RPO Cadogan Hall February-July 2016 brochure

FEBRUARY – JULY 2016 RESIDENT ORCHESTRA AT CADOGAN HALL

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AT A GLANCE FEBRUARY – JULY 2016 FEBRUARY

PINCHAS ZUKERMAN FESTIVAL

Sunday 14th What the World Needs Now...

The Music of Burt Bacharach

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Tuesday 23rd RPO Preludes Mozart String Quintet in G minor Natasha Paremski performs Rachmaninov

MARCH Wednesday 9th RPO Preludes Beethoven Septet in E-flat major Matthew Trusler performs Sibelius Tuesday 15th RPO Preludes Flute and Harp Recital Alexandra Soumm performs Prokofiev From Paris to New York series

Tuesday 28th Vaughan Williams, Mozart and Beethoven Wednesday 29th Royal College of Music Rising Stars Chamber Concert Thursday 30th Elgar, Tchaikovsky and Dvorˇák

JULY Saturday 2nd Forsyth, Ravel, Dvorˇák and Mendelssohn Tuesday 5th Elgar, Mozart and Beethoven

APRIL Tuesday 12th RPO Preludes Meet the Musicians City of London Choir performs Haydn’s Paukenmesse Tuesday 26th RPO Preludes Brass Ensemble Peter Jablonski performs Ravel and Gershwin From Paris to New York series

MAY Tuesday 10th RPO Preludes Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Alexandra Dariescu performs Tchaikovsky Thursday 19th Symphonic Divas

JUNE Tuesday 14th Dame Evelyn Glennie performs Michael Daugherty’s Dreamachine Photography: Nick Rutter

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WELCOME The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is delighted to celebrate 70 years of music-making with its 2016 season at the intimate and acoustically exceptional Cadogan Hall, home to the Orchestra for eleven years.

This season at Cadogan Hall introduces a brand new concert entitled Symphonic Divas, an orchestral tribute of timeless classics all in one sparkling performance.

Also taking centre stage is the prestigious Dame Evelyn Glennie, an inspiring pioneer of percussion music and an astounding performer. Yet another highlight is the return of the much-loved Pinchas Zukerman Festival this summer. These concerts at Cadogan Hall cover a variety of programming from Mozart to Vaughan Williams, all under the leadership of the eminent musician Pinchas Zukerman.

This 2016 season comprises exceptional musicians, powerful and impressive works and world-class performances.

With 2016 marking the 70th anniversary of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, we look forward to celebrating this very special concert season with you.

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FEBRUARY – MAY

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RPO PRELUDES

TICKETS £10

New to this season is a series of chamber concerts, curated and performed by leading musicians from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. These concerts will take place on the concert stage of Cadogan Hall from 6.15pm, before the main concerts begin at 7.30pm. This provides a unique opportunity to not only listen to some astounding chamber music, but also to hear some of our musicians in a more intimate and personal setting.

TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY, 6.15PM

TUESDAY 12TH APRIL, 6.45PM – 7.15PM

Mozart String Quintet in G minor

Meet the Musicians – Foyer

Sulki Yu and Shana Douglas Michelle Bruil and Chian Lim Roberto Sorrentino

To celebrate 70 years of music-making, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will be holding an exhibition exploring different aspects of the Orchestra’s history. This will also offer the opportunity to meet some of the musicians in an informal and relaxed setting.

Violins Violas Cello

This wonderful work is dark, melancholic and brimming with drama.

WEDNESDAY 9TH MARCH, 6.15PM Beethoven Septet in E-flat major Clio Gould Liz Varlow Jonathan Ayling Anthony Alcock Katherine Lacy Jonathan Davies Laurence Davies

Violin Viola Cello Double Bass Clarinet Bassoon French Horn

With an impressive violin cadenza in the final movement, this magnificent work epitomises the eighteenth-century Classical serenade and divertimento tradition.

TUESDAY 15TH MARCH, 6.15PM Flute and Harp Recital Emer McDonough Suzy Willison-Kawalec

Flute Harp

The beautiful combination of flute and harp in a variety of works from the earlytwentieth century.

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TUESDAY 26TH APRIL, 6.15PM Brass Ensemble With original works for brass by Poulenc and Bernstein, this concert acts as the perfect aperitif to the evening’s From Paris to New York concert.

TUESDAY 10TH MAY, 6.15PM Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Duncan Riddell and Kaoru Yamada Abigail Fenna and Liz Varlow Tim Gill and Chantal Webster

Violins Violas Cellos

One of Tchaikovsky’s most well-known chamber works, this string sextet was given its title as Tchaikovsky sketched the work’s main theme whilst visiting Florence in Italy.

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SUNDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2016, 7PM

A SPECIAL VALENTINE’S TREAT

David Firman Conductor Mary Carewe, Alison Jiear, Sarah Lark, Graham Bickley Vocalists A fantastic Valentine’s Day concert celebrating the music of Oscar-winning popular composer and performer Burt Bacharach: a towering figure in songwriting whose career is a roll call of the greatest popular artists of our time, including Tom Jones, The Carpenters, Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield. His unbelievable talent has provided the soundtrack to the twentieth-century music charts. Featuring melodic gems including: Alfie, Magic Moments, Close to You, Walk on By, I Say a Little Prayer, Do You Know the Way to San Jose, What’s New Pussycat?, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on my Head...and many more!

Presented in association with GRB Concerts

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FEBRUARY 07 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 7 RPO PRELUDES, 6.15PM Mozart String Quintet in G minor

TUESDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2016, 7.30PM Wagner Rachmaninov Mussorgsky orch. Ravel

The Flying Dutchman Overture Piano Concerto No.3 Pictures at an Exhibition

Alan Buribayev Natasha Paremski

Conductor Piano

The storm-tossed Overture that opens tonight’s concert raises the curtain on one of Wagner’s most searingly dramatic creations from a composer, described either as a ‘megalomaniac’ or ‘the Master’, whose revolutionary style took the world by storm. Performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.3 will be the outstanding pianist and audience favourite, Natasha Paremski. Throughout the work, Rachmaninov maintains an extraordinary degree of melodic and structural spontaneity, fully reflecting the blistering speed at which it was composed. Having created fully visualised sound-pictures, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition will have audiences imagining they are strolling through a gallery, with each picture telling its own story.

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MARCH RPO PRELUDES, 6.15PM Beethoven Septet in E-flat major

WEDNESDAY 9TH MARCH 2016, 7.30PM Glinka Sibelius Barber Beethoven

Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture Violin Concerto Adagio for Strings Symphony No.7

Eduardo Portal Matthew Trusler

Conductor Violin

In no other violin concerto is the soloist’s first note, so delicately dissonant and offbeat, more beautiful than in Sibelius’ Violin Concerto. Performed by one of Britain’s leading violinists, Matthew Trusler, this piece demonstrates Sibelius’ passion for the violin and complete understanding of the sound of the instrument. Led by Spanish maestro Eduardo Portal, the Orchestra will open the concert with layers of lively, fast-paced strings in the Overture to Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila. With its long, expressive lines and elegiac mood, Barber’s Adagio for Strings has been described as the American anthem of mourning, having been played at notable figures’ funerals. Closing the concert will be Beethoven’s stirring Symphony No.7, a wonderful blend of orchestral gravitas and swelling tunes, recently used to great effect in the film The King’s Speech.

RPO PRELUDES, 6.15PM Flute and Harp Recital

TUESDAY 15TH MARCH 2016, 7.30PM FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK Bernstein Ibert Prokofiev Porter Prokofiev

Candide Overture Divertissement Violin Concerto No.1 Selections from Cole Porter The Love for Three Oranges: Symphonic Suite

Alexander Shelley Alexandra Soumm Kim Criswell

Conductor Violin Vocalist

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Brimming with humour and sprinkled with wit, this concert brings together pieces such as the Suite from Prokofiev’s absurd fantasy-opera The Love for Three Oranges, the Overture to Bernstein’s comic operetta Candide and Ibert’s cheekily fast and furious Divertissement. Joined by Alexandra Soumm, ’who delivers playing of astonishing power from a slight frame in a way that seems to defy nature,’ the Orchestra will perform Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1. Coloured by a magical, fairytale-like quality, the piece is notable for its constraint and lyricism. Rounding out the concert will be a delightful selection from the father of the Broadway stage, Cole Porter.

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APRIL RPO PRELUDES, 6.45PM – 7.15PM Meet the Musicians

TUESDAY 12TH APRIL 2016, 7.30PM Mozart Mozart Mozart Haydn

The Marriage of Figaro Overture Laudate Dominum Piano Concerto No.21 Paukenmesse (Mass in Time of War)

Hilary Davan Wetton Leon McCawley Grace Davidson Anna Harvey Mark Wilde Ashley Riches City of London Choir

Conductor Piano Soprano Mezzo-soprano Tenor Baritone

This concert is promoted in association with City of London Choir

The City of London Choir and the RPO return to the stage in the second of a series of concerts featuring two of the great composers, Mozart and Haydn. The ever-adored and lyrical Piano Concerto No.21, performed by the exceptional Leon McCawley, opens the evening with a journey from liveliness to suffering, eventually ending in release. This sublime, muted work is strongly associated with the 1967 film Elvira Madigan. In Haydn’s well-known Paukenmesse, or Mass in Time of War, the insistent and foreboding timpani reflect the troubled time of war in Austria, and underscore an otherwise spirited and sacred choral score.

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APRIL

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RPO PRELUDES, 6.15PM Brass Ensemble

TUESDAY 26TH APRIL 2016, 7.30PM FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK Weill Ravel Gershwin Debussy Ravel

The Threepenny Opera: Suite Piano Concerto in G major Rhapsody in Blue Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Le tombeau de Couperin

Alexander Shelley Peter Jablonski

Conductor Piano

This exciting spring concert opens with Weill’s Suite from The Threepenny Opera, which is filled with the jazz-infused zeal of the 1920s. The jazz influence extends to both sides of the Atlantic in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, performed by exceptional pianist Peter Jablonski.

Led by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Associate Conductor, Alexander Shelley, the Orchestra will explore Debussy’s unique musical language in his Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune before closing with Ravel’s delicate and subtle Le tombeau de Couperin, which is poignantly tinged with the sadness of World War I.

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12 MAY RPO PRELUDES, 6.15PM Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence

TUESDAY 10TH MAY 2016, 7.30PM Borodin Rachmaninov Tchaikovsky

Prince Igor Overture Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Symphony No.5

Fabien Gabel Conductor Alexandra Dariescu Piano

Led by distinguished conductor, Fabien Gabel, the RPO performs a sparkling programme of Russian gems, including the Overture to Borodin’s Prince Igor opera and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5. Alexandra Dariescu will impress with Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody based on Paganini’s Caprice No.24 for solo violin. This much-loved work adds depth, drama and dynamic energy to Paganini’s original work and will be electric on the Cadogan Hall stage.

What began as one of Tchaikovsky’s most difficult works to compose subsequently became one of his most well-known, as we hear his magnificent masterpiece, Symphony No.5.

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THURSDAY 19TH MAY 2016, 7.30PM

SYMPHONIC DIVAS A SYMPHONIC TRIBUTE TO LIZA MINNELLI - JUDY GARLAND BARBRA STREISAND - JULIE ANDREWS DORIS DAY AN EXCITING CONCERT SHOWCASING UNFORGETTABLE SONGS SUNG BY SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST LOUISE DEARMAN STUART BARR CONDUCTOR PETROC TRELAWNY PRESENTER FEATURING: DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE ON A CLEAR DAY - OVER THE RAINBOW – THE WAY WE WERE SECRET LOVE – THE TROLLEY SONG PLUS ORCHESTRAL NUMBERS FROM: THE KING AND I - WEST SIDE STORY THE SOUND OF MUSIC - MY FAIR LADY GIRL CRAZY - MARY POPPINS

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JUNE

TUESDAY 14TH JUNE 2016, 7.30PM Fauré Michael Daugherty Sibelius

Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite Dreamachine Symphony No.5

Nicholas Collon Conductor Dame Evelyn Glennie Percussion

The accomplished British musical ambassador, Dame Evelyn Glennie, joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an explosive performance. Having had a leading role in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Dame Evelyn Glennie is a groundbreaking musician and her performance will be a highlight of this 2016 concert series. Performing a new composition, entitled Dreamachine by Michael Daugherty, she will bring an electric magnetism to the stage. Orchestral works will include a Suite of music from Fauré’s much-loved Pelléas et Mélisande and closing the concert will be Sibelius’ magnificent Symphony No.5, featuring the elegant, swaying swan motif.

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PINCHAS ZUKERMAN FESTIVAL Pinchas Zukerman returns to Cadogan Hall for the everpopular Pinchas Zukerman Festival with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This world-renowned musician will direct a series of five concerts at Cadogan Hall, both as conductor and violinist, performing orchestral and chamber ensemble favourites.

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TUESDAY 28TH JUNE 2016, 7.30PM Vaughan Williams Mozart Beethoven

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Violin Concerto No.3 Symphony No.3, ‘Eroica’

Pinchas Zukerman Conductor and Violin

Vaughan Williams’ lush, expansive work for string orchestra opens this summer festival. This unusually orchestrated work is scored for a large string orchestra, smaller string ensemble and a solo quartet, showing off the string orchestra in all its glory and evoking an unmistakably British sound. In contrast to the sweet and lyrical melodies of Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto, Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony is grand and majestic, with the Orchestra out in full force.

WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE 2016, 7.30PM (CHAMBER CONCERT)

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Royal College of Music Rising Stars Chamber Concert Pinchas Zukerman Conductor and Violin

Programme to include Brahms String Sextet No.1 in B-flat major

THURSDAY 30TH JUNE 2016, 7.30PM Elgar Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky Dvorˇák

Serenade for Strings Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No.1 Sérénade mélancolique Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Symphony No.8

Pinchas Zukerman Conductor and Violin Amanda Forsyth Cello

Tchaikovsky has a well-earned reputation as one of the great masters of orchestral writing, with graceful melodies and sumptuous harmonies oozing romance and drama. His three works performed in this concert portray different elements of Tchaikovsky’s style, from wistful and melancholic to luscious and intense. Opening the concert is Elgar’s Serenade for Strings, which has a certain youthful charm while also portraying his developing musical maturity.

Ending the concert in style will be Dvorˇák’s cheerful and lyrical Symphony No.8.

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SATURDAY 2ND JULY 2016, 7.30PM (CHAMBER CONCERT) Malcolm Forsyth The Swan Sees His Reflection Ravel Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet Dvorˇák Serenade for Wind Instruments Mendelssohn Octet for Strings in E-flat major Pinchas Zukerman Conductor and Violin Amanda Forsyth Cello Principal Players from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

It is a delight to welcome Amanda Forsyth back to the stage for this intimate series of chamber works. From a contemporary composition by Amanda Forsyth’s father – which is reminiscent of Saint-Saëns’ ‘The Swan’ – to Mendelssohn’s Octet, this concert exhibits some incredible musical talent and world-class performances.

TUESDAY 5TH JULY 2016, 7.30PM Elgar Mozart Beethoven

Introduction and Allegro Violin Concerto No.5, ‘Turkish’ Symphony No.5

Pinchas Zukerman Conductor and Violin

Scored for string quartet and string orchestra, Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro was composed to show off the performers’ virtuosity. Pinchas Zukerman’s solo line will soar above the Orchestra in this expressive masterpiece.

Following on the drama is Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto; often referred to as ‘Turkish’, the wild, frenzied Allegro in the final movement emulates a Turkish style with melodic leaps, pounding rhythms and percussive strings.

Concluding the Festival is the instantly recognisable and much-adored Beethoven Symphony No.5.

This concert is supported by MWM Consulting

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