabled Subscribers

This subscription booking form can be used until April 2013!

Adult Subscribers

Write the number of additional tickets required in these columns

3. Your Seats Please indicate your seats on the plan above.

(Please tick – we will do our best to accommodate you. You do not have to be exact!)

If you are a previous subscriber and know your usual row and seat, please specify here.

Please note: we cannot guarantee this seat, although priority consideration will be given to early subscribers who book for 12 concerts or more.

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Area BLOCK

ROW

SEAT

4. Your Tickets Subscriptions

Cost of One Subscription

Total No. of Concerts

Choral Classics: Elijah Sat 18 May 2013 Dvořák Cello Concerto Sat 25 May 2013 Oundjian and Benedetti Gala Concert Sat 1 Jun 2013 ToTAL Number of Concerts ToTAL Number of Additional Tickets

Booked for all 17 concerts? We’ll send you an invitation to the “Full Season Subscriber” event with James and Maya near the time.

Return to: Freepost RRJE-LXZY-UUEE, Box Office, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY

No. of Adult Subscribers

Adults

=

X Cost of One Ticket

Total No. of Concerts

Disabled

=

X (50% Off Subscription Base Price)

Additional Tickets

£

No. of Disabled Subscribers

X

Concierto de Aranjuez Sat 13 Apr 2013 An American Festival: II Sat 27 Apr 2013

Terrace C

Arena

£

Sub-TOTAL £ Cost of One Ticket

Total No. of Tickets

U16s

X

FREE

=

£

U26s/Mature Students

X

£5

=

£

=

£

Adults

X

(Subscription Base Price)

Sub-TOTAL £

TOTAL Cost of Your Tickets £

0.00

7. Payment – Customer Details

5. Non-Subscription concerts Why not take this opportunity to also book your tickets to the following RSNO performances now? Write the number of tickets required in the boxes below.

Kelvingrove Concerts Fri 07.09.12 (8pm) SAT 08.09.12 (8PM)

£20

£18

Name

£8

Adult Concession Standing Adult Concession Standing

Address Post Code Daytime Phone (INC Area Code) Email

St Andrew’s Party with Phil & Aly Price Band A B C D E U26 U16 Adult / Disabled (50% off) £34/£17 £26/£13 £22/£11 £16/£8 £12.50/£6.25 £5 FREE

total cost of SUBSCRIPTIONS (see Part 4)

£

Phil & Aly 30.11.12

Non-Subscription CONCERTS (see Part 5)

£

Join the RSNO Circle (see Part 6)

£

BOX OFFICE FEE (Admin & postage)

£

grand total amount payable

£

Choose a method of payment I enclose a cheque/postal order for

£

NAKED CLASSICS Symphonie Fantastique 17.11.12 Stravinsky’s Firebird 21.02.13 Wagner’s Ring 11.05.13

£10

£5 £5 FREE

Adult Disabled U26 U16 Adult Disabled U26 U16 Adult Disabled U26 U16

Christmas Concert Price Band A B C D E Adult / U16s, U26s, Disabled (50% off) £34/£17 £26/£13 £22/£11 £16/£8 £12.50 /£6.25

CHRISTMAS 22.12.12 (2PM) CHRISTMAS 22.12.12 (6PM)

(please make payable to Culture and Sport Glasgow)

I authorise you to debit my Mastercard/Visa/Maestro for

£

Card No.

Handel’s Messiah Price Band A B C D E U26 U16 Adult / Disabled (50% off) £34/£17 £26/£13 £22/£11 £16/£8 £12.50/£6.25 £5 FREE

Valid From

CV2

Issue No.

Expiry Date

Last 3 Digits rear of card

Messiah 30.03.13 Chamber Series Brahms Clarinet 24.02.13 (2.30PM) Strings & Brass 21.04.13 (2.30PM) Classical Strings 16.06.13 (2.30PM)

£12

£6

£5

FREE

Adult Disabled U26 U16 Adult Disabled U26 U16 Adult Disabled U26 U16

non-Subscription Concerts Total

£

6. join the RSNO Circle

£500 Symphony £250 Concerto £100 Sonata £25 (£20 concessions) Overture

Signature

Date

Payment by Standing Order (for bookings made before 1 October 2012) Account No.

Name of bank bank Address

Sort Code

Post Code

Choose your level of support (tick as appropriate) £1,000 Virtuoso

1.75

If you are a UK taxpayer you can help the RSNO further by ticking this box. I would like the RSNO to treat this and all future donations I make to the RSNO as Gift Aid Donations. I confirm that I am a UK taxpayer and the amount of tax I pay exceeds the amount I would like the RSNO to claim.

Please pay Bank of Scotland sort code 80-54-01, Gordon Street, Glasgow G1 3RS for credit of Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Subscription Account No 00956570 6 Monthly Instalments of

£

starting in September and on the Signature

Total

£

of each month until February 2013.

Date

The RSNO 2012:13 Season

To find out about the RSNO’s concerts across Scotland, visit rsno.org.uk All concerts start at 7.30pm unless noted otherwise Kelvingrove Concerts: A Night at the Opera

Naked Classics: Symphonie fantastique

Fri 7 SEP: 8PM SAT 8 SEP: 8PM

Thu 15 Nov DND Fri 16 Nov EDN Sat 17 Nov GLW

GLW GLW

Oundjian Conducts Shostakovich Thu 4 Oct ABN Fri 5 Oct EDN Sat 6 Oct GLW

Also sprach Zarathustra Fri 23 Nov EDN Sat 24 Nov GLW

Oundjian Conducts Brahms

A St Andrew’s Party

Thu 11 Oct DND Fri 12 Oct EDN Sat 13 Oct GLW

John Lill Plays Grieg

Søndergård Conducts Sibelius Fri 26 Oct EDN Sat 27 Oct GLW

Choral Classics: Carmina Burana Fri 9 Nov EDN Sat 10 Nov GLW

Fri 30 Nov

GLW

Fri 14 Dec EDN Sat 15 Dec GLW

Christmas Concert Wed 19 Dec ABN Fri 21 Dec * DND Sat 22 Dec: 2PM * GLW Sat 22 Dec: 6PM GLW Sun 23 DEC: 3PM EDN

Dvořák Eight Thu 24 Jan DND Fri 25 Jan EDN Sat 26 Jan GLW

An American Festival: I Fri 8 Feb EDN Sat 9 Feb GLW

Romantic Valentine’s Concert Thu 14 Feb GLW Fri 15 Feb EDN

Chamber Series Sun 17 Feb: 2.30PM EDN Sun 24 Feb: 2.30PM GLW

Naked Classics: Stravinsky’s Firebird Thu 21 Feb GLW Fri 22 Feb EDN

Beethoven’s Eroica Thu 28 Feb PTH Fri 1 Mar EDN Sat 2 Mar GLW

Järvi Conducts Tchaikovsky Fri 15 Mar EDN Sat 16 Mar GLW

* RSNO Junior Chorus

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Photography © Andy Buchanan © Tom Finnie © Mark Hamilton

The RSNO is supported by the Scottish Government.

Oundjian Conducts Má vlast

Choral Classics: Elijah

Thu 21 Mar PTH Fri 22 Mar EDN Sat 23 Mar GLW

Fri 17 May EDN Sat 18 May GLW

Handel’s Messiah SAT 30 Mar

GLW

Concierto de Aranjuez

Dvořák Cello Concerto Thu 23 May DND Fri 24 May EDN Sat 25 May GLW

Thu 11 Apr ABN Fri 12 Apr EDN Sat 13 Apr GLW

Season Finale!

Oundjian and Benedetti Gala Concert

Chamber Series

Fri 31 May EDN Sat 1 Jun GLW

Sun 14 APR: 2.30PM EDN Sun 21 APR: 2.30PM GLW

An American Festival: II Fri 26 Apr EDN Sat 27 Apr GLW

Appalachian Spring Fri 3 May: 8pm

INV

Naked Classics: Wagner’s Ring Thu 9 May ABN Fri 10 May EDN Sat 11 May GLW

Chamber Series Sun 9 Jun: 2.30PM EDN Sun 16 Jun: 2.30PM GLW

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