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08:09 Season
Set Sail
with the RSNO Dear Friends As the RSNO’s musical ‘captain’, I am thrilled to introduce to you our 08:09 Season! This year we will dive into the ocean and explore together a selection of evocative responses to the mighty, mysterious and ever-changing sea, including aquatic musical pictures by Wagner, Glazunov, Debussy, Bridge, Sibelius, Ravel, Mendelssohn and, of course, Vaughan Williams’ epic Sea Symphony. We will also breathe in the fresh air of the countryside in pastoral works such as Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, Roussel’s Le poème de la forêt and Brahms’ Second Symphony. The Season is going to be an exhilarating journey and the Orchestra and I are looking forward to some incredible highlights. Dame Felicity Lott will join us to sing Poulenc’s La voix humaine; the Chorus and a fantastic trio of international singers will perform The Damnation of Faust; and we even have two delightful mini-Festivals, one of which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn’s birth and the other which takes us to the streets of Paris for two special concerts of music written in, and inspired by, this most magical of capitals where I used to live! Add to this wonderful music more of the world’s greatest musicians and I hope you will agree, we are in for another astounding year at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. I look forward to sharing all these events with you, and as the French song says, to go “somewhere, beyond the sea”...
Stéphane Denève RSNO Music Director
Classic Bites: Sample the Season SAT 27 SEPT 2008: 6.00PM
Fill up on this year’s tasty selection of classical titbits as RSNO chef d’orchestre, Maestro Denève, serves up the annual early evening celebration of the Season ahead. This popular concert is both a perfect introductory taster for classical newcomers and an ideal aperitif for seasoned concertgoers.
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Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm, usually in the Exhibition Hall
Denève conducts Mahler 5 Beethoven and Strauss favourites Osborne plays Brahms’ Piano concerto No2 Bruch’s Violin Concerto The magic of Mozart Järvi conducts Sibelius and Prokofiev Dame Felicity Lott sings Poulenc St Andrew’s Party with Phil AND Aly The Damnation of Faust Lill Plays Liszt Beethoven’s Fifth Lazarev conducts borodin 2 Beethoven and BartÓk concertos Romantic Valentine’s Classics A Mendelssohn Celebration Mendelssohn Violin concerto Big Band meets the Orchestra SPRINGTIME IN PARIS: paris with style SPRINGTIME IN PARIS: a parisian portrait The Lark Ascending Kristjan Järvi with Håkan Hardenberger Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony Season Finale: Brahms’ Second
Naked Classics For details of our Naked Classics concerts see pages 5, 15 and 21
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Festive Concerts For details of our Festive Concerts see pages 12 and 13
Presented and conducted by RSNO Music Director Stéphane Denève and Assistant Conductor David Danzmayr.
Stéphane Denève
David Danzmayr
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A Flying Start
Inspiring Romantics
Denève conducts Mahler 5
Beethoven and Strauss favourites
The new Glasgow Season sets sail with a spectacular programme, as Stéphane Denève continues his critically acclaimed Mahler cycle with his most popular symphony, the Fifth. Journey through a vast musical landscape: funereal darkness, boisterous dancing, a joyous finale – and, of course, the hauntingly beautiful Adagietto, famously used in Visconti’s Death in Venice.
The perfect ingredients for an evening of elegant favourites with the RSNO: one of the most popular overtures of the concert stage, a pianist famous for his Beethoven interpretations, and two of Richard Strauss’ best-loved works, including the orchestral suite from his lavish opera Der Rosenkavalier.
SAT 4 OCT 2008: 7.30PM
Wagner Overture to The Flying Dutchman Szymanowski Sinfonia concertante Mahler Symphony No5 Stéphane Denève (conductor) Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
SAT 11 OCT 2008: 7.30PM
Beethoven Leonore Overture No3 Beethoven Piano Concerto No2 R Strauss Rosenkavalier Suite R Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks Stéphane Denève (conductor) Paul Lewis (piano) David Danzmayr (RSNO ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR)
Michael Tumelty
Paul Lewis Sat 11 OCt
Piotr Anderszewski Sat 4 OCt
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Durness, Sutherland
Naked Classics:
The Great Concertos:
johannes’ 2ND joanna concerto
Osborne plays Brahms
“Some little piano pieces,” said Johannes Brahms of his massive Piano Concerto No2. The work is so big, in fact, that some say it should be called a symphony, not a concerto. But what’s the difference? And does it matter? These questions and more are tackled, using graphics, excerpts, lighting, interviews and solos by presenter Paul Rissmann, conductor Stéphane Denève and guest soloist Steven Osborne.
The RSNO’s introductions to Roussel in the concert hall and on CD have thrilled audiences across the nation and won major awards around the world. This evening they explore his pastoral and impressionistic ‘Poem of the Forest’. Plus Steven Osborne, one of Scotland’s most renowned classical soloists, performs his favourite concerto: Brahms’ intense, moving and dramatic Second Piano Concerto.
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Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Roussel Symphony No1 Le poème de la forêt Brahms Piano Concerto No2
THU 16 OCT 2008: 7.30PM
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SAT 18 OCT 2008: 7.30PM
Stéphane Denève (conductor) Steven Osborne (piano) Rowena Smith
Steven Osborne SAT 18 OCT
Katherine MacKintosh RSNO Associate Principal Oboe
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Musical Fantasies
Halloween Classics
Bruch’s Violin Concerto
Spooky favourites for all the family
An evening of ever-changing musical pictures as Glazunov’s fantasy of stormy seas and shifting oceans gives way to the most beautiful and popular of violin concertos, Bruch’s G Minor. Leopold Stokowski’s brilliant and spectacular arrangement of Pictures at an Exhibition follows. And who better to conduct it than José Serebrier, who watched, learned and conducted at Stokowski’s side?
Join Christopher Bell and the Orchestra (as you’ve never seen them before!) for the biggest and best Halloween event in Glasgow, a rowdy ghost-ride through the spookiest classical tunes imaginable. Perfect for all ages and music lovers new and old.
SAT 25 OCT 2008: 7.30PM
Glazunov La mer Bruch Violin Concerto in G Minor Mussorgsky/Stokowski Pictures at an Exhibition José Serebrier (conductor) Rachel Barton-Pine (violin)
FRI 31 OCT 2008: 7.30PM
Concert includes: Arnold Tam O’Shanter Mussorgsky Night on a Bare Mountain Wendel Ride of the Headless Horseman Christopher Bell (conductor & presenter) NEW FAMILY PRICES FOR HALLOWEEN! ALL ADULTS £12.50 + U16s GO FREE PRIZES FOR THE BEST COSTUMES
Katherine Wren (RSNO VIOLA)
Ruth Rowlands RSNO Cello
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Robert Yeomans RSNO Violin
Too Many Notes!
Fire and Ice
The magic of Mozart
Järvi conducts Sibelius and Prokofiev
An unmissable evening, featuring two of Mozart’s greatest symphonies and completed by the dazzling Act II soprano arias from Abduction from the Seraglio – of which the Austrian Emperor Joseph II is said to have remarked to Mozart “Too many notes! And too beautiful for our ears!”
The great Neeme Järvi returns for what is sure to be another memorable and explosive performance! Prokofiev’s mighty Fifth Symphony is his most popular: its big, driving melodies do not so much glorify the human spirit as sear right through it. Expect emotional and technical fireworks too in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, one of the best-loved in the repertoire.
SAT 8 NOV 2008: 7.30PM
Mozart Symphony No38 Prague Mozart Arias from Abduction from the Seraglio Mozart Symphony No41 Jupiter Christof Perick (conductor) Heidi Elisabeth Meier (soprano) David Danzmayr (RSNO ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR)
SAT 15 NOV 2008: 7.30PM
Sibelius The Oceanides Sibelius Violin Concerto Prokofiev Symphony No5 Neeme Järvi (conductor) Vadim Gluzman (violin) Supported by the Jennie S Gordon Memorial Foundation
Gordon Bruce (RSNO DOUBLE BASS)
Heidi Elisabeth Meier SAT 8 Nov Neeme Järvi SAT 15 Nov
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Gripping Emotion
A St Andrew’s Party!
Dame Felicity Lott sings Poulenc
An evening with Phil AND Aly
An evening of exquisite music by three French masters: Ravel’s glittering miniature Une barque sur l’océan, Debussy’s sumptuous La mer and Poulenc’s dramatic monologue La voix humaine, a one-act opera based on the 1932 play by Jean Cocteau. A woman tries to get through to her ex-lover on the telephone, but the line keeps on breaking. This is the last time that the pair will speak before the man – never heard during the work – marries the next day. Poulenc’s depiction of her desperation is absolutely gripping – expect a heart-rending interpretation from Dame Felicity Lott.
Join Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain, “simply the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear” (The Herald), as they join the RSNO and some special guests for a concert celebrating the very best of Scottish traditional music and virtuoso playing.
SAT 22 NOV 2008: 7.30PM
SAT 29 NOV 2008: 7.30PM
Phil Cunningham (accordion/keyboard) Aly Bain (fiddle)
Ravel Une barque sur l’océan Debussy La mer Poulenc La voix humaine* *WITH PROJECTED SURTITLES
Stéphane Denève (conductor) Felicity Lott (soprano) Christopher Underwood
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Phil & Aly SAT 29 NOV
Felicity Lott SAT 22 NOV
the Musical Event of the Year
The Damnation of Faust Sat 6 Dec 2008
The Damnation of Faust SAT 6 DEC 2008: 7.30PM
Stéphane Denève
Choral symphony, opera, cantata or, as Berlioz termed it, ‘dramatic legend’. The Damnation of Faust is all of these things, and a marvel to hear in the flesh. Occasions to experience Berlioz’ masterwork are all too rare, and with a renowned Berlioz specialist in Music Director Stéphane Denève, as well as the very finest soloists, this will be an evening to remember. Berlioz The Damnation of Faust* *WITH PROJECTED SURTITLES
Stéphane Denève (conductor) Jennifer Larmore (MEZZO-soprano) Gregory Kunde (tenor) Nicolas Cavallier (bass) RSNO Chorus Michael Tumelty
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The Damnation of Faust
Hector Berlioz
Nicolas Cavallier
Gregory Kunde
Jennifer Larmore
the Work
The Story
The Cast
Hector Berlioz’ great masterwork had a long gestation but speedy – and relatively easy – birth. Long before The Damnation ever came into being, Berlioz composed ‘Eight Sketches from Faust’ which laid a foundation but went no further than that. He hated the results and, in a fit of rage, destroyed his copies and withdrew the music from publication! What Berlioz had in mind for the Faust legend was music on a much, much grander scale...
Berlioz took Goethe’s Faust and produced his own libretto, translating as well as re-writing different sections as required. Faust is the victim of Mephistopheles’ cunning and trickery. His love for Marguerite is the eventual reason for his pact with the devil which, in order to ensure her place in heaven, secures his eternity in hell. Faust’s ‘Ride to Abyss’ and the ensuing pandemonium is blood-curdling, and contrasts with the serenity of Marguerite’s apotheosis. Berlioz himself alluded to the beauty of this sublime moment in a perfect description of his own music: “The predominant features of my music are passionate expression, inward intensity, rhythmic impetus, and unexpectedness. When I say passionate expression I mean expression bent on reproducing the essence of its subject, even when that subject is the opposite of passion, and gentle, tender feelings are being expressed, or the most profound calm – the sort of expression that people have claimed to find in L’enfance du Christ and, even more, in the scene in heaven in La damnation de Faust...”
The RSNO’s French Music Director Stéphane Denève heads an international cast of soloists who will bring to life the three main characters of the Faust legend.
When composition finally began (during a tour of Central Europe in the mid-1840s), the marvellous ideas and vast orchestral canvas appear to have poured forth without too much hinderance: “...I composed the score with an ease such as I have very rarely experienced with any of my other works...I did not have to search for ideas; I let them come and they presented themselves in the most unpredictable order...”.
Playing Faust himself is American tenor Gregory Kunde. Regarded by many as the one of the most elegant and accomplished singers on the opera stage, he recently performed the role with the San Franciso Symphony, Dallas Symphony and Welsh National Opera. Nicolas Cavallier sings the role of Mephistopheles. A bass of great renown and experience, he studied drama in Paris and singing at the Royal Academy in London before going on to the National Opera Studio. He has already explored the character of Mephistopheles in another great French masterwork, the Faust of Gounod. Outstanding American mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore completes the cast. She has made over 70 recordings, making her the most recorded mezzo of all time. In 2002 she was made ‘Chevalier des artes et des lettres’ by the French Government.
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RSNO Favourites:
RSNO Festive Concerts:
Lill Plays Liszt
Rsno Big Band with Jacqui Dankworth
“The best of all,” said Tchaikovsky of his Pathétique Symphony. Composed at the peak of his creative powers, this most passionate of works expresses the composer’s own love and struggle with life; tragically, the beloved composer was dead within days of conducting its premiere. Liszt’s popular Piano Concerto No1 is one of the most virtuosic in the repertoire – but its heights will be dramatically conquered by the great John Lill.
Swinging seasonal favourites with the fantastic RSNO Big Band and, back by popular demand, one of the world’s leading jazz singers, Jacqui Dankworth.
SAT 13 DEC 2008: 7.30PM
Liszt Les préludes Liszt Piano Concerto No1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No6 Pathétique Jun Märkl (conductor) John Lill (piano) Katherine Wren (RSNO VIOLA)
JOHN LILL SAT 13 DEC
THU 18 DEC 2008: 7.30PM
Jacqui Dankworth (VOCALS) RSNO Big Band
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RSNO Festive Concerts:
RSNO Festive Concerts:
The RSNO Christmas Concerts
Handel’s Messiah
SAT 20 DEC 2008: 3.00PM SAT 20 DEC 2008: 7.30PM
The RSNO’s annual Christmas celebration, perfect for all the family! A celebration of Christmas classics, singalong carols and, of course, the magical family film The Snowman. Blake
The Snowman
Christopher Bell (conductor) RSNO Junior Chorus (3.00PM) RSNO Chorus (7.30PM)
FRI 2 JAN 2009: 3.00PM
Since its first performance in 1742, Handel’s masterpiece Messiah has become one of the most popular choral works in the world. The RSNO and RSNO Chorus are proud of its tradition of performing the oratorio annually on 2 January, and this year the Orchestra is delighted to welcome back Nicholas McGegan, a conductor renowned for his special relationship with Messiah. Handel
Messiah
Nicolas McGegan (conductor) (Soloists TBC)
RSNO Festive Concerts: Viennese Gala concert The Snowman © 1982, 2008 Snowman Enterprises Ltd
SAT 3 JAN 2009: 7.30PM
Martin GIbson RSNO PRINCIPAL TIMPANI
Join the RSNO to celebrate the New Year in traditional Viennese style with a fine collection of favourite waltzes, polkas, mazurkas and arias – led, of course, by the music of the ‘Waltz King’ – Johann Strauss Junior. The RSNO’s Austrian Conductor, David Danzmayr, makes his Season debut with the Orchestra. David Danzmayr (conductor) (guest soloist tbc)
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RSNO Favourites:
Drama and Virtuosity
Beethoven’s Fifth
Lazarev conducts borodin 2
Roberto Abbado conducts a classical concert with real Italian flavour. Mario Brunello plays Respighi’s beautiful, rhapsodic Adagio and Variations, followed by Hadyn’s joyful Concerto No1. Then Beethoven’s great Fifth Symphony: sublime, groundbreaking, organic and pure, it is a work that continues to transfix and transform all who hear it.
Rich, lyrical and seamless, Glazunov’s Violin Concerto is held in high regard by violinists and audiences alike for its demanding virtuosity – packed full of astounding technical effects – as well as its many warm melodies.
THU 22 JAN 2009: 7.30PM
Rossini William Tell Overture Respighi Adagio and Variations Haydn Cello Concerto No1 Beethoven Symphony No5 Roberto Abbado (conductor) Mario Brunello (cello) Jeremy Fletcher (RSNO ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL CELLO)
SAT 31 JAN 2009: 7.30PM
Borodin’s action-packed Second Symphony is based, as with his famous opera, on an epic 12th Century East Slavic poem, recounting the campaign of the Russian Prince Igor against the Polovtsian tribes. Dvorˇák The Water Goblin Glazunov Violin Concerto Borodin Symphony No2 Alexander Lazarev (conductor) Alexandra Soumm (violin) Elita Bungard (RSNO ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL VIOLIN)
Roberto Abbado Thu 22 JAN
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Alexandra soumm SAT 31 JAN
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Naked Classics:
The Great Concertos:
the orchestra’s star turn!
Beethoven and Bartók
THU 5 FEB 2009: 7.30PM
SAT 7 FEB 2009: 7.30PM
Exiled Hungarian Bela Bartók’s hunger for his homeland rumbles in his humongous Concerto for Orchestra. Most concertos showcase the talents of just one star soloist but tonight, for your enjoyment and delectation, there’s nearly one hundred topping the bill – how’s that for value? Join presenter Paul Rissmann, conductor Stéphane Denève and a stage full of prima donnas as they explore and expose the facts and music behind this remarkable work! ALL TICKETS £10 + U16s GO FREE + U26s £5 Never been to a Naked Classics concert before? Find out more at www.nakedclassics.org.uk
Two giant works of the repertoire: Beethoven’s monumental Violin Concerto is played by one of the world’s undisputed masters of the instrument, Frank Peter Zimmermann. And Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra is a platform for skill and virtuosity from every single player – a stunning showpiece for Denève and his wonderful musicians. Beethoven Violin Concerto Bartók Concerto for Orchestra Stéphane Denève (conductor) Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) Sir Alexander Gibson Memorial Concert
Sophie Lang (RSNO VIOLIN)
Frank Peter ZimmermanN SAT 7 FEB
Susannah Lloyd RSNO Violin
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Music, the Food of Love Romantic Valentine’s Classics SAT 14 FEB 2009: 7.30PM
Relax and enjoy an intoxicating evening of the most romantic music imaginable, including Tchaikovsky’s achingly passionate ‘Fantasy Overture’ based on Shakespeare’s tale of the fated young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, and Grieg’s phenomenally popular Piano Concerto, performed on this special evening by Korean star pianist Sunwook Kim, who won the 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition aged only eighteen. Ravel Boléro Grieg Piano Concerto Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No5 Morricone Cinema Paradiso Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture David Danzmayr (conductor) Sunwook Kim (Piano)
SUNWOOK KIM SAT 14 FEB
Simon Lowdon RSNO Principal Percussion
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Sound of Raasay, Skye
Zoe Kitson RSNO principal Cor Anglais
celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Mendelssohn’s Birth
Voyages and Dreams A Mendelssohn Celebration SAT 21 FEB 2009: 7.30PM
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) In 2009 we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the great composer, conductor and pianist Felix Mendelssohn. To this list we might also add accomplished artist, linguist, poet, scholar, traveller, Royal piano tutor...even sportsman! Mendelssohn, during his short but intensely full 38 years, was an amazing conduit of Romantic energy.
Mendelssohn’s First Piano Concerto garnered instant praise, especially from Liszt, who went on to make the concerto his own in performance. With its cascading chords and breathless runs it is easy to see why it became such a showpiece and why internationally-acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough is the natural choice for a piece of such beautiful virtuosity. The incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream is so light, so delicate and so magical that it is hard not to believe it the creation of one of Shakespeare’s faeries: a true testament to the musical genius of this most talented composer. Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No1 Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream (complete) Andreas Spering (conductor) Stephen Hough (piano) (Soloists TBC)
Ladies of the RSNO Chorus Ben Parry
Stephen Hough SAT 21 FEB
RSNO Chorus SAT 21/thu 26 FEB
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The Great Concertos:
Classic West End
Baiba Skride plays Mendelssohn
Big Band Meets The Orchestra
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto was the first Romantic concerto for the instrument, and set the benchmark for all to come in both its technical challenge and emotional satisfaction. The RSNO welcomes the incredible young Latvian violinist Baiba Skride to play this most popular and cherished concerto of the repertoire under the baton of RSNO Conductor Emeritus Walter Weller.
From the old time musical magic of Gershwin and Porter to more recent classics from the likes of Sondheim and Lloyd Webber, the Orchestra teams up with some razor sharp jazz musicians and vocalists to create that lush Big Band sound from the Golden Era. A swingin’ evening celebrating the best of the West End – packed with songs from the great Broadway shows.
THU 26 FEB 2009: 7.30PM
THU 5 MAR 2009: 7.30PM
Schubert Overture to Rosamunde Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Haydn Nelson Mass
With guest vocalists
Walter Weller (conductor) Baiba Skride (violin) (Soloists TBC)
Produced in Association with
RSNO Chorus Frikki Walker
Baiba Skride thu 26 FEB
Walter Weller thu 26 FEB
Two musical soirées, each in three parts, inspired by the magic of Paris.
Springtime in
Paris
Jean-Yves Thibaudet sat 28 mar
Paris with Style
A Parisian Portrait
French Music Director Stéphane Denève is joined by three great keyboard players for this musical foray to Paris. From the charm of Mozart’s joyous Paris Symphony, via Poulenc’s cosmopolitan Concerto for Two Pianos and the antique atmosphere of his Concert champêtre, to the café culture of Offenbach’s Can-Can in Gaîté Parisienne, relax and enjoy this whirlwind tour of Parisian society.
Stéphane Denève and world-renowned pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet open with an intimate salon-style selection of piano music and song, recalling the hey-day of private Parisian performances. The soirée continues with a celebration of the New Parisians, including the world premiere of Guillaume Connesson’s Piano Concerto. Ravel’s jazz-infused Piano Concerto and Gershwin’s famous depiction of an American in Paris bring an intoxicating end to two concerts of delirious Parisian atmosphere.
SAT 21 MAR 2009: 7.00PM*
Mozart
Symphony No31 Paris
Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos Poulenc Concert champêtre Offenbach
Gaîté Parisienne
Stéphane Denève (conductor) Frank Braley & Eric Le Sage (piano) Jory Vinikour (harpsichord) PLUS special pre & post-concert events in the foyer
SAT 28 MAR 2009: 7.00PM*
A Paris Salon The New Parisians including Connesson Piano Concerto Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major Gershwin An American in Paris Stéphane Denève (conductor/PIANO) Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) PLUS special pre & post-concert events in the foyer
Further details of Springtime in Paris festival events will be released nearer the time. *PLEASE NOTE THE EARLIER START TIME OF THESE CONCERTS
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Naked Classics:
By Sea, By Land, By Air
Beethoven’s pastoral Symphony
The Lark Ascending
Join presenter Paul Rissmann, conductor James Judd and the Orchestra for a frolic in the fields with Beethoven. The great composer (the greatest, according to many) takes delight in rustic, rural life and the fresh air of nature. But this is a countryside not unlike our own, coming complete with a massive rainstorm and a collection of merry peasants…
Frank Bridge is Britain’s most underrated composer, and The Sea is his masterpiece. It is eloquently partnered by Vaughan Williams’ peerless The Lark Ascending, voted by Classic FM listeners their favourite classical work. With Beethoven’s Pastoral in the second half, this will be an evening of serenity and inner peace.
THU 16 APR 2009: 7.30PM
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SAT 18 APR 2009: 7.30PM
Bridge The Sea Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Beethoven Symphony No6 Pastoral James Judd (conductor) (violin TBC) This concert is dedicated to the Lillie Bequest Fund in honour of the RSNO Foundation
Lisa Davidson (RSNO VIOLA)
Pool Roag, Skye
janet richardson RSNO principal piccolo
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Humour and Humanity
Behold the Sea
kristjan järvi with Håkan hardenberger
Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
Kristjan Järvi’s spectacular recent performances with the RSNO have installed him as a favourite with Scottish audiences. Tonight he conducts an evening of dynamic music, taking in Dvorˇák’s ebullient Scherzo capriccioso, Bruckner’s lyrical Sixth Sympony and a new concerto for Håkan Hardenberger, the most acclaimed trumpeter in the world.
The mighty forces of the RSNO Chorus, Sir Thomas Allen, Christine Goerke, Stéphane Denève and the Orchestra unite to unleash the power and strength of the ocean in Vaughan Williams’ romantic choral symphony, taking inspiration and text from poems by Walt Whitman. This huge work is preceded by some of the most sublime music ever written: Wagner’s orchestral music from Tristan und Isolde.
SAT 25 APR 2009: 7.30PM
Dvorˇák Schwertsik Bruckner
Scherzo capriccioso Divertimento Macchiato for Trumpet and Orchestra Symphony No6
SAT 9 MAY 2009: 7.30PM
Wagner Preludes to Acts I and III and ‘Liebestod’ from Tristan und Isolde Vaughan Williams Symphony No1 Sea Symphony
Kristjan Järvi (conductor) Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet)
Stéphane Denève (conductor) Christine Goerke (soprano) Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) RSNO Chorus
Marcus Pope (RSNO TRUMPET)
Sophie Lang (RSNO VIOLIN)
Kristjan järvi sat 25 apr
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Håkan hardenberger sat 25 apr
Sir Thomas Allen sat 9 may
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Season Finale Brahms’ Second Symphony SAT 16 MAY 2009: 7.30PM
Denève conducts a popular and varied programme to bring the Season to a rousing conclusion. The evening opens with Prokofiev’s exotic, raucous and hedonistic The Love for Three Oranges. Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, an elegant homage to Mozart, will draw a wide range of timbres and sounds from the cello of Grammy-nominated soloist Sol Gabetta. Premiered on the same day in 1877 as Tchaikovsky’s Variations, Brahms’ Second is a most beautiful symphony; gentle, pastoral, cheerful and confident. Prokofiev The Love for Three Oranges Suite Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations Brahms Symphony No2 Stéphane Denève (conductor) Sol Gabetta (cello) Michael Tumelty
sol gabetta sat 16 may
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The RSNO is so committed to pre-school music that our audiences of 3-5 year olds see and hear a full symphonic orchestra. They are spellbound by this powerful sound and amazed by the conductor and musicians.
The RSNO performs in Glasgow at the magnificent Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. You can enter via the Box Office entrance on Buchanan Street or from the Killermont Street entrance (opposite the Buchanan Street Bus Station). Convenient parking is available at Concert Square, Buchanan Galleries or Cambridge Street car parks. The nearest Subway is Buchanan Street – a short walk from the Hall.
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Music Director Stéphane Denève has thrilled and excited audiences with his flair and passion for making music with the RSNO. His vision for the Orchestra extends far beyond the concert halls into schools and local communities, bringing music to children and young people.
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We’re taking the train so why don’t you? First ScotRail is the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s Official Transport Provider for the 08:09 Season. RSNO Musicians will not only be able to travel in comfort to all corners of the nation, but will also be reducing the environmental impact of a busy touring schedule. We recommend you make tracks for our concerts by taking the train – The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is just minutes from both Queen Street and Central Stations. With convenient, fast and frequent services throughout Scotland and a wide range of great value off-peak and group fares, First ScotRail is bound to have just the ticket to hit the right note! Photo of Stéphane with quote `Tous mes vœux de bonne Musique pour cette 08:09 saison!’, photo of children
Visit www.firstscotrail.com or call 08457 55 00 33 to find out more.
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Visit the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Box Office at 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3NY. Open Monday – Saturday: 10am to 6pm
SINGLE TICKET PRICES
08:09 Season concerts: £32, £24, £17.50, £13, £10 08:09 Festive Concerts: £32, £25, £20, £15, £12 Classic Bites / Naked Classics: All tickets £10 Halloween Classics: All tickets £12.50 Big Band Concerts: Cabaret seating (6 per table) replaces the arena seating – swing in style for £32 per person! Single tickets on sale from Tuesday 3 June 2008. RSNO Circle members can priority book single concert tickets from Tuesday 20 May 2008.
School Groups School and school-age youth groups are most welcome to all RSNO events. All tickets, including accompanying adults, are £4 (excluding Festive).* Great Discounts for Groups Groups of 6-10 save 20% off full price tickets.* Groups of 11+ save 30% off full price tickets.* *Subject to availability.
U16s GO FREE to all RSNO Season, Halloween, Classic Bites and Naked Classics concerts.* For more information visit www.rsno.org.uk/passport-to-music *Children must be accompanied by a paying adult – maximum 2 free children’s tickets per adult ticket. (50% off for Festive Concerts.)
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Booking form
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Tick your SUBSCRIPTION concert choices (MINIMUM OF 4) Denève conducts Mahler 5
4 OCT 08
Beethoven and Strauss favourites
11 OCT 08
Osborne plays Brahms’ Piano concerto No2
18 OCT 08
Bruch’s Violin Concerto
25 OCT 08
The magic of Mozart
8 NOV 08
Järvi conducts Sibelius and Prokofiev 15 NOV 08 Dame Felicity Lott sings Poulenc 22 NOV 08 St Andrew’s Party with Phil And Aly 29 NOV 08 The Damnation of Faust
6 DEC 08
Lill Plays Liszt
13 DEC 08
Beethoven’s Fifth
22 JAN 09
Lazarev conducts borodin 2
31 JAN 09
Beethoven and BartÓk concertos
7 FEB 09
Romantic Valentine’s Classics
14 FEB 09
A Mendelssohn Celebration
21 FEB 09
Mendelssohn Violin concerto
26 FEB 09
Big Band meets the Orchestra
5 MAR 09
SPRINGTIME IN PARIS: paris with style 21 MAR 09 SPRINGTIME IN PARIS: a parisian portrait 28 MAR 09 The Lark Ascending
18 APR 09
Kristjan Järvi with Håkan Hardenberger
25 APR 09
Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
9 MAY 09
Season Finale: Brahms’ Second 16 MAY 09
TOTAL NO. of Concerts Are there any more concerts you’d like to attend? Look again at the Table of Savings – you might find that you save money by adding a few more concerts to your subscription!
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Brahms’ piano no2 thu 16 oct 08
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Bartók’s Concerto THU 05 FEB 09
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Beethoven’s Pastoral THU 16 APR 09
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Please support Stéphane Denève’s vision by donating (see page 25). I would like to gift £ to help bring music to the next generation of RSNO music lovers. 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.
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The RSNO Across Scotland: SEPTEMBER 2008 - MAY 2009 Danzmayr Conducts
I Fri 19 Sept 2008: 8pm Classic Bites
G Sat 27 Sept 2008: 6pm Denève Conducts Mahler 5
A Thu 2 Oct 2008 E Fri 3 Oct 2008 G Sat 4 Oct 2008 Beethoven and Strauss Favourites
D Wed 8 Oct 2008 E Fri 10 Oct 2008 G Sat 11 Oct 2008 Naked Classics: Brahms’ Piano Concerto No2
G Thu 16 Oct 2008 Osborne Plays Brahms
E Fri 17 Oct 2008 G Sat 18 Oct 2008
The Damnation of Faust
E Fri 5 Dec 2008 G Sat 6 Dec 2008 Lill Plays Liszt
E Fri 12 Dec 2008 G Sat 13 Dec 2008 The RSNO Christmas Concert
D Tue 16 Dec 2008* A Wed 17 Dec 2008 E Fri 19 Dec 2008 G Sat 20 Dec: 3pm* G Sat 20 Dec: 7.30pm * RSNO Junior Chorus
RSNO Big Band with Jacqui Dankworth
G Thu 18 Dec 2008 A Sun 21 Dec 2008 Handel’s Messiah
G Fri 2 Jan 2009: 3pm
Bruch’s Violin Concerto
Viennese Gala Concert
E Fri 24 Oct 2008 G Sat 25 Oct 2008
G Sat 3 Jan 2009 P Thu 8 Jan 2009 E Fri 9 Jan 2009 Df Sat 10 Jan 2009
Halloween Classics
G Fri 31 Oct 2008 The Magic of Mozart
A Thu 6 Nov 2008 E Fri 7 Nov 2008 G Sat 8 Nov 2008 Järvi Conducts Sibelius and Prokofiev
D Thu 13 Nov 2008 E Fri 14 Nov 2008 G Sat 15 Nov 2008 Dame Felicity Lott Sings Poulenc
E Fri 21 Nov 2008 G Sat 22 Nov 2008 An Evening with Phil & Aly
G Sat 29 Nov 2008
Beethoven’s Fifth
G Thu 22 Jan 2009 E Fri 23 Jan 2009 Lazarev Conducts Borodin 2
D Thu 29 Jan 2009 G Sat 31 Jan 2009 Naked Classics: The Orchestra’s Star Turn!
G Thu 5 Feb 2009 Beethoven and Bartók
E Fri 6 Feb 2009 G Sat 7 Feb 2009
Romantic Valentine’s Classics
P Wed 11 Feb 2009 E Fri 13 Feb 2009 G Sat 14 Feb 2009 A Mendelssohn Celebration
I Thu 19 Feb 2009: 8pm E Fri 20 Feb 2009 G Sat 21 Feb 2009 Baiba Skride plays Mendelssohn
G Thu 26 Feb 2009 E Fri 27 Feb 2009 Big Band Meets the Orchestra
G Thu 5 Mar 2009
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All concerts start at 7.30pm unless noted otherwise All RSNO photos ©Tom Finnie © 2008 Macduff Everton © 2008 Colin Prior, p8 © Terry Whittaker, Frank Lane Pictures/CORBIS, p12-13
Springtime in Paris: Paris with Style
D Thu 19 Mar 2009 E Fri 20 Mar 2009: 7pm G Sat 21 Mar 2009: 7pm
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Springtime in Paris: A Parisian Portrait
E Fri 27 Mar 2009: 7pm G Sat 28 Mar 2009: 7pm
The RSNO is supported by the Scottish Government.
Naked Classics: Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony
G Thu 16 Apr 2009 The Lark Ascending
E Fri 17 Apr 2009 G Sat 18 Apr 2009 Kristjan Järvi with Håkan Hardenberger
A Thu 23 Apr 2009 E Fri 24 Apr 2009 G Sat 25 Apr 2009 Vaughan Williams’ Sea Symphony
E Fri 8 May 2009 G Sat 9 May 2009 Brahms’ Second Symphony
A Thu 14 May 2009 E Fri 15 May 2009 G Sat 16 May 2009
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