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| Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm |
St Mary's Perivale, LondonGrace Yeo / Tasmin Waley-Cohen & the Badke Quartet |
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| St Mary's Perivale, London, London UB6 8SS, United Kingdom Wednesday 22-May-13 07:30pm Grace Yeo / Tasmin Waley-Cohen & the Badke Quartet St Mary's Perivale Wednesday Evening 'Double Concert'. Free, easy parking, refreshments provided. Schubert, Franz (1797-1828), Four Impromptus in C minor, E flat major, G flat major and A flat major, D.899 Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 01:00pm |
Christ Church, Spitalfields, LondonGresham College Lecture and Performance: Britten's String Quartet No 2 |
Britten, String Quartet no. 2 in C major, Op.36 (Lecture by Professor Roger Parker with a performance by the Badke Quartet) |
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| Christ Church, Spitalfields, London, Commercial Street, London E1 6LY, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 01:00pm Gresham College Lecture and Performance: Britten's String Quartet No 2 Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), String Quartet no. 2 in C major, Op.36 (Lecture by Professor Roger Parker with a performance by the Badke Quartet) Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm |
Cadogan Hall, LondonAcademy of Saint Martin in the Fields with Lawrence Power |
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| Cadogan Hall, London, 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ, United Kingdom Thursday 23-May-13 07:30pm Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields with Lawrence Power In celebration of the centenary of Britten’s birth, the Academy is proud to present a special programme featuring a new commission by celebrated British composer Sally Beamish, and joined by acclaimed violist Lawrence Power.Tickets: £10 - £36 | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm |
St Peter's Eaton Square, LondonPurcell and Britten: A Celebration |
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| St Peter's Eaton Square, London, London SW1W 9AL, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:00pm Purcell and Britten: A Celebration Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
LSO St Lukes, LondonCity University Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Emperor |
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| LSO St Lukes, London, 161 Old Street, London EC1V 9NG, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm City University Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Emperor Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), A Suite on English Folk Tunes "A Time There Was" for chamber orchestra, Op.90 Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Berwaldhallen, StockholmBritten: Spring Symphony |
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| Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3, Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm Britten: Spring Symphony Tickets: 110-395 kr | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Dorchester Abbey, OxfordWorld Premieres by Vaughan Williams and Walford Davies English Music Festival |
Vaughan Williams, In the New Forest: The Solent (World Premiere) Vaughan Williams, Serenade in A minor (World Premiere) |
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| Dorchester Abbey, Oxford, High Street, Dorchester, Oxford OX10 7HH, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm World Premieres by Vaughan Williams and Walford Davies Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958), In the New Forest: The Solent (World Premiere) Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958), Serenade in A minor (World Premiere) | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm |
Civic Hall Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon The Trumpet Shall Sound |
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| Civic Hall Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon , Stratford-on-Avon CV37 6LU, United Kingdom Friday 24-May-13 07:30pm The Trumpet Shall Sound | ||
| Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm |
Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide, SAMasters Series 3 |
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| Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide, SA, 1st Floor, 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia Friday 24-May-13 08:00pm Masters Series 3 | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 10:45am |
Dorchester Abbey, OxfordRupert Marshall-Luck and Matthew Rickard recital English Music Festival |
Darke, Sonata for Violin and Piano no.3 - first performance of new edition by Jonathan Clinch |
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| Dorchester Abbey, Oxford, High Street, Dorchester, Oxford OX10 7HH, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 10:45am Rupert Marshall-Luck and Matthew Rickard recital Darke, Harold (1888-1976), Sonata for Violin and Piano no.3 - first performance of new edition by Jonathan Clinch | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 02:15pm |
Silk Hall, Radley College, OxfordLondon Chamber Strings English Music Festival |
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| Silk Hall, Radley College, Oxford, Oxford OX14 2HR, United Kingdom Saturday 25-May-13 02:15pm London Chamber Strings | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 03:00pm |
Berwaldhallen, StockholmBritten: Spring Symphony |
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| Berwaldhallen, Stockholm, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3, Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden Saturday 25-May-13 03:00pm Britten: Spring Symphony Tickets: 110-395 kr | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 06:30pm |
Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide, SAMasters Series 3 |
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| Adelaide Town Hall, Adelaide, SA, 1st Floor, 128 King William Street, Adelaide, SA, Australia Saturday 25-May-13 06:30pm Masters Series 3 | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm |
Tulane University: Dixon Hall, New Orleans, LABirdfoot Festival Final Gala Concert |
Danny Driver, Piano Kristopher Tong, Violin Dimitri Murrath, Viola Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet Jenna Sherry, Violin Prach Boondiskulchok, Piano Lisa Romain, Violin Ari Isaacman-Beck, Violin Alex Fortes, Violin Dash Nesbitt, Viola Daniel Arocha, Viola Gwen Krosnick, Cello Joann Whang, Cello Caleb van der Swaagh, Cello Jihyun Kim, Cello Jeran Philleo, Oboe |
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| Tulane University: Dixon Hall, New Orleans, LA, Tulane University, New Orleans, 70118, United States Saturday 25-May-13 08:00pm Birdfoot Festival Final Gala Concert Danny Driver, Piano Kristopher Tong, Violin Dimitri Murrath, Viola Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet Jenna Sherry, Violin Prach Boondiskulchok, Piano Lisa Romain, Violin Ari Isaacman-Beck, Violin Alex Fortes, Violin Dash Nesbitt, Viola Daniel Arocha, Viola Gwen Krosnick, Cello Joann Whang, Cello Caleb van der Swaagh, Cello Jihyun Kim, Cello Jeran Philleo, Oboe | ||
| Saturday 25-May-13 08:30pm |
Dewan Filharmonik Petronus, Kuala LumpurBrilliant Bruckner |
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| Dewan Filharmonik Petronus, Kuala Lumpur, Suria Klcc Jalan Ampang, PETRONAS Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur 50088, Malaysia Saturday 25-May-13 08:30pm Brilliant Bruckner | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 10:45am |
Silk Hall, Radley College, OxfordDuncan Honeybourne recital of English music English Music Festival |
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| Silk Hall, Radley College, Oxford, Oxford OX14 2HR, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 10:45am Duncan Honeybourne recital of English music | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 03:00pm |
Dewan Filharmonik Petronus, Kuala LumpurBrilliant Bruckner |
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| Dewan Filharmonik Petronus, Kuala Lumpur, Suria Klcc Jalan Ampang, PETRONAS Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur 50088, Malaysia Sunday 26-May-13 03:00pm Brilliant Bruckner | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 03:00pm |
St Andrew's Church, Surbiton Waldegrave Ensemble | Britten Centenary Concert |
Vaughan Williams, Six studies in English Folksong ((arrangement for bassoon & string quartet)) |
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| St Andrew's Church, Surbiton, Maple Road, Surbiton KT6 4DT, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 03:00pm Waldegrave Ensemble | Britten Centenary Concert Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958), Six studies in English Folksong ((arrangement for bassoon & string quartet)) Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 06:30pm |
Conway Hall, LondonConway Hall Sunday Concerts |
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| Conway Hall, London, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 06:30pm Conway Hall Sunday Concerts Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm |
Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal, HamburgNachgesang |
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| Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal, Hamburg, Johannes-Brahms-Platz 20, D 20355 Hamburg, Germany Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm Nachgesang ![]() | ||
| Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm |
Dorchester Abbey, OxfordGlorious English choral works English Music Festival |
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| Dorchester Abbey, Oxford, High Street, Dorchester, Oxford OX10 7HH, United Kingdom Sunday 26-May-13 07:00pm Glorious English choral works | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 10:45am |
All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay, OxfordElizabeth to Elizabeth in voice and verse English Music Festival |
Britten, A Prayer from Gloriana |
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| All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay, Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Monday 27-May-13 10:45am Elizabeth to Elizabeth in voice and verse 450 years of English history and music to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), A Prayer from Gloriana | ||
| Monday 27-May-13 02:15pm |
All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay, OxfordThaymse Quartet English Music Festival |
Purcell, Two Fantasias (arr. Warlock) |
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| All Saints' Church, Sutton Courtenay, Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom Monday 27-May-13 02:15pm Thaymse Quartet Purcell, Henry (1659-1695), Two Fantasias (arr. Warlock) | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
Birmingham Symphony HallA Boy Was Born: Nelsons conducts Britten's War Requiem |
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| Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham B1, United Kingdom Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm A Boy Was Born: Nelsons conducts Britten's War Requiem “My subject is War, and the pity of War.” Benjamin Britten composed his War Requiem for the new Coventry Cathedral, but it’s become one of the defining achievements of modern music, a timeless and profoundly moving exploration of man’s inhumanity to man. The CBSO gave its world premiere: this music is in their blood, and every performance is special to them. Be there as Andris Nelsons and an international team of soloists bring this deeply personal masterpiece to Symphony Hall before taking the work on tour. (£10-£55) | ||
| Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm |
St George's, Hanover Square, LondonLuminescence |
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| St George's, Hanover Square, London, London W1A 6WN, United Kingdom Tuesday 28-May-13 07:30pm Luminescence | ||
| Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm |
St John's Church, Notting Hill, LondonWaldegrave Ensemble | Britten Centenary Concert |
Vaughan Williams, Six studies in English Folksong ((arrangement for bassoon & string quartet)) |
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| St John's Church, Notting Hill, London, Lansdowne Crescent, London W11 2NN, United Kingdom Wednesday 29-May-13 07:30pm Waldegrave Ensemble | Britten Centenary Concert Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958), Six studies in English Folksong ((arrangement for bassoon & string quartet)) Price type: Free | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm |
St Laurence's Church, LudlowThe King's Singers Ludlow English Song Weekend |
Ligeti, Five Nonsense Madrigals |
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| St Laurence's Church, Ludlow, College Street, Ludlow SY8 1AN, United Kingdom Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm The King's Singers Ligeti, Lukas, Five Nonsense Madrigals | ||
| Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm |
Frauenkirche, DresdenRoyal Stockholm Philharmonic – Haenchen – Zimmermann |
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| Frauenkirche, Dresden, D 01067 Dresden, Germany Thursday 30-May-13 08:00pm Royal Stockholm Philharmonic – Haenchen – Zimmermann | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm |
St Mary at Hill, LondonReverie presents 'When Music Sounds' |
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| St Mary at Hill, London, St Mary at Hill, Eastcheep, London EC3R 8EE, United Kingdom Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm Reverie presents 'When Music Sounds' | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm |
Civic Hall Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon Spring Seas Spring Sounds |
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| Civic Hall Stratford, Stratford-on-Avon , Stratford-on-Avon CV37 6LU, United Kingdom Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm Spring Seas | ||
| Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm |
Gresham's School: Big School, HoltBritten at Gresham's; the 1964 recital |
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| Gresham's School: Big School, Holt, Cromer Road, Holt NR25 6EA, United Kingdom Friday 31-May-13 07:30pm Britten at Gresham's; the 1964 recital A unique concert recreating a performance given by Peter Pears and Benjamin Britten at Gresham's in 1964. Past recipient of the Peter Pears Scholarship at the Royal College of Music, Thomas Hobbs is the soloist in this evocative concert, performing on the stage that Britten himself performed many times as a student. | ||
| Saturday 1-Jun-13 08:00pm |
City Hall Concert Hall, Hong KongFrom the New World |
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| City Hall Concert Hall, Hong Kong, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong, China Saturday 1-Jun-13 08:00pm From the New World Winner of the 2006 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, Augustin Hadelich will make his HK début with HK Sinfonietta and conductor Ken Lam with Lalo’s “Symphonie Espagnole”. Concert also features Dvořák’s Symphony No 9. | ||
| Monday 3-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Chester CathedralEnsemble Deva MBNA Chester Music Festival |
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| Chester Cathedral, Chester CH1 2HU, United Kingdom Monday 3-Jun-13 07:30pm Ensemble Deva One of the most evocative and profound song cycles of the last 100 years is performed in the stunning surroundings and acoustic of Chester Cathedral. The most important non-operatic work of the 1940s, this setting of six English poems for tenor, solo horn and string orchestra was completed in 1943. It was the first large-scale work he had written specifically for Peter Pears, and it was also a response to the extraordinary artistry of the horn player Dennis Brain. The solo horn opens the work, adds perfectly imagined atmosphere to the songs, and then, in Pears’s words, “winds the work into stillness”. A setting of English poems on evening and night which, as sleep approaches, hints of the “worm in the rose, the sense of sin in the heart of man”. The amazing Giovanni Guzzo takes his Stradivarius to lead Chester’s very own Ensemble Deva. Allan Clayton has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting and sought after singers of his generation and can currently be seen at the Royal Opera House. Find out more about him here. Tim Jackson is principal horn at the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and is much in demand also as a period french horn player and as a composer. He is a member of Ensemble Deva. Find out more about Tim here. | ||
| Monday 3-Jun-13 08:15pm |
Concertgebouw: Main Hall, AmsterdamAn English Version of Britten's Spring Symphony |
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| Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Monday 3-Jun-13 08:15pm An English Version of Britten's Spring Symphony ![]() Image credit: Simon Butterworth | ||
| Wednesday 5-Jun-13 07:30pm |
St Leonard's Church, Bledington, OxfordPavao Quartet Bledington Music Festival |
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| St Leonard's Church, Bledington, Oxford, Oxford OX7 6XD, United Kingdom Wednesday 5-Jun-13 07:30pm Pavao Quartet This concert will also include works from the Quartet's CDs Dreamin' and Someone to Watch Over Me, melodies form the Great American Songbook. It is the second concert at Bledington Music Festival 2013 | ||
| Wednesday 5-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Ashmolean Museum, OxfordOSJ Ashmolean Proms 2013 |
Quilter, Love's Philosophy, Op.3 no.1 (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, Now sleeps the crimson petal, Op.3 no.2 (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, Dream valley (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, The Jealous lover (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, Seven Elizabethan Lyrics: Weep you no more, Op.12 no.1 (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, 'Tis St Valentine's day (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, I dare not ask a kiss (arr. Lubbock) |
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| Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Beaumont Street, Oxford OX1 2PH, United Kingdom Wednesday 5-Jun-13 07:30pm OSJ Ashmolean Proms 2013 ![]() Quilter, Roger (1877-1953), Love's Philosophy, Op.3 no.1 (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, Roger (1877-1953), Now sleeps the crimson petal, Op.3 no.2 (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, Roger (1877-1953), Dream valley (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, Roger (1877-1953), The Jealous lover (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, Roger (1877-1953), 'Tis St Valentine's day (arr. Lubbock) Quilter, Roger (1877-1953), I dare not ask a kiss (arr. Lubbock) | ||
| Thursday 6-Jun-13 02:00pm |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CABarantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Thursday 6-Jun-13 02:00pm Barantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double Britten composed the concerto for violin and his own instrument, viola, at 18; its youthful vigor will challenge the virtuosity of the SFS’s Concertmaster and Principal Violist. Sibelius was not given to lengthy explanations of his works; after all, he believed “Music begins where the possibilities of language end.” Nonetheless, he called his heroic Second Symphony “a confession of the soul.” | ||
| Thursday 6-Jun-13 07:30pm |
St Leonard's Church, Bledington, OxfordThomas Trotter with Celia Craig Bledington Music Festival |
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| St Leonard's Church, Bledington, Oxford, Oxford OX7 6XD, United Kingdom Thursday 6-Jun-13 07:30pm Thomas Trotter with Celia Craig The final concert of Bledington Music Festival, 2013 with our President Thomas Trotter and Celia Craig, principal Oboe at the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 |
Aldeburgh Box OfficeThe Borough Aldeburgh Festival |
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| Aldeburgh Box Office, 152 High Street, Aldeburgh IP15 5AQ, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 The Borough Punchdrunk Theatre Company and its artistic director Felix Barrett are pioneers in a highly individual form of theatre, focusing as much on audience members and the surroundings as the performers and the narrative. Lines between spaces, performer and spectator blur to create an unforgettable experience. This version sets the story somewhere between George Crabbe’s poem The Borough and Britten’s masterpiece, Peter Grimes. It will take audience members on individual theatrical journeys around Grimes’ town, following in his footsteps and hearing Britten’s score. Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Snape Maltings Concert HallPeter Grimes in Concert Aldeburgh Festival |
Steuart Bedford, Conductor Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto: Auntie Lexi Hutton, Soprano: First Niece Robert Murray, Tenor: Bob Boles Henry Waddington, Bass-baritone: Swallow Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Sedley Christopher Gillett, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Stephen Richardson, Baritone: Hobson Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Tim Burke, Chorus director Britten-Pears Orchestra |
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| Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape IP17 1SP, United Kingdom Friday 7-Jun-13 07:30pm Peter Grimes in Concert Peter Grimes is an outsider in ‘The Borough’, a
fictionalised version of Aldeburgh that first appeared
in George Crabbe’s poem in 1810. Yet in contrast to
Crabbe’s sadistic fisherman, Britten’s Grimes emerges
as an enigmatic anti-hero. Is he responsible for the
death of his young apprentice? Is he mad, evil or a
misunderstood visionary? Britten’s early masterpiece has captured the
imagination of audiences around the world ever since
its premiere in the aftermath of the second world war.
First written for Peter Pears, the role of Grimes is
sung by Alan Oke, who received huge critical acclaim
for his portrayal of Aschenbach in the 2007
Aldeburgh Festival production of Death in Venice.
This concert performance gives you a rare chance to
hear the opera in the magnificent concert hall that
Britten built.Steuart Bedford, Conductor Alan Oke, Tenor: Peter Grimes Giselle Allen, Soprano: Ellen Orford David Kempster, Baritone: Captain Balstrode Gaynor Keeble, Contralto: Auntie Lexi Hutton, Soprano: First Niece Robert Murray, Tenor: Bob Boles Henry Waddington, Bass-baritone: Swallow Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo-soprano: Mrs Sedley Christopher Gillett, Tenor: Rev Horace Adams Stephen Richardson, Baritone: Hobson Chorus of Opera North Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Tim Burke, Chorus director Britten-Pears Orchestra | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert HallLiszt Piano Concertos |
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| Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall, 10 Salisburg Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm Liszt Piano Concertos Mark Wigglesworth dazzled in his 2011 HKPO début. In intriguing return concerts, he teams with insightful piano virtuoso Stephen Hough to perform both of Liszt’s piano concertos. From storms to dreamlike meditations, these works capture Liszt’s musical poetry. Framing them are works with aristocratic connections – to mark his centenary year, Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem, a provocative tribute to the Japanese Emperor which caused a diplomatic scandal. Haydn’s Ninetieth Symphony, composed for the Paris elite, featuring one of his daring musical jokes designed to catch his audience out – if you like bursting into pplause when the music finishes, you’d better sit on your hands at this concert! | ||
| Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CABarantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Friday 7-Jun-13 08:00pm Barantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double Britten composed the concerto for violin and his own instrument, viola, at 18; its youthful vigor will challenge the virtuosity of the SFS’s Concertmaster and Principal Violist. Sibelius was not given to lengthy explanations of his works; after all, he believed “Music begins where the possibilities of language end.” Nonetheless, he called his heroic Second Symphony “a confession of the soul.” | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 |
Aldeburgh Box OfficeThe Borough Aldeburgh Festival |
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| Aldeburgh Box Office, 152 High Street, Aldeburgh IP15 5AQ, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 The Borough Punchdrunk Theatre Company and its artistic director Felix Barrett are pioneers in a highly individual form of theatre, focusing as much on audience members and the surroundings as the performers and the narrative. Lines between spaces, performer and spectator blur to create an unforgettable experience. This version sets the story somewhere between George Crabbe’s poem The Borough and Britten’s masterpiece, Peter Grimes. It will take audience members on individual theatrical journeys around Grimes’ town, following in his footsteps and hearing Britten’s score. Open air: Outdoors | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 10:00am |
Morningside Parish Church, EdinburghCadenza Choral Workshop with Paul Spicer |
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| Morningside Parish Church, Edinburgh, Braid Road/Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh EH10 6DN, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 10:00am Cadenza Choral Workshop with Paul Spicer | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 11:00am |
Aldeburgh ChurchAimard & Aimard Aldeburgh Festival |
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| Aldeburgh Church, Aldeburgh IP15 5DY, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 11:00am Aimard & Aimard With his sister Valérie, Aldeburgh’s Artistic Director plays the music of his predecessor in a celebration of four of the twentieth century’s most distinctive voices, but reveals some surprising similarities.
Are Carter’s snappy syncopations a transatlantic echo of Shostakovich’s irony-laden acerbic wit and Kurtág’s compact, expressive gestures laden with the same potency as the sparse opening fragments of Britten’s sonata, which marked the beginning of an inspired collaboration with Rostropovich? At the heart of it, the cello’s inimitable voice, forceful but tender, sighing, singing, whispering, lamenting… | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 06:00pm |
Pumphouse, AldeburghCabaret Songs Aldeburgh Festival |
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| Pumphouse, Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh IP15 5HQ, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 06:00pm Cabaret Songs Could Britten’s delightful foray into popular song have been early coded love letters to the man with whom he was to share the rest of his life? Eight decades on, Conor Mitchell’s new settings of new Mark Ravenhill lyrics capture and embellish the atmosphere of heady excitement, emotional anxiety and inevitable heartache of a blossoming love affair. Originally written for an actress, Britten’s cabaret songs are given new life by Jamie McDermott, charismatic vocalist of quirky and theatrical indie band, The Irrepressibles, His sultry falsetto brings new colour and poignancy to a radical re-imagining of Britten’s originals, sung alongside new Mitchell settings of song lyrics that Auden intended for Britten but were never used, and a brand new set of cabaret songs they’ve inspired. | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm |
SJE Arts at St John the Evangelist Church, OxfordCommotio sings Britten's Sacred and Profane |
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| SJE Arts at St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford, 109A Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1EH, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm Commotio sings Britten's Sacred and Profane Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm |
Holy Trinity Church, WinchesterBlessed |
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| Holy Trinity Church, Winchester, Upper Brook Street, Winchester SO23 8DG, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 07:30pm Blessed Price type: Low cost, half at £10 or less | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Snape Maltings Concert HallLes Illuminations Aldeburgh Festival |
Britten, Three songs for Les Illuminations, orch Colin Matthews |
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| Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape IP17 1SP, United Kingdom Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm Les Illuminations In Britten’s Rimbaud songs the sensuality of the texts is matched in agile, feverish music for strings which trembles, shimmers and seduces. The French soprano Sandrine Piau, who premiered Colin Matthews’ completion of Britten’s three additional Rimbaud songs, makes her Aldeburgh debut. Judith Weir, citing Tippett’s work as a model, sets a small group of soloists against a larger body of strings in the style of a baroque concerto grosso. Bartok’s masterpiece weaves its magic from threads of folk music, sprightly dance rhythms and a compelling ‘night music’ episode that conjures an atmosphere of fantasy and dreams. Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976), Three songs for Les Illuminations, orch Colin Matthews | ||
| Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm |
Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CABarantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double |
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| Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States Saturday 8-Jun-13 08:00pm Barantschik and Vinocour play Britten's Double Britten composed the concerto for violin and his own instrument, viola, at 18; its youthful vigor will challenge the virtuosity of the SFS’s Concertmaster and Principal Violist. Sibelius was not given to lengthy explanations of his works; after all, he believed “Music begins where the possibilities of language end.” Nonetheless, he called his heroic Second Symphony “a confession of the soul.” | ||