Warwick Arts Centre Concert Series 2010/2011

concert series 2010-2011

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Welcome to Warwick Arts Centre’s 2010/2011 Concert Series This is the 30th edition of our series of concerts which began in 1981 when the old Butterworth Hall first opened its doors to audiences and its stage to a stunning range of orchestras and some of the world’s most acclaimed musicians.

With this year’s Concert Series, you will see that we remain true to the standards set back in 1981, bringing world class musicians, orchestras, soloists and conductors to perform sublime music at Warwick Arts Centre for you to appreciate and enjoy. The Butterworth Hall is now an even better place to experience great music.

Since its £8 million redevelopment, I can confidently state that the improved acoustic has been widely applauded by artists and audiences alike.

Our mission here at Warwick Arts Centre is simply that the best art should be experienced by as many people as possible and become part of their everyday lives.

I look forward to welcoming each and every one of you in the coming months. Please also spread the word on my behalf and help ensure that these wonderful evenings are experienced by great audiences.

Alan Rivett Director Warwick Arts Centre

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Das Rheingold Richard Wagner Sat 9 Oct 6pm

Conductor: James Levine, Director: Robert Lepage.

With Bryn Terfel, Hans-Peter König, Wendy Bryn Harmer

Boris Godunov Petrovich Mussorgsky Sat 23 Oct 6pm

Conductor: Valery Gergiev, Director: Peter Stein.

With Oleg Balashov, René Pape

Don Pasquale Gaetano Donizetti Sat 13 Nov 6pm

Conductor: James Levine.

With Matthew Polenzani, John Del Carlo

Don Carlo Giuseppe Verdi

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With Deborah Voigt, Marcello Giordani, Juha Uusitalo

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We are delighted that SH Jones & Co, wine merchants of Banbury and Leamington Spa, will present a wine tasting table at the following concerts: 14 October, 27 January, 1 March.

concert series

2010-2011 The Hallé

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Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra

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Tue 5 October

Tue 8 February

Sir Mark Elder, Artur Pizarro Bax, Chopin, Dvorak

Andres Orozco-Estrada, Natasha Paremski Mozart, Beethoven, Bruckner

Philharmonia Orchestra

Piano Recital with Nikolai Demidenko

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Thu 14 October

Tue 1 March

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Nikolai Lugansky Sibelius, Grieg, Rachmaninov

Nikolai Demidenko Beethoven, Chopin

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio

Philharmonia Orchestra

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Tue 26 October

Terje Mikkelsen, Alina Baeva Grieg, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

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Fri 26 November

Ivor Bolton, Freddy Kempf Schumann, Mozart

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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Wed 12 January

Andris Nelsons, Verstards Shimkus Rachmaninov, Mahler

European Union Chamber Orchestra

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Wed 4 May

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Lorin Maazel, Akiko Suwanai Mozart, Mahler

Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

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Thu 19 May

Alexei Stepanov, Ivan Rudin Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky

Coull Quartet Concerts

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Throughout the season

Beethoven, Brahms, Elgar, Haydn, Ireland, Mozart, Piazzotta, Schubert, Tippett, Judith Weir, Vaughan Williams, Venables

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Thu 27 January

All Intervals: 20 minutes

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Hans-Peter Hofmann, Nicola Benedetti, Daniela Koch, Sir Andrew Motion Vivaldi, Mozart, Bach

The Hallé Conductor Piano

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Sir Mark Elder Artur Pizarro

Tuesday 5 October 8pm Bax Chopin Interval Dvorák

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Tintagel Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21

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Symphony No.7 in D minor

We are delighted to open our 2010-2011 season with the award-winning Hallé under the direction of their Music Director, Sir Mark Elder.

The centrepiece of this concert is Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto. A fitting celebration of the composer’s bicentenary year, soloist Artur Pizarro has received high praise for his recordings of Chopin’s Piano Sonatas: “with the fine natural recorded sound we could very well have the Chopin release of the year” (Pianist Magazine).

Bax’s dramatic tone poem, Tintagel, evocatively paints a musical picture inspired by the castle-crowned cliffs of Cornwall. Dvorák’s intense and beautiful Seventh Symphony with its elegiac slow movement, lilting scherzo and thrilling finale, has been compared to Brahms in its emotional turbulence.

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A talk with members of The Hallé - details to follow.

Sir Mark Elder

Artur Pizarro

Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy Nikolai Lugansky

Photo: SSO/Keith Saunders

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Thursday 14 October 8pm – –

Karelia Suite Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16

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Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op.27

Our first visit from the Philharmonia this season will be conducted by the distinguished Vladimir Ashkenazy, with a mixed programme of Scandinavian and Russian music.

The evening will begin with Sibelius’ compelling Karelia Suite, followed by Nikolai Lugansky’s performance of Grieg’s Piano Concerto, one of the most popular pieces of the form ever composed.

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Photo: James MacMillan/Warner Classics

Sibelius Grieg Interval Rachmaninov

The second half of the concert features Rachmaninov’s towering masterpiece; his Second Symphony in E minor.

In this great work, the master of orchestral colour offers us some of the most ravishing music composed in the twentieth century. Sweeping melodies and rich deep-hued harmonies wash over the listener, right up to the triumphant and joyous finale.

Nikolai Lugansky

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Pre-Concert Talk Conference Room 6.45pm Tickets £2, Subscribers £1 Vladimir Ashkenazy in conversation with Paul McGrath, Director of Music, University of Warwick.

SH Jones & Co. wine tasting during interval

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Conductor Piano

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio Conductor Violin

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Terje Mikkelsen Alina Baeva

Tuesday 26 October 8pm Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47 Interval Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36 The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra was recently awarded the distinction of being renamed the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, reflecting their great contribution to Russian music. Since then, they have toured the world performing definitive interpretations of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral music.

Their programme commences with Grieg’s dramatic and enduringly popular Peer Gynt Suite.

This is followed by Sibelius’ Violin Concerto; a piece demanding great virtuosity, which the multiaward winning Russian violinist, Alina Baeva, is certain to achieve.

The evening ends with Tchaikovsky’s elemental Symphony No.4 with its famous fate motif which is echoed throughout this symphonic masterpiece full of great drama and pathos.

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Pre-Concert Talk

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Terje Mikkelsen

Alina Baeva

Brian Midgley, lecturer in Music at the University of Warwick, talks about the works in tonight’s programme.

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra Conductor Piano

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Ivor Bolton Freddy Kempf

Friday 26 November 8pm Schumann Mozart Interval Mozart

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Symphony No.2 in C major, Op.61 Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488

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Symphony No.41 in C major, K.551 ( Jupiter)

Tonight we welcome the distinguished Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra on their first visit to Warwick Arts Centre.

The concert opens with a rare opportunity to hear Schumann’s passionate Second Symphony. This bright and lyrical work combines romantic melodies with Bach style fugues, before coming to a triumphant conclusion in the final allegro.

The orchestra will then be joined by one of this country’s most popular pianists, Freddy Kempf, who will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.23 in A major. The piece illustrates emphatically why Mozart’s piano works have been beloved since their first performances.

The second half features Mozart’s final symphonic masterpiece, Symphony No.41, known as the Jupiter.

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Freddy Kempf

Brian Midgley, lecturer in Music at the University of Warwick, talks about the works in tonight’s programme.

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Ivor Bolton

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Conductor Piano

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Andris Nelsons Vestards Shimkus Andris Nelsons

Wednesday 12 January 8pm Rachmaninov –

Interval Mahler –

Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30 Symphony No.1 in D minor (the Titan)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra returns under the charismatic direction of Andris Nelsons. The concert opens in majestic style with Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto, performed by Latvian pianist Vestards Shimkus, whose virtuosity reflects the golden age of pianism.

The second performance of this work was conducted by Gustav Mahler in New York, with the composer at the keyboard, so it is fittingly followed in our programme by Mahler’s First Symphony.

One of his most powerful works, it is particularly notable for its energetic fourth movement, concluded with a thrilling finale, led by a huge brass section.

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Vestards Shimkus

Pre-Concert Talk Conference Room 6.45pm Tickets £2, Subscribers £1 Andris Nelsons in conversation with Stephen Maddock, Chief Executive, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

European Union Chamber Orchestra Conductor Violin Flute Reader

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Hans-Peter Hofmann Nicola Benedetti Daniela Koch Sir Andrew Motion

Hans-Peter Hofmann

Thursday 27 January 8pm – – –

The Goldfinch Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Divertimento K.138 Suite No.2 in B minor for Flute & Strings

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Four Seasons

The European Union Chamber Orchestra opens its uplifting programme of music with acclaimed flautist Daniela Koch, who will perform Vivaldi’s Goldfinch Concerto and Bach’s Second Orchestral Suite for Flute & Strings.

The brilliant young violinist Nicola Benedetti will lead in the second half, performing Vivaldi’s ever-popular Four Seasons. On this occasion former Poet Laureate, Sir Andrew Motion, has been commissioned to write a series of poems which he will read during the performance, to illuminate the music’s evocation of the seasons. This concert will be a truly special experience, and a highlight of our season.

Nicola Benedetti

Sir Andrew Motion

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Pre-Concert Talk

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SH Jones & Co. wine tasting during interval

Sir Andrew Motion in conversation with Paul McGrath, Director of Music, University of Warwick.

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Vivaldi Mozart Bach Interval Vivaldi

Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra Conductor Piano

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Andres Orozco-Estrada Natasha Paremski

Tuesday 8 February 8pm Mozart Beethoven Interval Bruckner

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Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat, Op.73 (Emperor)

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Symphony No.1 in C minor

The Tonkünstler Orchestra, founded just over a century ago, are considered one of Vienna’s most distinguished orchestras.

The programme opens with the effervescent Overture to Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, followed by a welcome return visit from pianist Natasha Paremski, who gained a rapturous reception performing with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra here in March 2010.

In the second half there’s a rare opportunity to hear Bruckner’s First Symphony. Composed in 1866, this marked the start of Bruckner’s epic symphonic journey that continued until 1892.

Although infrequently performed, it stands comparison with all the great symphonies that Bruckner was destined to compose in the years to come and the opportunity to hear this work should not be missed.

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Andres Orozco-Estrada

Natasha Paremski

Pre-Concert Talk Conference Room 6.45pm Tickets £2, Subscribers £1 Brian Midgley, lecturer in Music at the University of Warwick, talks about the works in tonight’s programme.

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Nikolai Demidenko

Tuesday 1 March 8pm Beethoven – Beethoven – Beethoven –

Interval Chopin – Chopin – Chopin –

Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 (Pathétique) Piano Sonata in F sharp major (Für Elise) Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2 (Moonlight) Polonaise-Fantasie, Op.61 2 Nocturnes Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35

We are thrilled to have the highlyregarded Russian pianist, Nikolai Demidenko, as this season’s recitalist. His particular speciality is Beethoven and Chopin, so his choice of repertoire in this evening’s programme will be something truly special.

In the first half of the recital he will perform three Beethoven sonatas, including the everpopular Pathétique and Moonlight sonatas.

The second half of the concert will be devoted to Chopin and will be concluded with perhaps his greatest piano sonata in B flat minor, with its contrasting shades of darkness and light.

“His extraordinary intimacy with the piano, which withholds no secrets of keyboard brilliance or expressive colouring from him, maximises the potential in the scoring, however modest or extravagant, of whatever he chooses to play.”

Gerald Larner, The Times

Nikolai Demidenko

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Pre-Concert Talk Conference Room 6.45pm Tickets £2, Subscribers £1 Melvyn Cooper interviews Nikolai Demidenko.

SH Jones & Co. wine tasting during interval

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Piano

Philharmonia Orchestra – –

Lorin Maazel Akiko Suwanai

Photo: Chris Lee

Conductor Violin

Lorin Maazel

Mozart Interval Mahler

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Violin Concerto No.5

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Symphony No.5

Photo: Universal Music/Shintaro Shirtori

Wednesday 4 May 8pm

The Philharmonia’s second visit to Warwick Arts Centre will be led by a conductor who is renowned around the world.

Lorin Maazel has recently completed a long and distinguished tenure as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, although he has a history of conducting the Philharmonia of over fifty years.

Despite this tonight will be his first visit to the Butterworth Hall.

As the youngest ever winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, Akiko Suwanai has established a prolific and prestigious international career, performing regularly in the major cities of Europe, the Americas and Asia.

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She will begin our concert with Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto, before Maazel leads the orchestra with Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, concluding in a breath-taking finale.

Akiko Suwanai

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Pre-Concert Talk Conference Room 6.45pm Tickets £2, Subscribers £1 A panel of Philharmonia players in conversation with Paul McGrath, Director of Music, University of Warwick.

Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Conductor Chorus Piano

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Alexei Stepanov Principals from the Bolshoi Opera Ivan Rudin Alexei Stepanov

Thursday 19 May 8pm Rimsky-Korsakov – The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite from Opera, Op.57

Rachmaninov Interval Tchaikovsky

Introduction to Act I: The Tsar's Departure and Farewell Introduction to Act II: The Tsarina in a Barrel at Sea Introduction to Act IV: The Three Wonders

– Piano Concerto No.1 – Extracts from Eugene Onegin

Polonaise Tatiana’s Letter Scene Onegin’s Aria (Act I Sc.3) Final Duet Ivan Rudin

The concert begins with a suite of music from Rimsky Korsakov’s exotic opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan, which captures the essence of this story of jealousy, revenge and romance.

The programme continues with Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto (1917), a work with retains the youthful freshness and virtuosity of its first version (1892), enhanced by the matured compositional technique applied in the final version.

The result is this lyrical, yet spirited work which will be performed by the award-winning young pianist Ivan Rudin.

Members of the Bolshoi Opera will join the orchestra in the second half, to present highlights from Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. The extracts capture the essence of a richly artistic work, which forms a telling social commentary on aristocratic Russia before the revolution.

This evening will truly honour the greatness of Russian music, and provides a spectacular conclusion to our concert series.

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Pre-Concert Talk Conference Room 6.45pm Tickets £2, Subscribers £1 Brian Midgley, lecturer in Music at the University of Warwick, talks about the works in tonight’s programme.

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The Bolshoi Opera and Orchestra have been at the centre of Russian musical life for over two centuries.

For the finale of our season, they will present a selection of music from three of the greatest composers of their country.

Coull Quartet Concerts 2010 - 2011 Roger Coull Philip Gallaway Rose Redgrave Nicholas Roberts

Violin Violin Viola Cello

Coull Quartet

“…the magnificent, seasoned ensemble of the Coull” The Strad This season the Coull Quartet is featuring music by some of Britain’s greatest composers.

The next decade saw the composition of Elgar’s finest chamber works, including the wonderful Piano Quintet. Mark Bebbington, a well-known champion of British music, will join the Coull Quartet to perform both this and the mellifluous Piano Quintet by Worcester-based composer Ian Venables.

John Ireland’s youthful quartet from 1895 is in the romantic mould, with more than a passing reference to Brahms, while Vaughan Williams’ Quartet in G minor from 1908/09 shows the influence of Ravel, with whom the composer had taken a few lessons to acquire “a little French polish”.

Tippett’s Quartet No.1 from 1943 still sounds fresh and original almost 70 years after it first appeared; the Coulls fondly remember being coached by this energetic and inspiring genius when he was in his 70s. Judith Weir wrote her delightful String Quartet in 1990 for the Endellion Quartet;

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The Series will also include four of the quartets from Haydn's innovative Op.20 set of 1772. These imaginative and at times quirky pieces are generally considered to be a milestone in the development of the quartet medium. Quartets by Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Piazzolla and Schubert complete the series, which concludes with a performance of Brahms’s powerful Piano Quintet with brilliant Brazilian pianist Clelia Iruzun.

Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Warwick since 1977, the Coull has performed and broadcast extensively throughout the UK, the USA and Western Europe, and has also toured China, India, the Far East, South America and Australia.

Mark Bebbington

Clelia Iruzun

Tuesday 9 November 3pm Butterworth Hall

Sunday 15 May 3pm Theatre

Coull Quartet with Mark Bebbington, Piano

Coull Quartet

Mozart Venables Elgar

Ireland - Haydn - Beethoven -

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Quartet in E flat K.428 Quintet for Piano and Strings Quintet for Piano and Strings Op.83

Quartet in D minor Quartet in E flat Op.20 No.1 Quartet in F Op.59 No.1

Tuesday 1 February 8pm Creative Space

Tuesday 28 June 8pm Butterworth Hall

Coull Quartet

Coull Quartet with Clelia Iruzun, Piano

Brahms Piazzolla Judith Weir Haydn

Haydn Vaughan Williams Brahms

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Quartet in C minor Four for Tango Quartet Quartet in G minor Op.20 No.3

Sunday 13 March 3pm Butterworth Hall

Coull Quartet Haydn - Quartet in F minor Op.20 No.5 Tippett - Quartet No.1 Schubert - Quartet in G major D.887

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Quartet in D Op.20 No. 4 Quartet No.1 in G minor Quintet for Piano and Strings Op.34

Pre-Concert Talks Conference Room 1 hour before the concert Tickets £1, Subscribers free An informal talk about the concert will take place with the Coull Quartet before every concert. On 9 Nov the Pre-Concert Talk will be Mark Bebbington in conversation with composer Ian Venables.

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The Quartet is actively involved in the University of Warwick’s flourishing musical life, and the rare combination of maturity and freshness which characterises the Quartet’s performances is frequently singled out by reviewers: “Here the playing is so brimful with enthusiasm and commitment, and at the same time so infused with the accumulated wisdom of three decades, that the music simply reinvents itself as it should” (The Strad).

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Subscription Booking Form How to Book a Subscription Subscription tickets (a discounted rate for 3 or more concerts) are available to book from Tuesday 18th May by filling in this form using the instructions below and returning it to us as soon as possible.

1. Complete your personal details clearly in BLOCK CAPITALS. 2. Select your preferred concerts. You can claim subscription discounts by booking 3 or more concerts (excluding the Coull Quartet concerts) 3. Note your subscription choice, your preferred seating area and the number of tickets per concert.

4. Select the pre-concert talks you would like to attend.

5. If you wish, select your Coull Quartet concerts for next year.

6. Total up the price, including any Coull Quartet concerts and pre-concert talks.

7. If you are a Young Subscriber, please complete the relevant section with as much information as possible.

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Please select your method of payment (cheque/ direct debit/credit card). Please note that Direct Debit is only available for bookings of 3 or more concerts and that credit card payments can only be taken by telephone. If you wish to pay by card please indicate in the space provided and one of our Box Office team will call you to arrange payment. We can no longer accept credit card details on this form because of new banking regulations regarding payment card security.

10. If you wish to be seated adjacent to another

subscriber, who is completing a separate form, it is recommended that you submit both forms together, otherwise we cannot guarantee the seats to be together.

11. Your tickets will be posted to you from the end of

July 2010. If we have any queries with your form we will contact you.

Select your preferred seating area by marking the seating plan on the reverse of the form with a cross.

If you know the actual seats you prefer, please state them in the “Notes� area and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

IF YOU REQUIRE A LARGE SIZE VERSION OF THIS BOOKING FORM PLEASE CONTACT BOX OFFICE ON 024 7652 4524

Your Personal Details Mr/Mrs/Ms/Other

Initials

Surname

Address

Postcode

Telephone (daytime)

Telephone (evening)

Email

Your Concert Selection Concert

Please tick your chosen concerts and pre-concert talks

Talk Tue 5 October 2010 8pm

The HallĂŠ

P - 06

Thu 14 October 2010 8pm

Philharmonia Orchestra

P - 07

Tue 26 October 2010 8pm

Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio

P - 08

Fri 26 November 2010 8pm

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

P - 09

Wed 12 January 2011 8pm

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

P - 10

Thu 27 January 2011 8pm

European Union Chamber Orchestra

P - 11

Tue 8 February 2011 8pm

Vienna TonkĂźnstler Orchestra

P - 12

Tue 1 March 2011 8pm

Piano Recital with Nikolai Demidenko

P - 13

Wed 4 May 2011 8pm

Philharmonia Orchestra

P - 14

Thu 19 May 2011 8pm

Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

P - 15

If you require ANY assistance with your booking please call 024 7652 4524 Please complete, detach and return this form with your payment to:

For Office Use Only:

Concert Series Subscriptions, Box Office, Warwick Arts Centre The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL

Date received Number

Subscription Booking Opens: Tuesday 18th May Booking for individual concerts by post or in person opens: Monday 9th August

Tickets Printed

Individual Ticket Prices

Each concert

Seating Area A

Seating Area B

Seating Area C

Seating Area D

Seating Area E

£35.00

£32.00

£28.00

£24.00

£18.00

Seating Area A

Seating Area B

Seating Area C

Seating Area D

Seating Area E

Subscription Prices No. of Concerts

Save Up To

3

6%

£98.70

£90.24

£78.96

£67.68

£50.76

4

8%

£128.80

£117.76

£103.04

£88.32

£66.24

5

10%

£157.50

£144.00

£126.00

£108.00

£81.00

6

12%

£184.80

£168.96

£147.84

£126.72

£95.04

7

14%

£210.70

£192.64

£168.56

£144.48

£108.36

8

16%

£235.20

£215.04

£188.16

£161.28

£120.96

9

18%

£258.30

£236.16

£206.64

£177.12

£132.84

10

20%

£280.00

£256.00

£224.00

£192.00

£144.00

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Your 2010/2011 Concert Series Subscription Choice

No. of Subscription Concerts

Preferred Seating Area

No. of Subscriptions

Price per Subscription

Total Cost

e.g. 9

e.g. B

(Tickets per Concert) e.g. 2

e.g. £236.16

e.g. £472.32

If you are under 26 remember to halve the above price. If you are booking on behalf of a Young Subscriber, fill in their details on a separate line.

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Your Talks Choice No. of Talks

Tickets per Talk

Price per Talk

Total Cost

e.g. 10

e.g. 2

e.g. £1

e.g. £20.00

Coull Quartet Concerts Concert

Talk

Full Price: £15 Tue 9 Nov 3pm

Mozart, Venables, Elgar

P - 17

Tue 1 Feb 8pm

Brahms, Piazzolla, Weir, Haydn

P - 17

Sun 13 Mar 3pm Haydn, Tippett, Schubert

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Coull Quartet Concert Prices

Please tick your chosen concerts & pre-concert talks

P - 17

Sun 15 May 3pm Ireland, Haydn, Beethoven

P - 17

Tue 28 Jun 8pm

P - 17

Haydn, Vaughan-Williams, Brahms

Concessions £12.50

Priority Package Deal for Subscribers No. of Concerts Save

Price

2

20%

£24.00

3

25%

£33.75

4

30%

£42.00

5

35%

£48.75

Your Coull Quartet Subscription Choice

No. of Coull Quartet Concerts

No. of Tickets (per concert)

No. of Talks (free)

Relevant Price

Total Cost

e.g. 2

e.g. 2

e.g. 2

e.g. £24.00

e.g. £48.00

If you are under 26 remember to halve the above price. If you are booking on behalf of a Young Subscriber, fill in their details on a separate line.

A+B+C GRAND TOTAL e.g. A £472.32

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B £20

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C £48

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£540.32

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Young Subscribers and Concessions Please tick here if you, or any of your party, qualify as a Young Subscriber. Young Subscribers must be 25 years old or under and pay half the subscription rate. Please complete as much as possible of the following:

Date of Birth: NUS Card Number:

Employer: Place of Study:

Concessions available (from Mon 9th August) for non-subscription bookings. Save £2 on full prices if you are aged 60+ in full time retirement, under 26 or a full-time student, if you are registered unemployed or hold a Coventry Passport to Leisure or Rugby Leisure Pass.

Subscriptions cannot be purchased in seating area F (priced £11). These tickets will be on sale from Mon 9th August.

Date:

Banks and Building Societies may not accept Direct Debit instructions for some types of account.

Bank./Building Society use only - No acknowledgement required.

Signature(s): 3. Bank/Building Society account number

5. Warwick Arts Centre reference number (For office use only)

4. Branch sort code Bank/Building Society

6. Instruction to your Bank or Building Society: Please pay Warwick Arts Centre Direct Debits from the account detailed in this instruction subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee.

I understand that this instruction may remain with Warwick Arts Centre and, if so, details will be passed electronically to my Bank/Building Society.

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2. Name(s) of Account Holder(s)

Although we will endeavour to allocate subscribers the seats which they have requested, we cannot guarantee that this for all bookers.

Subscriptions will be processed in the order in which they are received. However in the event of multiple subscribers choosing the same seats, priority may be given to the customer booking the higher number of concerts.

Tickets may be exchanged for other concerts within the main series, but not for any other events.

To: The Manager

Subscription tickets are not returnable.

1. Name and full postal address of your Bank or Building Society

Terms and Conditions for Subscriptions

Box Office, Warwick Arts Centre, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL

You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by writing to your bank or building society. Please also send a copy of your letter to us.

Please fill in the form and send to:

This Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that take part in the Direct Debit Scheme. The efficiency and security of the Scheme is monitored and protected by your own bank or building society.

If the amount to be paid or the payment dates change Warwick Arts Centre will notify you normally 7 working days in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed.

If an error is made by Warwick Arts Centre or your bank or building society, you are guaranteed a full and immediate refund from your branch of the amount paid.

Instruction to your Bank or Building Society to Pay by Direct Debit

The Direct Debit Guarantee

Address

I wish to pay by Direct Debit and have completed and signed the form opposite.

N.B. Direct Debit payments NOT accepted for less than 3 concert bookings.

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Or I wish to pay by credit card and approve a telephone call from the Box Office.

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