Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, July - Dec 2011

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Resident Orchestra at Cadogan Hall MAY 2010 – NOVEMBER 2010

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Resident Orchestra at Cadogan Hall july – DECEMBER 2011

Orchestral excellence in London’s award-winning venue

Welcome

Cadogan Hall’s Resident Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, returns for a new season of exceptional musicmaking in one of London’s most exciting concert venues.The programmes represent an eclectic mixture of the old and the new, with something to suit every musical palette.The Orchestra is delighted, as ever, to be performing with soloists renowned internationally for their outstanding musicianship.

Connoisseurs of Beethoven will be enthralled by Freddy Kempf ’s two-concert series in which he plays all the Beethoven piano concertos, directing the Orchestra from the piano. There are other highlights for piano and orchestra, too, including two Rhapsodies: Rachmaninov’s beautiful Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Gershwin’s masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue.

Lovers of the symphony are spoilt for choice, with a wonderfully wide-ranging selection of symphonic works on offer, from the grandeur of Brahms’ Symphony No.4 to the folk-tune inspired Second Symphony of Tchaikovsky, or the lush orchestral sounds of Franck’s Symphony in D minor.

Henryk Górecki died in November 2010, leaving behind him a legacy of hauntingly beautiful music which touched a wide audience. The RPO performs two works by Górecki at Cadogan Hall this season: his famous Symphony No.3, the ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’, dedicated to victims of the Holocaust, and his Three Pieces in Old Style, heard alongside music by two other Polish composers, Szymanowski and Lutosławski.

Notes supplied by Joanna Wyld.

July Fabien Gabel Natalie Clein Dirk Joeres So-Ock Kim

Meet the artists: Edward Seckerson (Chief Critic, Independent, and BBC presenter) chats informally to the artists in his free pre-concert talks.

From 6.30pm in the main auditorium, Edward can be heard enlightening audiences with interesting facts about the evening’s programme, and engaging in discussion with the artists themselves.

See individual concerts for details: Wednesday 20th July 2011

September-October José Serebrier Shelly Berg Thomas Dausgaard Tasmin Little October Freddy Kempf ’s Complete Beethoven Piano Concerto Series October-November Christopher Austin Giovanni Guzzo Grzegorz Nowak Roustem Saitkoulov November-December Richard Bernas Anastasia Khitruk The Magic of Christmas

Friday 30th September 2011

December Christmas Cracker

Welcome

Cadogan Hall’s Resident Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, returns for a new season of exceptional musicmaking in one of London’s most exciting concert venues.The programmes represent an eclectic mixture of the old and the new, with something to suit every musical palette.The Orchestra is delighted, as ever, to be performing with soloists renowned internationally for their outstanding musicianship.

Connoisseurs of Beethoven will be enthralled by Freddy Kempf ’s two-concert series in which he plays all the Beethoven piano concertos, directing the Orchestra from the piano. There are other highlights for piano and orchestra, too, including two Rhapsodies: Rachmaninov’s beautiful Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Gershwin’s masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue.

Lovers of the symphony are spoilt for choice, with a wonderfully wide-ranging selection of symphonic works on offer, from the grandeur of Brahms’ Symphony No.4 to the folk-tune inspired Second Symphony of Tchaikovsky, or the lush orchestral sounds of Franck’s Symphony in D minor.

Henryk Górecki died in November 2010, leaving behind him a legacy of hauntingly beautiful music which touched a wide audience. The RPO performs two works by Górecki at Cadogan Hall this season: his famous Symphony No.3, the ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’, dedicated to victims of the Holocaust, and his Three Pieces in Old Style, heard alongside music by two other Polish composers, Szymanowski and Lutosławski.

Notes supplied by Joanna Wyld.

July Fabien Gabel Natalie Clein Dirk Joeres So-Ock Kim

Meet the artists: Edward Seckerson (Chief Critic, Independent, and BBC presenter) chats informally to the artists in his free pre-concert talks.

From 6.30pm in the main auditorium, Edward can be heard enlightening audiences with interesting facts about the evening’s programme, and engaging in discussion with the artists themselves.

See individual concerts for details: Wednesday 20th July 2011

September-October José Serebrier Shelly Berg Thomas Dausgaard Tasmin Little October Freddy Kempf ’s Complete Beethoven Piano Concerto Series October-November Christopher Austin Giovanni Guzzo Grzegorz Nowak Roustem Saitkoulov November-December Richard Bernas Anastasia Khitruk The Magic of Christmas

Friday 30th September 2011

December Christmas Cracker

More music for less!

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is the only London orchestra to offer a 50% discount on tickets for every own-promotion concert for a year.

Become a member from only £25 per year and enjoy benefits including:

Fabien Gabel Conductor Natalie Clein Cello RPO friends’ discounts apply

Wednesday 20th July 2011 7.30pm

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50% off all RPO own promotion concerts (two tickets per concert)

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Exclusive RPO friends’ bar

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Priority booking

•

FREE rehearsal passes to selected concerts

•

Discounted RPO CDs

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 Brahms Violin Concerto Franck Symphony in D minor

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Regular newsletters and updates on the Orchestra’s activities and forthcoming events

Dirk Joeres Conductor So-Ock Kim Violin

To join the RPO friends, please telephone 020 7608 8855 or visit www.rpo.co.uk/friends

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Many nineteenth-century musicians either supported Wagner’s innovations, or favoured the more traditional Brahms, but tonight we can simply bask in the brilliance of both. The Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin is an exquisite example of Wagner’s shimmering, spine-tingling orchestration and slowly unfolding harmonies, reaching heights of sublime beauty.

Brahms’ Violin Concerto is another treat, with a particularly delectable slow movement. Belgian composer Franck combined French ‘cyclic’ form, in which certain phrases recur throughout, with a more Germanic style - like Wagner, Franck revelled in lush orchestral sounds.

Meet the artists: Free pre-concert talk from 6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson.

JULY

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1 Fauré Élégie Beethoven Symphony No.7

After one of Mozart’s most flamboyant Overtures, we are treated to the more rarelyheard Cello Concerto No.1 of Saint-Saëns, a tour de force of dramatic flourishes and exquisite melodies. An ideal companion piece to Saint-Saëns’ work, Fauré’s brooding Élégie is a mournful cello soliloquy supported by an orchestral cushion of sound. The famous second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony grows from its whispering opening to a dramatic conclusion, and the work ends with an irrepressibly boisterous finale.

photo credit - Sussie Ahlburg

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Tuesday 5th July 2011 7.30pm

More music for less!

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is the only London orchestra to offer a 50% discount on tickets for every own-promotion concert for a year.

Become a member from only £25 per year and enjoy benefits including:

Fabien Gabel Conductor Natalie Clein Cello RPO friends’ discounts apply

Wednesday 20th July 2011 7.30pm

•

50% off all RPO own promotion concerts (two tickets per concert)

•

Exclusive RPO friends’ bar

•

Priority booking

•

FREE rehearsal passes to selected concerts

•

Discounted RPO CDs

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1 Brahms Violin Concerto Franck Symphony in D minor

•

Regular newsletters and updates on the Orchestra’s activities and forthcoming events

Dirk Joeres Conductor So-Ock Kim Violin

To join the RPO friends, please telephone 020 7608 8855 or visit www.rpo.co.uk/friends

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Many nineteenth-century musicians either supported Wagner’s innovations, or favoured the more traditional Brahms, but tonight we can simply bask in the brilliance of both. The Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin is an exquisite example of Wagner’s shimmering, spine-tingling orchestration and slowly unfolding harmonies, reaching heights of sublime beauty.

Brahms’ Violin Concerto is another treat, with a particularly delectable slow movement. Belgian composer Franck combined French ‘cyclic’ form, in which certain phrases recur throughout, with a more Germanic style - like Wagner, Franck revelled in lush orchestral sounds.

Meet the artists: Free pre-concert talk from 6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson.

JULY

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No.1 Fauré Élégie Beethoven Symphony No.7

After one of Mozart’s most flamboyant Overtures, we are treated to the more rarelyheard Cello Concerto No.1 of Saint-Saëns, a tour de force of dramatic flourishes and exquisite melodies. An ideal companion piece to Saint-Saëns’ work, Fauré’s brooding Élégie is a mournful cello soliloquy supported by an orchestral cushion of sound. The famous second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony grows from its whispering opening to a dramatic conclusion, and the work ends with an irrepressibly boisterous finale.

photo credit - Sussie Ahlburg

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friends

Tuesday 5th July 2011 7.30pm

The Independent

Friday 30th September 2011 7.30pm Gershwin An American in Paris Gershwin Variations on “I Got Rhythm” Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin Three Piano Preludes Gershwin Lullaby José Serebrier Conductor Shelly Berg Piano RPO friends’ discounts apply

Thursday 13th October 2011 7.30pm Sibelius En Saga Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Brahms Symphony No.4 Thomas Dausgaard Conductor Tasmin Little Violin

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Gershwin was a true original, his unique sound blending classical finesse with the freedom of jazz. This programme features Gershwin’s masterpiece for piano and orchestra, Rhapsody in Blue, as well as his witty, evocative portrait of An American in Paris. Gershwin’s last concert piece, the fascinating Variations on “I Got Rhythm” of 1934, was dedicated to his brother and lyricist, Ira. The Gershwins’ song is showcased in an array of styles, including Oriental and even atonal. The jaunty Three Preludes are bursting with the vitality of jazz and blues, while the Lullaby is one of Gershwin’s gentlest works, full of graceful charm.

Meet the artists: Free pre-concert talk from 6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson.

This programme boasts three works of great beauty, starting with Sibelius’ magnificent En Saga, a fairy tale that leaves the listener to invent his own story. Bruch’s Violin Concerto has become one of the most celebrated pieces in the genre, brimming with adventurous spirit and ravishing melodies – especially in the famous slow movement. The glorious Fourth and final Symphony by Brahms was heavily influenced by Beethoven, with a dramatic opening movement, wistful Andante, and a grand third movement resplendent with the glittering sound of triangles.

All this is crowned by one of Brahms’ greatest achievements: a ‘chaconne’ finale of monumental scale and majesty, using a theme by Bach.

SEPT-OCT

“The vibrant, grainy weight of the RPO strings was a wonder to hear...the ensuing applause confirmed that the message had come over”

The Independent

Friday 30th September 2011 7.30pm Gershwin An American in Paris Gershwin Variations on “I Got Rhythm” Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin Three Piano Preludes Gershwin Lullaby José Serebrier Conductor Shelly Berg Piano RPO friends’ discounts apply

Thursday 13th October 2011 7.30pm Sibelius En Saga Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Brahms Symphony No.4 Thomas Dausgaard Conductor Tasmin Little Violin

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Gershwin was a true original, his unique sound blending classical finesse with the freedom of jazz. This programme features Gershwin’s masterpiece for piano and orchestra, Rhapsody in Blue, as well as his witty, evocative portrait of An American in Paris. Gershwin’s last concert piece, the fascinating Variations on “I Got Rhythm” of 1934, was dedicated to his brother and lyricist, Ira. The Gershwins’ song is showcased in an array of styles, including Oriental and even atonal. The jaunty Three Preludes are bursting with the vitality of jazz and blues, while the Lullaby is one of Gershwin’s gentlest works, full of graceful charm.

Meet the artists: Free pre-concert talk from 6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson.

This programme boasts three works of great beauty, starting with Sibelius’ magnificent En Saga, a fairy tale that leaves the listener to invent his own story. Bruch’s Violin Concerto has become one of the most celebrated pieces in the genre, brimming with adventurous spirit and ravishing melodies – especially in the famous slow movement. The glorious Fourth and final Symphony by Brahms was heavily influenced by Beethoven, with a dramatic opening movement, wistful Andante, and a grand third movement resplendent with the glittering sound of triangles.

All this is crowned by one of Brahms’ greatest achievements: a ‘chaconne’ finale of monumental scale and majesty, using a theme by Bach.

SEPT-OCT

“The vibrant, grainy weight of the RPO strings was a wonder to hear...the ensuing applause confirmed that the message had come over”

Financial Times

Freddy Kempf’s Complete Beethoven Piano Concerto Series The ever-popular Freddy Kempf directs and conducts all of Beethoven’s piano concertos in this major project.

Thursday 6th October 2011 7.30pm Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 in C major Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor

Freddy Kempf embarks on an epic exploration of Beethoven’s magnificent Piano Concertos, starting with this concert and continued in May. Directing from the piano, Kempf begins his odyssey with the noble Concerto No.1, with its exquisite slow movement and vivacious rondo finale, first performed

by Beethoven himself in 1798 in Prague. The dramatic Piano Concerto No.2 was written about a decade before No.1, but was published later; the work was used by Beethoven to display his own impressive pianistic technique. The Third Concerto was dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, himself a composer, and features a slow movement of tranquil beauty, offset by the finale’s memorable, lively theme.

Sunday 13th May 2012 7.00pm Beethoven Egmont Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 in G major Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’ Freddy Kempf continues his journey through Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. Alongside the exhilarating Egmont Overture and masterful Fourth Concerto comes Beethoven’s final Piano Concerto, No.5, so majestic that Beethoven’s publisher nicknamed it the ‘Emperor’.

RPO friends’ discounts apply

OCT

“With the rich-toned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra going for broke, there were some roofraising performances”

Financial Times

Freddy Kempf’s Complete Beethoven Piano Concerto Series The ever-popular Freddy Kempf directs and conducts all of Beethoven’s piano concertos in this major project.

Thursday 6th October 2011 7.30pm Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 in C major Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor

Freddy Kempf embarks on an epic exploration of Beethoven’s magnificent Piano Concertos, starting with this concert and continued in May. Directing from the piano, Kempf begins his odyssey with the noble Concerto No.1, with its exquisite slow movement and vivacious rondo finale, first performed

by Beethoven himself in 1798 in Prague. The dramatic Piano Concerto No.2 was written about a decade before No.1, but was published later; the work was used by Beethoven to display his own impressive pianistic technique. The Third Concerto was dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, himself a composer, and features a slow movement of tranquil beauty, offset by the finale’s memorable, lively theme.

Sunday 13th May 2012 7.00pm Beethoven Egmont Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 in G major Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’ Freddy Kempf continues his journey through Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. Alongside the exhilarating Egmont Overture and masterful Fourth Concerto comes Beethoven’s final Piano Concerto, No.5, so majestic that Beethoven’s publisher nicknamed it the ‘Emperor’.

RPO friends’ discounts apply

OCT

“With the rich-toned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra going for broke, there were some roofraising performances”

The Times

Tuesday 25th October 2011 7.30pm Polish Contemporary Music across Europe with Friends Górecki Three Pieces in Old Style Lutosławski Cello Concerto Maxwell Davies Overture, ‘St. Francis of Assisi’ (London première) Szymanowski Violin Concerto No.2 RPO friends’ discounts apply

Tuesday 22nd November 2011 7.30pm Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2, ‘Little Russian’ Grzegorz Nowak Conductor Roustem Saitkoulov Piano

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Christopher Austin Conductor Jakob Kullberg Cello Giovanni Guzzo Violin Górecki, Lutosławski and Szymanowski were prominent Polish composers. Gorecki’s Three Pieces in Old Style of 1963 use ancient musical idioms; the contemplative outer movements sandwiching a dance which conjures up the Renaissance. Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto was written for Mstislav Rostropovich, the soloist’s music at once fiendishly demanding and emotionally powerful.

Premièred in 2009, English composer Peter Maxwell Davies’ Overture, ‘St. Francis of Assisi’ delivers a heady cocktail of haunting plainsong and orchestral fireworks.

We close with Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No.2, a work characterised by Polish folk music and featuring an infinitely inventive solo violin line.

Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings is among his most popular works, and was as much a pleasure to write as it is to hear. The usually self-critical composer declared that he loved this piece, and it is easy to understand why: the strings are treated with masterful understanding, whether independently or blended together as an instrumental ‘choir’. Tchaikovsky was, at first, less content with his Symphony No.2, despite its successful première, but the piece remains a joy, peppered with themes based on Ukrainian folk-songs. These works frame that of another Russian composer, Rachmaninov, whose deft exploration of Paganini’s musical idea includes a sweeping version of the theme and is one of Rachmaninov’s most irresistible melodies.

Promoted in association with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland

OCT-NOV

“The opening shimmered with mysterious delights: slithering harmonics from the strings; the bubbling mud of winds and brass”

The Times

Tuesday 25th October 2011 7.30pm Polish Contemporary Music across Europe with Friends Górecki Three Pieces in Old Style Lutosławski Cello Concerto Maxwell Davies Overture, ‘St. Francis of Assisi’ (London première) Szymanowski Violin Concerto No.2 RPO friends’ discounts apply

Tuesday 22nd November 2011 7.30pm Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2, ‘Little Russian’ Grzegorz Nowak Conductor Roustem Saitkoulov Piano

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Christopher Austin Conductor Jakob Kullberg Cello Giovanni Guzzo Violin Górecki, Lutosławski and Szymanowski were prominent Polish composers. Gorecki’s Three Pieces in Old Style of 1963 use ancient musical idioms; the contemplative outer movements sandwiching a dance which conjures up the Renaissance. Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto was written for Mstislav Rostropovich, the soloist’s music at once fiendishly demanding and emotionally powerful.

Premièred in 2009, English composer Peter Maxwell Davies’ Overture, ‘St. Francis of Assisi’ delivers a heady cocktail of haunting plainsong and orchestral fireworks.

We close with Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No.2, a work characterised by Polish folk music and featuring an infinitely inventive solo violin line.

Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings is among his most popular works, and was as much a pleasure to write as it is to hear. The usually self-critical composer declared that he loved this piece, and it is easy to understand why: the strings are treated with masterful understanding, whether independently or blended together as an instrumental ‘choir’. Tchaikovsky was, at first, less content with his Symphony No.2, despite its successful première, but the piece remains a joy, peppered with themes based on Ukrainian folk-songs. These works frame that of another Russian composer, Rachmaninov, whose deft exploration of Paganini’s musical idea includes a sweeping version of the theme and is one of Rachmaninov’s most irresistible melodies.

Promoted in association with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland

OCT-NOV

“The opening shimmered with mysterious delights: slithering harmonics from the strings; the bubbling mud of winds and brass”

The Guardian

Colina Mambosa No.1 Colina Three Cabinets of Wonder Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Górecki Symphony No.3 Richard Bernas Conductor Anastasia Khitruk Violin

This programme brings together recent music from American composer Michael Colina with one of the most popular classical works of the twentieth century, Górecki’s ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’.

Colina mixes classical and jazz with his own Cuban roots to create a style full of infectious rhythms and joie de vivre. Colina’s take on the Cuban Mambo, his Mambosa No.1 and his Violin Concerto, ‘Three Cabinets of Wonder’, were both written in 2010.

The late Henryk Górecki’s ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’ was composed as a memorial to victims of the Holocaust; its air of ethereal, mournful beauty has touched the hearts of millions. As Górecki put it: “Perhaps people find something they need in this piece of music... somehow I hit the right note”.

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Sunday 4th December 2011 3.30pm The Magic of Christmas in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign Debbie Wiseman Conductor Simon Bates Presenter With special guests Nigel Havers, Cherie Lunghi and George Layton

A magical Christmas concert for all the family, featuring melodious and magical Christmas favourites including The Nutcracker Suite, Sleigh Ride and White Christmas, alongside Debbie Wiseman’s own lyrical setting of Oscar Wilde’s fairy story The Selfish Giant. The concert will also feature the world première performance of The Fib – a delightful and touching Christmas story from the best-selling short story collection, with music

by Debbie Wiseman, to be read by the author, George Layton.

NOV-DEC

“The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is on sensuous form”

Tuesday 29th November 2011 7.30pm

Family ticket available: £50 (up to four people including one child under the age of 16.

Please ask at the Box Office for more details)

RPO friends’ discounts apply

See overleaf for further ticket prices

All performers appear subject to availability.

The Guardian

Colina Mambosa No.1 Colina Three Cabinets of Wonder Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Górecki Symphony No.3 Richard Bernas Conductor Anastasia Khitruk Violin

This programme brings together recent music from American composer Michael Colina with one of the most popular classical works of the twentieth century, Górecki’s ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’.

Colina mixes classical and jazz with his own Cuban roots to create a style full of infectious rhythms and joie de vivre. Colina’s take on the Cuban Mambo, his Mambosa No.1 and his Violin Concerto, ‘Three Cabinets of Wonder’, were both written in 2010.

The late Henryk Górecki’s ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’ was composed as a memorial to victims of the Holocaust; its air of ethereal, mournful beauty has touched the hearts of millions. As Górecki put it: “Perhaps people find something they need in this piece of music... somehow I hit the right note”.

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Sunday 4th December 2011 3.30pm The Magic of Christmas in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign Debbie Wiseman Conductor Simon Bates Presenter With special guests Nigel Havers, Cherie Lunghi and George Layton

A magical Christmas concert for all the family, featuring melodious and magical Christmas favourites including The Nutcracker Suite, Sleigh Ride and White Christmas, alongside Debbie Wiseman’s own lyrical setting of Oscar Wilde’s fairy story The Selfish Giant. The concert will also feature the world première performance of The Fib – a delightful and touching Christmas story from the best-selling short story collection, with music

by Debbie Wiseman, to be read by the author, George Layton.

NOV-DEC

“The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is on sensuous form”

Tuesday 29th November 2011 7.30pm

Family ticket available: £50 (up to four people including one child under the age of 16.

Please ask at the Box Office for more details)

RPO friends’ discounts apply

See overleaf for further ticket prices

All performers appear subject to availability.

Wednesday 21st December 2011 Friday 23rd December 2011

Cadogan Hall Seating Plan

Extra concerts added for 2011 due to popular demand

Gallery

3pm & 7.30pm

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Nick Davies Conductor Mary Carewe Vocalist Michael Dore Vocalist Back by popular demand, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Cracker is a delightful evening of festive musical gems. This enchanting and melodious concert is sure to fill you with good cheer as the Orchestra and guest vocalists get the yuletide celebrations off to an entertaining start.

STAGE

STAGE

CADOGAN HALL BOOKING INFORMATION Ticket prices £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50 Family ticket £50 (exclusive to 4th December 2011 only)

(Booking fees apply, RPO friends’ and Encore discounts apply)

Telephone bookings 020 7730 4500

Stalls STAGE

STAGE

Online bookings www.cadoganhall.com Subscription discounts Generous discounts are available for booking multiple concerts from the RPO’s Resident Season.

Please ask at the Box Office when booking.

2 or 3 concerts – 15% discount 4 or 5 concerts – 25% discount 6 or more concerts – 30% discount Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ 2 minutes’ walk from Sloane Square Underground

DEC BOOKING

Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers Hairston Mary’s Boy Child Head The Little Road to Bethlehem Tormé The Christmas Song Martin/Blane Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Anderson Sleigh Ride Waldteufel The Skaters’ Waltz Pola/Wyle It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year …and many more, not forgetting audience carols!

Wednesday 21st December 2011 Friday 23rd December 2011

Cadogan Hall Seating Plan

Extra concerts added for 2011 due to popular demand

Gallery

3pm & 7.30pm

RPO friends’ discounts apply

Nick Davies Conductor Mary Carewe Vocalist Michael Dore Vocalist Back by popular demand, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Cracker is a delightful evening of festive musical gems. This enchanting and melodious concert is sure to fill you with good cheer as the Orchestra and guest vocalists get the yuletide celebrations off to an entertaining start.

STAGE

STAGE

CADOGAN HALL BOOKING INFORMATION Ticket prices £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50 Family ticket £50 (exclusive to 4th December 2011 only)

(Booking fees apply, RPO friends’ and Encore discounts apply)

Telephone bookings 020 7730 4500

Stalls STAGE

STAGE

Online bookings www.cadoganhall.com Subscription discounts Generous discounts are available for booking multiple concerts from the RPO’s Resident Season.

Please ask at the Box Office when booking.

2 or 3 concerts – 15% discount 4 or 5 concerts – 25% discount 6 or more concerts – 30% discount Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ 2 minutes’ walk from Sloane Square Underground

DEC BOOKING

Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers Hairston Mary’s Boy Child Head The Little Road to Bethlehem Tormé The Christmas Song Martin/Blane Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Anderson Sleigh Ride Waldteufel The Skaters’ Waltz Pola/Wyle It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year …and many more, not forgetting audience carols!

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