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Baby Sinfonia
Viola Viola
Friday 11 January
Saturday 12 January
Sage Two, 11am & 1.30pm
Sage Two, 8pm
Immerse your little one in the melodies of Mozart in this 45-minute classical treat with members of Royal Northern Sinfonia. Bounce to the playful dance movements and relax in the more serene moments.
Royal Northern Sinfonia
Suitable for babies up to 18 months.
Mendelssohn String Quintet No.1 in A Sir George Benjamin Viola Viola Sally Beamish Bratchwork Dvořák String Quintet in E flat Op.97
Tickets: Children £3.30, Adults £5.50
Tickets: £14.50
New Year New Artists Friday 18 January Sage One, 7.30pm Jessica Cottis conductor Jess Gillam saxophone Royal Northern Sinfonia Debussy Danses sacrée et profane Milhaud Scaramouche Stravinsky Danses concertantes Composer Competition Winner New Work Debussy Sarabande Villa Lobos Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone Milhaud Le boeuf sur le toit Our pre-concert talk this evening will be a performance. Come and listen to new works by the three finalists in our Young Composers Competition, and cast your vote along with the jury. Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
New Year New Artists Festival Saturday 19 January Sage Two, NRFH, Concourse, 1pm onwards See rising stars of the future as part of New Year New Artists, showcasing the UK’s most exciting contemporary musicians, including performances from ECHO Rising Stars. Day ticket includes entry to all afternoon performances - a great opportunity to try something new and listen to music from a range of genres. Josep-Ramon Olivé baritone - Sage Two, 1pm Peter Moore trombone - NRFH, 2pm Kaviraj Singh santoor/vocals - Sage Two, 3pm Anaïs Gaudemard harp - NRFH, 4pm Heisk six-piece folk band - Concourse, 5pm Amatis Piano Trio - NRFH, 6pm Day Tickets: £13.50
St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Creswick’s Aviary Friday 1 February
Saturday 26 January
Sage One, 7.30pm
Sage One, 7.30pm
Bradley Creswick director/violin Royal Northern Sinfonia
Yuri Temirkanov conductor Freddy Kempf piano St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40
Classics 4 Kids: The RNS Aviary
Rossini The Thieving Magpie Overture Respighi The Birds Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Rautavaara Cantus Arcticus: Concerto for Birds and Orchestra Haydn Symphony No.83 ‘La Poule’ (The Hen) Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
Lars Vogt’s Appassionata Thursday 7 February
Saturday 2 February
Sage One, 7.30pm
Sage One, 2pm
Lars Vogt piano
Bradley Creswick director/violin Tim Steiner presenter Royal Northern Sinfonia
Brahms Three Intermezzi Op.117 Brahms Four Klavierstücke Op.119 Brahms Variations on a Theme of Paganini Op.35 Janáček In the Mists Beethoven Piano Sonata No.23 Op.57 ‘Appassionata’
Music inspired by our feathered friends including Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending. The perfect way to introduce the young people in your life to classical music. Free Concourse activities from 1.15pm onwards. 5+ but all welcome.
Tickets: £18, £22
Tickets: Children £5.50 Adults £11
A Night at the Italian Opera
Vogt’s Brahms 2
Saturday 9 February
Friday 15 February
Sage One, 7.30pm
Sage One, 7.30pm
Paul-Emmanuel Thomas conductor Sir Thomas Allen baritone Samling Artists Samling Academy Chorus Royal Northern Sinfonia
Lars Vogt conductor/piano Royal Northern Sinfonia
A whole evening of glorious tunes, unchained passion and voices that’ll take your breath away. In collaboration with Samling Institute for Young Artists.
Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40
Handel Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.7 Brahms arr. Rubbra Handel Variations Brahms Piano Concerto No.2
Great Britons
RNS at the Oscars
Friday 1 March
Saturday 2 March
Sage One, 7.30pm
Sage One, 7.30pm
John Wilson conductor Andrew Staples tenor Royal Northern Sinfonia
Stephen Bell conductor Royal Northern Sinfonia
Berkeley Serenade for Strings Britten Nocturne Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5 Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
Musique de chambre
A glamorous tribute to some of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time – includes music from Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean and E.T. Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40 With thanks to The Squires Foundation for its support of the RNS Nights Out series in 2019
Oslo Philharmonic
Saturday 9 March
Sunday 10 March
Sage Two, 8pm
Sage One, 3pm
Alasdair Beatson piano Royal Northern Sinfonia
Vasily Petrenko conductor Nikolai Lugansky piano Oslo Philharmonic
Farrenc Sextet for Piano and Wind Op.40 Saint-Saëns Sonata for Oboe and Piano Françaix L’Heure du berger Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet Tickets: £14.50
Vivaldi’s Gloria
Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden Grieg Piano Concerto Sibelius Symphony No.5 Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40
Mullova and Beatson: Beethoven Sonatas
Friday 15 March Sage One, 7.30pm
Thursday 21 March
Jonathan Cohen conductor Ruby Hughes soprano Keri Fuge soprano Anna Stéphany mezzo soprano Steven Hudson oboe Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Sage Two, 8pm
Vivaldi Beatus Vir Albinoni Oboe Concerto in D minor Avison Concerto Grosso after Scarlatti Op.6 No.3 in D minor Handel Arias from Xerxes, Theodora and Poro Marcello Oboe Concerto in C minor Vivaldi Gloria Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
Victoria Mullova violin Alasdair Beatson fortepiano Beethoven Violin Sonata No.4 in A minor Beethoven Violin Sonata No.5 in F major Beethoven Violin Sonata No.9 in A minor 'Kreutzer' Tickets: £19.50
This year we are celebrating the 60th anniversary of Royal Northern Sinfonia. Please support the RNS 60th Appeal today. Every donation is valued. Call Natalie Heath on 0191 443 5038 or visit sagegateshead.com/RNS60.
Zehetmair’s Bruckner
RNS Beatlemania! Saturday 30 March
Friday 29 March
Sage One, 7.30pm
Sage One, 7.30pm
Alfonso Casado Trigo conductor Jenna Lee-James vocals Rachael Wooding vocals Jon Boydon vocals George Maguire vocals Royal Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair conductor/violin Royal Northern Sinfonia Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 Bruckner Symphony No.6 Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
A celebration of the Fab Four featuring hits from She Loves You to Let It Be and many more. All you need is love… Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40 With thanks to The Squires Foundation for its support of the RNS Nights Out series in 2019
English Concert: Handel’s Semele
Esfahani’s Bach Friday 12 April
Sunday 7 April
Sage One, 7.30pm
Sage One, 3pm
Mahan Esfahani director/harpsichord Amy Yule flute Bradley Creswick violin Royal Northern Sinfonia
Harry Bicket director/harpsichord The English Concert Brenda Rae Semele Elizabeth DeShong Juno/Ino Soloman Howard Cadmus/Somnus Benjamin Hulett Jupiter Christopher Lowrey Athamas Ailish Tynan Iris Clarion Choir: Steven Fox Artistic Director
Heinrich Bach Sonata a 5 J C Bach Symphony in C Op.III No.2 C P E Bach Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra in D minor J S Bach Concerto in the Italian Style J S Bach Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor
Handel Semele
Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40
Artist spotlight
Inspiration: The Great British Sing
Cherubini’s Requiem
Sunday 14 April
Thursday 18 April
Sage One, 4pm
Sage One, 7.30pm
Gary Griffiths Music Director Inspiration Choir Royal Northern Sinfonia
Karina Canellakis conductor Karen Gomyo violin Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
A concert showcasing the best of British composers and songwriters, from classical Elgar and Parry to the shows of Lloyd Webber and Ivor Novello. These Isles have produced some of the world’s best music for voices, ideally suited to the massed singers of Inspiration. Tickets: £10, £19 Family tickets available
Beethoven Leonora III Overture Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Cherubini Requiem in C minor Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
Angela Hewitt’s Bach Suites
Baltic Exploration Friday 3 May
Wednesday 24 April
Sage One, 7.30pm
Sage One, 7.30pm
Kristiina Poska conductor Viktoria Mullova violin Royal Northern Sinfonia
Angela Hewitt piano J S Bach English Suite No.1 in A major J S Bach English Suite No.2 in A minor J S Bach Suite in F minor J S Bach English Suite No.3 in G minor J S Bach Prelude and Fugue in A minor Tickets: £18, £22
Erkki-Sven Tüür Lighthouse Arvo Pärt Darf ich... Arvo Pärt Passacaglia Arvo Pärt Fratres Sibelius Valse Triste Shostakovich Chamber Symphony Op.83a Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38 Artist spotlight
Classics 4 Kids: Northern Lights
NEW Dementia Friendly performance: Trout Quintet
Saturday 4 May Sage One, 2pm Karin Hendrickson conductor Viktoria Mullova violin Rachel Leach presenter Royal Northern Sinfonia Bring your youngsters to hear music by Sibelius, Grieg and others from the Baltic region. Free Concourse activities from 1.15pm onwards. 5+ but all welcome.
Friday 10 May NRFH, 4.30pm Alasdair Beatson piano Royal Northern Sinfonia A performance of Schubert’s Trout Quintet in a supportive and relaxed environment suited to those with dementia and their families/carers. Tickets: £14.50 (includes free carer ticket if required)
Tickets: Children £5.50 Adults £11
Trout Quintet Saturday 11 May
A Couple of Swells... Sinatra and Garland’s Musical Movie Magic
NEW
Sage Two, 8pm Alasdair Beatson piano Royal Northern Sinfonia
Tuesday 14 May
Imogen Holst Phantasy Quartet Thomas Adès Piano Quintet Schubert Trout Quintet
Richard Balcombe conductor Royal Northern Sinfonia
Tickets: £14.50
Sage One, 7.30pm
A symphonic festival of music from the most popular era in musical movie history with songs immortalised by two of the most celebrated stars of the silver screen - Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. Includes hits such as Three Coins in the Fountain, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, and of course We’re a Couple of Swells. Tickets: £16.50, £26, £32.50, £40
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Opera North: Aida Saturday 18 May Sage One, 7.30pm
Saturday 25 May
Sir Richard Armstrong conductor Annabel Arden director Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North
Sage One, 7.30pm Grant Gershon conductor Peter Sellars director Los Angeles Master Chorale
Cast includes: Alexandra Zabala Aida Alessandra Volpe Amneris Rafael Rojas Radamès
Orlando di Lasso Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of St Peter) Don’t miss the only UK performance outside London of Peter Sellars’ astonishing dramatisation of this wonderful music.
Verdi Aida Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40
Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40
Teenage Genius
Brahms Fest
Friday 7 June
Saturday 15 June
Sage One, 7.30pm
Sage One, 6.30pm
Sir Roger Norrington conductor Lauma Skride piano Royal Northern Sinfonia
Lars Vogt conductor/piano Claudia Huckle contralto Christian Tetzlaff violin Tanja Tetzlaff cello Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture R Strauss Wind Serenade C Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Schubert Der Spiegelritter Overture Mozart Symphony No.29 Tickets: £14 £22 £31 £38
Cosi fan tutte with Nevill Holt Opera
NEW
Brahms Gesang der Parzen (Songs of the Fates) Brahms Alto Rhapsody Brahms Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) Brahms Piano Trio No.3 in C Brahms Double Concerto Brahms Symphony No.2 Please note there will be two intervals during this concert. No dinner interval. Tickets: £16.50 £26 £32.50 £40
Friday 5 July & Saturday 6 July Sage One, 7pm Nicholas Chalmers conductor Adele Thomas director Royal Northern Sinfonia Nevill Holt Opera Mozart Così fan tutte FULLY STAGED PRODUCTION Following the storming success of their Figaro last season, Nevill Holt Opera are back in Sage One with Royal Northern Sinfonia for two performances of this high energy tale of love, temptation and partnerswapping. Mozart’s popular opera delights, in this elegant art-deco staging from director Adele Thomas. Tickets: £20 £30 £40 £50
RNS is Curious!
NEW
Tuesday 9 July Sage Two, 8pm Classical chamber music by LGBTQ composers through the ages, including music by Tchaikovsky and Britten. Compered by a ‘Fabulous’ presenter. Part of the Curious Festival Tickets: £14.50 Information correct at time of going to press. Programmes and artists may be subject to change.