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| Thursday 23-Sep-10 05:30pm |
 Birmingham Symphony HallWagner's Tristan und Isolde (UK Premiere) |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Gary Lehman, Tenor: Tristan Violeta Urmana, Soprano: Isolde Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Brangäne John Relyea, Bass: King Marke Jukka Rasilainen, Baritone: Kurwenal Stephen Gadd, Tenor: Melot Andrew Kennedy, Tenor: Shepherd Darren Jeffery, Baritone: Helmsman Philharmonia Voices Bill Viola Peter Sellars, Director |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Thursday 23-Sep-10 05:30pm Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (UK Premiere) ‘…The overall impact is shattering. A great occasion, no question.’ The Guardian ‘It could well be a very long time before something this great comes our way again.’ Los Angeles Times ‘One of the greatest experiences of my artistic life’ Esa-Pekka Salonen This performance is, quite simply, an unmissable event that is one of the highlights of the UK cultural calendar: a partnership of three of the greatest artists of the present time – conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, artistic collaborator Peter Sellars and film artist Bill Viola. Set against the stunning backdrop of Viola’s film projections, this UK premiere promises to bring a new intensity to Wagner’s hymn to love and death. Classic FM’s Anne-Marie Minhall, says of tonight’s recommended concert: “Wagner’s tale of forbidden love was inspired by Arthurian legend. The composer himself said that the story is ’one of endless yearning, longing, the bliss and wretchedness of love…one sole redemption – death, finality, a sleep without awakening.’” Concert performance with visual projections. Sung in German with English surtitles. Choir, Chorus Boxes, Stalls front four rows not available. Reduced availability in the Terraces, Upper Circle Ledges, Grand Tier Ledges and Platform Boxes. Discounts also available for 60 plus, students and under 25s online, by phone or in person. Discounts available for children, wheelchair users, disabled patrons and their companions and concert package bookers in person or by phone. Discounts available for groups of 11+. Wagner Tristan und Isolde 255’ There will be two intervals and the concert will end at approximately 10pm. Please note that due to video scenes with nudity, this performance is not recommended for under-14s. Tristan und Isolde co-producers: Philharmonia Orchestra, Konzerthaus Dortmund and Lucerne Festival In association with: Southbank Centre London and Symphony Hall, Birmingham Also performed in: KKL, Lucerne (10 September), Konzerthaus, Dortmund (17 September) and Southbank Centre, London (26 September) Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Gary Lehman, Tenor: Tristan Violeta Urmana, Soprano: Isolde Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Brangäne John Relyea, Bass: King Marke Jukka Rasilainen, Baritone: Kurwenal Stephen Gadd, Tenor: Melot Andrew Kennedy, Tenor: Shepherd Darren Jeffery, Baritone: Helmsman Philharmonia Voices Bill Viola Peter Sellars, Director | ||
| Sunday 26-Sep-10 04:00pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Tristan und Isolde |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Gary Lehman, Tenor: Tristan Christine Brewer, Soprano: Isolde Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Brangäne John Relyea, Bass: King Marke Jukka Rasilainen, Baritone: Kurwenal Stephen Gadd, Baritone: Melot Andrew Kennedy, Tenor Philharmonia Voices |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 26-Sep-10 04:00pm Tristan und Isolde Please note running time of five hours including two intervals In one of the most passionate love stories ever told, Tristan and Isolde's lives are set on a path to tragedy by the simple replacement of poison for a love potion. Yet this tragedy also results in their all-encompassing love for each other, and the intensity of their passion is expressed through Wagner's sumptuous chromaticism and lush orchestral colours. The opera is one of the peaks of the operatic repertory, and the climax of Isolde's 'Liebestod' is one of the most moving and all-embracing musical moments ever written. Please note that due to video scenes with nudity this performance is not recommended for under-14s. Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Gary Lehman, Tenor: Tristan Christine Brewer, Soprano: Isolde Anne Sofie von Otter, Mezzo-soprano: Brangäne John Relyea, Bass: King Marke Jukka Rasilainen, Baritone: Kurwenal Stephen Gadd, Baritone: Melot Andrew Kennedy, Tenor Philharmonia Voices | ||
| Wednesday 29-Sep-10 07:30pm |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Salonen conducts in Leicester |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-Sep-10 07:30pm Salonen conducts in Leicester Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia's Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, opens the season with the music of his compatriot Jean Sibelius and his tone poem 'Finlandia' with its nationalist evocations of Finnish history. | ||
| Thursday 30-Sep-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 30-Sep-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the music of his compatriot Jean Sibelius in this concert. Sibelius’s tone poem Finlandia sets the soundworld with its nationalistic evocations of scenes from Finnish history; followed by Lemminkäinen, an orchestral suite based on the Finnish national epic poem, the Kalevala. The most famous movement describes The Swan of Tuonela with the cor anglais’ melody gliding over the musical water of the strings and woodwind; the other movements are equally evocative and atmospheric, moving from the ‘Land of the Dead’ to the hero’s exploits in battle. Between these, Brahms’ First Piano Concerto provides a flamboyant display of pianistic virtuosity. | ||
| Saturday 2-Oct-10 07:30pm |
Leeds Town Hall Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Leeds Town Hall, Leeds LS1 3AD, United Kingdom Saturday 2-Oct-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Sunday 10-Oct-10 03:00pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 10-Oct-10 03:00pm Philharmonia Orchestra Dancing tunes and jumping rhythms abound in this afternoon’s programme. Stravinsky’s music to The Firebird glitters with magical colours describing the fairytale of the magic bird and the heroic prince; meanwhile Rachmaninov takes one of Paganini’s most famous tunes and transforms it in every way imaginable, through dazzling displays of pianistic virtuosity to Variation 18 that swells in the epitome of Romanticism. Ravel’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s promenade through an art gallery, with its evocative descriptions of the paintings therein, completes the programme. | ||
| Thursday 21-Oct-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 21-Oct-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony is one of the pinnacles of the Russian symphonic tradition, a tradition that places high emphasis on flowing melodies and powerful orchestration. From the brooding first movement through the rhythmically exciting Scherzo (once again containing the Dies Irae motif that haunts so many of the composer’s works) to the beautiful climax of the slow movement, and then their summation in the final movement, the work is a real journey through the Russian musical landscape and the world of Rachmaninov’s imagination. | ||
| Friday 22-Oct-10 08:00pm |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris Philharmonia |
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| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 75008 Paris, France Friday 22-Oct-10 08:00pm Philharmonia | ||
| Saturday 23-Oct-10 08:00pm |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris Philharmonia |
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| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 75008 Paris, France Saturday 23-Oct-10 08:00pm Philharmonia | ||
| Sunday 24-Oct-10 04:00pm |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris Philharmonia |
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| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, 75008 Paris, France Sunday 24-Oct-10 04:00pm Philharmonia | ||
| Thursday 28-Oct-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 28-Oct-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Rachmaninov's powerful Third Symphony was composed some thrity years after its predecessor. It is often said to be his most expressively Russian symphony, especially in the dance rhythms of its finale. The traditional Dies Irae melody, the hallmark of so much of Rachmaninov's output, features once again, and also appears in the mysterious Isle of the Dead. Sibelius' ever-popular Violin Concerto completes the programme, and its polonaise finale adds a moment of levity to the occasion. | ||
| Friday 29-Oct-10 07:45pm |
Anvil, Basingstoke Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Friday 29-Oct-10 07:45pm Philharmonia Orchestra The Isle of the Dead depicts the ghostly ferryman of Greek mythology rowing the souls of the departed to judgement, with the motion of the oars vividly captured by the 5/8 metre. Sibelius' dark-hued Violin Concerto follows. Sibelius was a violinist himself and exploited his knowledge of the instrument in this dramatic and atmospherical work, which ends with a thrilling polonaise. Rachmaninov's Second Symphony is a richly-scored masterpiece. The first three movements are all to varying degrees based on the same falling theme, while the finale is an outburst of fanfares and celebration, confirming the transition from darkness and doubt to joyous affirmation. "A lyrical ardour, expressive range and technical assurance that are well-nigh miraculous." International Record Review on Vadim Repin The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts' Orchestra in Partnership. | ||
| Thursday 4-Nov-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Nov-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Composed largely under the influence of opium, the 27 year old Berlioz’s extraordinary dramatisation of his own obsession with Harriet Smithson remains one of the most thrilling and troubling masterpieces of the nineteenth century. Using the concept of an “idée fixe” – a musical motif that recurs throughout the piece – Berlioz plots what he described as the “rage… fury… delirium which takes possession of all one’s faculties, which renders one capable of anything” – concluding ultimately in the death of his hero, executed for his lover’s murder. Mozart’s Don Giovanni fairs little better for his philandering, dragged to hell by the ghost of a man that he murdered; but in between, his Sinfonia Concertante offers a genuinely romantic interlude, together with one of the most exquisite melodies ever written. | ||
| Sunday 7-Nov-10 03:00pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 7-Nov-10 03:00pm Philharmonia Orchestra A very special afternoon and the first ever opportunity to hear the original film score of one of the most well-loved and celebrated MGM musicals of all time in concert. Well known to audiences from his BBC Proms triumph in 2009, John Wilson has lovingly reconstructed the score of Singin’ in the Rain, and has joined forces once again with Kim Criswell to bring it to life on the Royal Festival Hall concert platform. Kim Criswell both narrates and plays the part of Lina Lamont in a story that has been described as the autobiography of Hollywood itself at the end of the silent movie era. The dashing, smug but romantic silent film star and swashbuckling matinee idol (Don Lockwood) and his glamorous blonde screen partner/diva (Lina Lamont) are expected, by studio heads, to pretend to be romantically involved with each other. They are also under pressure to make their first “talkie”, but Lina has a shrill, screechy voice, and cannot sing, so when the film is re-cast as a musical, a plot is hatched for Don’s ingénue girlfriend Kathy Selden to dub in the singing parts. Please note, this is a concert performance of Singin' in the Rain not a live film screening. | ||
| Wednesday 10-Nov-10 07:30pm |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Sokhiev conducts in Leicester |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Wednesday 10-Nov-10 07:30pm Sokhiev conducts in Leicester Rachmaninov's Second Symphony is one of the pinnacles of Russian symphonic tradition, which places high emphansis on flowing melodies and powerful orchestration. From the brooding first movement through the rhythmically exciting scherzo (containing the Dies Irae motif that haunts so many of the composer's works) to the beautiful climax of the slow movement, and then their summation in the final movement, the work is a real journey through the Russian musical landscape and the world of Rachmaninov's imagination. Before this is Chopin's sparkling Piano Concerto No. 2, with the energetic rhythms of its first movement followed by its trembling, lyrical slow moevment. | ||
| Thursday 11-Nov-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 11-Nov-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Dedicated to Tchaikovsky’s friend and close confidant Madame von Meck, the composer wrote in a letter to her that she would find in the Fourth Symphony “an echo of your most intimate thoughts and emotions”. The opening fanfare motif represented to Tchaikovsky ‘Fate’ preventing him from attaining happiness: a comment made all the more poignant when we realise he composed the work in the aftermath of his catastrophic marriage. Yet the finale is an exciting charge towards the finish line, its enthusiasm and boundless energy outweighing the work’s earlier bleakness. | ||
| Saturday 20-Nov-10 08:00pm |
Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich Ivo Pogorelich |
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| Philharmonie im Gasteig, Munich, D81667 Munich, Germany Saturday 20-Nov-10 08:00pm Ivo Pogorelich | ||
| Thursday 25-Nov-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 25-Nov-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra The famous theme of the opening movement of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 is reputed to be based on a melody overheard by the composer performed by beggars at a market in Kiev. Although only heard twice in the piece, it ties the rest of the themes together with a strong motivic link; other Ukrainian folk songs and even a French chanson also appear. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony is equally infused with nationalistic flavour, but there the resemblance ends; Shostakovich was under pressure from the political regime to compose a work in line with their guidelines and so although on the surface the work is heroic and abounding in ‘singable’ melodies, the composer’s underlying feelings can still be heard. | ||
| Thursday 2-Dec-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 2-Dec-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Like his friend and protégé Brahms, Schumann delayed writing his first symphony for many years, too in awe of Beethoven to imagine composing in the same form. But in 1841, after discovering Schubert’s Symphony No. 9, he took courage, and composed the Spring symphony, an exuberant work that remains one of his most popular. In this evening’s concert it is paired with Brahms’s own great Violin Concerto, written almost 40 years later, and the overture to Weber’s most well-loved opera, Der Freischütz. | ||
| Sunday 5-Dec-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 5-Dec-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra This evening’s concert is framed by two symphonies, written within fifteen years of each other and both pioneering in their testing of the classical symphony structure. Although Schubert’s Eighth Symphony was unfinished, it has become one of his most popular works, notable for its drawn-out, profound opening and alternating moods of melancholy and drama. The 'Fate knocking at the door' opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is even better known; it is a testimony to this most revolutionary of works that it still sounds fresh and exciting to the listener, more than 200 years after ETA Hoffmann declared it to be 'one of the most important works of the time'. | ||
| Tuesday 7-Dec-10 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Tuesday 7-Dec-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra The 35 year old Richard Strauss caused a sensation with his tone poem 'A Hero’s Tale' when it was premièred in 1898, shocking musicians and critics with what was assumed to be an egotistical display of musical autobiography. Since then opinion has been divided between those who take the work at its face value and those who see it as an ironic statement of musical bombast. But few disagree that it is an extraordinary achievement, rich with flamboyance, colour and pictorial drama, and that the Hero – whoever he may be – is brought vividly and dramatically to life. In this evening’s performance it is paired with a different sort of heroic virtuosity, when the extraordinary Håkan Hardenberger performs Haydn’s glorious Trumpet Concerto. | ||
| Saturday 11-Dec-10 07:30pm |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Lazarev conducts at De Montfort Hall |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Saturday 11-Dec-10 07:30pm Lazarev conducts at De Montfort Hall A festive programme brings the Philharmonia to the Christmas season, with the sleigh ride in Prokofoiev's 'Lieutenant Kijé' setting the scene for a programme of wintry cheer. Tchaikovsky's soaring Violin Concerto provides a moment of respite in the middle of the hustle and bustle before his seasonal ballet music to 'The Nutcracker' completes the programme. Telling an enchanting story of a little girl whose Christmas gifts come to life, this is a firm favourite of young and old alike. | ||
| Sunday 12-Dec-10 03:00pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 12-Dec-10 03:00pm Philharmonia Orchestra A festive programme brings the Philharmonia to the Christmas season, with the sleigh ride in Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kije setting the scene for a programme of wintery cheer. Mendelssohn’s soaring Violin Concerto provides a moment of respite in the middle of the hustle and bustle before Tchaikovsky’s seasonal ballet music to The Nutcracker completes the programme. Telling an enchanting story of a little girl whose Christmas gifts come to life, this is a firm favourite of young and old alike. | ||
| Tuesday 14-Dec-10 07:30pm |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Tuesday 14-Dec-10 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Holst wrote his most famous orchestral suite, The Planets, after being introduced by a friend to astrology. Each planet is characterised musically; Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity is said to have inspired two cleaning ladies at its first performance to throw down their mops and dance, although in later years it has come to be more closely associated with patriotism, after being re-written as the hymn tune I Vow To Thee My Country. In this evening’s all-English programme it is paired with Elgar’s great elegy for the loss of the England he loved, his Cello Concerto, and Vaughan Williams’s Wasps Overture, part of his incidental music written to accompany Aristophanes’ play of the same name. | ||
| Saturday 15-Jan-11 07:30pm |
St Davids Hall, Cardiff Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| St Davids Hall, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 2DP, United Kingdom Saturday 15-Jan-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring is a searing explosion of energy evoking the violent arrival of the Russian spring. Both it and Bartók's ballet, The Miraculous Mandarin, sparked riots after their first performances and it's not difficult to hear why: both have a passionate intensite and primeval earthiness from which Western music has never quite recovered. They fram Shostakovich's fresh, lyrical Second Piano Concerto. | ||
| Wednesday 19-Jan-11 07:30pm |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester An evening with Charlie Chaplin |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Wednesday 19-Jan-11 07:30pm An evening with Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin's film 'Modern Times' is considered one of his greatest achievements: the Philharmonia is therefore delighted to present the film this evening with live music conducted by Carl Davis. The film shows Chaplin's iconic 'Little Tramp' character against the backdrop of the industrialised world of the Great Depression: scenes move from an assembly line to a prison to a factory to a cafe, and although the film contains Chaplin's slapstick humour it is also a comment on the employment conditions of the time. The original score was composed by Chaplin himself and the 'romance' theme has become one of the most well-known songs of the century, first recorded by Nat King Cole; Davis's adaption of the score for live performance sits alongside his own score for 'The Rink'. | ||
| Thursday 27-Jan-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 27-Jan-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen has chosen to open Infernal Dance with a programme featuring two of Bartók’s most extraordinary works. The choral tone poem Kossuth was Bartók’s first major orchestral work, and a dramatic statement of intent; it celebrates the life of its eponymous hero, one of Hungary’s most vivid national legends. The ballet-pantomime The Miraculous Mandarin, profoundly influenced by Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Firebird, is raw, dangerous, exotic and elemental: frenzied music, percussive, sensuous and violent, telling a shocking story of desire and death. This evening’s performance not only features the full ballet score, which is rarely performed, but is semi-staged, using puppetry to recreate the ballet’s strange and disturbing world. | ||
| Friday 28-Jan-11 07:45pm |
Anvil, Basingstoke Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Friday 28-Jan-11 07:45pm Philharmonia Orchestra Part of Infernal Dance: Inside the World of Bela Bartok Bartok's early symphonic poem, based on the life of a Hungarian national hero, shows his early admiration for Richard Strauss. However, the clean, modern lines of his First Piano Concerto were a reaction to that late romantic style. The concerto marries precision and control with the exhilirating abandon of folk song. The Miraculous Mandarin is quite simply one of the most inventive and ingenious scores of the twentieth century. If you have only heard the Suite, you have missed many of the most outstanding passages of this exotic and elemental work, including the use of a wordless chorus for additional instrumental colour. "This riveting performance is further evidence that there is no better orchestra or musician working in Britain today than the Philharmonia and Salonen." The Guardian, February 2009 The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts' Orchestra in Partnership. | ||
| Thursday 10-Feb-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 10-Feb-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra This evening’s programme pairs two of Bartók’s most important works with one of the seminal musical icons of the 20th century. Cantata profana is a truly monumental choral work, rarely performed due to the sheer scale of its vocal and orchestral writing. Based on a Romanian ballad sung at the time of the winter solstice, it tells the story of nine sons who are turned into stags when they cross a haunted bridge while out hunting. By contrast with this rich tapestry of choral sound, the Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta is sparse, eerie and other-worldly, using rhythmic power rather than melody to communicate its themes. The same rhythmic intensity, albeit a far more primal version, could also be said to characterise The Rite of Spring; Stravinsky’s ballets had a major influence on Bartók’s compositional style. | ||
| Wednesday 16-Feb-11 07:45pm |
Anvil, Basingstoke Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Wednesday 16-Feb-11 07:45pm Philharmonia Orchestra Weber's evocative overture to his fairytale opera Oberon opens the programme. Beethoven's last piano concerto is his most brilliant and powerful, set in his 'heroic' key of E flat. From the stunning first moments, when the piano bursts in with a virtuoso passage of arpeggios and trills, the mood of Olympian power is never far away. The two extrovert outer movements are balanced by the most inward-looking slow movement, which moves into the finale with a simple but magical transition. Schumann's Rhenish Symphony, the last of his four to be written, is the finest product from his final great period of happiness in 1850. Its five grand and lyrical movements were completed in less than six weeks and were a great success when first performed. "Dohnanyi has a way of conducting these works with a brilliant clarity and penetration of vision that at its best can convey an ongoing sense of discovery." Boston Globe The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts' Orchestra is Partnership. | ||
| Thursday 17-Feb-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 17-Feb-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Saturday 19-Feb-11 07:30pm |
St Davids Hall, Cardiff Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| St Davids Hall, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 2DP, United Kingdom Saturday 19-Feb-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra He made his concerto debut at the age of seven; now, ten years later, Kit Armstrong is one of the world's most remarkable young pianists. Hear him in this all-Beethoven concert in the dark, turbulent Third Piano Concerto. Christoph von Dohnányi conducts the powerful Overture to Egmont and the Pastoral Symphony: a reflection of all the moods of nature, from its ageless growth to its furious storms. | ||
| Sunday 20-Feb-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 20-Feb-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Wednesday 23-Feb-11 07:30pm |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Denève conducts in Leicester |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Wednesday 23-Feb-11 07:30pm Denève conducts in Leicester Some of the most descriptive works in the classical repertoire paint musical pictures in this concert. Fauré's suite of music telling the story of Pelléas and Mélisande's doomed love opens the programme, followed by Debussy's 'La mer' conjuring the sea in all its varied moods. Ravel's 'La valse' describes whirling dancers in a waltz that, despite its classical form and references to the imeprial court, somehow seems to show the changing world of the early twentieth century and implies a more decadent undertone. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 balances the twentieth century flavour of the programme. | ||
| Thursday 24-Feb-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 24-Feb-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Wednesday 2-Mar-11 07:45pm |
Anvil, Basingstoke Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Wednesday 2-Mar-11 07:45pm Philharmonia Orchestra Glinka's fizzing, exuberant overture to his opera captures the essence of Pushkin's magical poem, rooted deeply in Russian folklore. Tchaikovsky's concerto begins in heroic vein, and continues with a tender slow movement. The spectacular finale takes the form of a whirling Russian dance. Sibelius' fifth and most well-known symphony grows from the seed of its tiny opening figure to the most outwardly heroic of his seven works in the form. The final majestic brass theme was inspired by a flight of sixteen migrating swans the awe-struck composer saw wheeling over his house in the countryside. The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts' Orchestra is Partnership. | ||
| Thursday 3-Mar-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 3-Mar-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Sunday 6-Mar-11 03:00pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 6-Mar-11 03:00pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Thursday 10-Mar-11 07:30pm |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 10-Mar-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Wednesday 16-Mar-11 07:30pm |
St Davids Hall, Cardiff Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| St Davids Hall, Cardiff, Cardiff CF10 2DP, United Kingdom Wednesday 16-Mar-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra Two great concertos and two great soloists in one concert: Steven Isserlis plays Dvorák's Cello Concerto, packed with superb melodies that tug at the heart-strings. Bringing to life the serene majesty of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto and also taking up his baton is Andras Schiff, saluted by Le Monde de la Musique as one of the 'Great beethoven interpreters of our time.' | ||
| Thursday 17-Mar-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 17-Mar-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Saturday 19-Mar-11 07:30pm |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Schiff performs in Leicester |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Saturday 19-Mar-11 07:30pm Schiff performs in Leicester Haydn, Brahms and Beethoven form three generations of titans of German classical music. Brahms was deeply interested in musical history and scholarship and this set of variations honouring Haydn seems to chart the course of musical history since the composition of the original theme. Haydn's own Symphony No. 104 ends the first half of the programme; this was the composer's last symphony but has no valedictory tone and is instead full of confidence and inspiration, no doubt stimulated by the new environment in which the composer found himself. Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto ends the concert with its sparkling finale containing a mixture of delicate filigree and exuberant vitality. | ||
| Sunday 20-Mar-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 20-Mar-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Thursday 24-Mar-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 24-Mar-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Sunday 27-Mar-11 03:00pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 27-Mar-11 03:00pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. Live screening of The Phantom of the Opera accompanied by Carl Davis' soundtrack. | ||
| Thursday 31-Mar-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Thursday 31-Mar-11 07:30pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Saturday 2-Apr-11 07:30pm |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Valcuha conducts in Leicester |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Saturday 2-Apr-11 07:30pm Valcuha conducts in Leicester A trio of uplifting, joyous works forms this evening's concert. Rossini's famously exciting 'William Tell' Overture leads perfectly into Mozart's sparkling piano concerto featuring Ingrid Fliter making her début with the Philharmonia. Concluding the programme, Brahms's Second Symphony was nicknamed the Pastoral, mirroring Beethoven's famous work of the same name, and moves from a pastoral idyll through moments of Brahms's typical dramaticism before ending with a finale that, in the words of musicologist Reinhold Brinkmann, "hardly stops to think". | ||
| Sunday 3-Apr-11 03:00pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 3-Apr-11 03:00pm Philharmonia Orchestra On sale from June 2010. | ||
| Tuesday 12-Apr-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Maazel: Mahler Cycle 2011 |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Tuesday 12-Apr-11 07:30pm Maazel: Mahler Cycle 2011 ‘The symphony is a world’ Mahler proclaimed to Sibelius, and few composers have written music that conjures up as vast a range of musical imagery as his First Symphony. From the evocative opening, marked ‘like a sound of nature’, to a funeral march based on Frère Jacques and the sounds of military and folk bands it is a work of enormous power and breadth. Mahler’s symphonies are intimately connected to his songs and Maestro Maazel has chosen the finest interpreters of Mahler’s vocal music to illuminate this music across the cycle. Tonight we hear Michelle DeYoung perform the cycle Songs of a Wayfarer, the second song of which became the theme of the First Symphony’s opening movement. | ||
| Sunday 17-Apr-11 07:30pm |
Royal Festival Hall, London Maazel: Mahler Cycle 2011 |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, London, United Kingdom Sunday 17-Apr-11 07:30pm Maazel: Mahler Cycle 2011 Scored for a vast orchestra, including ten horns, eight trumpets and an off-stage brass band, together with two solo singers and massed voices, the monumental Resurrection Symphony opens in the darkness of death and moves through the gamut of emotions, to a visionary choral finale in which the heavens open. | ||
