Concert Series 2017/18 by Warwick Arts Centre

CONCERT SERIES 2017 / 18 Plus:

Met Opera Live Film Concerts Coull Quartet

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Located across the road from Warwick Arts Centre (above Costa), Fusion serves a varied Asian menu in a lively and contemporary setting with super-speedy service. An area will be reserved for Warwick Arts Centre customers on Concert Series nights.

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The Café Bar is open seven days a week. Serving a tempting array of cakes, pastries, sandwiches and an excellent menu of coffee, tea, wine and beer. There will also be a limited selection of hot food available on Concert nights. In addition, Café Library, a five minute walk from Warwick Arts Centre, is also open to all and serves coffee and cakes.

WELCOME Welcome to Warwick Arts Centre’s 2017/18 Concert Series. Perhaps the clue to our musical journey this year can be found in our opening concert by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra when they play Rimsky Korsakov’s well known Scheherazade? When many certainties in modern life seem topsy-turvy, what better place to look for inspiration and constancy than age-old stories, narratives and dramas? Scheherazade had possibly the hardest task of all in preserving life itself through constant nightly invention and storytelling – and this is our theme for the year. The Hallé with Ravel’s Bolero and CBSO with Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture, with new Music Director Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla making her first appearance in the Butterworth Hall, are two concerts I, for one, am eagerly anticipating. Stories continue throughout our year of musical delights with a seasonal Messiah to enliven our Christmas season and Dvorák’s New World Symphony to bring us into the New Year.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE... These and many other great musicians will be joining us over coming months and I hope you will agree that there are many evenings of musical delight awaiting as you select your choice of concerts. Please do join me and the Warwick Arts Centre team as we celebrate the power and drama of great music.

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You will also find some well-known friends and some new young talent gracing our stage over the coming months. I am sure you will want to join me in welcoming John Lill CBE and Sir Willard White, alongside newcomers to our concert platform such as pianists Pavel Kolesnikov and Valentina Lisitsa and clarinettist Sergio Castelló López.

Words: Richard Bratby Cover: Valentina Lisitsa © Gilbert Francois

Thanks to the University of Warwick for the continued support of Warwick Arts Centre.

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

Peter Donohoe

Sunday 15 October 2017 7.30pm Mussorgsky Rachmaninov interval Rimsky Korsakov

Night on a Bare Mountain Piano Concerto No.4

Conductor Piano

Alexander Dmitriev Peter Donohoe

Scheherazade

Everyone loves Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. But until you’ve heard it played live by a genuine Russian orchestra, believe us – you haven’t really heard it at all! The St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is the real thing, and under its artistic director, Alexander Dmitriev, its impassioned strings, characterful woodwind and fiery brass section will make Rimsky-Korsakov’s musical tales of the beautiful Scheherazade and her jealous husband blaze with colour and emotion. First, though, experience the spine-tingling thrills of Mussorgsky’s Halloween shocker Night on a Bare Mountain – and hear East meet West, as the great British piano virtuoso Peter Donohoe joins the St Petersburgers in Rachmaninov’s dazzling Fourth Concerto. It’s not as famous as the other Rachmaninov concertos, but if you haven’t heard it before, you’re in for a fabulous surprise: it’s packed with big, memorable melodies, edge-of-the seat drama and of course, truly world-class piano playing. Peter Donohoe will make it catch fire.

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 Alexander Dmitriev

In conversation with Peter Donohoe.

The Hallé

Sergio Castelló López

Thursday 2 November 2017 7.30pm Ravel Debussy Ravel interval Elgar

Rapsodie espagnole Rhapsody for Clarinet & Orchestra Boléro

Conductor Clarinet

Sir Mark Elder Sergio Castelló López

Enigma Variations

“I go all over the world to work with marvellous orchestras” says Sir Mark Elder, “yet still I miss the Hallé, what we have together. They know the way I work, they play so beautifully, they retain their curiosity … You can take musical risks.” After 17 years together, Elder and his Manchester orchestra are one of the great musical partnerships of our time. But hear for yourself, in a concert that could have been designed to show a great orchestra at the top of its game. Ravel’s Boléro and the flamboyant Rapsodie espagnole are all about colour (though the tunes certainly stick in your head too!), while Debussy’s lovely Rhapsody makes a beautiful showcase for the Hallé’s stunning young principal clarinet Sergio Castelló López. As for Elgar’s Enigma Variations – well, the piece that gave the world Nimrod hardly needs introduction, and Elder and the Hallé have this music in their blood.

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 Sir Mark Elder

In conversation with Sir Mark Elder. 05

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla

Rafal Blechacz

Friday 17 November 2017 7.30pm Mozart Chopin interval Messiaen Debussy

Conductor Piano

The Magic Flute Overture Piano Concerto No.2 Un Sourire La Mer

Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla Rafal Blechacz

Simon Rattle, Sakari Oramo, Andris Nelsons... the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has made something of a habit of finding the most inspiring conductors of their generation. And if the critics are to be believed, Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla might just be the most exciting yet, with The Guardian describing her as “spellbinding, bewitching”. The freshness and optimism of her interpretations have energised audiences in Birmingham, and this imaginatively-devised concert gives a wonderful example of what she has to offer – from the classicism and wit with which she approaches her beloved Mozart to her lucid, emotionally charged way with 20th century music, in Messiaen’s exquisite but rarely played Un Sourire (A Smile). Anchoring the programme are two romantic classics in which she’ll be able to pour out her heart – Chopin’s dreamy Second Piano Concerto, with Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz, and an early centenary tribute to Claude Debussy: the ravishing La Mer.

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 In conversation with Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla. 06

Sir Willard White

Elin Manahan Thomas

Nathan Vale

William Towers

Armonico Consort Thursday 7 December 2017 7.30pm Handel

Messiah

Director Soprano Countertenor Tenor Bass

Christopher Monks Elin Manahan Thomas William Towers Nathan Vale Sir Willard White

“I think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself” declared George Frederic Handel, as he composed his Messiah. But you don’t need to be a believer to be moved by the power of this most beloved of all sacred masterpieces. More than just an oratorio, it’s practically a national institution and with melodies like Ev’ry Valley, For Unto Us a Child is Born, The Trumpet Shall Sound, I Know That My Redeemer Liveth and of course Hallelujah! It has been part of the soundtrack of our lives since the day it was first performed in April 1742. Nearly three centuries later, no British Christmas is complete without it. This performance by the internationally-acclaimed period instrument ensemble Armonico Consort, under its artistic director Christopher Monks, gets back to the style of performance Handel himself would have known – you’ll never hear a fresher or more joyful Messiah.

Philharmonia Orchestra Wednesday 31 January 2018 7.30pm Dvorák Dvorák interval Dvorák

Carnival Overture Cello Concerto

Conductor Cello

Paavo Järvi Gautier Capuçon

Symphony No.7

Paavo Järvi

“Play me some village music” said Antonín Dvorák, when he returned to his home, deep in the Czech countryside. “That’s what I like!” And although he went on to conquer the musical world, Dvorák never forgot his humble roots – or his ear for a good tune. Tonight, Paavo Järvi and the Philharmonia Orchestra present a complete portrait of this most lovable of composers. We’ll hear him making the world shake, in his grand and stormy Seventh Symphony – the sound of a nation finding its voice. Some say it’s his masterpiece; others might choose his Cello Concerto: music of delirious passion and heart-melting beauty, written by a lifelong romantic a long way from home, and performed tonight by Gautier Capuçon. But, tonight, you’ll get to hear them both, plus the joyous Carnival overture – launching us on our way in an ear-tingling explosion of pure, unstoppable fun!

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 Gautier Capuçon

In conversation with a panel of Philharmonia musicians.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Thursday 15 February 2018 7.30pm Vaughan Williams Elgar interval Dvorák

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Cello Concerto

Conductor Cello

Rory Macdonald Kian Soltani

Symphony No.9 From the New World

Kian Soltani

A cello cries out in sorrow, the woodwinds sigh, and like mist on an autumn river, a quiet melody drifts into the evening sky. Some pieces are classics for a reason, and Elgar’s Cello Concerto is one of those works that touches everyone’s soul – just as Dvorák’s Symphony No.9 ‘From the New World’ channels a nostalgia that seems to speak to listeners of all times and all nationalities (just don’t mention the Hovis advert!). The hallmark of a true classic is that it always has something new to say, and that’ll certainly be the case when the award-winning young cellist Kian Soltani – whose performance at the 2015 BBC Proms was described by the London Evening Standard as “superlative” – offers his perspective on Elgar’s uniquely British masterpiece. And with Rory Macdonald conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis will open the evening in a vision of timeless beauty.

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 Rory Macdonald

In conversation with Rory Macdonald. 09

Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra Wednesday 28 February 2018 7.30pm Khachaturian Rachmaninov interval Prokofiev

Masquerade Suite Piano Concerto No.2

Conductor Piano

Valery Polyansky Valentina Lisitsa

Romeo & Juliet (excerpts)

Valery Polyansky

You can’t have missed the buzz around Valentina Lisitsa, whose 83 million YouTube hits and hundreds of thousands of online fans have made her an internet sensation, and one of the most-watched pianists in musical history. But the real marvel is her playing; when she recorded Rachmaninov’s piano concertos, BBC Music Magazine praised her “genuine Russian-school weightiness and transcendental, glittering runs”. Tonight, she performs Rachmaninov’s Second Concerto, and with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra and its Artistic Director Valery Polyansky, this should be far more than just a Brief Encounter with this best-loved of all Russian concertos! That’s the dark, glittering heart of a sumptuous all-Russian programme that begins with Khachaturian’s deliciously tuneful Masquerade suite, and climaxes with Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet – some of the rawest, most tender and most unashamedly passionate music of the twentieth century. This will be an evening for big emotions – bring a hankie!

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 Valentina Lisitsa

In conversation with Valentina Lisitsa.

John Lill

Recital with John Lill

John Lill is the kind of pianist they don’t make any more - a true keyboard lion. But at the centre of his career has been a lifelong engagement with the music of Ludwig van Beethoven. “Beethoven is my leading light” says Lill. “His music transcends emotion. It becomes a pure spiritual experience which awaits us all”. Critics have agreed. “His objective is always to serve the composer” says The Scotsman. “And when that composer is Beethoven, another great presence reveals itself. Lill plays him with an integrity few can match”. So this recital – in which Lill performs what might just be Beethoven’s four most popular piano sonatas – is practically self-recommending. No matter how familiar this music, from the brilliance of the Waldstein sonata to the grandeur of the Appassionata and the deep romantic poetry of the Moonlight sonata, Lill is certain to have something new – and profound – to say.

Wednesday 14 March 2018 7.30pm Beethoven Beethoven interval Beethoven Beethoven

Sonata in C minor Op.13 Pathetique Sonata in C Op.53 Waldstein

Piano

John Lill

Sonata in C sharp minor Op.27/2 Moonlight Sonata in F minor Op.57 Appassionata

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 In conversation with John Lill. 11

European Union Chamber Orchestra

Emma Johnson

Wednesday 25 April 2018 7.30pm Respighi Mozart interval Elgar Schubert

Ancient Airs and Dances – Suite III Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622

Elegy Op.58 Symphony No.5 in B flat

Conductor Clarinet

Hans-Peter Hofmann Emma Johnson

What is it about Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto that makes us love it so much? Is it the glorious melody of the famous slow movement? The sweet, playful humour of Mozart’s finale? Or the miraculous fact that Mozart’s last concerto turned out to be one of his very finest? No clarinettist is better-equipped to answer that question than Emma Johnson. She’s been bringing all her charisma and warmth to this sublime music for four decades now, and she’s joined today by an orchestra of friends – a hand-picked premiership team of Europe’s finest young professional players. That’s the European Union Chamber Orchestra, and under Hans-Peter Hofmann they’ve framed Mozart’s lovely last word with three perfectly-chosen mini-masterpieces: Respighi’s playful salute to the baroque, Elgar’s haunting Elegy, and the delightful Fifth Symphony by Franz Schubert – one of the few 19-year old composers who could give Mozart a run for his money!

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 Hans-Peter Hofmann

In conversation with Emma Johnson.

Flanders Symphony Orchestra

Jan Latham Koenig

Wednesday 16 May 2018 7.30pm Dvorák Beethoven interval Sibelius Grieg

Two Slavonic Dances Piano Concerto No.1

Conductor Piano

Jan Latham Koenig Pavel Kolesnikov

The Swan of Tuonela Peer Gynt Suites No.1 & 2

The Flanders Symphony Orchestra comes from the crossroads of Europe. So who better to take us on a musical road-trip that starts in the fields and villages of Dvorák’s Bohemia and ends amidst the majestic fjords and Scandinavian forests of Norway? It’s an evening packed with favourite melodies, too: no-one ever forgets the otherworldly sadness of Sibelius’s The Swan of Tuonela, while from The Hall of the Mountain King to the radiant freshness of Morning, Grieg’s music for Peer Gynt contains some of the most hummable tunes ever composed. Nothing beats hearing this music performed live, and under their distinguished British chief conductor Jan LathamKoenig, this fine Belgian orchestra will give it their all. In between, they’ll provide spirited support for the masterly young Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov. Described by the Daily Telegraph as “spellbinding” he’s got exactly the blend of poetry and panache that Beethoven’s youthful First Concerto demands.

PRE-CONCERT TALK Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 Subscribers £1.50 Pavel Kolesnikov

In conversation with Pavel Kolesnikov. 13

Coull Quartet Concerts 2017/18 Tickets: £20 (£18) Subscribers can save up to 20% on Coull Quartet concerts if they book in advance. See booking form or ask at Box Office.

Violin Violin Viola Cello

Roger Coull Philip Gallaway Jonathan Barritt Nicholas Roberts

You might not think it at first glance, but with just four musicians, you can explore a world without limits. True, a full orchestra delivers the volume. But there are some things that are just too personal, too honest and too beautiful to be shouted out loud. That’s why for over three centuries, composers have entrusted their most precious secrets to the string quartet: four players, whose shared mission is to travel to the outer limits of what music can say and do. For four decades here at the University of Warwick, the Coull Quartet has invited you to join them on that journey. This season their concerts will take you to Brazil, Hungary, France, and Soviet Russia; they’ll laugh, cry, and fall in love. There’s no emotion that can’t be expressed by a string quartet – and no string quartet commits to this music more deeply than the Coulls.

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City of Light Thursday 12 October 2017 7.15pm Helen Martin Studio Haydn Mendelssohn Debussy interval Chausson

Quartet in G Op.64 No.4 Andante and Scherzo Op.81 No.1 & 2 Sonata in G minor for violin and piano Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet Op.21 (with Paul Barritt, violin, and James Lisney, piano)

Paris in the belle-époque: a city of swirling emotions, shimmering colours and hearts worn passionately on sleeves. Welcome to the gorgeous world of Chausson’s Concerto for violin, piano and string quartet, a lush, soaring masterpiece that’s like nothing except its own intoxicating self. It’s a magnificent way for the Coull Quartet – plus two friends – to begin their new season, so treat yourself to this most indulgent of musical pleasures! Music by Debussy, Mendelssohn and Haydn offers both a context and a delicious contrast.

From Russia With Love Thursday 8 March 2018 7.15pm Helen Martin Studio Stravinsky Shostakovich Borodin interval Beethoven

3 Pieces Elegy and Polka Quartet No.2 in D Quartet in F Op.59 No.1 Rasumovsky

Beethoven liked to keep his supporters sweet – so when a Russian prince asked him to write a quartet, he rounded it off with a flying, foot-stamping Russian dance. And that’s just the climax of this extraordinary masterpiece: a quartet as punchy and as powerful as any symphony. First, though, we meet some genuine Russians: the brisk, glittering wit of Igor Stravinsky, Shostakovich’s blend of deep emotion and pitch-black humour, and Borodin’s gloriously romantic Second Quartet. It’s so tuneful that one of its melodies actually made the pop charts in the 1950s.

From the New World Wednesday 24 January 2018 7.15pm Helen Martin Studio Villa Lobos Mozart interval Puccini Dvorák

Quartet No.5 Quartet in B flat K589

I Crisantemi Quartet in F Op.96 The American

New worlds: when Dvorák travelled to America, he found a warm welcome in the local Czech community, and you can hear both his happiness and his homesickness in his irresistibly tuneful American quartet. Heitor Villa-Lobos, meanwhile, filled his Fifth Quartet with the joyous street music of Brazil. In between, Mozart writes a string quartet intended to impress a king, and the grand master of Italian operatic romance lets it all pour out, in one of the only pieces he ever wrote for string quartet. Pocket-sized Puccini? Believe it!

Eastern Promises Thursday 17 May 2018 7.15pm Helen Martin Studio Kodaly Schumann interval Dvorák

Quartet No.2 Op.10 Quartet No.2 in F Quartet in E flat Op.51

The folk music of Eastern Europe has a flavour all of its own. Think flying fiddles, warm summer nights and the tang of paprika and woodsmoke. Both Kodaly and Dvorák had it in their blood, and you can feel the passion – and the rhythm – in every note of these two enchanting, rarely-heard string quartets. The Coull Quartet adore this music. Together with the unbuckled ardour and tender romantic poetry of Schumann’s lovely second quartet, it’ll make for a wonderfully high-spirited finish to their musical adventures in Coventry this season.

FILM CONCERTS CLASSIC FILM SCORES BROUGHT TO LIFE WITH AN ORCHESTRA

Psycho

Jaws

Psycho 15

Jaws 12a

Film with live score by

Bath Philharmonia

Czech National Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday 29 October 2017 7.30pm Butterworth Hall £22, £31, £36, £39

Monday 23 April 2018 ON SALE SOON

One of the greatest mind-bending thrillers ever made, this cinematic masterpiece comes alive with Bernard Herrmann’s spine-tingling score performed live.

With an academy award-winning score that made John Williams a household name, Jaws is the ultimate film-with-live-orchestra experience.

Alfred Hitchcock’s study in psychology, emotion and suspense and scored solely for strings to maximise the dramatic effect, Psycho contains ones of the most famous musical cues in film music history – accompanying one of the most famous moments in cinematic history – the infamous shower scene. The enduring memory of that scene and its music is a testament to the genius creative collaboration between director Hitchcock and composer Herrmann.

One of the most successful movies of all time, Spielberg has often credited Williams’ iconic score with much of the film’s success. Now audiences will have the chance to experience the Czech National Symphony Orchestra performing the entire score live in-sync with one of the greatest motion pictures of all time.

MASTERCLASS: CROSSOVER TO CLASSICAL

MET OPERA LIVE 2017/18 Tickets: £27 (£22), Restricted view £11.50 On sale from Wednesday 24 May 2017 Now in its 11th year, the new series of operas broadcast live from New York to our cinema screen. For more details visit warwickartscentre.co.uk

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L’Elisir

Tosca

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Catherine Bott

Saturday 15 July 2017 10am – 6pm Tickets £90 What does an orchestral conductor actually do? When is it OK to applaud during a concert? What’s the difference between classical and crossover? Not knowing the answers to these questions puts many people off classical music. But, in Shakespeare’s words, “Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises, sounds and sweet airs that give delight and hurt not.” Join Classic FM’s Catherine Bott for a lively and interactive day exploring new sounds and sweet airs, learning how to get more out of your listening – and collaborating in devising your own classical concert.

Norma Bellini

La Boheme Puccini

New Production Saturday 7 October 2017 5.55pm

Saturday 24 February 2018 5.30pm

Die Zauberflöte Mozart Encore Screening Sunday 15 October 2017 1pm

The Exterminating Angel Adès Met Premiere Sunday 19 November 2017 1pm

Tosca Puccini New Production Saturday 27 January 2018 5.55pm

L’Elisir d’Amore Donizetti

Semiramide Rossini Encore Screening Sunday 11 March 2018 1pm

Cosi fan tutte Mozart Saturday 31 March 2018 5.55pm

Luisa Millar Verdi Saturday 14 April 2018 5.30pm

Cendrillon Massenet New Production Saturday 28 April 5.55pm

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CONCERT SERIES 2017 / 18 2017 St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra The Hallé City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Armonico Consort

Sunday 15 October Thursday 2 November Friday 17 November Thursday 7 December

2018 Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra Recital with John Lill European Union Chamber Orchestra Flanders Symphony Orchestra

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