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| Tuesday 23-Mar-10 19:30 |
 Birmingham Symphony HallMuti Conducts Beethoven |
Philharmonia Orchestra Riccardo Muti, Conductor Joshua Bell, Violin |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Tuesday 23-Mar-10 19:30 Muti Conducts Beethoven Philharmonia Orchestra Riccardo Muti, Conductor Joshua Bell, Violin | ||
| Wednesday 24-Mar-10 20:00 |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Riccardo Muti, Conductor Joshua Bell, Violin |
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| Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris, France Wednesday 24-Mar-10 20:00 Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Riccardo Muti, Conductor Joshua Bell, Violin | ||
| Tuesday 30-Mar-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra 65th Birthday Concert |
Philharmonia Orchestra Riccardo Muti, Conductor Joshua Bell, Violin |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Tuesday 30-Mar-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra 65th Birthday Concert This special event, conducted by the legendary Maestro Muti, features two of Beethoven's finest works. Beethoven opened the door on the 19th century with the composition of his Eroica Symphony and Violin Concerto, taking both genres to new realms. The Eroica, perhaps the composer's most provocative work, redefined the potential of musical expression with its unprecedented design and powerful emotional impact. With the Violin Concerto Beethoven transformed the genre from an idiomatic virtuoso showpiece to a massive work equal in scope and aspiration to that of the symphony. As stated by the musician Georges Enesco, 'This is a great symphony. The violin has a leading voice, but it is merely one of the many orchestral voices which make up the whole.' Philharmonia Orchestra Riccardo Muti, Conductor Joshua Bell, Violin | ||
| Tuesday 6-Apr-10 19:30 |
Bedford Corn Exchange Philharmonia Orchestra with Stéphane Denève |
Stéphane Denève, Conductor Lars Vogt, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford MK40 1SL, United Kingdom Tuesday 6-Apr-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra with Stéphane Denève Stéphane Denève, Conductor Lars Vogt, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 7-Apr-10 19:30 |
Anvil, Basingstoke Philharmonia Orchestra with Stéphane Denève |
Stéphane Denève, Conductor Lars Vogt, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Wednesday 7-Apr-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra with Stéphane Denève Stéphane Denève, Conductor Lars Vogt, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 8-Apr-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève |
Philharmonia Orchestra Stéphane Denève, Conductor Lars Vogt, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 8-Apr-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade is one of his most popular works. Based upon episodes from The Arabian Nights the composer conceived 'an orchestral suite in four movements, closely knit by the community of its themes and motives, yet representing a kaleidoscope of fairy-tale images and designs of Oriental character'. The work is full of wonderful melodies, dazzlingly virtuosic and colourfully orchestrated, that bring alive the glowing colours of these fantastical tales. Mozart's Piano Concerto No.23 also contains an abundance of beautiful melodies; it is one of his sunniest and most lyrical works for the instrument. Philharmonia Orchestra Stéphane Denève, Conductor Lars Vogt, Piano | ||
| Saturday 10-Apr-10 19:30 |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Philharmonia Orchestra with Juraj Valucha |
Juraj Valcuha, Conductor François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Saturday 10-Apr-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra with Juraj Valucha Juraj Valcuha, Conductor François-Frédéric Guy, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Sunday 11-Apr-10 15:00 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Juraj Valcuha |
Philharmonia Orchestra Juraj Valcuha, Conductor François-Frédéric Guy, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Sunday 11-Apr-10 15:00 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Juraj Valcuha Dvorak composed his Eighth Symphony in a simple rustic retreat in his beloved Bohemian countryside. The lively and light-hearted symphony appropriately draws its inspiration from the Bohemian folk music that Dvorakk loved. Written in 1889 at the height of his international success, particularly in England, the symphony was first published by the English publisher Novello. It received its first performance in London just three months after the premiere and it has enjoyed an enthusiastic following in the country ever since. This afternoon it is heard alongside Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto and Smetana's Vltava, the second symphonic poem in Ma Vlast (My Country), which portrays the river upon which Prague stands. Philharmonia Orchestra Juraj Valcuha, Conductor François-Frédéric Guy, Piano | ||
| Thursday 15-Apr-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tugan Sokhiev |
Philharmonia Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, Conductor Yevgeny Sudbin, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 15-Apr-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tugan Sokhiev Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring was premiered in Paris on 29 May 1913, a date made famous by one of the most notorious riots in musical history. The work opened the doors to the 20th century and has become an icon of modernism thanks to the brutal, exhilarating dissonances and to the complex rhythms from whose ruthless momentum the work derives its unique power. Philharmonia Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, Conductor Yevgeny Sudbin, Piano | ||
| Thursday 22-Apr-10 19:00 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra present Waterloo |
Philharmonia Orchestra Carl Davis, Conductor |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 22-Apr-10 19:00 Philharmonia Orchestra present Waterloo Philharmonia Orchestra present a live screening of Waterloo, Karl Grune's 1928 epic film, featuring the UK premiere of Carl Davis' specially composed soundtrack. Waterloo was filmed in Munich at the very start of the silent film period, and tells the story of Napoleon's defeat from the German point of view. This remarkable film features a number of virtuoso set-pieces and extraordinary cinematic effects: the spectacular crowd and battlefield scenes are particularly notable. Philharmonia Orchestra Carl Davis, Conductor | ||
| Saturday 8-May-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy |
Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano Sunwook Kim, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Saturday 8-May-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto was coolly received at its premiere, perhaps due in part to its understated virtuosity rather than the dazzling showmanship so often heard in works for piano and orchestra. Yet its second movement is emotionally profound with the piano and cellos finishing each other's musical sentences. Equally intense is the slow movement of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony, of which Berlioz wrote, 'One is seized from the first bars, with an emotion that by the end becomes shattering in its intensity!' But both these pieces have finales which dissipate the emotional tension and humorously dance along to the end. Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, Piano Sunwook Kim, Piano | ||
| Wednesday 12-May-10 19:30 |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Philharmonia Orchestra with Hugh Wolff |
Hugh Wolff, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Wednesday 12-May-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra with Hugh Wolff Hugh Wolff, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 13-May-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Hugo Wolff |
Philharmonia Orchestra Hugh Wolff, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin Philharmonia Voices |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 13-May-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Hugo Wolff Music by two of England's most influential composers of the 20th century makes up this programme. Walton composed his Violin Concerto for Jascha Heifetz, and combines the brilliant virtuosity and technique for which Heifetz was so famous with lyrical outpourings of emotional intensity. Composed almost a quarter of a century previously, Holst's Planets Suite embodies the composer's fascination with mysticism and spiritualism; his daughter Imogen described the work's creation as 'the result of a 20-years' search for the right idiom for what he wanted to say'. Philharmonia Orchestra Hugh Wolff, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin Philharmonia Voices | ||
| Friday 14-May-10 19:45 |
Anvil, Basingstoke Philharmonia Orchestra |
Gil Shaham, Violin Hugh Wolff, Conductor Philharmonia Voices Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Friday 14-May-10 19:45 Philharmonia Orchestra Walton’s infectious and incisive overture makes a brilliant opening to this concert of English music. His violin concerto, which follows, is much more romantic and lyrical in mood, packed with examples of his flair for telling orchestral colour, and one of his most inspired pieces. Holst’s glittering sequence of movements depicting the astrological ‘characters’ of the planets is largely bold and extrovert, but ends with the mysterious frozen stillness of Neptune. Gil Shaham, Violin Hugh Wolff, Conductor Philharmonia Voices Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Saturday 15-May-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Rachmaninov Cycle - 3 |
Philharmonia Orchestra Alexander Lazarev, Conductor Nikolai Lugansky, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Saturday 15-May-10 19:30 Rachmaninov Cycle - 3 Concluding the Philharmonia's Rachmaninov Cycle, Nikolai Lugansky brings his virtuosity and impeccable musicianship to bear on Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. At times dazzlingly virtuosic, at others eerily pensive, and moving between every mood in between, this piece is one of Rachmaninov's finest. High spirits also abound in Shostakovich's Sixth Symphony - the composer wrote of the work that 'music of a contemplative, lyrical nature predominates; I wished to convey moods of joy, spring and youth'.   Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943), Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43Philharmonia Orchestra Alexander Lazarev, Conductor Nikolai Lugansky, Piano | ||
| Wednesday 19-May-10 19:30 |
Bedford Corn Exchange Philharmonia Orchestra with Kirill Karabits |
Kirill Karabits, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford MK40 1SL, United Kingdom Wednesday 19-May-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra with Kirill Karabits Kirill Karabits, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 20-May-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conduted by Kirill Karabits |
Philharmonia Orchestra Kirill Karabits, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 20-May-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conduted by Kirill Karabits Prokofiev's score for his ballet of Romeo and Juliet was originally deemed undanceable by the authority of the Bolshoi Theatre, who commissioned the ballet. Despite Prokofiev's revisions the company still initially rejected the work, which was eventually premiered in 1938 and later taken up by the Kirov Ballet. Just a year later, Samuel Barber completed his Violin Concerto, a work of enormous power and beauty. The final movement, an extremely fast 'moto perpetuo', was also rejected by its original intended performer as unplayable: it sees the woodwind and brass pursue the frenetic solo violin all the way to the finish line. Philharmonia Orchestra Kirill Karabits, Conductor Gil Shaham, Violin | ||
| Sunday 23-May-10 15:00 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conduted by Esa-Pekka Salonen |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Truls Mørk, Cello |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Sunday 23-May-10 15:00 Philharmonia Orchestra conduted by Esa-Pekka Salonen Both Dvorak and Sibelius are seen as 'nationalist' composers, whose music strongly evokes their respective homelands of the Czech Republic and Finland. Yet their works in this afternoon's programme were written when the composers were away from their native countries: Dvorak composed his Cello Concerto during one of his stays in America, and Sibelius' Second Symphony was largely composed during a trip to Italy. Perhaps the combination of fresh experiences with nostalgia for their homes resulted in the emotional power of both these works; whatever the underlying reason, these pieces are amongst the finest of the composers' outputs. Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Truls Mørk, Cello | ||
| Saturday 29-May-10 18:00 |
Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Nishinomiya Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin |
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| Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Nishinomiya, Japan Saturday 29-May-10 18:00 Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin | ||
| Sunday 30-May-10 14:00 |
Metropolitan Art Space, Tokyo Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin |
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| Metropolitan Art Space, 1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Japan Sunday 30-May-10 14:00 Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin | ||
| Monday 31-May-10 19:00 |
Suntory Hall, Tokyo Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor |
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| Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan Monday 31-May-10 19:00 Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor | ||
| Tuesday 1-Jun-10 12:00 |
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin |
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| Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan Tuesday 1-Jun-10 12:00 Philharmonia Orchestra Check time of performance. Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin | ||
| Wednesday 2-Jun-10 19:00 |
Suntory Hall, Tokyo Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin |
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| Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan Wednesday 2-Jun-10 19:00 Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin | ||
| Thursday 3-Jun-10 18:45 |
Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Nagoya Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin |
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| Aichi Prefectural Arts Theater, Nagoya, Japan Thursday 3-Jun-10 18:45 Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hilary Hahn, Violin | ||
| Thursday 10-Jun-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conduted by Esa-Pekka Salonen |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Sergey Khachatryan, Violin |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 10-Jun-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conduted by Esa-Pekka Salonen Berlioz composed his Symphonie fantastique in the early 19th century, just three years after the death of Beethoven, yet it inhabits a musical world of pure Romanticism. Its passionate idée fixe, which represents the object of the protagonist's unrequited love, is transformed throughout the work. She appears at a ball, then in the tranquil countryside, before her melody is transformed beyond all recognition into a grotesque mocking dance in the last movement, Dream of a Witches' Sabbath, and is combined with the Dies Irae plainchant, another idée fixe of the Romantic era. Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Sergey Khachatryan, Violin | ||
| Tuesday 22-Jun-10 19:30 |
Bedford Corn Exchange Philharmonia Orchestra with Yuri Temirkanov |
Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Denis Matsuev, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford MK40 1SL, United Kingdom Tuesday 22-Jun-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra with Yuri Temirkanov Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Denis Matsuev, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Wednesday 23-Jun-10 19:30 |
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Philharmonia Orchestra with Yuri Temirkanov |
Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Denis Matsuev, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| De Montfort Hall, Leicester LE1 7RU, United Kingdom Wednesday 23-Jun-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra with Yuri Temirkanov Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Denis Matsuev, Piano Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Thursday 24-Jun-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov |
Philharmonia Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Denis Matsuev, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 24-Jun-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov The Philharmonia's Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky series begins with Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto, which took the composer some years to complete. He combined material originally intended for other works with newly composed themes, to great success. Years later he wrote to Aram Khachaturian, 'It's very difficult to write a concerto. A concerto must have new ideas. I advise you to jot down all the ideas as they occur to you without waiting for the thing as a whole to mature. Make a note of individual passages and interesting bits, not necessarily in the right order.' In contrast Tchaikovsky composed his Fifth Symphony in a matter of months. Unified throughout by a motto-theme, the despairing opening and emotional climaxes are gradually converted into a blazing major-key ending. Philharmonia Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Denis Matsuev, Piano | ||
| Saturday 26-Jun-10 19:45 |
Anvil, Basingstoke Philharmonia Orchestra |
Sayaka Shoji, Violin Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra |
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| Anvil, Basingstoke, Basingstoke RG21 7QR, United Kingdom Saturday 26-Jun-10 19:45 Philharmonia Orchestra Prokofiev’s second violin concerto was written in the same summer as the ballet Romeo and Juliet, and shares its drama and lyricism. The tender, slow movement is one of the composer’s most beautiful, while the finale is an exuberant dance. Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony was composed on his return to Russia in 1888 after a successful European concert tour. The waltz feel of much of the first movement foreshadows the waltz which takes the place of the usual scherzo. The slow movement is pure Tchaikovskian melody, while the finale is a burst of power and orchestral colour. Sayaka Shoji, Violin Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Philharmonia Orchestra | ||
| Sunday 27-Jun-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov - 2 |
Philharmonia Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Sayaka Shoji, Violin |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Sunday 27-Jun-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov - 2 Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto is very different from the glittering, virtuosic First Concerto, with music in the first movement closely resembling his love theme from Romeo and Juliet, and the melody of the second movement singing out plaintively on the solo violin. The last movement is dominated by Spanish dance rhythms and explorations of the peasant fiddle associations of the violin. The finale of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony makes use of folk associations too: it incorporates variations on a Russian folk song. The symphony as a whole is dominated by a motif which Tchaikovsky associated with 'fate', and was written during a period of severe depression for the composer. Philharmonia Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Sayaka Shoji, Violin | ||
| Tuesday 29-Jun-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov - 3 |
Philharmonia Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Boris Berezovsky, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Tuesday 29-Jun-10 19:30 Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Yuri Temirkanov - 3 Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony ends with some of the most anguished music ever written by the composer. It closes with a quiet adagio which disappears into silence, collapsing under the weight of the tragic tone which echoes throughout the work. Tchaikovsky was immensely proud of the work, writing, 'I definitely find it is my very best, and in particular, the most sincere of all my compositions. I love it as I have never loved any of my musical children.' Yet just nine days after conducting its premiere, the composer died. The second performance of the work took place 20 days later at a memorial concert. The mood of tonight's concert is lifted with Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto, a work of fiendish virtuosity and humour. Philharmonia Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov, Conductor Boris Berezovsky, Piano | ||
| Saturday 7-Aug-10 19:45 |
Gloucester Cathedral 'The Kingdom' - Elgar Three Choirs Festival |
Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Partington, Conductor Susan Gritton, Soprano Pamela Helen Stephen, Mezzo-soprano Thompson, Adrian, Tenor Roderick Williams, Bass |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Saturday 7-Aug-10 19:45 'The Kingdom' - Elgar Tickets are available for sale from April 23rd 2010 Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Partington, Conductor Susan Gritton, Soprano Pamela Helen Stephen, Mezzo-soprano Thompson, Adrian, Tenor Roderick Williams, Bass | ||
| Sunday 8-Aug-10 19:45 |
Gloucester Cathedral Mahler - Symphony No 2 Three Choirs Festival |
Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Ailish Tynan, Soprano Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano Jac van Steen, Conductor |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Sunday 8-Aug-10 19:45 Mahler - Symphony No 2 Tickets are available for sale from April 23rd 2010 Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Ailish Tynan, Soprano Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano Jac van Steen, Conductor | ||
| Monday 9-Aug-10 19:45 |
Gloucester Cathedral Brahms, Joubert & Beethoven Three Choirs Festival |
Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Partington, Conductor Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Neal Davies, Bass |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Monday 9-Aug-10 19:45 Brahms, Joubert & Beethoven Tickets are available for sale from April 23rd 2010 Brahms, Johannes (1833-1897), Academic Festival Overture for Large Orchestra, (Akademische Festouverture), Op.80 Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Partington, Conductor Carolyn Sampson, Soprano Neal Davies, Bass | ||
| Tuesday 10-Aug-10 19:45 |
Gloucester Cathedral Elgar - Violin Concerto Three Choirs Festival |
Philharmonia Orchestra Sir Roger Norrington, Conductor Phillippe Graffin, Violin |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Tuesday 10-Aug-10 19:45 Elgar - Violin Concerto Tickets will be available for sale from April 23rd 2010 Philharmonia Orchestra Sir Roger Norrington, Conductor Phillippe Graffin, Violin | ||
| Thursday 12-Aug-10 14:30 |
Cheltenham Town Hall Schumann Piano Concerto, Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 Three Choirs Festival |
Gurney, A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (Premiere) Philharmonia Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, Conductor Mark Bebbington, Piano |
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| Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham GL50 1QA, United Kingdom Thursday 12-Aug-10 14:30 Schumann Piano Concerto, Mendelssohn Symphony No 3 Tickets will be available for sale from April 23rd 2010 Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937), A Gloucestershire Rhapsody (Premiere) Philharmonia Orchestra Martyn Brabbins, Conductor Mark Bebbington, Piano | ||
| Friday 13-Aug-10 19:45 |
Gloucester Cathedral Choral Concert Three Choirs Festival |
Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Lucas, Conductor Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-soprano James Gilchrist, Tenor |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Friday 13-Aug-10 19:45 Choral Concert Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Lucas, Conductor Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-soprano James Gilchrist, Tenor | ||
| Saturday 14-Aug-10 19:45 |
Gloucester Cathedral Choral & Orchestral Concert Three Choirs Festival |
Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Partington, Conductor |
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| Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, United Kingdom Saturday 14-Aug-10 19:45 Choral & Orchestral Concert Three Choirs Festival Chorus Philharmonia Orchestra Adrian Partington, Conductor | ||
| Sunday 26-Sep-10 16:00 |
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, United Kingdom Sunday 26-Sep-10 16:00 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 | ||
| Thursday 30-Sep-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hélène Grimaud, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 30-Sep-10 19:30 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. Philharmonia Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Hélène Grimaud, Piano | ||
| Sunday 10-Oct-10 15:00 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Leif Segerstam, Conductor Ott, Alice Sara, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Sunday 10-Oct-10 15:00 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. Rachmaninov, Sergei (1873-1943), Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43Philharmonia Orchestra Leif Segerstam, Conductor Ott, Alice Sara, Piano | ||
| Thursday 21-Oct-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor Nikolai Lugansky, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 21-Oct-10 19:30 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. Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957), Pelléas och Mélisande (Pelléas and Mélisande), suite for orchestra, Op.46 Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor Nikolai Lugansky, Piano | ||
| Thursday 28-Oct-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor Vadim Repin, Violin |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 28-Oct-10 19:30 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. Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor Vadim Repin, Violin | ||
| Thursday 4-Nov-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor Julian Rachlin, Violin Lawrence Power, Viola |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 4-Nov-10 19:30 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. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K364 (K320d)Philharmonia Orchestra Sir Charles Mackerras, Conductor Julian Rachlin, Violin Lawrence Power, Viola | ||
| Sunday 7-Nov-10 15:00 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra John Wilson, Conductor Kim Criswell, Voice |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Sunday 7-Nov-10 15:00 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. Philharmonia Orchestra John Wilson, Conductor Kim Criswell, Voice | ||
| Thursday 11-Nov-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, Conductor Akiko Suwanai, Violin |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 11-Nov-10 19:30 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. Philharmonia Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, Conductor Akiko Suwanai, Violin | ||
| Thursday 25-Nov-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, Conductor Ivo Pogorelich, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 25-Nov-10 19:30 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. Philharmonia Orchestra Tugan Sokhiev, Conductor Ivo Pogorelich, Piano | ||
| Thursday 2-Dec-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi, Conductor Arabella Steinbacher, Violin |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Thursday 2-Dec-10 19:30 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. Philharmonia Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi, Conductor Arabella Steinbacher, Violin | ||
| Sunday 5-Dec-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi, Conductor Angela Hewitt, Piano |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Sunday 5-Dec-10 19:30 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'. Philharmonia Orchestra Christoph von Dohnányi, Conductor Angela Hewitt, Piano | ||
| Tuesday 7-Dec-10 19:30 |
Royal Festival Hall, London Philharmonia Orchestra |
Philharmonia Orchestra Andris Nelsons, Conductor Håkan Hardenberger, Trumpet |
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| Royal Festival Hall, London, United Kingdom Tuesday 7-Dec-10 19:30 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. Philharmonia Orchestra Andris Nelsons, Conductor Håkan Hardenberger, Trumpet | ||
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