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Format: 2013-05-26
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    Thu, 2013-05-30 19:30
    The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage 2013: The Queen of Heaven
    Harry Christophers, The Sixteen
    Old Royal Naval College Chapel, Greenwich London SE10 9LW
    United Kingdom

    In 2013 world-renowned choir The Sixteen will present its most far-reaching Choral Pilgrimage tour yet, encompassing 34 concerts around the UK and Ireland. The tour, entitled The Queen of Heaven, will see Harry Christophers CBE and his choir perform glorious music in churches and cathedrals for which it was written. This will be a must-hear event where the group will take you through the musical evolution of the Allegri’s legendary and much-requested Miserere. The programme also features stunning music by the ‘Prince of Music’ Palestrina, as well as another brilliant yet contrasting setting of the Miserere by James MacMillan.

    Miserere mei
    Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
    Regina caeli laetare
    Plainchant ()
    Kyrie from Missa Regina caeli
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Dominus dabit benignitatem
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Improperium expectavit cor meum
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Videns Dominus from Strathclyde Motets
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Stabat mater
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Regina caeli a8
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Vineam meam non custodivi
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    O Radiant Dawn
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Miserere
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Agnus Dei from Missa Regina caeli
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    £15 / 30 / 40 Available from 01904 651485 Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
  • Fri, 2013-05-31 19:30
    The Sixteen's Choral Pilgrimage 2013: The Queen of Heaven
    Harry Christophers, The Sixteen
    Rochester Cathedral Rochester ME1 1SX
    United Kingdom

    In 2013 world-renowned choir The Sixteen will present its most far-reaching Choral Pilgrimage tour yet, encompassing 34 concerts around the UK and Ireland. The tour, entitled The Queen of Heaven, will see Harry Christophers CBE and his choir perform glorious music in churches and cathedrals for which it was written. This will be a must-hear event where the group will take you through the musical evolution of the Allegri’s legendary and much-requested Miserere. The programme also features stunning music by the ‘Prince of Music’ Palestrina, as well as another brilliant yet contrasting setting of the Miserere by James MacMillan.

    Miserere mei
    Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
    Regina caeli laetare
    Plainchant ()
    Kyrie from Missa Regina caeli
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Dominus dabit benignitatem
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Improperium expectavit cor meum
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Videns Dominus from Strathclyde Motets
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Stabat mater
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Regina caeli a8
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Vineam meam non custodivi
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    O Radiant Dawn
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Pulchrae sunt genae tuae
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    Miserere
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Agnus Dei from Missa Regina caeli
    Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
    £10 / 15 / 25 Available from 01904 651485 Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm.
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    Fri, 2013-05-31 19:30
    The Orchestra Pro-Musica Uganda With Sir Roger Norrington and Guy Johnston
    Andrew Bernardi, Guy Johnston, Sir Roger Norrington, The Orchestra Pro Musica, Uganda
    Cadogan Hall London SW1X 9DQ
    United Kingdom

    Conducted by the world-famous and much respected Sir Roger Norrington CBE, the Orchestra Pro-Musica Uganda is joined by Guy Johnston to play the Elgar Cello Concerto. Since winning BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2000 Guy Johnston has established himself as one of the country’s most sought after and leading cellists of his generation.

    This concert is in aid of the Friends of Kampala Music School’s 10th Anniversary Appeal, the aim of which is to fund the expansion of the school and the purchase of a new building in Kampala, Uganda.

    The Hebrides, Overture
    Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor
    Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
    Symphony No 6 in F, 'Pastoral'
    Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
    £32.50, £20, £15 Available from 020 7730 4500 .
  • Sat, 2013-06-01 19:30
    Reiko Fujisawa and friends - Concert 3 - with soloists of the Royal Philharmonic
    Reiko Fujisawa, Soloists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    St Michael's Church, Highgate London N6 6BJ
    United Kingdom

    The third and final concert of her series of special concerts in London ‘Reiko Fujisawa and Friends’ features Reiko performing in collaboration with more of her wonderful friends and colleagues from the UK. This programme of music for piano and winds with a rare appearance by the Soloists of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra promises to be a real treat.

    As part of Japan 400, the nationwide festival of the start of cultural relations between Britain and Japan, the series is being generously supported by the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

    Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat
    Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
    Quintet for Keyboard, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in E Flat
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
    Adagio and Allegro for horn and piano in A flat
    Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
    Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
    Shin-ichiro Ikebe ()
    Premium seating £18, general seating £15, students and children £9 (before advance booking discounts)
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    Sun, 2013-05-26 20:00
    Renaissance Chamber Choir (Durham)
    Ben Rowarth, Renaissance Chamber Choir (Durham)
    St Oswald's Church Askrigg DL8 3JW
    United Kingdom

    Ben Rowarth conducts this superb young choir from Durham in a programme of exquisite Renaissance music by Weelkes, Byrd and Tallis, alongside more recent works such as James MacMillan's Missa Dunelmi and pieces by Vaughan Williams, Pärt and Ben Rowarth. Beautiful music in a delightful setting.

    Missa Dunelmi
    James MacMillan (1959-)
    Composition Not Known
    Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
    Composition Not Known
    Thomas Weelkes (1576-1623)
    Composition Not Known
    William Byrd (1543-1623)
    Composition Not Known
    Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)
    Composition Not Known
    Arvo Pärt (1935-)
    Composition Not Known
    Ben Rowarth (1992-)
    £15, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00.
  • Tue, 2013-05-28 16:00
    Flercussion - flute and percussion duo
    Calum Huggan, Jo Ashcroft
    St Michael & All Angels Church, Spennithorne near Leyburn DL8 5PR
    United Kingdom

    Two star graduates from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama present arrangements of a Debussy piano suite, a Piazzolla tango, a Shostakovich waltz and a dance by Arthur Honegger. This concert has been enabled through the help of the Countess of Munster Trust.

    Composition Not Known
    Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
    Composition Not Known
    Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992)
    Composition Not Known
    Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
    Composition Not Known
    Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
    £8, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00.
  • Tue, 2013-06-04 20:00
    Northern Sinfonia
    Northern Sinfonia
    St Mary's Church Richmond DL10 4JX
    United Kingdom

    The woodwind and horn sections of the region’s outstanding orchestra return to the Festival with a delightful programme of European chamber music.

    Petite Symphonie
    Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
    Decet for Winds in D
    George Enescu (1881-1955)
    Mládí, for wind sextet
    Leoš Janácek (1854-1928)
    Serenade No 11 in E flat
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
    Trois Pièces Brèves
    Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
    £15, U-19 £3 Available from 01 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00.
  • Sun, 2013-06-02 20:00
    Northern Early Music Collective: The Secret Muse - Music at the Court of Ferrara
    Faye Newton, Jacob Heringman, Jamie Savan, Steven Devine, Susanna Pell
    St Andrew's Church Grinton DL11 6HH
    United Kingdom

    The cream of early music specialists perform madrigals, toccatas and fantasias by Claudio Monteverdi, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Giulio Caccini, Alessandro Piccinini and John Dowland. Joyful and uplifting Renaissance music of the highest quality in the ideal acoustic of Grinton Church.

    Composition Not Known
    Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
    Composition Not Known
    Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c1545-1607)
    Composition Not Known
    Giulio Caccini (c1545-1618)
    Composition Not Known
    Alessandro Piccinini (1566-c1638)
    Composition Not Known
    John Dowland (c1563-1626)
    £15, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00.
  • Wed, 2013-06-05 20:00
    Tetra Guitar Quartet
    Carl Herring, Graham Roberts, Stephen Goss, Stewart French, Tetra Guitar Quartet
    St Andrew's Church Grinton DL11 6HH
    United Kingdom

    A welcome return for this stellar classical guitar quartet, all four members of which are past winners of the Julian Bream Prize at London’s Royal Academy of Music. Their diverse programme includes Stephen Goss’s Fantasy on Themes from Bizet’s Carmen, some accessible new compositions by Goss, Tim Garland and Roland Dyens, and a suite of melodic gems by Gustav Mahler, all of which will sound glorious in Grinton Church.

    Fantasy on themes from Bizet’s Carmen
    Stephen Goss ()
    Composition Not Known
    Tim Garland ()
    Composition Not Known
    Roland Dyens (1955-)
    Composition Not Known
    Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
    £15, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00.
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    Tue, 2013-05-28 20:00
    Royal String Quartet
    Royal String Quartet
    St Andrew's Church Grinton DL11 6HH
    United Kingdom

    The outstanding young Royal String Quartet celebrates the centenary of the birth of the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. With Haydn’s ‘Sunrise’ Quartet and Borodin’s melody-packed Quartet No 1, this is a feast of chamber music of the highest quality.

    String Quartet in B flat, 'Sunrise'
    (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
    String Quartet
    Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
    String Quartet No 1 in A
    Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
    £12, under 19 £3 Available from 01748 880019 From 29 April, Mon - St, 10:00 - 16:00.