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Mon, 2013-06-03 19:30Steinberg Duo - The Russian ViolinLouisa Stonehill, Nicholas Burns, Steinberg Duo1901 Arts Club London SE1 8UEUnited Kingdom
The Steinberg Duo are rapidly establishing themselves as one of the few performers to present violin and piano repertoire as an equal partnership with recent performances in Canada, Spain and Germany and throughout the UK. "... spine-tingling music... afterwards it was difficult to imagine the works being interpreted in any other way..." RemoteGoat
Formed in 2007, the duo are passionate about presenting the wonderful violin and piano repertoire as an equal partnership, and having married in 2008, they are perhaps unusually well-placed to do so! Over the last three seasons they have established a successful recital series in 1901 Arts Club. In January 2012 the duo spent three weeks in residence at the Banff Centre. Committed to supporting high quality contemporary music, the duo enjoy a particularly close association with composer Philip Sawyers, from whom they commissioned a second violin sonata which premiered in June 2012 at 1901 Arts Club. They will also be making their first commercial recording with the Orchestra of the Swan in early 2013, performing Sawyers Concertante for Piano, Violin and Strings.
The Club's exclusive bar and lounge are open for the enjoyment of ticketholders half an hour before the performance. The performers also invite you to join them there after the performance.
- Sonata for Violin and Piano No 3 in B minor
- Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
- 2 Morceaux de Salon
- Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
- Meditation for Violin and Piano in D
- Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936)
- Sonata for Violin and Piano No 2 in D
- Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
£18, £15 concessions Available from 020 76203055 Monday to Friday: 9am to 6pm. -
Sun, 2013-05-26 15:00Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Benevolent Fund ConcertBournemouth Symphony Chorus, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Pike, Owain Arwel HughesLighthouse Poole BH15 1UGUnited Kingdom
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, under the baton of dynamic Welsh conductor Owain Arwel Hughes CBE, open the annual BSO Benevolent Fund Concert with Brahms’s lyrical Academic Festival Overture.
Jennifer Pike, former winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition and one of the most gifted of the younger generation of British artists, features as soloist in Sibelius’s exhilarating Violin Concerto.
A double helping of Tchaikovsky; the concert suite from his romantic ballet score Swan Lake, followed by the majestic 1812 Overture, brings the afternoon to a rousing conclusion.
All artists participating in this event are donating their services in aid of the BSO Benevolent Fund, which was founded in 1958 to help musicians in times of need.
- Academic Festival Overture (with chorus)
- Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor
- Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
- Concert Suite from Swan Lake
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
- 1812 Overture (with chorus)
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
£9, £14, £19, £21, £23, £27, £31. Children 18 and under half price. Available from 0844 806 8666 Tuesday to Saturday: 11am to 8pm, Monday 11am-5pm. -
Wed, 2013-05-29 19:30Vienna's Finest | Royal Philharmonic OrchestraArianna Zukerman, Pinchas Zukerman, Royal Philharmonic OrchestraRoyal Festival Hall London SE1 8XXUnited Kingdom
Elegant and moving music from two of the finest composers ever to call Vienna their home. Mozart's Third Violin Concerto, written when he was only nineteen, is full of youthful charm, with a slow movement of tender romance. The final rondo features a lively dance tune associated with Strasbourg, from which the Concerto gets its nickname. Mahler's Fourth Symphony, which opens with jingling sleigh-bells, is one of his most delicate. Yet there is all the contrast you'd expect from Mahler: a quirky scherzo and a slow movement of yearning beauty, ending with the finale's soprano solo unfolding a child's vision of Heaven.
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No 3 in G, 'Strassburg'
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Symphony No 4 in G
- Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
£55, £42, £35, £28, £22, £17, £12, £9 Available from 0844 847 9910 . -
Javascript is required to view this map.Sat, 2013-06-01 19:30John Harle and Festival Chamber Orchestra, CanterburyFestival Chamber Orchestra, Ian Crowther, John HarleColyer-Fergusson Hall Canterbury CT2 7NBUnited Kingdom
Summer music from the world’s leading classical saxophonist. John Harle is the most recorded saxophonist in the world, working with the greatest of musicians, his activities have taken him from the Last Night of the BBC Proms and the podium of the LSO to production on a number of chart-topping albums. John is performing the bewitching Saxophone Concerto by Glazunov, who was enthralled by the saxophone and called it a ‘new timbre’ in classical music. Also, Chick Corea’s Children’s Songs, a beautiful collection of short musical stories that communicate with an uncomplicated directness, but are structurally and harmonically sophisticated. Transcribed for saxophone and string orchestra by John Harle.
Donizetti and Schubert, both born in 1797, offer the charm, lyricism and vivacity of 18th century music. Schubert’s Symphony No. 5 is often said to resemble Mozart, reflected particularly in the lighter instrumentation. Stravinsky’s Pulcinella led him onto neo-classicism, inspired by 18th century music, which established his international reputation.
- Concerto for Saxophone and Strings in E flat
- Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov (1865-1936)
- Pulcinella
- Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
- Concertino for Cor Anglais and Orchestra
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
- Children's Songs, transcribed for Saxophone and Strings
- Chick Corea (1941-)
- Symphony No 5 in B flat
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Adult £18, student £9, under 12s £5 Available from 01227 763965 Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 5.00pm. -
Javascript is required to view this map.Fri, 2013-05-31 19:30Purcell's King ArthurAce McCarron, Adriana Festeu, Andrew King, Anna Dennis, Benjamin Bevan, Faye Newton, Joanne Lunn, Joseph Cornwell, Michael George, New London Consort, Nicholas Hurndall Smith, Nicholas Le Prevost, Penelope Appleyard, Philip Pickett, Simon Grant, Timothy Travers-BrownTown Hall Birmingham B3 3DQUnited Kingdom
Celebrating the triumph of good over evil in Arthur’s enchanted island realm, Merlin the magician tells a gripping tale of love, battles and betrayal. Pagans sacrifice, warriors triumph, spirits enchant, nymphs and shepherds pipe and dance, the Cold Genius shivers, and naked sirens seduce – all to some of Purcell’s greatest music.
Oliver Condy, Editor of BBC Music Magazine, explains why he has recommended tonight’s concert:
No-one who saw the New London Consort’s stunning Fairy Queen in 2011 will want to miss their new version of one of Purcell’s most vibrant works. Performed by an A-list cast of singers and a colourful consort of baroque instruments, it’s sure to be an enchanting evening.
- King Arthur
- Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
£9.50, £17.50, £27.50, £40. Discounts available, please visit website for more details Available from 0121 345 0600 . -
Sun, 2013-05-26 19:30Aberdeen Sinfonietta - Summer ConcertAberdeen Sinfonietta, David Jones, Julian BlissAberdeen Music Hall Aberdeen AB10 1QSUnited Kingdom
This ideal summer evening programme opens with Mendelssohn’s entrancing Midsummer Night’s Dream music. It is followed by Mozart’s supremely beautiful Clarinet Concerto - and who better to play it than the superb young clarinettist Julian Bliss. Schubert’s deservedly popular 5th Symphony and two charming little suites by Bizet and Debussy complete the programme.
- Overture, Nocturne and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
- Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Jeux d'enfants, 'Children's Games'
- Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
- Symphony No 5 in B flat
- Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Petite Suite
- Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Standard £12, concession £10, student £5. Under 16s free if accompanied by an adult. Available from 01224 641122 Mon-Sat 9.30am to 6pm. -
Javascript is required to view this map.Sat, 2013-05-25 19:30A Spring Celebration - Haydn's Creation | Sussex ChorusLaura Wolk-Lewanowicz, Michael George, Neil Jenkins, Paul Smy, Southern Pro Musica, Sussex ChorusSt Bartholomew's Church Brighton BN1 4GPUnited Kingdom
Brighton Festival concert
- The Creation
- (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
£15, concessions £12, students and children under 16 £5 Available from 01444 412579 . -
Wed, 2013-05-29 19:30The Tallis Scholars - Tallis at 40: Gesualdo at 400Peter Phillips, The Tallis ScholarsCadogan Hall London SW1X 9DQUnited Kingdom
'In this anniversary year of Carlo Gesualdo’s death, it is a pleasure to perform again his astonishing Responsories for Holy Saturday. When our recording of this set first came out in the late ’80s the Gramophone critic wrote: ‘Is this great music or merely weird?’ After many more performances I can say quite clearly that it is both. Gesualdo was unique; and whatever one thinks of his behaviour in life, I am convinced he knew exactly what he was doing with his music. To complement Gesualdo’s chromatic style we have put together a second half of music which has similar features – experimental, chromatic, ahead of its time – ending with that much-loved arch-revolutionary, Monteverdi.' (Peter Phillips)
- Tenebrae Responsories for Holy Saturday
- Carlo Gesualdo (c1561-1613)
- Timor et tremor
- Orlande de Lassus (1532-1594)
- Mirabile mysterium
- Jacobus Gallus (1550-1591)
- Ascendente Jesu in naviculam
- Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
- Musae Jovis
- Benedictus Appenzeller (1480-1558)
- Calami sonum ferentes
- Cipriano de Rore (1515/6-1565)
- Ad dominum cum tribularer
- Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)
- Vox in rama
- Nikolai Zielenski (1550-1614)
- Adoramus te, Christe
- Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
£30, £26, £22, £18 Available from 020 7730 4500 Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm, Sunday 3pm - 8pm (concert days only). -
Sat, 2013-05-25 19:30Fauré Requiem - by CandlelightAndrew Earis, Belmont Ensemble of London, Peter G Dyson, St Martin-in-the-Fields Choral ScholarsSt Martin-in-the-Fields London WC2N 4JJUnited Kingdom
- Requiem
- Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
- Pavane
- Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
- Cantique de Jean Racine
- Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
- Gloria in D
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Concerto for Violin and Strings No 2 in G minor, 'Summer' RV 315 from Le Quattro Stagioni, 'The Four Seasons'
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- Coronation Anthem: Let thy hand be strengthened
- George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
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Sat, 2013-05-25 19:30The French School: Fauré, Martin, DurufléYork Sinfonietta, Yorkshire Bach ChoirSt Michael-le-Belfrey Church York YO1 7HHUnited Kingdom
This programme presents Fauré’s ever-popular Requiem in its original version with chamber orchestra together with the less familiar but equally attractive Mass by Frank Martin, a real choral spectacular for unaccompanied double choir. Duruflé’s motets enjoy regular appearances in the choral repertoire and their intimate style completes this survey of French choral repertoire.
- Requiem (1893 version)
- Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
- Cantique de Jean Racine
- Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
- Mass
- Frank Martin (1890-1974)
- 4 Motets sur des themes gregoriens
- Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
£18 (£16 for pensioners, registered unwaged or registered disabled, £5 student stand-by, free for accompanied under 16s, season rates available). Available from 01904 658338 Between 9.00am - 5.00pm, Monday to Friday (closed on Bank Holidays).
