Southbank Centre Classical Guide 2013/14

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ContentsOur Season At Southbank Centre 2

Take Your Pick 4Looking for suggestions on where to start?

The Concerts 8A chronological listing of all the events this season.

Features Dig deeper into the themes, projects and celebrations this season.

Darbar Festival 6The Indian classical music festival.

The Rest Is Noise 11Part two of our year-long festival of 20th-century music.

What’s Your Favourite Piece? 22The music explored.

Britten’s Centenary and the LPO 30Vladimir Jurowski on the LPO’s season.

The Finnish Line: Philharmonia Orchestra 38Esa-Pekka Salonen gives his highlights.

Pull Out All The Stops Festival 48The organ returns to Royal Festival Hall.

Premieres 56New compositions being performed.

The Voice 62Vocal highlights this season.

International Performers 68Musicians from across the globe performing here at Southbank Centre.

Index 76

Visiting Us 88

Booking Information 90

I hope you enjoy this guide to all the classical music you can hear and see this season at Southbank Centre. In an ideal world, we'd like to be welcoming you here to everything. In those nine months you would experience a wonderfully fulfilling selection of classical music from the widest possible repertoire. And we think your enjoyment can be even greater with the series of accompanying talks, discussions and lectures which illustrate the background to the works. This idea of encompassing the music within its social and political context has proved enormously popular at our The Rest Is Noise weekends, which dig deep into the history of 20th-century classical music. We look forward to seeing you here.

Jude Kelly OBE Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director

It gives me great pleasure to introduce the 2013/14 classical music season at Southbank Centre. As The Rest Is Noise festival comes to its conclusion, we look at music in the context of the Cold War, the revolutionary 1960s and the post-communist era. 2014 is, appropriately, a moment where many new works are being performed – including works by Sir John Tavener, Kaija Saariaho and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies – to welcome back the wonderful Royal Festival Hall organ. Joining our four Resident Orchestras, it is a thrill to welcome major orchestras and conductors from around the world, including Claudio Abbado with Orchestra Mozart, Michael Tilson Thomas with San Francisco Symphony, and Antonio Pappano with the Orchestra and Chorus of Santa Cecilia.

Gillian Moore MBE Southbank Centre’s Head of Classical Music

Welcome

School children learn about the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall organ © Timothy Cochrane

FestivalsSouthbank Centre is a site bursting with creativity in which different art forms collide and our indoor and outdoor spaces buzz with activity. Central to this are a number of festivals: some annual (including Meltdown, Alchemy, Imagine Children’s Festival and WOW – Women of the World), and others created as one-off experiences, such as The Rest Is Noise, our year-long exploration of 20th-century music in its historical context, and Pull Out All The Stops, celebrating the complete refurbishment of the Royal Festival Hall organ. To find out more about concerts in these one-off festivals see the Index on page 86.

Resident ArtistsOur Artists in Residence work closely with us and our audiences to explore new directions and offer their insight. We are very proud to have the following musicians amongst our creative family: conductor Marin Alsop, percussionist Colin Currie, soprano Elizabeth Watts, cellist Oliver Coates, composer/performer Mica Levi and Mary King, Artistic Associate and founding director of Southbank Centre’s Voicelab. Find out when and where they are performing in our Index on page 76.

Resident OrchestrasFour world-class orchestras call Southbank Centre their home. From new music to much-loved classics, together the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the London Sinfonietta perform over 150 concerts here each season. For a full list of all our Resident Orchestras’ performances see our Index on page 83.

Annual SeriesLook out for the concerts in this guide that are part of our three concert series: Shell Classic International features the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors; the International Chamber Music Season champions the best chamber-music performers and repertoire; and the International Piano Series remains one of the most significant platforms for solo piano recitals. For more details on these series see our Index on page 85.

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Our classical music season welcomes performers from all over the world from autumn through to the summer. The backbone is provided by our four Resident Orchestras, and look out for the concerts that appear in our three annual series, as well as the many festivals in which classical music plays a part.

Our season at Southbank Centre

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Gabriela Montero © Timothy Cochrane

Colin Currie © Timothy Cochrane

Composers In FocusBenjamin Britten’s Centenary Two weeks of concerts, films, talks and debates between Saturday 28 September and Saturday 12 October 2013 mark Britten’s centenary (Part of The Rest Is Noise, pages 13 to 18). More to be announced nearer the time, see southbankcentre.co.uk/therestisnoise

Masters of Minimalism: Reich and Glass Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 November 2013 (Part of The Rest Is Noise, page 26).

Strauss 150th Anniversary Philharmonia Orchestra celebrate Strauss in five concerts (Januray, February, March and June 2014, pages 84).

We have selected some highlights for you to explore.

Take Your Pick

Family FriendlyLondon Philharmonic Orchestra FUNharmonics Family concerts presented by Chris Jarvis of CBeebies, including Have-a-Go instrument sessions and Family Orchestra workshops: Sunday 3 November 2013 (page 24), Sunday 16 February 2014 (page 40) and Sunday 11 May 2014 (page 65).

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Family Concert: Fancy That! Hear a swan, kangaroos and a marching lion brought to life at this performance of The Carnival of the Animals by Katia and Marielle Labèque with members of the OAE on Thursday 20 February 2014 (page 41). (Part of Imagine festival).

Noye’s Fludde Benjamin Britten’s colourful opera inspired by Noah and his ark. Saturday 28 September 2013 (page 13) and Saturday 12 October 2013 (page 17).

Do Something DifferentFrank Zappa’s Banned Work 200 Motels Tuesday 29 October 2013 (page 20).

Hear the ‘Extinct’ Violoncello da Spalla Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Tuesday 25 March 2014 (page 53).

Philip Glass’ Four-Hour Masterpiece, Music in Twelve Parts Philip Glass Ensemble, Saturday 9 November 2013 (page 26).

2001: A Space Odyssey Live A screening of Stanley Kubrick’s seminal film with live music from Philharmonia Orchestra, Monday 7 October 2013 (page 17).

BlockbustersClaudio Abbado, Martha Argerich & Orchestra Mozart Tuesday 1 October 2013 (page 15) (Part of Shell Classic International).

Legendary Pianist Maurizio Pollini Tuesday 18 February 2014 (page 41) and Wednesday 2 April 2014 (page 55).

Venezuelan Superstar Gustavo Dudamel and the Philharmonia Orchestra Thursday 14 November 2013 (page 26).

World Premiere of the Late Górecki’s Fourth Symphony Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra, Saturday 12 April 2014 (page 58).

Sir Simon Rattle Conducts Haydn’s The Creation Performed by Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Tuesday 6 May 2014 (page 61).

FestivalsDarbar A celebration of the best in Indian music (September to October 2013, page 86).

The second part of our year-long festival focuses on the 1950s till the end of the 20th century (September to December 2013, page 86).

Pull Out All the Stops Festival: An Organ Celebration A month-long festival to welcome back the newly refurbished organ to Royal Festival Hall (March to June 2014, page 86).

Philip Glass © Pasquale Salerno

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Gustavo Dudamel © Richard Haughton

Frank Zappa, 1970 © Keystone Pictures USA/Alamy

Jayanthi Kumaresh © Usha KrishKatia and Marielle Labéque meet the audience at Imagine Children’s Festival © Timothy Cochrane

Darbar Festival, the celebration of Indian classical music, returns to Southbank Centre and commemorates both the death of Ravi Shankar and the new stars following in his footsteps.

Darbar Festival

Where & WhenEmerging StarsHear the London debuts of three stars of tomorrow: sitar player Anupama Bhagwat (Saturday 21 September 2013, page 10), khayal vocalist Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil (Saturday 21 September 2013, page 9) and khayal vocalist Raghunandan Panshikar (Sunday 22 September 2013, page 10).

For a full list of the events in the Darbar Festival, see the Index on page 86.

With the passing of the great Ravi Shankar in December 2012, the Indian classical music world has been mourning the loss of both a great maestro and also a global spokesperson for its art.

Within the Indian classical music world, he was one of only half a dozen musicians that dominated the scene over the past 40 years. And thanks to now-legendary performances at the Woodstock festival and high-profile friendships with the likes of The Beatles’ George Harrison and Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar also went on to became famous across the world.

At this year’s Darbar Festival, Sandeep Virdee, the festival’s Artistic Director, says the festival is going to be both a celebration of Shankar and an opportunity

to highlight the impressive next generation of talent – including a particular focus on female performers, some of whom are playing in London for the first time.

‘It is only because the world of marketing and celebrity culture has become more complicated that many now do not get the type of exposure Shankar was afforded,’ explains Virdee. ‘Here in the UK we can programme the festival free from the discrimination that most musicians face back in India because of politics, caste, sex and religion. We feel that the festival is a tribute in whole to Shankar’s life’s work and we also continue to expose brilliant new musicians to the UK audiences.’

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Ustad Wajahat Khan © Maani Vadgama

Sudha Raghunathan © Sandeep Virdee

Anupama Bhagwat © SandeepVirdee

Ustad Baha’uddin Dagar © Arnhel de Serra

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Thursday 12 September 2013

Indian Classical Music Appreciation CourseDARBAR FESTIVALRun by award-winning broadcaster, journalist, novelist and critic Jameela Siddiqi, this course is suitable for beginners and aims to demystify the traditions and practices of Indian classical music. Sessions feature live musicians. Session 1: 12 September 2013 Session 2: 19 September 2013 Session 3: 25 September 2013 Session 4: 3 October 2013 Session 5: 16 October 2013

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45 (for all five sessions)


Transposed Rhythm and the Saraswati VeenaDARBAR FESTIVAL

Bernhard Shimplesberger drums Sukhad Munde pakhawaj – Interval – Jayanthi Kumaresh saraswati veena Patri Satish Kumar mridangam RN Prakash ghatam

The eighth annual Darbar Festival opens with a double bill concert of drums, and features one of India’s oldest instruments, the saraswati veena, named after the Hindu Goddess of Arts.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 6.30pm £27 £17

Friday 20 September 2013

Tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar DARBAR FESTIVAL

Oliver Craske Simon Broughton

Find out more about the life and times of this great Indian Classical music maestro in this talk with Oliver Craske, who collaborated with Shankar on his autobiography Raga Mala, and Simon Broughton, editor of Songlines. Illustrated with photographs rarely seen by the general public.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 12.45pm £10


Great Improvisational ExpectationsDARBAR FESTIVAL

Debashish Bhattacharya slide guitar Yogesh Samsi tabla

Debashish Bhattacharya presents afternoon ragas displaying his extreme virtuosity. He is accompanied by one of India’s foremost tabla maestros, who takes improvisational accompaniment to dazzling heights.



Darbar Unplugged: Saraswati VeenaDARBAR FESTIVAL

Jayanthi Kumaresh saraswati veena Patri Satish Kumar mridangam RN Prakash ghatam

Jayanthi Kumaresh is the most highly prized Saraswati veena player in India, having started to play this traditional lute at the age of four. This concert is the authentic way to enjoy the Saraswati veena, unplugged, in the traditional tranquil mehfil style. Please note space is limited to 50 seats.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 6pm £20

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Colours of Dhrupad and the Majestic SarodDARBAR FESTIVAL

Nirmalya Dey dhrupad vocal Sukhad Munde pakhawaj – Interval – Ustad Wajahat Khan sarod Akram Khan tabla

A rare concert devoted to the art of Dhrupad – Indian classical singing. The programme includes a performance from the celebrated composer and sarod maestro Ustad Wajahat Khan, who performs ragas in the Imdadkhani gharana style.


Saturday 21 September 2013

Glorious Morning: Ragas UnwrappedDARBAR FESTIVAL

Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil khayal vocal Tanmay Deochake harmonium Akram Khan tabla

Manjusha Kulkarni-Patil is India’s most sought after young virtuoso of the Agra and Gwalior Gharanas. In her debut UK concert, she presents these morning ragas in her inimitable style which savours their expressive implications of the words, relishing their subtle shifts of rhythm to create a sighing quality.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10am £20 £15


Darbar Unplugged: Morning Sitar RecitalDARBAR FESTIVAL

Mehboob Nadeem sitar Harkiret Bahra tabla

Mehboob Nadeem performs morning raga melodies in a rare mehfil-style concert. Harkiret Bahra provides both sensitive and exhilarating accompaniment on the tabla. Please note space is limited to 50 seats.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 10.15am £15


The Betrayal of Saraswati VeenaDARBAR FESTIVAL

Jayanthi Kumaresh carnatic veena Dharambir Singh MBE

Award-winning musician and composer Jayanthi Kumaresh discusses the challenges of performing the Saraswati veena in the Carnatic tradition and her experiences as a woman in the male-dominated, Indian classical-music tradition. She is in conversation with Dharambir Singh MBE.



Enchanting Afternoon Ragas on 100 StringsDARBAR FESTIVAL

Harjinderpal Singh Matharu santoor Yogesh Samsi tabla

Matharu performs mesmerising ragas on the santoor, an ancient string instrument that produces a beautiful trance-like sound, which Sufi mystics use as an accompanying instrument in their divine music. Tabla master Samsi accompanies him.



Darbar Unplugged: Rudra VeenaDARBAR FESTIVAL

Ustad Baha’uddin Dagar rudra veena Sukhad Munde pakhawaj

An opportunity to hear Dagar, a 21st-generation musician and one of a handful in the world playing the rudra veena, perform in an unplugged session. The young maestro Munde accompanies him on the pakhawaj. Please note space is limited to 50 seats.


DARBAR FESTIVAL The annual Indian classical music festival returns

This is a chronological listing of our classical music events in the 2013/14 season. If you are looking for something specific, try the index starting on page 76.

The ConcertsUstad Wajahat Khan © Maani Vadgama

Harjinderpal Singh Matharu © Sandeep Virdee

Jayanthi Kumaresh © Usha Krish

The Rest Is Noise brings to life Alex Ross’ acclaimed book of the same name. It does this with concerts by inspiring performers and great orchestras, plus in-depth weekends, where the music is examined in its social, political and historical context via lectures, panel discussions, films and documentaries .

Jude Kelly, Southbank Centre’s Artistic Director, says: ‘A lot of the audiences at our The Rest Is Noise weekends in the first half of the festival were people who don’t usually attend contemporary classical music, or were interested in the science, history and politics of the era and have realised that the music is related to all these things. So many have come to one of the weekends and then decided to cancel plans so they can come back for the rest of them, almost like taking an informal course.’

Classical music took some radical turns in the wake of World War Two, the Holocaust and the dawn of the nuclear age, with composers like Boulez, Stockhausen and Ligeti reinventing composition. From September until the end of the year, we look at how their work fits in with wider events, and how it inspired a new generation of performers and artistic movements.

The post-Holocaust world, Benjamin Britten and the 1960s social revolution are just a few of the areas covered in the second half of our groundbreaking survey of 20th-century music, The Rest Is Noise.

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Iconic Sitar to Mesmerising Carnatic RagasDARBAR FESTIVAL

Anupama Bhagwat sitar Gurdain Rayatt tabla – Interval – Sudha Ragunathan carnatic vocal Jyotsna Shrikanth violin Patri Satish Kumar mridangam RN Prakash ghatam

Enjoy the UK-debut of sitar player Anupama Bhagwat, accompanied by Gurdain Rayatt, the UK’s rising star of tabla. They are joined by Sudha Ragunathan, the most eminent singer in the South Indian Classical Carnatic tradition.


Sunday 22 September 2013

Morning Ragas: Sitar on FireDARBAR FESTIVAL

Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee sitar Soumen Nandi tabla

Sitar phenomenon Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee returns to London after an absence of six years. His tremendous control, love for the raga and bullet-speed virtuosic ability produces unforgettable performances.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10am £20 £15


Darbar Unplugged: Kirana Gharana KhayalDARBAR FESTIVAL

Dr Vijay Rajput khayal vocal Tanmay Deochake harmonium Shahbaz Hussain tabla

Dr Rajput, a disciple of the illustrious North-Indian vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, is one of Britain’s most talented classical Indian vocalists. He returns to the Darbar Festival to perform poetic morning ragas.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 10.15am £15


Where Are the Women?DARBAR FESTIVAL

Sudha Ragunathan Dharambir Singh MBE

One of India’s most experienced Carnatic vocalists Sudha Ragunathan talks vividly about her life as a female musician and explains the role of women in Indian classical music.



Limitless Tabla, Punjab StyleDARBAR FESTIVAL

Yogesh Samsi tabla Tanmay Deochake harmonium nagma

A long-awaited performance of solo tabla music, highlighting the amazing versatility of this instrument in the hands of India’s great intellectual tabla maestro, Yogesh Samsi.



Rudra Veena to Magnificent KhayalDARBAR FESTIVAL

Ustad Baha’uddin Dagar sitar Sukhad Munde pakhawaj – Interval – Pandit Raghunandan Panshikar khayal vocal Akram Khan tabla Tanmay Deochake harmonium

The Darbar Festival is proud to present Ustad Baha’uddin Dagar, one of a handful of the world’s rudra veena players, who returns to the festival after his sublime concert in 2006. Panshikar presents evening ragas from Jaipur Atruli Gharana, known for its beautiful and unusual ragas.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 6pm £27 £17

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Darbar Unplugged: Sitar & TablaDARBAR FESTIVAL

Aunpama Bhagwat sitar Gurdain Rayatt tabla

One of India’s freshest female sitar maestros, Aunpama Bhagwat, makes her debut visit to the UK. She is accompanied by leading UK tabla player Gurdain Rayatt.


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Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee

Buzz Aldrin salutes the US flag on the moon, 1969 © NASA Apollo Archive

1960s mods © Paul Townsend

Where & WhenLondon Philharmonic OrchestraOur principal orchestra partner for The Rest Is Noise is the London Philharmonic Orchestra. All their concerts in 2013 fall within the festival. They end their season with John Adams’ moving nativity oratorio El Niño (Saturday 14 December 2013, page 33). Full listings of their concerts are in the Index, page 83.

Stalin’s Iron FistBournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform music by Prokofiev and Shostakovich, two composers who felt the force of Stalin’s oppression first hand (Friday 4 October 2013, page 16).

Three Orchestras Play TogetherStockhausen’s highly original Gruppen, featuring three orchestras that play simultaneously, but sometimes at different speeds, is presented by the London Sinfonietta and ensembles from the Royal Academy of Music (Sunday 6 October 2013, page 17).

Britten’s Last OperaRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra perform Britten’s Death in Venice, his last opera (Sunday 3 November 2013, page 24).

If you’re a newcomer to this era of music, this is your chance not just to hear works like Stockhausen’s immense Gruppen and Olivier Messiaen’s awesome homage to the universe Des canyons aux étoiles (From the canyons to the stars), but to explore the concepts behind them.

‘We're trying to encourage audiences to understand the underlying ideas composers were playing with and why those ideas mattered to them,’ explains Kelly. ‘What were the discussions they had with each other? And how did they relate to other discussions happening in other parts of the art world? A lot of these composers were exploring the idea of music, the idea of sound, the idea of technology and sound. Our audiences can look at a piece of sculpture or observe a painting on the wall and understand these artworks are exploring an “idea” – so it’s not the attractiveness they’re looking at, it’s the conceptual starting point. Similarly, we want to help audiences explore and understand some of the conceptual starting points composers had. For example, in 1960s New York, why did Steve Reich and Philip Glass decide to develop their own brand of musical minimalism? Why did British composer Thomas Adès decide to ignite his huge 1990s orchestral work Aslya with the sounds of the raves he had been attending?’

For further details, including videos and recordings, visit southbankcentre.co.uk/therestisnoise

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Monday 23 September 2013

YCAT New Artists: Presentation ConcertYCAT identifies, nurtures, promotes and supports exceptional young artists, with the potential for international performing careers. Previous alumni include Ian Bostridge, Alison Balsom, Elizabeth Watts and the Belcea Quartet. In this concert YCAT presents its new artists, selected through a rigorous audition process culminating in public finals.



Philharmonia OrchestraSALONEN CONDUCTS BERLIOz’S ROMEO ET JULIETTE

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Christianne Stotijn mezzo-soprano Paul Groves tenor Gerald Finley baritone Roland Wood bass Philharmonia Chorus

Berlioz Roméo et Juliette (concert performance in French with English surtitles)

Widely considered to be his most original and dramatic programmatic work, Berlioz’s choral Roméo et Juliette is an orchestral tour de force for orchestra, chorus and soloists. A personal homage to Berlioz’s own heroes Shakespeare and Beethoven, it has been described by the musicologist Donald Tovey as ‘one of the most gigantic and convincing masterpieces of music-drama’ ever written.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48

Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Explore: an introduction to this evening’s programme. Free


City of London Sinfonia, Michael CollinsMUSIC FROM ACROSS THE IRON CURTAIN

Michael Collins conductor, clarinet Stephen Stirling horn Evelina Dobracheva soprano Ronan Busfield tenor Graeme Broadbent bass

Britten Serenade for tenor, horn and strings Britten Second Movement from Movements for a Clarinet Concerto compl. Colin Matthews Copland Clarinet Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No.14

City of London Sinfonia explore music from either side of the Iron Curtain, featuring the work of Britten, Copland and Shostakovich.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £28 £21 £15 £10

Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6pm – Pre-concert talk looking at the impact of the Cold War on European and American cultural identity. In partnership with the Forum for European Philosophy. Free


Britten: Noye’s Fludde

Come and join Noye, his family, a cast of animals and musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra as they escape from the great flood that encompasses the earth in this colourful Biblical-inspired opera written by Benjamin Britten.

Also on Saturday 12 October.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 2pm & 4pm Free

Children performing with the LPO © Ben Ealovega

Christianne Stotijn © Stephan Vanfletere

London’s ‘swinging’ Carnaby Street, 1968 © H. Grobe

Beatles in America, 7 February 1964 © United Press

John F Kennedy, White House photo portrait, looking up © White House Press Office

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London Philharmonic OrchestraBRITTEN CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Stuart Skelton tenor (Peter Grimes) Pamela Armstrong soprano (Ellen Orford) Alan Opie baritone (Balstrode) Pamela Helen Stephen mezzo-soprano (Auntie) Malin Christensson soprano (Niece 1) Claire Ormshaw soprano (Niece 2) Michael Colvin tenor (Bob Boles) Brindley Sherratt bass (Swallow) Jean Rigby mezzo-soprano (Mrs Sedley) Mark Stone baritone (Ned Keene) Brian Galliford tenor (Rev Adams) Jonathan Veira bass (Hobson) Daniel Slater director London Voices

Britten Peter Grimes – opera in 3 acts

Peter Grimes is one of the landmark operas of the 20th century. Based on a poem about a fisherman, the chilling tale of marginalisation and persecution inspired Britten to create his most powerful and dramatic music. Performance lasts approximately three hours including an interval.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm (please note start time) £39 £33 £27 £21 £16 £12 £9 Premium seats £65

Royal Festival Hall at 5.30pm – A performance by musicians from the Royal College of Music. Free


Philharmonia OrchestraSUNDAY MATINEE SERIES: SALONEN CONDUCTS BERLIOz

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Piotr Anderszewski piano

Beethoven Overture, Namensfeier Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Cast in five trail-blazing movements, the Symphonie fantastique celebrates Berlioz’s delirious infatuation with the Irish actress, Harriet Smithson. After taking a draught of opium, Berlioz’s wild ravings climax in a frenzied Witches’ Sabbath finale.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48


Aurora OrchestrazEITGEIST: BRITTEN FILMS

Nicholas Collon conductor Samuel West narrator

Britten Night mail; The Way to the sea; Men behind the meters; The Tocher; Coal face; The King’s stamp; God’s chillun; Peace of Britain; Sixpenny telegram

Aurora performs Benjamin Britten’s complete existing documentary film scores alongside the original films. Step back into 1930s Britain with these vivid portraits dealing with subjects ranging from postage stamps to pacifism and the abolition of the slave trade to the electrification of the London-Portsmouth railway.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £10

Monday 30 September 2013

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGAMECHANGERS: MUSICAL FIREWORKS

William Christie conductor Sandrine Piau soprano

Rameau Overture, Airs pour les athletes, Bruit de guerre, Gravement, Funeral Lament Tristes apprêts and Menuet from Castor et Pollux; Par un sommeil agréable from Dardanus; Règne avec moi, Bacchus from Anacréon; Entrée de Polymnie from Les Boréades; Je vole, amour, ou tu m’appelles from Les Paladins; Chaconne from Dardanus Handel Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6 No.6; Che sento? and Se pietà di me non senti from Giulio Cesare; March and Scoglio d’immota fronte from Scipione; Music for the Royal Fireworks

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s new season and Gamechangers series starts in style with music from England’s favourite adopted composer, George Frideric Handel, and his French counterpart, Rameau.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm £38 £24 £9 Premium seats £60

Royal Festival Hall at 5.45pm – Our Gamechangers series is introduced by OAE musicians. Free

Tuesday 1 October 2013

Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado & Martha ArgerichSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Claudio Abbado conductor Martha Argerich piano

Haydn Symphony No.94 (Surprise) Mozart Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat, K.271; Symphony No.36 (Linz)

Orchestra Mozart makes its UK debut conducted by the great Claudio Abbado. Martha Argerich joins the orchestra to perform Mozart’s Jeunehomme Piano Concerto, composed when he was just 21, with its intensely emotional slow movement.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £70 £55 £45 £35 £25 £15 Premium seats £85

Wednesday 2 October 2013


Vladimir Jurowski conductor Mark Padmore tenor Truls Mørk cello

Britten The Prince of the Pagodas Suite (Prelude & dances); Suite on English Folk Tunes (A Time There Was ...); Nocturne; Cello Symphony

Vladimir Jurowski conducts orchestral gems by Benjamin Britten in his centenary year. Written for Mstislav Rostropovich, Britten’s Cello Symphony is music of fraught intensity but also of optimism – an inspiring journey from darkness to light.


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View of Riverside Terrace and Royal Festival Hall © Belinda Lawley

Claudio Abbado © Peter Fischli

Sandrine Piau © Sandrine Expilly

Esa-Pekka Salonen © Karen Robinson

Vladimir Jurowski © Karen Robinson





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Igor Levit, pianoBeethoven Sonatas: Op.109 in E; Op.110 in A flat; Op.111 in C minor

A legendary trilogy exploring mystical atmospheres and transcendental musical extremes, Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas are among the composer’s greatest achievements and represent a tremendous challenge for any performer.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £28 £21 £15 £10 Premium seats £35

Thursday 3 October 2013

Orchestra Mozart, Diego Matheuz & Maria João PiresSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Diego Matheuz conductor Maria João Pires piano

Rossini Overture, La Gazza Ladra Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3; Symphony No.3 (Eroica)

Young Venezuelan conductor Diego Matheuz, a graduate of the famous El Sistema Venezuelan music system, leads the orchestra in a performance including Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, considered by many to be one of the greatest symphonies ever written. Maria João Pires, ‘one of the most celebrated... pianists on the planet’ (The Telegraph), performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3.


Friday 4 October 2013

Bournemouth Symphony OrchestraRUSSIA IN THE POST-WAR WORLD

Kirill Karabits conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello

Prokofiev Sinfonia concertante in E minor for cello and orchestra, Op.125 Shostakovich Symphony No.10 in E minor

Prokofiev’s Sinfonia concertante was inspired by the virtuosic musicianship of the legendary cellist Rostropovich. Shostakovich only felt confident to finish his Tenth Symphony, considered one of his greatest works, after Stalin had died in March 1953. In an extraordinary ironic twist, this was also the day of Prokofiev’s death.


Saturday 5 October 2013

Stockhausen & Boulez: modern masterpieces

Franck Ollu conductor Colin Currie percussion Nicolas Hodges piano Hilary Summers contralto Members of Aurora Orchestra Sound Intermedia

Stockhausen Gesang der Jünglinge; Kontakte Boulez Le marteau sans maître

A performance of three classic scores that changed the face of modern music forever. Stockhausen’s Gesang der Jünglinge (Song of the Youths) was the first masterpiece of electronic music; in Kontakte (Contacts), live sounds are picked up by rotating microphones and distributed around the four corners of the hall. The programme is completed by Boulez’s Le marteau sans maître (The hammer without a master), performed by Hilary Summers, one of the work’s greatest interpreters.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £22 £15 £10

Sunday 6 October 2013

Tamara Stefanovich, piano

Ligeti Musica ricercata Stockhausen Klavierstück IX Messiaen Excerpts from Catalogue d’oiseaux Boulez Sonata No.2

This is a programme of powerful, challenging music from four master composers of the 20th century. The concert includes extracts from Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux, based on the composer’s painstaking transcriptions of birdsong, and Boulez’s Sonata No.2, a ferociously demanding work.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £28 £21 £15 £10 Premium seats £35


Stockhausen: Gruppen LONDON SINFONIETTA & ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC

Martyn Brabbins conductor London Sinfonietta Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble Other two conductors to be announced

Stockhausen Gruppen And works by Nono

An extravaganza of sound, Stockhausen’s Gruppen is an early masterpiece, inspired by the rise and fall of the Graubünder Alps, which he could see out of his window. Stockhausen created an intensely original soundworld, using three independent orchestras, each with their own conductor.

Royal Festival Hall, 6pm £25 £15

Monday 7 October 2013

2001: A Space Odyssey LivePHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA AND PHILHARMONIA VOICES

Benjamin Wallfisch conductor Philharmonia Orchestra Philharmonia Voices

A screening of Stanley Kubrick’s seminal film 2001: A Space Odyssey with live music. Long recognised as one of the greatest science fiction films of all time, 2001: A Space Odyssey is celebrated for its technological realism, its innovative Oscar®-winning special effects and bold use of music.

Presented in association with the BFI (British Film Institute), with support from Warner Bros.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm (please note start time) £45 £37.50 £30 £22.50 Premium seats £55


Philharmonia OrchestraANDRIS NELSONS: BRAHMS CYCLE

Andris Nelsons conductor Hélène Grimaud piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No.1; Symphony No.1

The opening concert in Andris Nelsons’ Brahms series features two masterworks of blazing intensity. Brahms’ First Piano Concerto is an astonishing achievement for a 25-year-old, but he was 43 before revealing his First Symphony.



Britten: Noye’s Fludde

Come and join Noye, his family, a cast of animals and musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra as they escape from the great flood that encompasses the earth in this colourful Biblical-inspired opera written by Benjamin Britten.

Also on Saturday 28 September.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 2pm & 4pm Free

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Karl Heinz Stockhausen © akg-images

Colin Currie © Timothy Cochrane

Maria João Pires © Felix Broede

Kirill Karabits © Sasha Gusov

Tamara Stefanovich ©Timothy Cochrane

2001: A Space Odyssey © BFI





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Vladimir Jurowski conductor Tatiana Monogarova soprano Ian Bostridge tenor Matthias Goerne baritone Neville Creed conductor (chamber orchestra) London Philharmonic Choir Trinity Boys Choir

Britten War Requiem

In his monumental War Requiem, Britten pits three contrasting musical ensembles against one another: the chilling innocence of boys’ voices meets the outspoken, acerbic protests of two soldier-like figures and a large chorus and orchestra.

Please note there is no interval.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – A performance by musicians from the Royal College of Music. Free



Andris Nelsons conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin Tanja Tetzlaff cello

Brahms Variations on a theme by Haydn (St Anthony); Double Concerto; Symphony No.3

Andris Nelsons continues his Brahms exploration with the composer’s Third Symphony and Double Concerto.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Explore: an introduction to this evening’s programme. Free


Goldsmiths Choral Union & Royal Philharmonic OrchestraBrian Wright conductor Tom Poster piano Laura van der Heijden cello Sophie Mansell alto Njabulo Madlala baritone

Constant Lambert The Rio Grande for piano, chorus & orchestra Elgar Cello Concerto Walton Belshazzar’s Feast

A feast of English music including Walton’s choral masterpiece and Elgar’s best-loved cello concerto played by BBC Young Musician, Laura van der Heijden, making her Southbank Centre debut.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £39 £30 £22 £15 £10


Philharmonia OrchestraASHKENAzY CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY

Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin

Stravinsky 4 Norwegian Moods; Violin Concerto in D Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony

Tchaikovsky’s gripping Manfred Symphony was inspired by Lord Byron’s poem about a guilt-ridden mountain dweller, who summons seven spirits in the vain hope they might help him forget the past.



Simply Gershwin

Gavin Sutherland conductor Jonathan Scott piano Jaclyn Spencer and guest dancing duo Douglas Mills and guest tap dancers Meeta Raval soprano Rodney Earl Clarke baritone London Concert Orchestra

Broadway glamour and toe-tapping tunes in an all-Gershwin extravaganza of song and dance from America’s greatest composer.

Royal Festival Hall, 2.30pm £39.50 £29.50 £22.50 £16.50 £14.50 Premium seats £45


Mozart RequiemDavid Hill conductor James Baillieu piano Eleanor Dennis soprano Rosie Aldridge mezzo-soprano Samuel Boden tenor Benjamin Cahn bass-baritone English Chamber Orchestra The Bach Choir

Mozart Overture, Don Giovanni; Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467; Requiem

Mozart’s choral masterpiece crowns a sublime evening of his greatest works.



Philharmonia OrchestraSUNDAY MATINEE SERIES: ASHKENAzY CONDUCTS THE PLANETS

Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Alice Sara Ott piano Chorus to be announced

Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden Grieg Piano Concerto Holst The Planets

Composed in 1868 while on holiday, Grieg’s Piano Concerto embodies the spirit of one of the happiest times in the composer’s life. Holst’s planetary masterwork hit the British music scene like a thunderbolt and turned Holst into a national celebrity.



Borodin Quartet

Shostakovich String Quartets: No.7 in F sharp minor, Op.108; No.8 in C minor, Op.110; No.12 in D flat, Op.133

A performance of some of Shostakovich’s most intimately revealing music, played by the Borodin Quartet, whose original members worked closely with the composer. These string quartets reveal Shostakovich at his most bold and personal.


Monday 21 October 2013

A Jewish RomanceA CELEBRATION OF JEWISH LOVE IN SIx TRADITIONS

Mark Glanville bass-baritone Julia Melinek soprano Phillip Thomas piano

A celebration of Jewish love, from the shtetl to the New World, performed in music from six different Jewish traditions, including songs and arias by Meyerbeer, Korngold, Gershwin and Kern. ‘This is profoundly beautiful music, worthy of the high accolades that are starting to stream in.’ Charlie Bertsch (Forverts) on Glanville’s Yiddish Winterreise.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.45pm £12


London Philharmonic OrchestraYANNICK NEzET-SEGUIN CONDUCTS POULENC

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Alexandre Tharaud piano Kate Royal soprano London Philharmonic Choir

Poulenc Piano Concerto Prokofiev Symphony No.7 in C sharp minor Poulenc Stabat mater

Poulenc’s imagination knew few bounds and reached one of its many peaks in his charming Piano Concerto. However, Poulenc himself claimed that ‘the best and most genuine part of myself’ was to be found in his sacred music.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – Dr Caroline Potter from Kingston University looks at the life and works of Francis Poulenc. Free

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Kate Royal © Esther Haase and DG

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Philharmonia OrchestraVALCUHA CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN

Juraj Valčuha conductor Sunwook Kim piano

Cherubini Overture, Médée Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4; Symphony No.7

Wagner referred to Beethoven’s Seventh as the ‘apotheosis of the dance’, noting that rhythm is the music’s prime motivating force. The work climaxes in a final coda of overwhelming joy and excitement.


Friday 25 October 2013

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop & Swingle SingersSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Marin Alsop conductor

Guarnieri Symphony No.4 (Brasília) Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Berio Sinfonia

Brazil’s flagship orchestra returns to London following its hit performance at the 2012 BBC Proms, for a night of quintessentially 1960s music with the Swingle Singers and conductor Marin Alsop, a firm favourite with Southbank Centre audiences.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45 £37 £29 £22.50 £17 £12 Premium seats £65


London Philharmonic OrchestraSHOSTAKOVICH SPEAKS OUT

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Jean-Guihen Queyras cello Mikhail Petrenko bass Gentlemen of the London Philharmonic Choir

Dutilleux Tout un monde lointain ... (Cello Concerto) Shostakovich Symphony No.13 in B flat minor (Babi Yar)

Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony features controversial texts depicting the Nazi massacre of Jews outside Kiev, presented with bold simplicity and tragic irony. The symphony was astonishingly outspoken and delivered Shostakovich’s last major clash with the Soviet state.


Tuesday 29 October 2013

Frank Zappa: 200 Motels

Jurjen Hempel conductor Claron McFadden soprano BBC Concert Orchestra Southbank Sinfonia

Frank Zappa 200 Motels

The debut performance of Frank zappa’s legendary 1971 work 200 Motels was canceled due to objections that the lyrics were obscene. Hear it performed live in concert for the first time in the UK. This colossal piece, one of the most ambitious that zappa ever wrote, is performed by the full forces of the BBC Concert Orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia and a large cast of rock musicians, singers and actors.

Please note, this event contains explicit material and is suitable for adult audiences aged 18+.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45 £35 £25


London Philharmonic OrchestraSCHNITTKE’S VISION OF THE FUTURE

Michail Jurowski conductor Johannes Moser cello

Ligeti Lontano Lutosławski Cello Concerto Schnittke Symphony No.1

For Alfred Schnittke, ‘incidental’ and ‘serious’ music were one and the same. Here was a composer who sampled before sampling was invented, and whose moving, emotion-filled and energy-charged symphonies reveal the paradoxes and parallels at the heart of modern life.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Professor Alexander Ivashkin plays cello works by Lutosławski and Schnittke, and uses unpublished correspondence between Ligeti, Lutosławski and Schnittke to explore their personal relationships. Free


Cedric Tiberghien, pianoLiszt Années de pèlerinage (1st year – Switzerland), S.160 Szymanowski Three Masques, Op.34 Ravel Miroirs

The young French pianist Cédric Tiberghien immerses us in a programme filled with poetic associations – the heady atmosphere of romantic Liszt, sensual Szymanowski and glittering Ravel.



Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayAlejo Pérez conductor Yeree Suh soprano Unsuk Chin presenter Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra

Christophe Bertrand Virya for 4 musicians (UK premiere); Madrigal for soprano & 5 musicians (UK premiere); Yet for 20 musicians (UK premiere)

A portrait of Christophe Bertrand (1981 – 2010), one of the greatest compositional talents of our time. His work is a synthesis of very different traditions – Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, Messiaen, Ligeti, xenakis and Steve Reich were all pivotal influences.

Royal Festival Hall, 6pm Free


Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGAMECHANGERS: ARCANGELO CORELLI

Alison Bury violin, director

Handel Overture to Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno Muffat Passacaglia from Sonata No.5 in G (Armonico tributo) Clare Connors Corelli Leaves (London premiere)Corelli Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6 No.8 (Christmas); Sinfonia to Santa Beatrice d’Este Handel Concerto grosso in A minor, Op.6 No.4 Corelli Trio Sonata in A, Op.3 No.12 Geminiani Concerto grosso in D minor after Corelli, Op.5 No.12 ‘La follia’

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment marks the 300th anniversary of Arcangelo Corelli’s death, with a concert that contains music not just by him but by composers he influenced.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm £38 £24 £9

Queen Elizabeth Hall at 5.45pm – Clare Connors introduces her new commission Corelli Leaves. Free


Philharmonia OrchestraTEMIRKANOV CONDUCTS PROKOFIEV AND RACHMANINOV

Yuri Temirkanov conductor Vilde Frang violin

Prokofiev Symphony No.1 in D (Classical); Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63 Rachmaninov Symphony No.2

Yuri Temirkanov conducts an all-Russian programme. Both Prokofiev and Rachmaninov were brilliant composer-pianists, but whereas Prokofiev was an iconoclast who delighted in railing at tradition, Rachmaninov inherited Tchaikovsky’s mantle without demur.



The Night ShiftORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Alison Bury violin, director

The Night Shift is London’s unique classical night, putting great classical music into a relaxed and contemporary late-night setting. This event showcases the Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli.

There is pre-show music in the bar from 9pm and post-show DJ until midnight.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10pm £9 advance £12 on the day (On sale from late August 2013)

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Marin Alsop © Timothy Cochrane

Frank Zappa, 1970 © Keystone Pictures USA/Alamy

What’s Your Favourite Piece?

Sandeep Virdee, Darbar Festival Artistic Director‘Raga Darbari Kanada is my music of choice which is a timeless piece that takes me on a journey of reflection, sorrow, hope and triumph. It optimises the power of a raga performed late at night. Simply the greatest sitar and tabla piece of music I have ever heard.’

Hear emotive evening ragas at Iconic Sitar to Mesmerising Carnatic Ragas on Saturday 21 September 2013 (page 10).

Jacqui Wier O’Brien, Southbank Centre Visitor Services‘There are so many reasons to love Don Davis’ score for The Matrix and I wish I had the space to list them all. However, in a nutshell, I believe this is film composing at its best. Davis uses a very clever combination of strings, brass and percussive piano to create a soundscape that completely conveys the conflicts being played out in the storyline (truth versus illusion, man versus machine) but, having heard this performed live, I can truly say that the orchestral experience highlights that this is so much more than a “soundtrack”.’

Don Davis’ score for The Matrix is performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday 29 November 2013 (page 28).

Nico Muhly, composer‘Music in Twelve Parts does everything I want a long-form piece of music to do. Despite its repetitive small structures, it contains moments of great Mahlerian revelation – the groaning transition from parts IV to V being just one of these. Where the first section is austere, droning, the 11th and 12th sections are richly French and decadent in their shifting harmonies and colours.’

Music In Twelve Parts is performed by the Philip Glass Ensemble on Saturday 9 November 2013 (page 26).

Marin Alsop, conductor and Southbank Centre Artist In Residence‘Every time I hear Brahms‘s String Sextet in B-flat major, I am transported to that moment when I was 12 years old and suddenly understood the immense power of music to transform us emotionally. I was studying violin at a chamber-music camp, and someone had an LP of the Brahms playing in their dorm room. I can remember being drawn to the door as though it had a magnetic pull; sitting down outside the door and weeping with the beauty of this music and experience. I hope you can hear some Brahms in this season!’

For a full listing of all Brahms being performed see the Index on page 79.

Daijon (aged 9), violinist from In Harmony Lambeth‘I like Mars, The Bringer of War because it is loud and fast all at the same time. I played it with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela in the Queen Elizabeth Hall. When you have another orchestra helping you it adds to the effect!’

The Planets by Holst, which includes Mars, The Bringer of War, is played by Philharmonia Orchestra on Sunday 20 October 2013 (page 19).

We asked six Southbank Centre friends to name their favourite piece of music. Tell us your favourite piece at #favouritepiece by Friday 28 February 2014 for your chance to win a Southbank Centre Membership for a year.

photo by Ben Larpent

Marin Alsop © Tim Cochrane


Kerry Brotherwood, Southbank Centre Member and regular concert goer‘One of my top-three favourite pieces of classical music is Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs. I prefer not to follow the text and let the music wash over me. They contain powerful emotional twists and turns as well as poignant vulnerability. I hope that by the end of my journey through The Rest Is Noise, I can move another 20th-century piece into the top three!’

Eva-Maria Westbroek performs Four Last Songs on Thursday 5 June 2014 (page 70) as part of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Richard Strauss 150th Anniversary celebration.





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Saturday 2 November 2013

London Philharmonic OrchestraFROM THE CANYONS TO THE STARS

Christoph Eschenbach conductor Tzimon Barto piano John Ryan horn

Messiaen Des canyons aux étoiles

Des canyons aux étoiles (From the Canyons to the stars) is an orchestral depiction of a vast space. Messiaen’s hallmarks are here – intoxicating colours, vivid images of nature and beguiling rhythms imported from Asian traditions.

Please note there is no interval.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Colour and Eternity: the Royal Philharmonic Society explores the music of Olivier Messiaen. Free

Sunday 3 November 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra: FUNharmonicsTHE YOUNG PERSON’S GUIDE TO THE ORCHESTRA

Stuart Stratford conductor Chris Jarvis presenter

Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Come and experience Benjamin Britten’s masterpiece, The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra – a perfect introduction to orchestral music.

You can try your hand at playing an orchestral instrument in one of the Have-A-Go instrument sessions or join the Family Orchestra workshops from 10am to 2.30pm in the Royal Festival Hall foyers. Presented by Chris Jarvis of CBeebies.

Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon £18 £16 £14 £12 £10 (adults) £9 £8 £7 £6 £5 (children)


Royal Liverpool Philharmonic OrchestraMUSIC FROM TURBULENT TIMES

Vasily Petrenko conductor

Berio Ritirata notturna di Madrid (after Boccherini) Britten, arr. Steuart Bedford Suite from Death in Venice Shostakovich Symphony No.15

Music composed in the 1970s: three musical mavericks offer contrasting visions of this turbulent decade. Britten’s final opera, Death in Venice, is a breath-taking culmination of his operatic career. Shostakovich’s final symphony, sparingly scored and overshadowed by intimations of mortality, includes quotations from his earlier symphonies and other works.


Tuesday 5 November 2013

A Night Under The StarsTHE MOzART ExPERIENCE

Toby Purser conductor Michael Collins clarinet Lucy Crowe soprano Christopher Maltman baritone Orion Orchestra Streetwise Opera Choir of HM Chapel Royal, Hampton Court

Mozart Clarinet Concerto; Overture and Non più andrai from The Marriage of Figaro; Là ci darem la mano & Fin ch'han dal vino (Champagne Aria) from Don Giovanni; Birdcatcher’s Song, Ach, ich fühl’s & Papageno/Papagena Duet from The Magic Flute; Alleluia from Exsultate Jubilate; Ave verum corpus; Finale from Symphony No.41;

A gala evening of Mozart favourites in aid of The Passage – a London based charity that provides the resources to encourage, inspire and challenge homeless people to transform their lives.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £50 £39 £29 £19 £12 Premium seats £60


Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship FundRecital by an award-winner of the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.45pm Free, but ticket required

Wednesday 6 November 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts

Ben Gernon conductor

Programme includes: Galina Ustvolskaya Symphony No.5 (Amen) for reciter, violin, oboe, trumpet, tuba & percussion

LPO Foyle Future Firsts present a programme to include Galina Ustvolskaya’s final work – a haunting setting of The Lord’s Prayer.



London Philharmonic OrchestraARVO PART: A TIMELESS BEAUTY

Tõnu Kaljuste conductor Sergej Krylov violin London Philharmonic Choir

Sofia Gubaidulina Offertorium (Violin Concerto) Arvo Pärt Magnificat; Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten; Berliner Messe

When Arvo Pärt’s music began to be heard outside Estonia two decades ago, it felt like the opening of a door into another world. Pärt’s devastating purity, stillness and resonance connect the distant past to the absolute present.


Thursday 7 November 2013

The WorksORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Margaret Faultless violin, director Presenter to be announced

Beethoven Symphony No.8

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s The Works concert series gives audience members the opportunity to enjoy a guided tour to a selected piece of music. The evening features a movement-by-movement guide and full performance of the piece. Plus you have the chance to meet musicians afterwards.

Performance lasts one hour 20 minutes with no interval.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm £25 £15 (children 11+ £2.50)

Friday 8 November 2013

London Philharmonic OrchestraTHE GENIUS OF FILM MUSIC 1960 – 1980

John Mauceri conductor

Alex North Cleopatra Symphony Nino Rota The Godfather, symphonic portrait Franz Waxman The Ride of the Cossacks Bernard Herrmann Psycho, narrative for string orchestra Bronislaw Kaper Mutiny on the Bounty Jerry Goldsmith The New Enterprise from Star Trek

A concert celebrating the genius of film music. Waxman, Herrmann, North and Rota delivered some of the most emotional and involving orchestral music ever written. See also Friday 29 November 2013.


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Vasily Petrenko © Mark McNulty

LPO Funharmonics © Graeme Findlay

Hayward Gallery Terrace © Belinda Lawley





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Philip Glass EnsembleMUSIC IN 12 PARTS

Glass Music in Twelve Parts

A rare performance of Philip Glass’ four-hour Minimalist masterpiece Music in Twelve Parts, scored for keyboards, flutes, saxophones and voice, performed by Philip Glass’ own ensemble with the composer himself on keyboards.

Royal Festival Hall, 5pm £28 £21 £16 £12 Premium seats £35


Andrew Zolinsky, piano

Christian Wolff For Piano 1 John Cage One for piano Meredith Monk Railroad; St Petersburg Waltz Christian Wolff Preludes Nos.6, 9 & 11 Morton Feldman Palais de mari

British pianist Andrew zolinsky presents music by four of America’s great originals that explores sound, silence and time.Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1pm £10


Steve Reich & the Colin Currie Group

Steve Reich Clapping Music; Come out; Music for pieces of wood; Pendulum music; Music for 18 musicians

Steve Reich joins us for this concert featuring a selection of his most bewitching scores. Top of the bill is Music for 18 Musicians.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £28 £21 £16 £12 Premium seats £35

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Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayJohannes Debus conductor Helena Juntunen soprano Unsuk Chin presenter Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra

Benedict Mason Self-referential songs and realistic virelais for soprano & ensemble; ! for ensemble

A portrait of Benedict Mason, whose music is always exciting, thought-provoking and colourful.



Philharmonia OrchestraDUDAMEL CONDUCTS MAHLER

Gustavo Dudamel conductor

Mahler Symphony No.7

At the heart of Mahler’s bewitching Seventh Symphony are two movements entitled Nachtmusik (Night Music) and a central scherzo whose haunting atmosphere appear to inhabit another world. Please note there is no interval.



Boris Giltburg, pianoRachmaninov 10 Preludes, Op.23 Prokofiev Sonata No.8 in B flat, Op.84 Ravel La valse

Rachmaninov’s Preludes are tender, dazzling and dramatic as only Russian Romanticism can be, whereas Prokofiev’s Sonata No.8 is the third of the composer’s so-called ‘war’ sonatas, reflecting the tense atmosphere of World War Two.



Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentA PIANISTIC PARTNERSHIP

Margaret Faultless violin, director Robert Levin fortepiano Ya-Fei Chuang fortepiano

Beethoven Overture, Coriolan Mendelssohn Concerto in A flat for 2 pianos Schubert Fantasia in F minor for piano duet, D.940 Beethoven Symphony No.8

One of the Orchestra’s long-time collaborators, the great pianist Robert Levin, returns with the equally accomplished wife Ya-Fei Chuang for two works, including Mendelssohn’s elegant Concerto for Two Pianos, written when he was just 14.


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 5.45pm – OAE Extras pre-concert event. Free


London Philharmonic OrchestraSUBLIME POLISH MELODIES

Michał Dworzynski conductor Barnabas Kelemen violin Allison Bell soprano

Penderecki Violin Concerto No.1 Górecki Symphony No.3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), Op.36

In the mid-1970s Henryk Górecki asked a specialist in Polish folk music if he had discovered any interesting old melodies. The folklorist responded with a simple Silesian song in which a mother mourns her recently killed son. The composer used the song in his Third Symphony, whose anguished beauty has no parallel in music.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – Conductor Michał Dworzynski discusses the evening’s programme. Free


Cristina Ortiz, piano

Chopin Ballades: No.1 in G minor, Op.23; No.2 in F, Op.38; No.3 in A flat, Op.47; No.4 in F minor, Op.52; Scherzos: No.1 in B minor, Op.20; No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31; No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39; No.4 in E, Op.54

Cristina Ortiz, one of Brazil’s most celebrated pianists and long resident in London, performs all Chopin’s Ballades and Scherzos, alternating the genres throughout the concert, providing an unusual chance to savour the contrast between them.


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Ya-Fei Chuang

Gustavo Dudamel © Richard Haughton

Meredith Monk © Jesse Frohman

Philip Glass Ensemble © James Ewing

Steve Reich © Timothy Cochrane





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Sunday 1 December 2013

György & Márta Kurtág, Hiromi Kikuchi

György Kurtág piano Márta Kurtág piano Hiromi Kikuchi violin

György Kurtág Hipartita; Excerpts from Játékok (Games); Bach arrangements

A rare opportunity to see legendary Hungarian composer György Kurtág in action as a pianist, alongside his wife, Márta. Játékok are humorous, quirky miniatures, and as the perfect musical companion, the Kurtágs perform some of György’s exquisite four-hand arrangements of Bach’s timeless classics.


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Thursday 5 December 2013

John Wilson & The John Wilson OrchestraA CELEBRATION OF THE MGM FILM MUSICALS

John Wilson conductor with guest artists

The much-loved John Wilson Orchestra returns with an all-new show celebrating the golden era of Hollywood performing show-stopping sequences from the hit MGM film-musicals Easter Parade, High Society, Gigi plus more.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £47.50 £43 £35 £28.50

Friday 6 December 2013

Vivaldi: GloriaAndrew Nethsingha conductor St John’s College Choir, Cambridge Stephanie Gonley violin Crispian Steele-Perkins trumpet Tom Rainer trumpet Anna Patalong soprano Frances Bourne mezzo-soprano English Chamber Orchestra

Vivaldi The Four Seasons; Magnificat in G minor, RV.611; Concerto in C for 2 trumpets, RV.537; Gloria

The highly acclaimed Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge perform Vivaldi’s choral masterpiece as a fitting finale to this selection of his finest works.



London SinfoniettaDARKNESS AND LIGHT – HAAS’ IN VAIN

André de Ridder conductor

Georg Friedrich Haas in vain for 24 instruments (London premiere)

Haas’ in vain, written in 2000, is an exploration of a musical sound outside the standard tonal system of composition and an adventure for the listener. As well as the microtonal harmonic sound-world that pervades the work, the normal concert experience is altered for both audience and performers, as parts of the performance are given in pitch-black.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 8pm £20 £10

Saturday 7 December 2013

London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts

Paul Hoskins conductor

Programme includes: Martin Butler Jazz machines Julian Anderson Tiramisu for chamber ensemble

The LPO Foyle Future Firsts perform British music from the 1990s.


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BBC Scottish Symphony OrchestraNO MORE RULES

Ilan Volkov conductor Ilya Gringolts violin Patrick Gallois flute

Toru Takemitsu Green (November steps II); Marginalia; I hear the water dreaming for flute & orchestra Ligeti San Francisco Polyphony; Violin Concerto

A concert showcasing the vibrant music of Ligeti and Takemitsu. Japanese composer Takemitsu’s music incorporates Japanese instruments and other elements of the country’s folk music into his richly orchestrated, gorgeous works.


Friday 29 November 2013

London Philharmonic OrchestraTHE GENIUS OF FILM MUSIC 1980-2000

Dirk Brossé conductor

Excerpts from: John Williams Star Wars Vangelis Chariots of Fire Marvin Hamlisch Sophie’s Choice Ennio Morricone The Mission Luis Enríque Bacalov Il Postino Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks Elmer Bernstein The Age of Innocence Danny Elfman The Nightmare before Christmas John Powell Chicken Run Nicola Piovani La Vita è bella Jerry Goldsmith Mulan Don Davis The Matrix Hans Zimmer Gladiator

Enjoy an evening of spectacular, colourful and evocative film scores, in all their orchestral brilliance. See also Friday 8 November.



OAE TotsORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTThe Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s popular series of events for the very youngest music-lovers returns to Southbank Centre. Suitable for under fives (and parents!). Tots aged two and over require tickets. Tots aged younger than two go free, provided they do not need their own seat.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 9.30am & 11am £9 (adults) £1 (tots)


Philharmonia OrchestraNAPOLéON FILM SCREENING WITH LIVE ORCHESTRA

Carl Davis conductor

Carl Davis’ epic score for the 1927 silent film Napoléon, directed by Abel Gance, is not only the longest ever composed, but is also widely celebrated as one of the finest. Please note there are two intervals, plus a 100-minute interval at approximately 5pm.

End time approximately 9.30pm.


Southbank Centre © Belinda Lawley

John Wilson © Chris Christodoulou

Napoleon courtesy of Photoplay Productions

Ilan Volkov © John Wood – BBC

Darth Vader © Lucas Film

Britten’s Centenary and the LPO

Led by the Orchestra’s Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski, this is a great opportunity to hear some of the works that made Britten one of the most important composers of the last 100 years, as well as discovering some of his lesser performed pieces.

The celebration gets underway with a performance of the chilling opera Peter Grimes (Saturday 28 September 2013), which has been described as one of ‘the true operatic masterpieces of the 20th century’ (Anthony Tommasini in the New York Times). Tenor Mark Padmore and cellist Truls Mørk explore another side of the versatile composer in a concert including Britten’s Cello Symphony and Suite on English Folk Tunes (Wednesday 2 October 2013). Then the trio of Britten concerts concludes with the monumental War Requiem, again directed by Vladimir Jurowski (Saturday 12 October 2013).

Talking about the War Requiem’s anti-war origins, Jurowski says: ‘The participation of soloists Matthias Goerne, Ian Bostridge and Tatiana Monogarova in [our performance of] the War Requiem is the exact national set-up as it was during the 1962 world premiere of the piece. There was a British tenor, Russian soprano and German baritone – reflecting three of the countries that participated in the Second World War.’

Where & WhenPeter Grimes Vladimir Jurowski conducts Benjamin Britten’s opera about a Suffolk fisherman whose eccentric nature leads to the local community dramatically turning on him (Saturday 28 September, page 14) Part of The Rest Is Noise.

Orchestral Power From the UKHear four key orchestral works from the 1990s, including Thomas Adès’ Asyla, which was in part inspired by his clubbing experiences, and James MacMillan’s percussion concerto, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, performed by Olympics Opening Ceremony-star Evelyn Glennie (Saturday 7 December 2013, page 32). Part of The Rest Is Noise.

El NiñoJohn Adams’ moving nativity oratorio fuses the rousing joy of Handel’s Messiah with Latin American texts (Saturday 14 December 2013, page 33). Part of The Rest Is Noise.

Sofia Gubaidulina’s OffertoriumRussian composer Gubaidulina takes inspiration from Webern, Bach and the Christian symbolism of death and resurrection in her violin concerto Offertorium (Wednesday 6 November 2013, page 25). Part of The Rest Is Noise.

Entire LPO 2013/14 Season ListingsTo see all the concerts that make up the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2013/14 season see the Index on page 83.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra is also Southbank Centre’s principal orchestra partner for the year-long The Rest Is Noise festival, of which the Britten Centenary is a part. In December, the festival moves into the 1990s with a concert of works by four leading British composers, including Thomas Adès’ Asyla – a work with a special resonance for conductor Vladimir Jurowski (Saturday 7 December 2013).

‘Asyla, for me, is the central British work of the late 20th century,’ says Jurowski. ‘I have a very unfortunate history with it because I was going to perform it about 13 years ago, everything was planned and then I fell ill. I still have the score marked up from the attempt, so I am looking forward all the more to conducting it now.’

The concluding performance of this festival of 20th-century music is El Niño (Nativity Oratorio), a joyful work that many consider to be John Adams’ masterpiece (Saturday 14 December 2013). It promises to be a moving and unforgettable end to this remarkable season.

London Philharmonic Orchestra, a Southbank Centre Resident Orchestra, begins the season with a celebration of Benjamin Britten, marking 100 years since this beloved composer’s birth.



Benjamin Britten © britten100.org, photo by Hans Wild

Sofia Gubaidulina © Peter Fischli, Lucerne Festival





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London Philharmonic OrchestraEVELYN GLENNIE PLAYS MACMILLAN

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Evelyn Glennie percussion

Julian Anderson The Stations of the Sun for orchestra James MacMillan Veni, Veni, Emmanuel Mark-Anthony Turnage Evening Songs Thomas Adès Asyla

Vladimir Jurowski conducts a retrospective of seminal British works from the 1990s. Percussionist Evelyn Glennie – dedicatee of the work – performs James MacMillan’s percussion concerto Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, a wonderfully playful yet deeply spiritual work, that demands to be seen as well as heard.



London SinfoniettaTHE NEW MUSIC SHOW 2013

Baldur Brönnimann conductor Sound Intermedia sound projection

The New Music Show is London Sinfonietta's festival-in-a-day, with concerts that feature a host of premieres from emerging and established composers. A series of talks and panel discussions curated by The Royal Philharmonic Society explore the future of new music. The day also features the return of Hidden – a series of intimate solo performances of short new works in unusual spaces around the concert hall. Full programme to be announced in the summer.

Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, from 4pm £20 day ticket


National Children’s Orchestras of Great BritainMAIN AND UNDER 13 ORCHESTRAS

Join the National Children’s Orchestras for an explosive combination of fresh-faced enthusiasm and a reputation for delivering first-rate performances of the repertoire they love best.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm (please note start time) £25 £20 £17 £12

Tuesday 10 December 2013

Till Fellner, pianoMozart Rondo in A minor for piano, K.511 Bach Preludes and Fugues, BWV.874 - 877 from The Well-Tempered Clavier; Haydn Sonata in D, Hob.XVI/37; Schumann Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6

Viennese pianist Till Fellner, a one-time student of Alfred Brendel, performs classics from the German keyboard tradition.


Wednesday 11 December 2013

The Sixteen at ChristmasA CEREMONY OF CAROLS

Harry Christophers conductor

Poulenc 4 Petites prières de Saint François d’Assise Anonymous Nowell, nowell: Out of your sleep; Sweet was the song; Sing we to this merry company Poulenc Salve regina Anonymous Nowell, nowell: In Bethlem; Angelus ad virginem; Make we joy Poulenc 4 Motets pour le temps de Noel Britten Hymn to the Virgin; A Shepherd’s carol Traditional The Holly and the Ivy arr. Britten Britten A Ceremony of Carols

The Sixteen returns to perform its ever-popular annual Christmas concert, featuring music by two of the most significant composers of vocal music from the 20th century, Poulenc and Britten.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £45 £36 £28 £20 £16 £12

The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 9.15pm. Carols with The Sixteen. Free

Thursday 12 December 2013

Philharmonia OrchestraSOKHIEV CONDUCTS MAHLER

Tugan Sokhiev conductor Viktoria Mullova violin Anastasia Kalagina soprano

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Mahler Symphony No.4

Mendelssohn’s life-enhancing concerto creates the impression of having been conceived in one miraculous sweep (in fact it took him six years, on and off), while Mahler’s Fourth possesses a magical, Mendelssohnian innocence, culminating in one of the most angelically beautiful song-settings ever composed.



Messiah by CandlelightMOzART FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA IN FULL 18TH-CENTURY COSTUME

Oliver Gooch conductor Laura Mitchell soprano Carolyn Dobbin mezzo-soprano Alexander Sprague tenor Gary Griffiths bass-baritone Mozart Festival Chorus

Handel Messiah

Following a sold-out performance in 2012, four acclaimed soloists join the Mozart Festival Orchestra to perform Handel’s choral masterpiece in an evocative candle-lit-style setting.



London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS A NATIVITY ORATORIO

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Kate Royal soprano Kelley O’Connor mezzo-soprano Matthew Rose bass Daniel Bubeck counter-tenor Brian Cummings counter-tenor Steven Rickards counter-tenor Mark Grey sound designer London Philharmonic Choir

John Adams El Niño (Nativity Oratorio)

El Niño tells a refracted version of the Nativity story transplanted to Hispanic America, presenting a feast of allusions in musical, theatrical and visual form. It is as joyful and rousing as Handel’s Messiah (its inspiration), as intense and direct as the Latin American texts that it uses, and as moving and sincere as anything Adams has written.


The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall at 5pm – The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s creative ensemble for 15- to 19-year-olds, The Band, performs new music inspired by John Adams’ El Niño and its source texts. Free

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Fairy lights over Festival Terrace © Belinda Lawley

Royal Festival Hall, National Children’s Orchestra © Alex von koettlitz

Kelley O'Connor © Zachary Maxwell Stertz

© Kevin Leighton

Evelyn Glennie © James Wilson





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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Opera RaraKING OF FOOLS: OFFENBACH’S FANTASIO

Cast includes: Sir Mark Elder conductor Marlis Petersen Elsbeth, La Princesse Sarah Connolly Fantasio Victoria Simmonds Flamel Robert Murray Marinoni Russell Braun Le Prince Neal Davies Sparck Brindley Sherratt Le Roi Opera Rara Chorus

Offenbach Fantasio – comic opera in 3 acts (concert performance in French with English surtitles) (UK premiere)

A concert performance of Offenbach’s opera Fantasio, the story of a young student who pursues his true love against all odds. One of Offenbach’s most romantic, daring and innovative operas, marking a crucial step on his way towards The Tales of Hoffmann.


Royal Festival Hall at 5.45pm – OAE Extras, pre-concert event in conjunction with Opera Rara. Free

Monday 6 January 2014

Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year SeriesTHE FUTURE STARTS HERE!Enjoy the annual display of Britain’s brilliant young talent in five compelling and imaginative programmes, each created around an important contemporary composer – George Benjamin, Cristóbal Halffter, Nicola LeFanu, Giles Swayne, and Mark-Anthony Turnage.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.45pm £12 £9.50 £7

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm – Illustrated introduction or masterclass. Free to ticket-holders for the 7.45pm concert.

Tuesday 7 January 2014

Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year SeriesTHE FUTURE STARTS HERE!Enjoy the annual display of Britain’s brilliant young talent in five compelling and imaginative programmes. See Monday 6 January 2014.



Wednesday 8 January 2014



Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 6.15pm – Illustrated introduction or masterclass. Free to ticket-holders for the 7.45pm concert

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Friday 10 January 2014





Boris Berezovsky, pianoRavel Gaspard de la nuit Debussy Selection from Préludes, Bk. 1 Rachmaninov Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op.22; Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.36

Boris Berezovsky has enjoyed a glittering international career since winning the gold medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1990. Tonight is a welcome opportunity to hear him in recital at Southbank Centre after an absence of several months.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £33 £25 £20 £15 £10 Premium seats £52 Students’ platform seats £7


London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS MAHLER

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Lawrence Power viola

James MacMillan Viola Concerto (World premiere) Mahler Symphony No.6

Mahler’s Sixth Symphony is a compelling 80-minute orchestral journey, ending in resolute tragedy – perhaps the first symphony to paint such a resoundingly dark picture of the human soul with such astonishing purpose and effect. It is preceded by the world-premiere of a Viola Concerto by one of the UK’s leading composers James MacMillan.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – James MacMillan discusses his new Viola Concerto. Free

Friday 17 January 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS BRAHMS AND BEETHOVEN

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Yulianna Avdeeva piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 Beethoven Symphony No.6 (Pastoral)

Between the tumultuous upheavals of his Fifth and Seventh Symphonies, Beethoven’s Sixth feels like a sudden step into daylight – into the softened world of the countryside, with its quiet exaltation and its strengthening sense of communion.


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Southbank Centre ChristmasMarket © Belinda Lawley


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London Philharmonic OrchestraCHAMPIONING FREEDOM

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Leonidas Kavakos violin

Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041 Hartmann Concerto funèbre Beethoven Symphony No.3 (Eroica)

Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony was written to encapsulate ideals of liberty in music of intense endurance and fortitude – and its volume and emotional power left critics and audiences dumbfounded.



Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayAntony Hermus conductor Hae-Sun Kang violin Unsuk Chin presenter Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra

Jonathan Harvey Wheel of emptiness for chamber ensemble; Scena for violin & chamber ensemble

No composer since Olivier Messiaen has so consistently captured notions of spirituality and transcendence in music than Jonathan Harvey (1939 – 2012). The Philharmonia celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday with the performance of two major works.




Andris Nelsons conductor Hélène Grimaud piano

Brahms Piano Concerto No.2; Symphony No.4

Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto is a symphonic powerhouse of scorching virtuosity that the composer mischievously described as ‘a set of little piano pieces’. The majestic Fourth Symphony was the last of his works he saw performed.


Monday 27 January 2014

ConversazioneDUELLING CANTATAS

Sounds Baroque Julian Perkins harpsichord, director Anna Dennis soprano Andrew Radley counter-tenor Jane Gordon violin Jorge Jimenez violin Piroska Baranyay cello James Akers theorbo, guitar

Gasparini Io che dal terzo ciel Corelli Violin Sonata in D, Op.5 No.1 A Scarlatti Questo silenzio ombroso Caldara Trio Sonata in E minor, Op.1 No.5 Handel Sonata in G for keyboard, HWV.579 D Scarlatti Sonata in G, Kk.63; Attrib. Handel Rondeau in G Handel Amarilli vezzosa (Il duello amorosa), HWV.82

Arcadian bliss, unrequited love, virtuosic abandon; Duelling Cantatas combines these elements to conjure up a performance – or conversazioni – at one of the auspicious Roman palazzi in the early 18th century.



Martin Helmchen, pianoProgramme includes: Bach Partita No.4 in D, BWV.828 Schumann Waldszenen, Op.82 Schubert Fantasy in C, D.760 (Wandererfantasie)

The young German pianist Martin Helmchen is a rising star who has built an enviable international reputation. For this recital he focuses on music from the heart of the Austro-German tradition, crossing three centuries.



London Philharmonic OrchestraCOLOURFUL ORCHESTRAL FAVOURITES

Andrés Orozco-Estrada conductor Rudolf Buchbinder piano

Kodály Dances of Galánta Grieg Piano Concerto Dvořák Symphony No.7

A trio of orchestral favourites: the aching poise and flowing melody of Grieg’s Piano Concerto, Kodály’s rumbustious, colourful dances and Dvořák’s compelling Seventh Symphony.



Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGAMECHANGERS: A FORGOTTEN REVOLUTIONARY?

Rebecca Miller conductor Mahan Esfahani harpsichord Danny Driver fortepiano

CPE Bach Symphonies: Wq.179 in E flat; Wq.182/5 in B minor; Concerto in E flat for harpsichord & fortepiano, Wq.47; Symphonies: Wq.182/4 in A; Wq.183/1 in D; Wq.183/3 in F

Enjoy the music of forgotten trailblazer Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach. One of the many children of JS Bach, CPE Bach’s music is bright and effervescent, and a fascinating link between the music of his father (and the Baroque era) and Joseph Haydn (the Classical era).


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 5.45pm: OAE Extras – pre-concert event. Free


Philharmonia OrchestraRICHARD STRAUSS 150TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Philippe Jordan conductor Angela Denoke soprano

Wagner Overture, Tannhäuser Strauss Songs with orchestral accompaniment; Don Juan; Dance of the Seven Veils and Final scene from Salome

A celebration of the 150th anniversary of Strauss’ birth. The concert includes his orchestral swashbuckler Don Juan, and music from the climax to his sumptuous and shocking one-act opera Salome.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Explore: an introduction to this evening’s programme.Free

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Tuesday 4 February 2014

Paul Lewis, piano

Bach Chorale-prelude, Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV.639 transc. Busoni Beethoven Sonata in E flat, Op.27 No.1 (Quasi una fantasia) Bach Chorale-prelude, Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV.659 transc. Busoni Beethoven Sonata in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 (Quasi una fantasia – Moonlight) Liszt Schlaflos, Frage und Antwort S.203; Unstern! sinistre, disastro, S.208; R.W. - Venezia, S.201 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

British pianist Paul Lewis is firmly established as one of today’s best-loved musicians, particularly noted for his expertise in the great Viennese classics. This recital also offers a chance to hear him claim new territory, with three unusual, atmospheric works by Liszt and Mussorgsky’s dazzling Pictures at an Exhibition.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £33 £25 £20 £15 £10 Premium seats £52 Students’ platform seats £7

Thursday 6 February 2014



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Royal Festival Hall foyer © Belinda Lawley

Hélène Grimaud © Karen Robinson

Paul Lewis © Josep Molina Harmonia Mundi

The Finnish line: Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia Orchestra

Beginning the Philharmonia’s Orchestra’s 2013/14 season is a performance of Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet. ‘I was a latecomer to Berlioz,’ explains Esa-Peka Salonen. ‘And like so many others of my generation I was trained to think of him as amusing – not somebody to study or to take seriously.

‘However, when I was in my 40s I thought I’d better take another look, because so many colleagues of mine, including Valery Gergiev and Sir Simon Rattle, were utterly fascinated by this music. Many people were raving about it. So I went through his scores, studied them, and thought: this is wonderful!

‘For me now, Berlioz is one of the great musical geniuses. He had no predecessors and no followers, so his voice is totally unique.

‘I decided to do a three-year project with the Philharmonia on his three big vocal pieces that can’t really be defined. For example, Romeo and Juliet is not a symphony. It was clearly modelled after Beethoven’s Ninth in terms of the voices, but the narrative and drama are totally unique. Then we are doing the Requiem, followed by a multimedia production of The Damnation of Faust.’

In between Romeo and Juliet and The Damnation of Faust Salonen is taking a few months off to write music.

‘I have a couple of big projects I need to finish and I have learnt over the years that combining conducting with composing is near impossible when you try to work on a larger scale piece. A lot of music goes through my head when I conduct and it takes a couple of weeks for me to get rid of all that and recognise what I’m hearing.’

At the end of the season, Salonen returns to conduct two concerts. The first has a Finnish theme, with music by Sibelius and a UK premiere of a work for organ and orchestra by Kaija Saariaho. Salonen (who was born in Helsinki) is clearly looking forward to putting the refurbished Royal Festival Hall organ through its paces with music that hints at ‘currents under the surface which are very Nordic indeed in their slowness and the depth.’

‘I’m really excited that Kaija is writing a piece for organ and orchestra because it’s something completely new for her. I think that she can create orchestral colour that is more than the sum of its parts, which will work very well in this combination of orchestra and organ.’

Finally, the orchestra is going to finish the season at full volume with Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, Symphony of a Thousand. Salonen said that ‘for a conductor this piece is special because you don't get the opportunity to conduct it every year or every decade even.

‘It’s an immense work and every time I’ve come back to it, it seems clearer to me. His control over these massive forces is just astonishing. He dallies with opera but never quite gets there. I find it absolutely fascinating.’

This season, the Philharmonia Orchestra starts a new project on Berlioz, joins the celebrations of our newly restored organ and tackles an epic Mahler symphony. Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen explains why.

Where & WhenBerlioz’s Romeo and JulietEsa-Pekka Salonen conducts this dramatic work to open the Philharmonia Orchestra’s season, Thursday 26 September 2013 (page 13).

UK Premiere: Kaija SaariahoHear the debut of this new work for organ and orchestra, Thursday 26 June 2014 (page 73).

Mahler’s Symphony of a ThousandEsa-Pekka Salonen closes the Philharmonia Orchestra’s season with Mahler’s powerful Eighth Symphony, Sunday 29 June 2014 (page 73).

For full listings of all the Philharmonia Orchestra’s concerts see the Index on page 83.

Esa-Pekka Salonen © Karen Robinson


Gustav Mahler, 1907 © Moriz Nahr





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Philharmonia OrchestraCOLLON CONDUCTS VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Nicholas Collon conductor Pekka Kuusisto violin

Britten 4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Thomas Adès Concerto for violin & chamber orchestra (Concentric Paths) Vaughan Williams Symphony No.6 in E minor

This classic, all-British programme features two established masterpieces from the period immediately following the Second World War, and a contemporary gem from Thomas Adès.


Wednesday 12 February 2014

Charles Dutoit conducts Poulenc and RavelROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRACharles Dutoit conductor Nicole Cabell soprano Philharmonia Chorus

Poulenc Gloria Ravel Daphnis et Chloé (complete)

Leading exponent of 20th-century French music, Charles Dutoit conducts a colourful programme of Ravel’s sensual ballet score and Poulenc’s Gloria, one of the composer's finest works brimming with rich harmony and rhythmic verve.



The Bach Choir: The Dream of GerontiusDavid Hill conductor Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano Andrew Staples tenor Roderick Williams baritone Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra

Strauss Tod und Verklärung Elgar The Dream of Gerontius

The Bach Choir performs one of Elgar’s most significant and successful works with talented young musicians from Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra.


Friday 14 February 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraVALENTINE’S DAY CLASSICS

Stuart Stratford conductor Sa Chen piano

Dvořák Carnival Overture Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Wagner Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet

A concert of rapturous and romantic classical music for Valentine’s Day, including Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet overture – a sound-picture of the star-crossed lovers containing one of the most famous tunes ever written.


Sunday 16 February 2014


Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10.30am & 12 noon £9 (adults) £1 (tots)


London Philharmonic Orchestra FUNharmonicsYIKES! SPIKES! FUNHARMONICS FAMILY CONCERT

David Angus conductor Chris Jarvis presenter

Benjamin Wallfisch The Porcupine (on Roald Dahl’s text)

In Yikes! Spikes!, Roald Dahl’s The Porcupine is set to brand new music from the quill of Benjamin Wallfisch. A special LPO commission, conducted by David Angus. Presented by Chris Jarvis of CBeebies.

You can try your hand at playing an orchestral instrument in one of the Have-A-Go instrument sessions or join the Family Orchestra workshops from 10am to 2.30pm in the Royal Festival Hall foyers.



Maurizio Pollini, piano

Chopin Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.45; Ballade No.2 in F, Op.38; Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47; 4 Mazurkas, Op.33; Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39 Debussy Préludes, Book 1

This is the first of two recitals in the International Piano Series by the great Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini. Ever since his triumph at the 1960 International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, when he was only 18, he has been regarded as a unique presence on the musical scene, one that has only gained in stature year by year. (See also Wednesday 2 April 2014)

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45 £37 £29 £22.50 £17 £12 Premium seats £60 Students’ platform seats £7


London Philharmonic OrchestraHAMELIN PLAYS KHACHATURIAN

Osmo Vänskä conductor Marc-André Hamelin piano

Balakirev Islamey, oriental fantasy Khachaturian Piano Concerto Kalinnikov Symphony No.1

Forced out of music college, dismissed by his compositional elders and struggling with tuberculosis, Vassily Kalinnikov was staring failure in the face when his First Symphony premiered in Kiev in 1897 – and this momentous and haunting piece handed Kalinnikov a brief taste of success before his tragically early death just four years later.


Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – David Nice discusses the evening’s programme. Free


OAE Family Concert: Fancy That!IMAGINE FESTIVAL

Katia Labèque piano Marielle Labèque piano James Redwood presenter Players from the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals

A family-friendly concert suitable for ages seven to 11 with the Labèque sisters and members of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 11.30am £12 £10 (adults) £6 £5 (children)


Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentFRENCH FANCIES

Katia Labèque piano Marielle Labèque piano

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune arr. Schoenberg Ravel Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) suite Ibert Divertissement Ravel Introduction & Allegro Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals

This concert features Ibert’s charming, even frivolous Divertissement and concludes with The Carnival of the Animals, a work Saint-Saëns banned during his lifetime for fear it would undermine his reputation as a ‘serious’ composer.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm £38 £24 £9 Premium seats £50

The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall at 5.45pm – OAE Extras, pre-concert event. OAE Remix explore the animal world in Biber’s Sonata Representiva. Free

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Katia and Marielle Labéque with audience members at Imagine Children’s Festival © Timothy Cochrane

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Andris Nelsons conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin

Brahms Academic Festival Overture; Violin Concerto in D; Symphony No.2

Brahms’ ebullient Academic Festival Overture raises the curtain on one of the great violin concertos, which soars aloft with ecstatic brilliance. When working on his sublime Second Symphony, Brahms wrote contentedly to a friend, ‘The melodies flow so freely that one must be careful not to tread on them.’



London Philharmonic OrchestraPETRENKO CONDUCTS RACHMANINOV AND ELGAR

Vasily Petrenko conductor Kirill Gerstein piano

Berlioz Overture, Le Corsaire Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Elgar Symphony No.2

Elgar’s Second Symphony was intended to represent ‘high and pure joy’. It certainly appears high-spirited, bubbling over with energy and expression, but it is far more emotionally complicated than Elgar suggested.







Andris Nelsons conductor Annette Dasch soprano James Rutherford baritone Philharmonia Chorus

Brahms Tragic Overture; Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for chorus & orchestra; Ein deutsches Requiem

Ein deutsches Requiem was composed in memory of the composer’s mother and his most famous champion, Robert Schumann. In this epic masterwork, Brahms poured out his heart as never before – a profound emotional release from a young composer who stood on the verge of international acclaim.


monday 24 February 2014




Quatuor MosaïquesHaydn String Quartet in C, Op.76 No.3 (Emperor) Mozart String Quartet in B flat, K.458 (The Hunt) Schubert String Quartet in A minor, D.804 (Rosamunde)

The leading period-instrument string quartet Quatuor Mosaïques makes a long-awaited return to the International Chamber Music Season. Using gut strings and historical performance techniques, a Quatuor Mosaïques concert is like journeying back in time to the music’s original source.



The Parkhouse Award 2013 PrizewinnersCHAMBER MUSIC FOR SMALL ENSEMBLE OF PIANO WITH STRINGSThe Parkhouse Award seeks and finds the best emerging talent in chamber music for piano with strings. Enjoy sonatas, piano trios or piano quartets performed by the 2013 winners.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.45pm £15 £12 £8


London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS BRUCKNER

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Julia Fischer violin Daniel Müller-Schott cello

Brahms Double Concerto for violin and cello Bruckner Symphony No.2

Bruckner’s Second Symphony is where his epic symphonic journey really begins – brimming with the composer’s trademark rhythmic power, rolling inevitability and humble tunefulness that make his huge orchestral canvases so irresistible.



Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayPeter Tilling conductor Marie Axelsson soprano Johanna Bölja Hertzberg soprano Unsuk Chin presenter Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra

Karin Rehnqvist Raven chant (UK premiere); Utrop (Avocation) (UK premiere); Who’s that calling? (UK premiere)

Swedish composer Karin Rehnqvist writes startlingly intense and immediately communicative music. It often evokes elemental forces, and draws on vernacular traditions and modernist innovations in equal measure.




Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Martin Helmchen piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 Strauss Ein Heldenleben

The 35-year-old Richard Strauss caused a sensation with his tone poem A Hero’s Tale when it was premiered in 1898, shocking musicians and critics with what was assumed to be an egotistical display of musical autobiography.



Verdi: Requiem

Brian Wright conductor Nathalie Manfrino soprano Tiziana Carraro mezzo-soprano Barry Banks tenor Brindley Sherratt bass Philharmonia Orchestra Goldsmiths Choral Union

Verdi Requiem

Hear Verdi’s awe-inspiring choral masterpiece performed by star soloists and the Philharmonia Orchestra and Goldsmiths Choral Union.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45 £35 £27.50 £19.50 £16.50 Premium seats £55


Seduced by Ragas on the Sitar

Pandit Kushal Das sitar Pandit Kumar Bose tabla

Pandit Das is considered to be one of the main torchbearers of the sitar today, and has been mesmerising audiences with his beautiful rendering of ragas like no other. Pandit Bose, the legendary tabla maestro, provides an exhilarating improvised accompaniment.


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Nathalie Manfrino © Robin François

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Saturday 1 March 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraJUROWSKI CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN’S CHORAL SYMPHONY

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Emma Bell soprano Anna Stéphany mezzo-soprano John Daszak tenor Gerald Finley baritone London Philharmonic Choir

Julian Anderson Alleluia Beethoven Symphony No.9 (Choral)

Over the course of his career, Beethoven changed music forever. For some, he had changed mankind too. In his final symphony the composer captured the most startling journey of all: from a brutal, joyless world to one of uplifting, encompassing brotherhood. Please note there is no interval.



Nikolaj Znaider

Nikolaj Znaider violin Robert Kulek piano

Beethoven Violin Sonata in G major, Op.30 No.3 Stravinsky Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss arr. Stravinsky & Dushkin for violin & piano Brahms Scherzo in C minor for violin & piano Brahms Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108

The Danish-born violinist Nikolaj znaider has captivated audiences around the globe. He is joined by leading pianist Robert Kulek in this Romantic programme.


Sunday 2 March 2014

Nelson Freire, pianoBeethoven Andante favori, WoO.57; Sonata in C minor, Op.111 Rachmaninov Preludes: Op.32 No.1 in C; Op.32 No.5 in G; Op.32 No.10 in B minor; Op.32 No.12 in G sharp minor Schumann Carnaval, Op.9

Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire – sought-after the world over for his interpretations of Classical and Romantic repertoire, and for his duo appearances with Martha Argerich – presents works by three musical giants.


Monday 3 March 2014

Freddy Morgan Piano Recitals

Hear talented young musicians from The Purcell School, Britain’s oldest specialist school, perform an eclectic programme of works written for piano.


Wednesday 5 March 2014

Gabriela Montero, pianoWOW – WOMEN OF THE WORLD

Robert Schumann Fantasie in C, Op.17 Clara Schumann Sonata in G minor Improvisations based on themes from the audience

The Venezuelan musician Gabriela Montero has won worldwide acclaim for her performances and recordings, and for her exceptional ability to improvise. As part of Southbank Centre’s WOW – Women of the World festival, she spotlights a remarkable female composer – Clara Schumann, wife of Robert Schumann.


Friday 7 March 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraTRPCESKI PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY

Ilyich Rivas conductor Simon Trpčeski piano

Dvořák Scherzo capriccioso Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Mahler Blumine (Andante) from Symphony No.1 Shostakovich Symphony No.1 in F minor

Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto changed Russian music, with its profusion of celebratory major keys a charming counterbalance to the darkness that underlay the Russian psyche. It remains one of the most popular works in the piano repertoire.


Sunday 9 March 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraSUNDAY MATINEE SERIES

Pablo Heras-Casado conductor Nikolai Lugansky piano

Beethoven Overture, Egmont; Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor) Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 in A minor (Scottish)

The Philharmonia Orchestra’s Sunday Matinee Series continues with music by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn’s fleet-footed Romanticism, which looks simultaneously back to Mozart and forward to Wagner, is subtly shaded by the rhythms of Scottish folk music.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48 (On sale from Friday 20 September 2013)

Monday 10 March 2014

Purcell School Symphony Orchestra

Jaime Martín conductor

Programme includes: Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4

A performance by pupils from Britain’s oldest specialist school for talented young musicians. It holds the UNESCO Mozart Gold Medal in recognition of its unique contribution to music, education and international culture.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £15 £10

Tuesday 11 March 2014

Artemis QuartetBeethoven String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131 Brahms String Quartet in C minor, Op.51 No.1

Two of the greatest chamber works by Beethoven and Brahms performed by the world-renowned Artemis Quartet.


Thursday 13 March 2014

Nadine Mortimer-SmithTHE AMERICAN SONGBOOK

Nadine Mortimer-Smith soprano Tomasz Lis piano Harold Fisher drums Percy Pursglove double bass

Copland 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson John Harbison Milosz Songs for voice & piano André Previn Honey and Rue for voice, piano & rhythm section

Nadine Mortimer-Smith and Tomasz Lis are rapidly gaining recognition in the UK and abroad as the leading British exponents of American Song. They give a preview of their new album presenting three generations of American composers as well as three outstanding poets.


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Nadine Mortimer-Smith Gabriela Montero © Timothy Cochrane

Nikolaj Znaider © George Lange

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Friday 14 March 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraStanisław Skrowaczewski conductor Benjamin Beilman violin

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Bruckner Symphony No.3 (ed. Novak)

When his musical guiding light Richard Wagner died, Anton Bruckner set about creating a symphonic memorial to the composer who had inspired him more than any other. It took 16 years of fine-tuning before Bruckner’s Third Symphony was just how its composer wanted it – a monolithic memorial that feels intimate and deeply personal, too.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Musicians from the LPO join students from London Music Masters’ innovative music education programme, the Bridge Project, for a musical celebration. Free


Bach Weekend 2014: The Chamber Works with ContinuoBACH AND THE MODEL OF PERFECTION

Feinstein Ensemble Martin Feinstein flute Catherine Manson violin Christopher Suckling cello Robin Bigwood harpsichord

Bach Trio Sonata in G, BWV.1038; Sonata in E minor for flute & continuo, BWV.1034; Trio Sonata in C, BWV.1037; Sonata in G for violin & continuo, BWV.1021; Trio Sonata in G, BWV.1039

Martin Feinstein’s acclaimed Bach Weekend returns to Southbank Centre with its unique combination of informality and outstanding performances. This year’s festival focuses on Bach’s genius in creating transcendent examples in each musical form, most famously in his B Minor Mass, Art of Fugue and Well-Tempered Clavier. The weekend opens with a programme of his chamber works with continuo: three beautiful trio sonatas alongside two solo continuo sonatas, one each for flute and violin



Bach Weekend 2014: Night Concert – The Keyboard ToccatasBACH AND THE MODEL OF PERFECTION

Robin Bigwood harpsichord

Bach Toccatas: BWV.913 in D minor; BWV.912 in D; BWV.915 in G minor

The toccata already had a long history before Bach took to the genre as a young man. Even these early works show Bach’s inclination to extend both the structure and the complexity of existing forms. The result is an explosively virtuosic set of pieces. An informal atmosphere is encouraged and drinks can be taken into the auditorium.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10pm £12


Bach Weekend 2014: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2, Part 1BACH AND THE MODEL OF PERFECTION

Steven Devine harpsichord

Bach Preludes and Fugues BWV.870 – BWV.881

The First Book of the Well Tempered Clavier was an extraordinary achievement – 24 preludes and fugues written in every major and minor key. But the Second Book exceeds even the first in its scale and variety. In this unique event, harpsichord virtuoso Steven Devine performs the entire Second Book of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier split over two concerts (affording the Bach-lover an opportunity to hear all 24 Preludes and Fugues in one day.)

Part 2 on Saturday 15 March at 3pm.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 11.30am £17 (includes free coffee or sherry during the interval on presentation of ticket) £29 for both concerts (Part 1 and 2)


Bach Weekend 2014: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2, Part 2BACH AND THE MODEL OF PERFECTION

Steven Devine harpsichord

Bach Prelude and Fugues BWV.882 - BWV.893

Steven Devine completes his cycle of all 24 Preludes and Fugues from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2.

Part 1 on Saturday 15 March at 11.30am.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £17 (includes free tea or coffee and biscuits during the interval on presentation of ticket) £29 for both concerts (Part 1 and 2)


San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson ThomasSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor St Lawrence String Quartet

Charles Ives/Henry Brant The Alcotts (3rd movement) from A Concord Symphony (arr. from Piano Sonata No.2 ‘Concord’) John Adams Absolute Jest Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Michael Tilson Thomas, one of the biggest personalities in American music today, conducts the orchestra of which he is Music Director. They perform Ives’ atmospheric piece of Americana and contemporary master John Adams’ high-energy concerto for string quartet and orchestra. The programme concludes with Berlioz’s epic Romantic symphony depicting a man’s opium-inspired visions.



Bach Weekend 2014: The Mass in B MinorBACH AND THE MODEL OF PERFECTION

London Bach Singers Faye Newton soprano Alexandra Kidgell soprano William Purefoy counter-tenor Clare Wilkinson mezzo-soprano Nicholas Hurndall Smith tenor Daniel Auchincloss tenor Ben Davies bass Eamonn Dougan bass Feinstein Ensemble Martin Feinstein director

Bach Mass in B minor

Bach completed the final version of his greatest choral masterpiece, the B minor Mass, shortly before his death. Even by his own extraordinary standards, the emotional depth and majestic proportions of this work are astonishing. The London Bach Singers join forces again with the Feinstein Ensemble under the direction of Martin Feinstein, to give their acclaimed reading of this wonderful work.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £32 £28 £24 £20 £16

Sunday 16 March 2014

Bach Weekend 2014: The Late Lute WorksBACH AND THE MODEL OF PERFECTION

Jakob Lindberg lute

Bach Prelude in C minor for lute, BWV.999; Fugue in G minor for lute, BWV.1000; Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E flat for lute, BWV.998; Partita in C minor for lute, BWV.997

As with all his works for solo instruments, Bach’s late lute repertoire stretches technical and musical boundaries to their limits. In particular the magnificent Partita in C minor can lay claim to being the greatest masterpiece written for lute and one of the most important solo works written for any instrument. Jakob Lindberg, whose recordings of Bach are considered definitive, makes a welcome return to the London stage to introduce and perform these rarely heard wonders.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 11.30am £17 (includes free coffee or sherry during the interval on presentation of ticket)

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Royal Festival Hall © Timothy Cochrane Jakob Lindberg

Michael Tilson Thomas © Jay McLaughlin

Catherine Manson © Benjamin Harte

The Royal Festival Hall’s magnificent organ has been undergoing a major restoration, thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund and our incredibly supportive audiences. To celebrate its return to full glory, Southbank Centre is presenting Pull Out All The Stops – an organ festival on an unprecedented scale.

New compositions have been commissioned from British greats Sir John Tavener and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies; artists Martin Creed and Lynette Wallworth are both incorporating the instrument into pieces; and you can hear major organ works not performed at Royal Festival Hall for many years.

If you’ve never heard an epic organ work played live, Pull Out All The Stops is going to be a revelation. First installed 60 years ago, the Royal Festival Hall organ is an extraordinary instrument, capable of creating everything from the delicate sounds used by French composer Messiaen to represent birdsong, to the bone-penetrating drama of Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, where it is required to dominate a full orchestra.

Restoring a 7,866-pipe organ is, as you would imagine, a mammoth task. William McVicker, Organ Curator at Southbank Centre, explains why the project was undertaken.

‘Two-thirds of the organ has been out of commission since Royal Festival Hall reopened in 2007 so we’ve only been using one-third of it in performances until now. The restoration means we can hear the whole instrument again

for the first time since 2005, and we can also perform some of the major works in the orchestral repertoire which we’ve not been able to do for the last seven years.

‘The organ took four years to build, starting in 1950, under the supervision of Ralph Downes, who was Professor of Organ at the Royal College of Music and a consultant to the London County Council. It was designed as a well-balanced classical instrument embracing a number of rich and varied ensembles and suited to playing with orchestras and choirs as well as for solo organ works.

‘Along with its four manuals (the organ term for keyboards) and pedals and five manual divisions (groupings of pipes), the organ console is luxuriously apportioned, but comes with a warning to players – it is affixed with labels which read “Definitely no smoking at the console”, a throwback to the days when seats in Royal Festival Hall were fitted with ash trays in their backs!’

We’ve still got a little way to go before we will have raised our full target of £2.3 million – if you’d like to make a contribution please visit pulloutallthestops.org

Call for Memories!We want to hear from you if you have a story to tell about the Royal Festival Hall organ. We are documenting the life of this extraordinary instrument through the personal memories of the people that know and love it.

Please tell us your stories by emailing [email protected], calling our voicemail on 020 7082 8058 or by visiting pulloutallthestops.org

Organ Gala Launch Concert The re-inauguration of the iconic Royal Festival Hall concert organ, performed by a celebrity cast of organists with international star trumpeter Alison Balsom, Southbank Centre’s Voicelab and the brass ensembles of our Resident Orchestras. (Tuesday 18 March 2014, page 51).

Celebrity Organ RecitalsThe Royal Festival Hall organ is put through its paces by world-class performers John Scott (Friday 21 March 2014, page 52), Thomas Trotter (Monday 24 March 2014, page 53) and Olivier Latry (Thursday 27 March 2014, page 54), featuring composers as varied as Messiaen, Liszt and Bach.

Martin CreedTurner Prize-winner Martin Creed is one of the UK’s most well known and versatile artists. His new work Face to Face with Bach, written for the Royal Festival Hall organ, is performed alongside some of Bach’s greatest organ works (Sunday 30 March 2014, page 54).

Learning & ParticipationTo celebrate the organ’s return to Royal Festival Hall and to bring the instrument to as wide an audience as possible, there are many Learning & Participation projects taking place over the next 12 months involving school children, emerging poets, young musicians and composers, local families and children. These are culminating in performances, installations and exhibitions across Southbank Centre throughout the Pull Out All The Stops festival.

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View from inside the Royal Festival Hall organ © Timothy Cochrane

Martin Creed © Gautier Deblonde



San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas & Sasha CookeSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus Choristers of St Paul’s Cathedral

Mahler Symphony No.3

A performance of Mahler’s epic Third Symphony, featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke: a work that contemplates the wonder and glory of nature, from primeval life stirring after the depths of winter to a grand finale with its vision of divine love in which, as Mahler explained, ‘Nature in its totality may ring and resound’.



Bach Weekend 2014: The Art of FugueBACH AND THE MODEL OF PERFECTION

Feinstein Ensemble Catherine Manson violin Miki Takahashi violin Jane Norman viola Christopher Suckling cello Robin Bigwood harpsichord

Bach The Art of Fugue, BWV.1080

The fact that Bach died before completing the mighty triple fugue which was to finish The Art of Fugue has added to the extraordinary mythology that has grown up around this marvellous work. But perhaps the most surprising thing about The Art of Fugue is that, far from being a dry academic exercise, it is an emotional odyssey and a work of extraordinary beauty.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £19 £18 (includes free tea or coffee and biscuits during the interval on presentation of ticket)


Bellini: I Capuleti e i MontecchiRobin Newton conductor Ana Maria Labin Giulietta Catherine Carby Romeo Chelsea Opera Group Orchestra Chelsea Opera Group Chorus

Bellini I Capuleti e i Montecchi – opera in 2 acts

Bellini’s sixth opera was written for La Fenice in Venice in 1830. A distinctive coloration is provided by the older tradition of a mezzo-soprano Romeo, whose exchanges with the soprano Giulietta provide a popular vehicle for a pair of stars.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm (please note start time) £36 £31 £25 £23 £13


Bach Weekend 2014: The Perfect CantatasBACH AND THE MODEL OF PERFECTION

London Bach Singers Faye Newton soprano William Purefoy counter-tenor Nicholas Hurndall Smith tenor Ben Davies bass Feinstein Ensemble Martin Feinstein director

Bach Cantatas: No.82 ‘Ich habe genug’; No.152 ‘Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn’; No.54 ‘Widerstehe doch der Sunde’; No.182 ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’

It is impossible to overstate the importance of Bach’s 200 Cantatas, described by Stravinsky as ‘the centre of our European repertoire’. Amazingly, most of these masterpieces were performed only once. Some, however, were given several outings by Bach, including the famous death cantata ‘Ich habe genug’ with its sublime oboe obligato, and the brilliantly ebullient Easter cantata ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’ featuring virtuosic violin and recorder parts.


Monday 17 March 2014

John Lill’s 70th Birthday ConcertROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAThomas Dausgaard conductor John Lill piano

Brahms Tragic Overture Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Dvořák Symphony No.8

Opening with the Tragic Overture and ending with Dvořák’s inspirational Eighth Symphony, acclaimed pianist John Lill celebrates his 70th birthday in a performance of Rachmaninov’s expressive Third Piano Concerto.


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Organ Gala Launch concertPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

John Scott organ Jane Parker-Smith organ Isabelle Demers organ David Goode organ Alison Balsom trumpet Philharmonia Brass Ensemble London Philharmonic Brass Ensemble Voicelab The Elysian Singers

Gigout Grand choeur dialogué Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV.582 Mendelssohn Scherzo & Nocturne from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Bach Concerto in D for keyboard, BWV.972 arr. Balsom for trumpet & organ Sir John Tavener Monument to Beethoven for choir & organ Dupré Prelude & Fugue in B, Op.7 No.1 Franck Fantaisie in A from Pièces pour grand orgue Liszt Mephisto Waltz No.1 arr. Jane Parker-Smith for organ Sir Peter Maxwell Davies New work for organ, brass & choir

Four of the world’s leading organists celebrate the refurbishment and reinstallation of the Royal Festival Hall organ, putting the instrument through its paces in a programme of virtuosic and dazzling repertoire, including Bach’s monumental Passacaglia. The programme includes specially commissioned works from two of Britain’s most famous composers – Sir John Tavener and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen’s Music.



Tippett Quartet: Treasured MomentsHaydn String Quartet in D minor, Op.103 Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546 Janáček String Quartet No.2 (Intimate Letters) Schubert String Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death & the Maiden)

The Tippett Quartet, whose performances have been described as ‘little short of astonishing’ (The Strad) present a concert inspired by composers’ final works.



The WorksORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Sigiswald Kuijken violoncello da spalla Presenter to be announced

Vivaldi Concerto in D for violoncello da spalla, RV.404 Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G

Enjoy a guided tour of two masterpieces from the Baroque repertoire, plus a full performance of both. The concert features an intriguing rarity from Vivaldi, the Concerto for violoncello da spalla – an early form of cello played under the chin. Please note there is no interval. There’s jazz in the bar from 6pm, plus the chance to meet musicians from the orchestra after the concert.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm £25 £15 (children £2.50)


London Philharmonic OrchestraEMANUEL Ax PLAYS STRAUSS AND BACH

David Zinman conductor Emanuel Ax piano

Mozart Symphony No.38 (Prague) Strauss Burleske in D minor for piano & orchestra Bach Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV.1052 Strauss Tod und Verklärung

Richard Strauss was unusually young when he set about creating his musical vision of mortality. In his metaphysical tone-poem Death and Transfiguration, Strauss depicted an artist slipping into death, glimpsing in his journey to the spirit world the perfection he strived for in his work. (See also Tuesday 25 March 2014)


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Lorin Maazel conductor

Richard Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra; An Alpine Symphony

A performance of two of Strauss’ most celebrated orchestral blockbusters. Also sprach Zarathustra became a runaway hit after film director Stanley Kubrick used it to open his film 2001: A Space Odyssey.



Ingolf Wunder, pianoBeethoven Sonata in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 (Quasi una fantasia - Moonlight) Chopin Nocturne in B, Op.9 No.3; Waltz in A flat, Op.34 No.1; Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brillante, Op.22 Liszt Sonata in B minor

Ingolf Wunder grabbed the attention of a wide public when he won second prize at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 2010, the year of Chopin’s bicentenary. He returns to Chopin for his International Piano Series debut.


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Celebrity organ recital: John ScottPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

A former organist of London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, John Scott now lives and works in New York, where he is Organist of St Thomas’, Fifth Avenue. In a rare appearance in the UK he gives the first solo recital on the restored Royal Festival Hall concert organ.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £15


SAMYONATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA FOR INDIAN MUSIC

A groundbreaking youth orchestra, the only one of its kind in the world, presents an evening of uplifting and inspirational music, with compositions celebrating the best of Indian music and featuring special appearances by guest artists and ensembles.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £12.50 £10 £7.50



Lorin Maazel conductor Esther Yoo violin

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition orch. Ravel

This concert opens with one of Strauss’ most sparkling miniatures, Till Eulenspiegel, which depicts the ‘merry pranks’ of its eponymous hero, a German peasant who flirts, teases, pokes fun at the clergy and rides his horse through a marketplace.



Cristina Ortiz Piano MasterclassCristina Ortiz brings her enormous expertise to the teaching platform where she works with students from the London music colleges, some of whom were involved in Southbank Centre’s Lang Lang Inspires project in 2011.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 3pm £10

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Celebrity organ recital: Thomas TrotterPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Bach Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV.564 Schumann Studies: Op.56 No.3 in E; Op.56 No.4 in A flat; Op.56 No.5 in B minor Judith Weir The Wild Reeds (World premiere) Mozart Fantasie in F minor, K.608 Julius Reubke Sonata in C minor on Psalm 94

A former organ scholar of King’s College Cambridge, Thomas Trotter has risen to become one of the most highly sought-after organists of our time.



Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGAMECHANGERS: A FORGOTTEN CELLO

Sigiswald Kuijken violoncello da spalla, director

Corelli Concerto grosso in B flat, Op.6 No.11 Vivaldi Cello Concerto in D, RV.404 Bach Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV.1043; Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat Vivaldi Trio Sonata in D minor, RV.63 (Variations on La Follia) Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G

A concert featuring the rare concerto for the now ‘extinct’ violoncello da spalla – essentially a cello played under one’s chin. The programme also includes two of Bach’s masterpieces, his Double Violin Concerto and two Brandenburg Concertos. (See also Wednesday 19 March 2014)


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 5.45pm – OAE Extras, Sigiswald Kuijken introduces the wonderful violoncello da spalla. Free

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London Philharmonic OrchestraPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Anna Caterina Antonacci soprano James O’Donnell organ

Poulenc Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani Berlioz Les nuits d’été Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ)

It has taken eight years to refurbish the grand organ of Royal Festival Hall, and the instrument resounds anew in this concert of French music featuring two of the greatest masterworks for organ and orchestra ever written.


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Celebrity organ recital: Olivier LatryPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Olivier Latry organ Shin-Young Lee organ

Jean-Louis Florentz Prélude from I’Enfant noir, Op.17 Messiaen L’Ascension – 4 méditations symphoniques Stravinsky The Rite of Spring vers. for four hands

Whilst only 23 years of age, Olivier Latry was appointed as one of four titulaires des grands orgue at the mighty cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. Since then, Latry has shot to fame as one of today’s most celebrated organists. He is joined by his wife Shin-Young Lee in a performance of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, adapted for organ from the composer’s own four-hand piano version of the work.



London Philharmonic OrchestraNEzET-SEGUIN CONDUCTS MENDELSSOHN AND MAHLER

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor Nicholas Angelich piano

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25 Mahler Symphony No.9

A powerful pairing of Mendelssohn with Mahler’s tumultous Ninth symphony. In 1907, ill and exhausted, Mahler faced spiritual and physical annihilation. His last completed symphony, the Ninth, became his desperate personal farewell.


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Cameron Carpenter: The Cabinet of Dr CaligariPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Cameron Carpenter, the young organist who has taken the world by storm, improvises an accompanying soundtrack to the German Expressionist horror film of 1920.


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Martin Creed: Face to Face with BachA NEW WORK FOR ORGANPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Organist to be announced

Programme includes: Martin Creed Face to face with Bach for organ (World premiere) Bach works to be announced

Martin Creed is one of the UK’s most well known and versatile artists. On the morning of the opening of the London Olympics, millions of people participated in his Work No.1197 – All The Bells (in a country rung as quickly and as loudly as possible for three minutes). Creed’s Face to face with Bach is a new work for the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall organ.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £10

Wednesday 2 April 2014

Maurizio Pollini, pianoBeethoven Sonatas to be announced

The second of Maurizio Pollini’s two recitals in this year’s International Piano Series, this is a very special chance to hear one of today’s undisputed grand masters of the piano.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45 £37 £29 £22.50 £17 £12 Premium seats £60 Students’ platform seats £7

Thursday 3 April 2014




Philharmonia OrchestraGARDNER CONDUCTS ELGAR

Edward Gardner conductor Ruxandra Denose mezzo-soprano

Wagner Overture, Rienzi Berlioz La mort de Cléopâtre for soprano & orchestra Elgar Symphony No.1

A glorious programme charting the three main stages of Romanticism, from Berlioz through Wagner to the sunset glow of Elgar’s majestic First Symphony.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48 (On sale from Friday 20 September 2013)

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Simón Bolívar National Youth Choir of VenezuelaPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION CHORUS

Lourdes Sánchez conductor

A performance by the Simón Bolívar National Youth Choir of Venezuela as part of the Pull Out All The Stops festival, celebrating the return of the full organ to Royal Festival Hall.


Sunday 6 April 2014

The Bach Choir: St Matthew PassionDavid Hill conductor James Gilchrist Evangelist Matthew Rose Christ Susan Gritton soprano Robin Blaze counter-tenor Andrew Staples tenor Roderick Williams baritone Florilegium

Bach St Matthew Passion

The Bach Choir’s annual performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, sung complete and in English.

There is a long lunch interval and the performance ends at approximately 3.45pm.

Royal Festival Hall, 11am £42 £35 £29 £22 £16 £9 Premium seats £50

Tuesday 8 April 2014

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGAMECHANGERS: SYMPHONIC GREATS

Semyon Bychkov conductor

Beethoven Symphony No.7 Schubert Symphony No.9 in C (Great)

Two landmark symphonies make up this concert, which starts with the music of one of the great musical revolutionaries – Beethoven.



London Philharmonic OrchestraJUKKA-PEKKA SARASTE CONDUCTS BRUCKNER

Jukka-Pekka Saraste conductor Renaud Capuçon violin

Schumann Violin Concerto in D minor Bruckner Symphony No.8 (ed. Haas)

Renaud Capuçon plays Schumann’s majestic Violin Concerto, one of the composer’s most rich and unusual works, which is followed by Bruckner’s colossal Symphony No.8.


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Premieres

‘I think it’s a wonderful thing to feel that you’re in the hall when history’s being made,’ says Gillian Moore, Southbank Centre’s Head of Classical Music. She’s musing on what it feels like to be at the premiere of a work. ‘I’ve been to many and some of them become real classics. This year we have plenty of opportunities for that to happen. For example we have the premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s new work for organ and orchestra, Maan Varjot (Earth Shadows), which I feel pretty confident is going to be something that stays in the repertoire.’

Influenced by electronic music and non-traditional sounds, Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho has written the new work as part of Pull Out All The Stops festival, which celebrates the Royal Festival Hall organ refurbishment. It is performed by Oliver Latry and the Philharmonia Orchestra.

It is one of eight newly commissioned works appearing in the organ festival. Others are written by the likes of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Master of the Queen’s Music, and Sir John Tavener.

Over the 2013/14 season you’ll also be able to experience the world premiere of Górecki’s Fourth Symphony.

‘Henryk Górecki’s Third Symphony, which premiered in 1977, is one of the most popular pieces of the late 20th century – but we have had to wait a very long time for his Fourth,’ explains Moore.

It is premiered by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, which commissioned the work, on Saturday 12 April 2014. ‘Tragically, Górecki died before he could orchestrate it, so this is his last major work, and one of the most anticipated premieres in many years.’

Southbank Centre Resident Orchestra the London Sinfonietta is famous for performing new commissions. The orchestra brings The Rest Is Noise festival right up to the close of the 20th-century with a concert featuring the London premiere of Georg Friedrich Haas’ work in vain (Friday 6 December 2013). The piece, composed in 2000, is an adventure for both audience and performers alike. Andrew Burke, Chief Executive of the London Sinfonietta, explains: ‘Sections of the work are played in pitch black. We are challenging our players and audiences in ways that may not have been done in the past...’

Where & WhenHaas’ in vainThe much-awaited London premiere of this remarkable work is performed by the London Sinfonietta. An adventure for the listener, it was written in 2000 with parts played in total darkness. Friday 6 December 2013 (see page 29).

Organ CommissionsThere are several premieres being performed as part of our Pull Out All The Stops festival, including new works by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Sir John Tavener, Kaija Saariaho and Turner-Prize winning artist Martin Creed. See the festival listings in the Index on page 86 for more information.

Henryk Górecki’s Fourth SymphonyThe London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrey Boreyko present the world premiere of this long-awaited work on Saturday 12 April 2014 (see page 58).

Coming Soon: New Music Biennial4 – 6 July 2014A unique celebration of new music in the UK which brings together 20 world-class commissions created by some of the UK’s most imaginative composers, arts organisations and performers. Developed in partnership with PRS for Music Foundation, Arts Council England, Creative Scotland and British Council. Find out more nearer the time at southbankcentre.co.uk

If you love contemporary classical music, Southbank Centre is a great place to discover exciting new work. Join us as history is being made so you can say ‘I was there’.

Henryk Górecki

Kaija Saariaho© Priska Ketterer Luzern

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies © Martin Lengemann



Philharmonia OrchestraBOHEMIAN LEGENDS

Jakub Hrůša conductor Arabella Steinbacher violin

Janáček Overture, Jealousy (Zárlivost) Dvořák Violin Concerto Suk Praga, symphonic poem, Op.26 Janáček Sinfonietta

The first concert in Jakub Hrůša’s Czech series opens with two rarely performed works – Janáček’s breathtaking overture Jealousy, and Josef Suk’s symphonic poem Praga.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – A concert including Janáček’s Capriccio, introduced by Jakub Hrůša in conversation. Free

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Darkness and Light: A new work for organ and video projectionPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Bernard Foccroulle organ Lynette Wallworth video projection

Sofia Gubaidulina Light and darkness Buxtehude Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV.161; Chorale prelude, Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BuxWV.183; Chorale fantasia, Wie schön leuchtet der morgenstern, BuxWV.223 Messiaen Les oiseaux et les sources, (Communion) and Le vent de l’Esprit (Sortie) from Messe de la Pentecôte Bach Chorale-preludes: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV.676; Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV.684; Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV.542 Alain Le jardin suspendu; Litanies

This programme of organ music, played on the Royal Festival Hall’s restored concert organ represents a collaboration between Belgian organist, composer, conductor and opera producer Bernard Foccroulle and Australian artist Lynette Wallworth, whose practice spans video installation, photography and film.


Saturday 12 April 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraGóRECKI WORLD PREMIERE

Andrey Boreyko conductor Julian Rachlin violin

Tansman Stèle in memoriam Igor Stravinsky Stravinsky Violin Concerto in D Górecki Symphony No.4 (World premiere)

In 1940s Hollywood, the Polish composer Alexandre Tansman met and befriended Igor Stravinsky. It was a close, respectful relationship that Tansman captured in his musical memorial on Stravinsky’s death three decades later. The world premiere of Górecki’s Symphony No.4 is a major event that the musical world has been anticipating for 40 years.

Górecki’s Symphony No.4 is commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Southbank Centre London, with generous support from the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and zaterdag Matinee Amsterdam.


Royal Festival Hall at 5pm – The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s creative ensemble for 15 to 19-year-olds, The Band, premieres new music written by the group and dedicated to the memory of Górecki. Free

Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm – Renowned Górecki expert, Professor Adrian Thomas, discusses the world premiere of Symphony No.4. Free

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Philharmonia OrchestraBOHEMIAN LEGENDSPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Jakub Hrůša conductor Lukáš Vondráček piano Monica Groop mezzo-soprano Peter Berger tenor Mischa Schelomianski bass Thomas Trotter organ Bristol Choral Society

Suk Fantastic Scherzo, Op.25 Dvořák Piano Concerto in G minor Janáček Glagolitic Mass

Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass is an exultant affirmation of the power of love and friendship. ‘In the tenor solo I hear a high priest,’ Janáček explained, ‘in the soprano solo a girlish angel, and in the chorus our people.’



London Philharmonic OrchestraMITSUKO UCHIDA PLAYS BEETHOVEN

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Mitsuko Uchida piano

Zimmermann Photoptosis Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 Brahms Symphony No.4

Observe, respect and obey. Johannes Brahms lived by this mantra even in his most passionate and protest-filled music, but in his Fourth Symphony he appears to combine his lifelong servitude with a telling acceptance of death.


The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – Animate Orchestra, a young person’s orchestra for the 21st century, is a partnership between the LPO, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance and local music services. Tonight’s performance of music written by the group is the culmination of their recent course. Free


National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

François-Xavier Roth conductor

Thomas Adès Asyla Strauss Ein Heldenleben

NYO brings its trademark teenage energy and virtuosity to two powerfully contrasting portraits of what it means to stand apart from the crowd – or be lost in it.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £26 £23 £19 £16 £12.50 £8 £6


Steven Isserlis performs ElgarROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Kirill Karabits conductor Steven Isserlis cello

Prokofiev Symphony No.1 in D (Classical) Elgar Cello Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov Shéhérazade

A programme of beauty, wit and irresistible charm, featuring the acclaimed British cellist Steven Isserlis as soloist in Elgar’s magnificent score.



Federico Colli, pianoMozart Sonata in G, K.283 Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op.57 (Appassionata) Schumann Sonata No.1 in F sharp minor, Op.11

Federico Colli, winner of the 2012 Leeds International Piano Competition, makes his eagerly anticipated Southbank Centre recital debut with three substantial sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann.


Friday 25 April 2014

London Philharmonic OrchestraMILOS PLAYS RODRIGO

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Miloš Karadaglić guitar

Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Easter Festival Overture Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 (Pathétique)

No single work encapsulates Tchaikovsky’s ultra-expressive, heart-on-sleeve outlook more than his tortured Sixth Symphony. In contrast, Rodrigo’s concerto is a colourful evocation of elegance and beauty for guitar and orchestra whose serene beauty is legendary.


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Friday 25 April 2014

Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander MelnikovIsabelle Faust violin Jean-Guihen Queyras cello Alexander Melnikov piano

Haydn Piano Trio in D, Hob.XV/24 Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat, Op.70 No.2 Schumann Piano Trio No.3 in G minor, Op.110

An all-star piano trio led by German violinist Isabelle Faust, whose outstanding recording of the Beethoven and Berg violin concertos picked up a Gramophone Award in 2012.



London Philharmonic OrchestraANDSNES PLAYS BEETHOVEN’S EMPEROR CONCERTO

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Leif Ove Andsnes piano

Marko Nikodijevic La lugubre gondola Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor)Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 (Pathétique)

A concert featuring Tchaikovsky’s heart-rending final symphony and Beethoven’s sublime Emperor Piano Concerto. Tchaikovsky’s symphony is probably the most vivid, heart-rending and terrifyingly beautiful vision of darkness and exhaustion ever cast in symphonic form.


Sunday 27 April 2014


Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10.30am & 12 noon £9 (adults) £1 (tots)

Sunday 27 April 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraJOHN WILSON CONDUCTS DIE FLEDERMAUSJohn Wilson conductor cast to be announced Philharmonia Voices

Johann Strauss (son) Die Fledermaus

A very special afternoon of sparkling Viennese wit and music-making. Mistaken identity, infidelity and excessive champagne consumption abound in this brilliantly clever commentary on the glittering hedonism of late 19th-century Vienna.

Royal Festival Hall, 3pm £45 £36 £29 £24 £18 £15 £11 Premium seats £60 (On sale from Friday 20 September 2013)

Monday 28 April 2014




Joseph Calleja

Joseph Calleja tenor Andrew Greenwood conductor Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Following his triumphant 2013 concert debut, Joseph Calleja, the internationally acclaimed Maltese tenor and star of the 2012 BBC Last Night of the Proms, makes his welcome return to Royal Festival Hall for an evening of his favourite operatic arias.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £65 £55 £42.50 £32.50 £26.50 £17.50 Premium seats £75


Sergio Tiempo, pianoBrahms Intermezzo in B minor, Op.119 No.1 Beethoven Sonata in F minor, Op.57 (Appassionata) Debussy Reflets dans l’eau from Images, Set 1 Prokofiev The Young Juliet, Montagues and Capulets, Dance of the girls with the lilies & Mercutio from 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75 Chopin 6 Etudes (to be decided by popular vote – see website for details) Villa-Lobos Selection from A Prole do Bêbe Piazzolla Fuga y Misterio Ginastera Malambo from Estancia

Described by The Sunday Times as ‘a pianist of electrifying brilliance’, Sergio Tiempo was born in Venezuela and is a former protégé of Martha Argerich. His powerful individuality has drawn rave reviews from the press worldwide. He has chosen an extraordinary programme in which each of the pieces represents a different member of his close family.



Orchestra of St Paul’s: Korngold, Shostakovich and ShakespeareBen Palmer conductor soprano to be announced

Shostakovich Suite from the Incidental Music to Hamlet, Op.32a Korngold Shakespeare Songs, Op.29 & Op.31 arr. Ben Palmer for chamber orchestra (World premiere); Incidental music to Much Ado About Nothing, Op.11 (complete)

Korngold’s sumptuous score for Much Ado About Nothing is partnered with Shostakovich’s outrageous and witty music for Hamlet, and a new orchestration of Korngold’s Shakespeare Songs by the Orchestra’s musical director, Ben Palmer.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.45pm £18 £15 £12

Thursday 1 May 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraASHKENAzY CONDUCTS IVAN THE TERRIBLE

Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Lilli Paasikivi mezzo-soprano Nathan Berg bass-baritone narrator to be confirmed Philharmonia Voices

Prokofiev Scythian Suite (Ala i Lolli), Op.20; Ivan the Terrible

Based on the life of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, Prokofiev’s music to Eisenstein’s epic film Ivan the Terrible is among his finest achievements.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £40 £31 £25 £20 £15 £12 £9 Premium seats £48 (on sale from Friday 20 September 2013)

Tuesday 6 May 2014

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGAMECHANGERS: CREATION

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Susan Gritton soprano John Mark Ainsley tenor Peter Rose baritone Choir of the Enlightenment

Haydn The Creation (sung in English)

Sir Simon Rattle, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Principal Artist, returns to his ‘home’ orchestra to conduct Haydn’s masterpiece and musical gamechanger, The Creation. The opening depiction of chaos remains one of the most original and startling passages of music from the Classical era.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm (please note start time) £38 £24 £9 Premium seats £70

Royal Festival Hall at 5.45pm – OAE Extras, pre-concert event. Chaos to Calm, a performance by our London ensembles inspired by Haydn's masterpiece The Creation. Free

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Sir Simon Rattle © Monika Rittershaus

Joseph Calleja

Leif Ove Andsnes © Özgür Albayarak

The Voice

Perhaps one of the most daring and exciting concerts comes from Sir Antonio Pappano – Music Director of the Royal Opera House. Under his baton the vast forces of the Orchestra and Chorus of Santa Cecilia from Rome come together in Royal Festival Hall to perform a highly original programme. The subject explores the subject of human freedom.

The musical journey is carried by song, first with excerpts from Act Two of Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, which tells the story of Florestan, a political prisoner who escapes imprisonment. The mood then darkens with Dallapiccola’s tragic, one-act opera Il Prigioniero, also set in a prison cell. This time, however, the captive discovers his opportunity to escape is a cruel joke. The evening climaxes with more Beethoven – the surging, powerful finale of his Ninth Symphony, which sees a large choir and solo tenor emerge out of the turbulent Third Movement into the raptuous glory of the ‘Ode to joy’, enthusiastically celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind.

It’s a charismatic journey from dark to light.

‘Act Two of Fidelio ends with a whimper,’ says Pappano. ‘The breathless hope of Florestan comes down to nothing, to hopelessness. That gives me an opening into Il Prigioniero… Dallapiccola probably wrote the most beautiful 12-tone music there is. In Il Prigioniero he’s created a Kafka-esque story which is truly frightening and nothing is what it seems… Prigioniero also ends with a whimper and I thought to myself, “We’ve got to continue with Beethoven here,” and of all the beginnings in Beethoven’s music, I think the most enigmatic is the start of the Ninth Symphony’s Third Movement. I tell you, coming out of the Dallapiccola and going straight into that is something so magical. Of course, if you do the symphony’s Third Movement, you take it through to the end – to Beethoven’s response to Schiller [in ‘The ode to joy’, dealing with] brotherhood and togetherness.’

The result promises to be powerful and a fascinating combination of 19th and 20th century repertoire led by song.

This season at Southbank Centre, fans of vocal music have many concerts to look forwards to, from intimate recitals to grand opera.

Where & WhenMarin Alsop, Swingle Singers & São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Hear fragments of Beethoven, Stravinsky, Mahler and Beckett in Berio’s montage-rich Sinfonia (Friday 25 October 2013, page 20) originally written with the Swingle Singers (pictured) in mind. Part of Shell Classic International and The Rest Is Noise.

Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara & Sarah Connolly One of Offenbach’s most romantic and daring comic operas, Fantasio (Sunday 15 December 2013, page 34).

Simón Bolívar National Youth Choir of Venezuela The rousing voices from Venezuela’s famed El Sistema come and fill Royal Festival Hall (Saturday 5 April 2014, page 55).

Sir Antonio Pappano & Orchestra and Chorus of Santa Cecilia The glorious sounds of Beethoven’s Fidelio and Verdi’s Requiem (Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2014, page 67). Part of Shell Classic International.

VoicelabVoicelab was created to inspire everyone to sing at Southbank Centre. With the energy of singing leader Mary King behind it Voicelab has become one of the most exciting ways to join in at Southbank Centre. Sign up to the Voicelab mailing list to find out more: [email protected]

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The Swingle Singers © Oliver Griffiths





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Thursday 8 May 2014

Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of TodayCelso Antunes conductor Unsuk Chin presenter Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra

Chris Paul Harman Amerika (UK premiere); Postludio a rovescio (UK premiere); New work (World premiere)

Canadian Chris Paul Harman (born 1970) is one of his generation’s most exciting composers. Defiant of trends and movements, Harman writes music in which nothing is quite as it seems. His first UK showcase presents three works – one a world premiere – that often feature filmic jump-cuts and zooms.


Thursday 8 May 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraAFKHAM CONDUCTS SCHUBERT’S THE GREAT

David Afkham conductor Sergey Khachatryan violin

Lindberg Chorale Berg Violin Concerto Schubert Symphony No.9 in C (Great)

A fascinating programme of three highly distinctive works bound together by their use of a Bach chorale melody. In the case of Berg’s Violin Concerto and Lindberg’s Chorale the melody appears in quotation. Whereas in Schubert’s Great Symphony the composer uses the melody's first three notes as a musical motto.


Thursday 8 May 2014

Steven Isserlis, cello & Olli Mustonen, piano

Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, Op.40 Mustonen Cello Sonata Sibelius Malinconia for cello & piano, Op.20; 2 Pieces for violin or cello & orchestra, Op.77 (Cantique & Devotion) Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C, Op.119

Following his critically acclaimed and sold-out performances of the complete Beethoven cello sonatas, cellist Steven Isserlis returns to Southbank Centre with Finnish virtuoso Olli Mustonen, to perform a programme including two giants of 20th-century Russian music.


Saturday 10 May 2014

Last Night of the Spring PromsAnthony Inglis conductor Danny Driver piano Stephanie Corley soprano James Edwards tenor London Concert Orchestra City of London Choir

Ravel Boléro Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Rossini Overture, William Tell Verdi Grand March from Aida Orff O Fortuna from Carmina Burana Johann Strauss Blue Danube Waltz Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana Verdi Brindisi from La Traviata Elgar Nimrod from Enigma Variations Handel Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1) Puccini O soave fanciulla from La bohème And a flag-waving Proms finale including: Nessun Dorma, Jerusalem, The Hornpipe, Hallelujah Chorus & Land of Hope and Glory

Classic after classic after classic in this afternoon concert with a rousing, flag-waving finale.



Fauré: RequiemOliver Gooch conductor Jennifer Pike violin Rebecca Bottone soprano David Kempster bass Philharmonia Orchestra The Bach Choir

Mendelssohn Overture, The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor Schubert Symphony No.8 in B minor (Unfinished) Fauré Requiem

Fauré’s sublime choral masterpiece is a fitting finale to this evening of classics.


Sunday 11 May 2014

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGAMECHANGERS STUDY DAY: CREATIONThe OAE’s annual study day this year focuses on Haydn’s Creation, a pivotal work marking a seismic shift in musical history – a ‘gamechanger’ – which also happens to be the Orchestra’s season theme for 2013/14. Various themes of the Creation are explored, examining the time and place it was written, its effect on all music written after it and including performances of musical examples and comparisons to the other gamechangers in the series.

Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10.30am & 2pm £12 per session

Sunday 11 May 2014

London Philharmonic Orchestra FUNharmonics Family ConcertNOSES

Stuart Stratford conductor Chris Jarvis presenter

Benjamin Wallfisch The Ant-Eater (on Roald Dahl’s text)

In Noses, Benjamin Wallfisch creates a musical feast based on Roald Dahl’s The Ant-Eater. A special LPO commission, conducted by Stuart Stratford. Presented by Chris Jarvis of CBeebies.

You can try your hand at playing an orchestral instrument in the of our Have-A-Go instrument sessions or join the Family Orchestra workshops from 10am to 2.30pm in the Royal Festival Hall foyers.


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Steven Isserlis © Satoshi Aoyagi

LPO Funharmonics © Graeme Findlay

Royal Festival Hall stage © Timothy Cochrane





Resident Orchestra

Sunday 11 May 2014

Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentIN THE SPIRIT OF TRADITION

Matthew Truscott violin, director narrator to be announced

Corelli Concerto grosso in D, Op.6 No.1 Vivaldi Sinfonia in B minor, RV.169 (al Santo Sepolcro) Sally Beamish Spinal Chords Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041 Handel Concerto grosso in A, Op.6 No.11

Some of the most famous music from the Baroque era rubs shoulders with a very modern classic, Sally Beamish’s Spinal Chords. Set to a text by journalist Melanie Reid, it tells the story of her struggle to overcome disability. The powerful text is underpinned by Sally Beamish’s slowly shifting, constantly evolving soundworld.


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 5.45pm – OAE Extras, pre-concert event. Free

Monday 12 May 2014

Corinthian Chamber OrchestraAdrian Brown conductor pianist to be announced

Elgar Overture, In the South (Alassio) Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Shostakovich Symphony No.5 in D minor

Corinthian Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Adrian Brown, perform a concert of moving, richly-scored works including Rachmaninov’s ever popular Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Shostakovich’s monumental Fifth Symphony, a work of orchestral brilliance that combines grand bombast with moments of haunting beauty.


Monday 12 May 2014



Wednesday 14 May 2014

Charles Dutoit conducts Saint-Saens: Organ SymphonyROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRACharles Dutoit conductor Susan Graham mezzo-soprano Stephen Disley organ

Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales Berlioz Les nuits d’été Saint-Saens Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ)

Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham performs Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été – exquisite orchestral songs for a summer evening. The Organ Symphony by Saint-Saëns is perhaps his most majestic achievement, with an expansive structure, virtuosic display and, of course, the grand sound of the organ adding richness to the orchestra.


Wednesday 14 May 2014

Nikolai Lugansky, pianoFranck Prélude, Choral et Fugue Prokofiev Sonata No.4 in C minor, Op.29 Rachmaninov 13 Preludes, Op.32

Rachmaninov’s set of Preludes is a pianistic feast of dazzling colour and imagination, filled with poetic expressivity. Prokofiev’s Sonata No.4, by contrast, is a haunted and reflective piece. Lugansky opens his recital with Franck’s celebration of spiritality.


Thursday 15 May 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraBOHEMIAN LEGENDS

Jakub Hrůša conductor Truls Mørk cello

Dvořák Cello Concerto Suk Symphony No.2 (Asrael)

This concert pairs Dvořák’s eloquent Cello Concerto with his son-in-law Josef Suk’s heartfelt Asrael Symphony. Composed in memory of Dvořák and his own wife (Dvořák’s daughter), the symphony is named after the angel of death.


Royal Festival Hall at 6pm – A concert including Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared, introduced by Jakub Hrůša in conversation. Free


Orchestra and Chorus of Santa Cecilia & Sir Antonio PappanoSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Anita Watson soprano Veronica Simeoni mezzo-soprano Stuart Skelton tenor Louis Otey baritone

Beethoven Gott! Welch dunkel hier! from Fidelio (Act 2) Dallapiccola Il prigioniero – opera in 1 act Beethoven Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato (3rd movement) and Presto – Allegro assai (4th movement) from Symphony No.9 (Choral)

Musical Director of the Royal Opera House Sir Antonio Pappano conducts the vast forces of his Italian orchestra and chorus at this concert with the theme of freedom. The concept is explored with over 200 performers live on stage, producing a huge orchestral and choral sound.

Please note, there is no interval.


Sunday 18 May 2014

Orchestra and Chorus of Santa Cecilia & Sir Antonio PappanoSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Hibla Gerzmava soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk mezzo-soprano Joseph Calleja tenor bass to be announced

Verdi Requiem

Verdi created a Requiem that has the drama and intensity of his grandest operas. Pappano's huge chorus and orchestra create an exciting, theatrical sound that makes for an unbeatable live experience.

Please note, there is no interval.

Royal Festival Hall, 5pm (please note start time) £70 £55 £45 £35 £25 £15 Premium seats £85

Tuesday 20 May 2014

Charles Dutoit conducts French FavouritesROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Charles Dutoit conductor Stephen Hough piano

Chabrier España, rhapsody Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.5 (Egyptian) Debussy Images for orchestra Ravel La valse

Charles Dutoit travels the world in this concert, with musical images conjuring dance, warmth and Egyptian enchantment.


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Stephen Hough © Sim Canetty-Clarke

Sir Antonio Pappano © Sheila Rock

Southbank Centre isn’t just another urban concert venue. We work hard to create a space for artists and audiences that has a distinctive atmosphere – somewhere vibrant, busy with all kinds of people, but at the same time attracting audiences passionate about music.

Performers arriving at Royal Festival Hall, for example, know that they’re gracing a stage that has hosted the most famous names in music – think Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald, Igor Stravinsky and Daniel Barenboim; Maria Callas and Liza Minnelli.

However, as Gillian Moore – Southbank Centre’s Head of Classical Music – explains: ‘It’s very important that we look into the 21st century and make sure that the great artists of the future are performing here as well as figures that everybody knows, such as Claudio Abbado, or Sir Antonio Pappano and his Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus. Who are emerging as stars now around the globe? Benjamin Grosvenor, Colin Currie and Tamara Stefanovich... We also have performances from the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra from Brazil. That’s a real statement of faith from us at Southbank Centre in the vibrancy and essential nature of classical music in emerging nations and in South America.’

Where & WhenColin CurrieHear inspirational performances by percussionist Colin Currie in Stockhausen’s Kontakte (Saturday 5 October 2013, page 16) and in some of Steve Reich’s greatest works (Sunday 10 November 2013, page 26).

Tamara Stefanovich Pianist Tamara Stefanovich presents different piano soundworlds conjured up by the likes of Messiaen, Ligeti and Boulez (Sunday 6 October 2013, page 17).

Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra Stars of Venezuela’s El Sistema bring their energy and verve to Royal Festival Hall (Friday 6 and Sunday 8 June 2014, page 71). Part of Shell Classic International.

Benjamin Grosvenor One of the newest generation’s leading lights, pianist Benjamin Grosvenor dazzles in Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor (Tuesday 10 June 2014, page 72). Along with our world-class Resident Orchestras,

Southbank Centre attracts classical music stars from around the globe. During the 2013/14 season, we host vibrant young performers like the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela as well as established maestros, such as conductor Claudio Abbado.

International Performers

Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra is part of Shell Classic International: Shell supports Southbank Centre in bringing the finest international orchestras to London.


Benjamin Grosvenor © Briony Campbell

Tamara Stefanovich © Timothy Cochrane

Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela Claudio Abbado © Peter Fischili


Thursday 22 May 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraSOKHIEV CONDUCTS RAVEL AND DEBUSSY

Tugan Sokhiev conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano

Fauré Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op.80 Ravel Piano Concerto in G Debussy La mer Stravinsky The Firebird, Suite (1919)

Debussy’s principal aim in La mer was ‘to create a mysterious harmony between nature and the imagination’, to translate the play of light on the water and the sea’s place in the natural world into musical sound.



Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today

Clark Rundell conductor Unsuk Chin presenter Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra

Programme to be announced

A recital of new works conducted by Clark Rundell as part of the Young Composers Academy.



Philharmonia OrchestraTEMIRKANOV CONDUCTS THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONY

Yuri Temirkanov conductor Denis Kozhukhin piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Dvořák Symphony No.9 (From the New World)

Written in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America, From the New World explodes with American folk-inspired rhythms and melodies.


Wednesday 4 June 2014

Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

Programme includes: Brahms 3 Intermezzi, Op.117; Intermezzo in A, Op.118 No.2 Liszt Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254 Stravinsky 3 Movements from Petrushka transc. for piano

Still in her mid 20s, this Georgian pianist has been enjoying a meteoric rise to fame. Brahms’ tender and thoughtful Intermezzi are a vivid contrast to Liszt’s brilliant and characterful Rhapsodie espagnole.


Thursday 5 June 2014





Christoph von Dohnányi conductor Eva-Maria Westbroek soprano

Beethoven Overture, Leonore No.1 Strauss Four Last Songs Mahler Symphony No.1

An opportunity to hear one of Strauss’ finest works, the Four Last Songs.



Goldsmiths Choral Union & Musicians of LondonBrian Wright conductor Alice Gribbin soprano Sophie Mansell alto Daniel Auchincloss tenor Lukas Kargl bass

Bach Mass in B minor

Bach completed his greatest mass setting in the late 1740s, within two years of his death. Recognised as his religious last will and testament, it represents the summation of his life’s work in writing masterpieces for the church.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £32 £25 £20 £12

Friday 6 June 2014

Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela & Christian VásquezSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Christian Vásquez conductor

Berlioz Overture, Le carnaval romain Stravinsky The Firebird, Suite (1919) Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade

The Venezuelan musical phenomenon has been celebrated at Southbank Centre and across the world. We’re delighted to welcome back the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela following the five-star reviews for their performances here in 2010. (See also Sunday 8 June 2014)

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45 £37 £29 £22.50 £17 £12 Premium seats £65

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Grand Organ GalaPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Andrew Greenwood conductor Madeleine Pierard soprano Stephen Disley organ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Choir

Strauss Introduction (Sunrise) from Also sprach Zarathustra Bach Toccata and Fugue for organ Mascagni Intermezzo & Easter Hymn from Cavalleria rusticana Saint-Saëns Finale from Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ) Handel Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1) Mendelssohn Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fauré Pie Jesu from Requiem Albinoni Adagio for organ & strings Bach Ave Maria arr. Gounod Handel Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah Widor Toccata from Organ Symphony No.5 Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D

‘The King of Instruments’ resounds in this celebration of the newly restored Royal Festival Hall grand organ, featuring all your favourite classics.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £39.50 £29.50 £22.50 £16.50 £14.50 Premium seats £47.50

Sunday 8 June 2014

Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela & Christian VásquezSHELL CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL

Christian Vásquez conductor

Strauss Don Juan Falla The Three-cornered Hat, Suite No.2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 (Pathétique)

See the next generation of musicians to come out of the celebrated Venezuelan El Sistema music-teaching programme as the sister orchestra of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela returns to Southbank Centre. (See also Friday 6 June 2014)

Royal Festival Hall, 5pm (please note start time) £45 £37 £29 £22.50 £17 £12 Premium seats £65

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Unsuk Chin © Karen Robinson

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Sunday 8 June 2014

Verdi: StiffelioNelly Miricioiu Lina Chelsea Opera Group Orchestra Chelsea Opera Group Chorus

Verdi Stiffelio – opera in 3 acts (concert performance in Italian with English surtitles)

Premiered in 1850, Stiffelio is Verdi’s 16th opera. After years of neglect, its modern revival in the 1960s provided greater recognition. It includes one of Verdi’s finest tenor roles.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm (please note start time) £36 £31 £25 £23 £13

Tuesday 10 June 2014

The Bach Choir Berlioz: Te DeumDavid Hill conductor Catherine Wyn-Rogers mezzo-soprano Ben Hulett tenor Philharmonia Orchestra

Berlioz Te Deum Jonathan Dove New work Marcel Dupré Cortège et litanie for organ and orchestra, Op.19 No.2 Debussy La damoiselle élue

The Bach Choir present Berlioz’s monumental Te Deum, alongside a new work by composer Jonathan Dove.


Tuesday 10 June 2014

Benjamin Grosvenor, piano & Endellion String Quartet

Haydn String Quartet in G, Op.76 No.1 Britten String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.25 Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34

Talented pianist Benjamin Grosvenor joins the brilliant Endellion Quartet to perform Brahms’ Piano Quintet, one of the masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire. The programme also includes the most enchanting of Haydn’s late quartets and Britten’s scintillating take on the classical style.


Wednesday 11 June 2014

John Williams performs Concierto de AranjuezROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Alexander Shelley conductor John Williams guitar

Elgar Overture, In the South (Alassio) Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra Stephen Goss Guitar Concerto Gershwin An American in Paris

A rare London orchestral appearance by John Williams as he performs Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez. Framing this iconic piece is a collection of well-known orchestral classics.






Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentGAMECHANGERS: MILDLY RUDE?

Steven Devine conductor Lucy Crowe soprano James Gilchrist tenor Choir of the Enlightenment

Handel Overture & Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon; Let God arise (Chandos Anthem No.11) Boyce Solomon, a serenata for soprano, tenor, chorus & orchestra

Boyce’s serenata Solomon was as popular as Handel’s Messiah in its time but its lyrics were considered ‘mildly rude’ and too racy for later, more conservative, tastes. His music is accompanied by Handel’s popular Arrival of the Queen of Sheba.


Queen Elizabeth Hall at 5.45pm – OAE Extras. Steven Devine introduces the little-known composer Boyce, including extracts from chamber music with young performers. Free

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Philharmonia OrchestraJäRVI CONDUCTS SHOSTAKOVICH

Paavo Järvi conductor Kirill Gerstein piano

Glinka Overture, Ruslan and Lyudmila Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 Shostakovich Symphony No.5 in D minor

Paavo Järvi conducts an all-Russian programme including Shostakovich’s mighty, all-conquering Fifth Symphony.


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Philharmonia OrchestraSALONEN CONDUCTS SIBELIUSPULL OUT ALL THE STOPS FESTIVAL: AN ORGAN CELEBRATION

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin Olivier Latry organ

Kaija Saariaho Maan varjot (Earth Shadows) for organ & orchestra (UK premiere) Sibelius Violin Concerto; Symphony No.2

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the music of his homeland in this all-Finnish programme, including Sibelius’ glorious Violin Concerto.

Maan varjot (Earth Shadows) is commissioned by Philharmonia Orchestra and Southbank Centre London.


Saturday 28 June 2014

Piotr Beczala

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Lukasz Borowicz conductor

Piotr Beczala, one of the world’s most vocally exciting tenors, makes his concert debut at Royal Festival Hall with a programme of great operatic arias and sublime operetta classics.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £50 £45 £32.50 £27.50 £20 £15 Premium seats £60

Sunday 29 June 2014

Philharmonia OrchestraSALONEN CONDUCTS MAHLER 8

Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor soloists to be announced

Mahler Symphony No.8 (Symphony of a Thousand)

Mahler’s Eighth Symphony is scored for epic forces, including eight vocal soloists, two choirs and a massive orchestra embracing six clarinets, four trombones, offstage brass, two harps, mandolin and a vast array of percussion instruments.


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Lucy Crowe © Edward Webb

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PERFORMERSIndex

Hough, Stephen 67Hrůša, Jakub 58, 66Hulett, Ben 72Hurndall Smith, Nicholas 47, 50Hussain, Shahbaz 10

Inglis, Anthony 64Isserlis, Steven 59, 64

Järvi, Paavo 73Jimenez, Jorge 36The John Wilson Orchestra 29Johnston, Jennifer 40Jordan, Philippe 37Juntunen, Helena 26Jurowski, Michail 21Jurowski, Vladimir 14, 15, 18, 32, 33, 35, 36, 43, 44, 59, 60

Kalagina, Anastasia 33Kaljuste, Tõnu 25Kang, Hae-Sun 36Karabits, Kirill 16, 59Karadaglić, Miloš 59Kargl, Lukas 71Kavakos, Leonidas 36Kelemen, Barnabas 27Kempster, David 65Khachatryan, Sergey 64Khan, Akram 9, 10Khan, Ustad Wajahat 9Kidgell, Alexandra 47Kikuchi, Hiromi 29Kim, Sunwook 20Kopatchinskaja, Patricia 18Kozhukhin, Denis 70Krylov, Sergej 25Kuijken, Sigiswald 51, 53Kulek, Robert 44Kulkarni-Patil, Manjusha 9Kumar, Patri Satish 8, 10Kumaresh, Jayanthi 8, 9Kurtág, György 29Kurtág, Márta 29Kuusisto, Pekka 40

Labèque, Katia 41Labèque, Marielle 41Labin, Anna Maria 50Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus 50Latry, Olivier 54, 73Lee, Shin-Young 54Levin, Robert 27Levit, Igor 16Lewis, Paul 37Lill, John 50Lindberg, Jakob 47Lis, Tomasz 45London Bach Singers 47, 50London Concert Orchestra 18, 64London Philharmonic Brass Ensemble 51London Philharmonic Choir 18, 19, 25, 33, 44, 71London Voices 14Lugansky, Nikolai 45, 66

Maazel, Lorin 52, 53Madlala, Njabulo 18Maltman, Christopher 24Manfrino, Natalie 43Mansell, Sophie 18, 71Manson, Catherine 46, 50Martín, Jaime 45Matharu, Harjinderpal Singh 9Matheuz, Diego 16Mauceri, John 25

McFadden, Claron 20Melinek, Julia 19Melnikov, Alexander 60Miller, Rebecca 37Mills, Douglas 18Miricioiu, Nelly 72Mitchell, Laura 33Monogarova, Tatiana 18Montero, Gabriela 44Mørk, Truls 15, 66Mortimer-Smith, Nadine 45Moser, Johannes 21Mozart Festival Chorus 33Mozart Festival Orchestra 33Mukherjee, Pandit Budhaditya 10Müller-Schott, Daniel 43Mullova, Viktoria 33Munde, Sukhad 8, 9, 10Murray, Robert 34Musicians of London 71Mustonen, Olli 64

Nadeem, Mehboob 9Nandi, Soumen 10National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain 32National Youth Orchestra for Indian Music 52National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain 59Nelsons, Andris 17, 18, 36, 42Nethsingha, Andrew 29Newton, Faye 47, 50Newton, Robin 50Nézet-Séguin, Yannick 19, 20, 53, 54Norman, Jane 50

O’Connor, Kelley 33O’Donnell, James 53Ollu, Franck 16Opera Rara Chorus 34Opie, Alan 14Orchestra of St Cecilia 67Orchestra of St Paul’s 61Orion Orchestra 24Ormshaw, Claire 14Orozco-Estrada, Andrés 36Ortiz, Cristina 27, 53Otey, Louis 67Ott, Alice Sara 19

Paasikivi, Lilli 61Padmore, Mark 15Palmer, Ben 61Panshikar, Pandit Raghunadan 10Pappano, Sir Antonio 67Park Lane Group 34, 35Parker-Smith, Jane 51Patalong, Anna 29Pérez, Alejo 21Perkins, Julian 36Petersen, Marlis 34Petrenko, Mikhail 20Petrenko, Vasily 24, 42Philharmonia Brass Ensemble 51Philharmonia Chorus 11, 40, 42Philharmonia Voices 17, 60, 61Philip Glass Ensemble 26Piau, Sandrine 15Pierard, Madeleine 71Pike, Jennifer 65Pires, Maria João 16Pollini, Maurizio 41, 55Poster, Tom 18Power, Lawrence 35Prakash, RN 8, 10

Purcell School Symphony Orchestra 45Purefoy, William 47, 50Purser, Toby 24Pursglove, Percy 45

Quatuor Mosaïques 42Queyras, Jean-Guihen 20, 60

Rachlin, Julian 58Radley, Andrew 36Ragunathan, Sudha 10Rainer, Tom 29Rajput, Dr Vijay 10Rattle, Sir Simon 61Raval, Meeta 18Rayatt, Gurdain 10Reich, Steve 26Rickards, Steven 33Rigby, Jean 14Rivas, Ilyich 45Rose, Matthew 33, 55Rose, Peter 61Roth, François-Xavier 59Royal, Kate 19, 33Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble 17Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 24Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 18, 40, 50, 59, 60, 66, 67, 71, 72, 73Rundell, Clark 70Rutherford, James 42Ryan, John 24

Salonen, Esa-Pekka 11, 14, 73Samsi, Yogesh 8, 9, 10San Francisco Symphony 47, 50Sánchez, Lourdes 55São Paulo Symphony Orchestra 20Saraste, Jukka-Pekka 55Schelomianski, Mischa 58Scott, John 51, 52Scott, Jonathan 18Semenchuk, Ekaterina 67Shelley, Alexander 72Sherratt, Brindley 14, 34, 43Shimplesberger, Bernhard 8Shrikanth, Jyotsna 10Simeoni, Veronica 67Simmonds, Victoria 34Simón Bolívar National Youth Choir of Venezuela 55Singh, Dharambir MBE 9, 10The Sixteen 33Skelton, Stuart 14, 67Skrowaczewski, Stanisław 46Slater, Daniel 14Sokhiev, Tugan 33, 70Sound Intermedia 16, 32Sounds Baroque 36Southbank Sinfonia 20Spencer, Jaclyn 18Sprague, Alexander 33St John’s College Choir, Cambridge 29St Lawrence String Quartet 47Staples, Andrew 40, 55Steele-Perkins, Crispian 29Stefanovich, Tamara 17Steinbacher, Arabella 58Stéphany, Anna 44Stephen, Pamela Helen 14Stirling, Stephen 13Stone, Mark 14Stotijn, Christianne 13Stratford, Stuart 24, 40, 65

Abbado, Claudio 15Andsnes, Leif Ove 60Afkham, David 64Ainsley, John Mark 61Akers, James 36Aldridge, Rosie 19Alsop, Marin 20Anderszewski, Piotr 14Angelich, Nicholas 54Angus, David 40Antonacci, Anna Caterina 53Antunes, Celso 64Argerich, Martha 15Armstrong, Pamela 14Artemis Quartet 45Ashkenazy, Vladimir 18, 19, 61Auchinloss, Daniel 47, 71Aurora Orchestra 14, 16Avdeeva, Yulianna 35Ax, Emanuel 51Axelsson, Marie 43

The Bach Choir 19, 40, 55, 65, 72Bahra, Harkiret 9Ballileu, James 19Balsom, Alison 51Banks, Barry 43Baranyay, Piroska 36Barto, Tzimon 24Batiashvili, Lisa 73BBC Concert Orchestra 20BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 28Beczala, Piotr 73Beilman, Benjamin 46Bell, Allison 27Bell, Emma 44Berezovsky, Boris 35Berg, Nathan 61Berger, Peter 58Bhagwat, Anupama 10Bhattacharya, Debashish 8Bigwood, Robin 46, 50Blaze, Robin 55Boden, Samuel 19Boreyko, Andrey 58Borodin Quartet 19Borowicz, Lukasz 73Bose, Pandit Kumar 43Bostridge, Ian 18Bottone, Rebecca 65Bourne, Frances 29Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 16Brabbins, Martyn 17Braun, Russell 34Bristol Choral Society 58Broadbent, Graeme 13Brönnimann, Baldur 32Brossé, Dirk 28Broughton, Simon 8Brown, Adrian 66Bubeck, Daniel 33Buchbinder, Rudolf 36Buniatishvili, Khatia 70Bury, Alison 21

Busfield, Ronan 13Bychkov, Semyon 55

Cabell, Nicole 40Cahn, Benjamin 19Calleja, Joseph 60, 67Capuçon, Renaud 55Carby, Catherine 50Carpenter, Cameron 54Carraro, Titziana 43Chelsea Opera Group Chorus 50, 72Chelsea Opera Group Orchestra 50, 72Chen, Sa 40Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra 40Choir of the Enlightenment 61, 72Choristers of St Paul’s Cathedral 50Chorus of St Cecilia 67Christensson, Malin 14Christie, William 15Christophers, Harry 33Chuang, Ya-Fei 27City of London Choir 64City of London Sinfonia 13Clarke, Rodney Earl 18Colin Currie Group 26Colli, Federico 59Collins, Michael 13, 24Collon, Nicholas 14, 40Colvin, Michael 14Connolly, Sarah 34Cooke, Sasha 50Corinthian Chamber Orchestra 66Corley, Stephany 64Craske, Oliver 8Creed, Martin 54Creed, Neville 18Crowe, Lucy 24, 72Cummings, Brian 33Currie, Colin 16

Dagar, Ustad Baha’uddin 9, 10Das, Pandit Kushal 43Dasch, Annette 42Daszak, John 44Dausgaard, Thomas 50Davies, Ben 47, 50Davies, Neal 34Davis, Carl 28De Ridder, André 29Debus, Johannes 26Demers, Isabelle 51Dennis, Anna 36Dennis, Eleanor 19Denoke, Angela 37Denose, Ruxandra 55Deochake, Tanmay 9, 10Devine, Steven 46, 72Dey, Nirmalya 9Disley, Stephen 66, 71Dobbin, Carolyn 33Dobracheva, Evelina 13Dohnányi, Christoph von 43, 70

Dougan, Eamonn 47Driver, Danny 37, 64Dudamel, Gustavo 26Dutoit, Charles 40, 66, 67Dworzynski, Michał 27

Edwards, James 64Elder, Sir Mark 34The Elysian Singers 51Endellion String Quartet 72English Chamber Orchestra 19, 29Eschenbach, Christoph 24Esfahani, Mahan 37

Faultless, Margaret 25, 27Faust, Isabelle 60Feinstein, Martin 46, 47, 50Feinstein Ensemble 46, 47, 50Fellner, Till 33Finley, Gerald 13, 44Fischer, Julia 43Fisher, Harold 45Florilegium 55Foccroulle, Bernard 58Frang, Vilde 21Freire, Nelson 44

Galliford, Brian 14Gallois, Patrick 28Gardner, Edward 55Gentlemen of the London Philharmonic Choir 20Gernon, Ben 25Gerstein, Kirill 42, 73Gerzmava, Hibla 67Gilchrist, James 55, 72Giltburg, Boris 27Glanville, Mark 19Glennie, Evelyn 32Goerne, Matthias 18Goldsmiths Choral Union 18, 43, 71Gonley, Stephanie 29Gooch, Oliver 33, 65Goode, David 51Gordon, Jane 36Graham, Susan 66Greenwood, Andrew 60, 71Grey, Mark 33Gribbin, Alice 71Griffiths, Gary 33Grimaud, Hélène 17, 36Gringolts, Ilya 28Gritton, Susan 55, 61Groop, Monica 58Grosvenor, Benjamin 72Groves, Paul 13

Hamelin, Marc-André 41Heijden, Laura van der 18Helmchen, Martin 36, 43Hemple, Jurjen 20Hermus, Antony 36Hertzberg, Johanna Bölja 43Hill, David 19, 40, 55, 72Hodges, Nicolas 16Hoskins, Paul 29

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Streetwise Opera 24Suckling, Christopher 46, 50Suh, Yeree 21Summers, Hilary 16Sutherland, Gavin 18Swingle Singers 20

Takahashi, Miki 50Temirkanov, Yuri 21, 70Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela 71Tetzlaff, Christian 18, 42Tetzlaff, Tanja 18Tharaud, Alexandre 19Thibaudet, Jean-Yves 70Thomas, Phillip 19Tiberghien, Cedric 21Tiempo, Sergio 61Tilling, Peter 43Tilson Thomas, Michael 47, 50

Tippett Quartet 51Trinity Boys Choir 18Trotter, Thomas 53, 58Trpčeski, Simon 45Truscott, Matthew 66

Uchida, Mitsuko 59

Valcuha, Juraj 20Vänskä, Osmo 41Vásquez, Christian 71Veira, Jonathan 14Voicelab 51Volkov, Ilan 28Vondráček, Lukás 58

Wallfisch, Benjamin 17Wallworth, Lynette 58Watson, Anita 67Weilerstein, Alisa 16

West, Samuel 14Westbroek, Eva-Maria 70Wilkinson, Clare 47Williams, John 72Williams, Roderick 40, 55Wilson, John 29, 60Wood, Roland 13Wright, Brian 18, 43, 71Wunder, Ingolf 52Wyn-Rogers, Catherine 72

Yoo, Esther 53

Zinman, David 51Znaider, Nikolaj 44Zolinsky, Andrew 26

AdamsAbsolute Jest 47

El Niño (Nativity Oratorio) 33

AdèsAsyla 32, 59

Concerto for violin & chamber orchestra (Concentric Paths) 40

AlainLe jardin suspendu 58

Litanies 58

AlbinoniAdagio for organ & strings 71

AndersonAlleluia 44

The Stations of the Sun for orchestra 32

Tiramisu for chamber ensemble 29

AnonymousAngelus ad virginem 33

In Bethlem 33

Make we joy 33

Nowell, nowell 33

Out of your sleep 33

Sing we to this merry company 33

Sweet was the song 33

BacalovIl Postino 28

Bach, CPEConcerto in E flat for arpsichord & fortepiano, Wq.47 37

Symphony in A, Wq.182/4 37

Symphony in B minor, Wq.182/5 37

Symphony in D, Wq.183/1 37

Symphony in E flat, Wq.179 37

Symphony in F, Wq.183/3 37

Bach, JSThe Art of Fugue, BWV.1080 50

Ave Maria arr. Gounod 71

Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat 53

Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G 53

Cantata No.54 ‘Widerstehe doch der Sunde’ 50

Cantata No.82 ‘Ich habe genug’ 50

Cantata No.152 ‘Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn’ 50

Cantata No.182 ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’ 50

Chorale-prelude Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV.676 58

Chorale-prelude Ich ruf'zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV.639 transc. Busoni 37

Chorale-prelude Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam, BWV.684 58

Chorale-prelude Nun komm'der Heiden Heiland, BWV.659 transc. Busoni 37

Concerto in D for keyboard, BWV.972 arr. Balsom for trumpet and organ 51

Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, BWV.1043 53

Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV.542 58

Fugue & Allegro in E flat for lute, BWV.998 47

Fugue in G minor for lute, BWV.1000 47

Mass in B minor 47, 71

Partita in C minor for lute, BWV.997 47

Partita No.4 in D, BWV.828 36

Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV.582 51

Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV.1052 51

Prelude and Fugues, BWV.870 – BWV.881 46

Prelude and Fugues, BWV.882 – BWV.893 46

Prelude in C minor for lute, BWV.999 47

Preludes and Fugues, BWV.874-877 from The Well-Tempered Clavier 33

Sonata in E minor for flute & continuo, BWV.1034 46

Sonata in G for violin & continuo, BWV.1021 46

St Matthew Passion 55

Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV.564 53

Toccata and Fugue for organ 71

Toccata in D, BWV.912 46

Toccata in D minor, BWV.913 46

Toccata in G minor, BWV.915 46

Trio Sonata in C, BWV.1037 46

Trio Sonata in G, BWV.1038 46

Trio Sonata in G, BWV.1039 46

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV.1041 38, 66

BadalamentiTwin Peaks 28

BalakirevIslamey, oriental fantasy 41

BeamishSpinal Chords 66

BeethovenAndante favori, WoO.57 44

Gott! Welch dunkel hier! from Fidelio (Act 2) 67

Overture, Coriolan 27

Overture, Egmont 45

Overture, Leonore No.1 70

Overture, Namensfeier 14

Piano Concerto No.1 43

Piano Concerto No.3 16, 59


Piano Concerto No.5 (Emperor) 45, 60

Piano Trio in E flat, Op.70 No.2 60

Sonata in A flat, Op.110 16

Sonata in C minor, Op.111 16, 44

Sonata in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 (Quasi una fantasia – Moonlight) 37, 52

Sonata in E, Op.109 16

Sonata in E flat, Op.27 No.1 (Quasi una fantasia) 37

Sonata in F minor, Op.57 (Appassionata) 59, 61

Sonatas 55

COMPOSERS

String Quartet in C sharp minor, Op.131 45

Symphony No.7 20, 25

Symphony No.8 27

Symphony No.9 (Choral) 44

Symphony No.9 (Choral), excerpts: Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato (3rd movement) and Presto – Allegro assai (4th movement) 67

Symphony No.3 (Eroica) 16, 36

Symphony No.6 (Pastoral 35

Violin Sonata in G major, Op.30 No.3 44

BelliniI Capuleti e I Montecchi 50

BergViolin Concerto 64

BerioRitirata notturna di Madrid (after Boccherini) 24

Sinfonia 20

BerliozLa morte de Cléopatra for soprano & orchestra 55

Les nuits d’été 66

Overture, La carnaval romain 71

Overture, Le Corsaire 42

Roméo et Juliette 13

Symphonie fantastique 14, 47

Te Deum 72

BernsteinThe Age of Innocence 28

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story 20

BertrandMadrigal for soprano & 5 musicians 21

Virya for 4 musicians 21

Yet for 20 musicians 21

BoulezLe marteau sans maître 16

Sonata No.2 17

BoyceSolomon, a serenata for soprano, tenor, chorus and orchestra 72

BrahmsAcademic Festival Overture 42

Double Concerto 18

Double Concerto for violin and cello 43

Ein deutsches Requiem 42

Intermezzo in A, Op.118 No.2 70

Intermezzo in B minor, Op.119 No.1 61



Piano Quintet in F minor, Op.34 72

Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) for chorus & orchestra 42

String Quartet in C minor, Op.51 No.1 45

Symphony No.1 17

Symphony No.2 42

Symphony No.3 18

Symphony No.4 36, 59

3 Intermezzi, Op.117 70

Tragic Overture 42, 50

Variations on a theme by Haydn (St Anthony) 18

Violin Concerto in D 42

Violin sonata No.3 in D minor, Op.108 44

Brant (and Ives)The Alcotts (3rd movement) from A Concord Symphony (arr. from Piano Sonata No.2 ‘Concord’) 47

BrittenCello Symphony 15

A Ceremony of Carols 33

Coal face 14

4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes 40

God’s chillun 14

The Holly and the Ivy (trad.) 33

Hymn to the Virgin 33

The King’s stamp 14

Men behind the meters 14

Night mail 14

Nocturne 15

Noye’s Fludde 13, 17

Peace of Britain 14

Peter Grimes 14

The Prince of the Pagodas Suite (Prelude and dances) 15

Second Movement from Movements for a Clarinet Concerto compl. Colin Matthews 13

Serenade for tenor, horn and strings 13

A Shepherd’s carol 33

Sixpenny telegram 14

String Quartet No.1 in D, Op.25 72

Suite from Death in Venice arr. Bedford 24

Suite on English Folk Tunes (A Time There Was...) 15

The Tocher 14

War Requiem 18

The Way to the sea 14

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra 24

BruchViolin Concerto No.1 in G minor 65

BrucknerSymphony No.2 43

Symphony No.3 (ed. Novak) 46

Symphony No.8 (ed. Haas) 55

ButlerJazz machines 29

BuxtehudeChoral prelude, Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BuxWV.183 58

Chorale fantasia, Wie schön leuchtet der morgenstern, BuxWV.223 58

Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV.161 58

CageOne for piano 26

CaldaraTrio Sonata in E minor, Op.1 No.5 36

ChabrierEspaña, rhapsody 67

CherubiniOverture, Médée 20

ChopinAndante spianato & Grande polonaise brillante, Op.22 52

Ballade No.1 in G minor, Op.23 27

Ballade No.2 in F, Op.38 29, 41

Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47 29, 41

Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52 27

6 Etudes 61

4 Mazurkas, Op.33 41

Nocturne in B, Op.9 No.3 52

Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.45 41

Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20 27

Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, Op.31 27

Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, Op.39 27, 41

Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54 27

Waltz in A flat, Op.34 No.1 52

ConnorsCorelli Leaves 21

CoplandClarinet Concerto 13

12 Poems of Emily Dickinson 45

CorelliConcerto grosso in B flat, Op.6 No.11 53

Concerto grosso in D, Op.6 No.1 66

Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6 No.8 (Christmas) 21

Sinfonia to Santa Beatrice d’Este 21

Trio Sonata in A, Op.3 No.12 21

Violin Sonata in D, Op.5 No.1 36

CreedFace to face with Bach for organ 54

DallapiccolaIl prigioniero 67

Davis, CarlNapoléon 28

Davis, DonThe Matrix 28

DebussyImages for orchestra 67

La damoiselle élue 72

La mer 70

Prélude à l’après-midi d’une faune arr. Schoenberg 41

Préludes, Book 1 41

Reflets dans l’eau, from Images, Set 1 61

Selection from Prélude, BK.1 35

DeliusThe Walk to the Paradise Garden 19

DoveNew work 72

DupréCortège et litanie for organ and orchestra, Op.19 No.2 72

Prelude & Fugue in B, Op.7 No.1 51

DutilleuxTout un monde lointain... (Cello Concerto) 20

DvořákCarnival Overture 40

Cello Concerto 66

80 81

Piano Concerto in D minor 58

Scherzo capriccioso 45

Symphony No.7 36

Symphony No.8 50

Symphony No.9 (From the New World) 70

Violin Concerto 58

ElfmanThe Nightmare before Christmas 28

ElgarCello Concerto 18, 59

The Dream of Gerontius 40

Nimrod from Enigma Variations 64

Overture, In the South (Alassio) 66, 72

Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D 71

Symphony No.1 55

Symphony No.2 42

FallaThe Three-cornered Hat, Suite No.2 71

FauréPelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op.80 70

Pie Jesu from Requiem 71

Requiem 65

FeldmanPalais de mari 26

Florentz Prélude from I'Enfant noir, Op.17 54

FranckFantaisie in A (from Pièces pour grand orgue) 51

Prelude, Choral et Fugue 66

GaspariniIo che dal terzo ciel 36

GeminianiConcerto grosso in D minor after Corelli, Op.5 No.12 ‘La follia’ 21

Gershwin An American in Paris 72

Rhapsody in Blue 64

Songs 18

GigoutGrand choeur dialogué 51

GinasteraMalambo from Estancia 61

GlassMusic in Twelve Parts 26

GlinkaOverture, Ruslan and Lyudmila 73

GoldsmithMulan 28

The New Enterprise from Star Trek 25

GóreckiSymphony No.3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), Op.36 27

Symphony No.4 58

GossGuitar Concerto 72

GriegPiano Concerto 19, 36

GuarnieriSymphony No.4 (Brasília) 20

GubaidulinaLight and darkness 58

Offertorium (Violin Concerto) 25

Haasin vain for 24 instruments 29

HamlischSophie’s Choice 28

HandelAmarilli vezzosa (Il duello amorosa), HWV.82 36

Concerto grosso in A, Op.6 No.11 66

Concerto grosso in A minor, Op.6 No.4 21

Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6 No.6 15

Giulio Cesare: Che sento? and Se pietà di me non senti 15

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah 71

Let God arise (Chandos Anthem No.11) 72

Messiah 33

Music for the Royal Fireworks 15

Overture & Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon 72

Overture to Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno 21

Rondeau in G (attrib.) 36

Scipione: March and Scoglio d’immota fronte 15

Sonata in G for keyboard, HWV.579 36

Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1) 66, 71

HarbisonMilosz Songs for voice & piano 45

HarmonAmerika 64

New work 64

Postludio a rovescio 64

HartmanConcerto funèbre 36

HarveyScena for violin & chamber ensemble 36

Wheel of emptiness for chamber ensemble 36

HaydnThe Creation (sung in English) 61

Piano Trio in D, Hob.XV/24 60

Sonata in D, Hob.XVI/37 33

String Quartet in C, Op.76 No.3 (Emperor) 42

String Quartet in D minor, Op.103 51

String Quartet in G, Op.76 No.1 72

Symphony No.94 (Surprise) 15

HerrmannPsycho, narrative for string orchestra 25

HolstThe Planets 19

IbertDivertissement 41

Ives (and Brant)The Alcotts (3rd movement) from A Concord Symphony (arr. from Piano Sonata No.2 'Concord') 47

JanáčekGlagolitic Mass 58

Overture, Jealousy (Zárlivost) 58

Sinfonietta 58

String Quartet No.2 (Intimate Letters) 51

KalinnikovSymphony No.1 41

KaperMutiny on the Bounty 25

KhachaturianPiano Concerto 41

KodályDances of Galánta 36

KorngoldIncidental music to Much Ado About Nothing, Op.11 (complete) 61

Shakespeare Songs, Op.29 & Op.31 arr. Ben Palmer for chamber orchestra 61

KurtágBach arrangements 29

Excerpts from Játékok (Games) 29

Hipartita 29

LambertThe Rio Grande for piano, chorus & orchestra 18

LigetiLontano 21

Musica ricercata 17

San Francisco Polyphony 28

Violin Concerto 28

LindbergChorale 64

LisztAnnées de pèlerinage (1st year – Switzerland), S.160 21

Mephisto Waltz No.1 arr. Jane Parker-Smith for organ 51

Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254 70

R.W.-Venezia, S.201 37

Schlaflos, Frage und Antwort, S.203 37

Sonata in B minor 52

Unstern! sinistre, disastro, S.208 37

LutosławskiCello Concerto 21

MacMillanVeni, veni, Emmanuel 32

Viola Concerto 35

MahlerBlumine (Andante) from Symphony No.1 45

Symphony No.1 70

Symphony No.3 50

Symphony No.4 33

Symphony No.6 35

Symphony No.7 26

Symphony No.8 (Symphony of a Thousand) 73

Symphony No.9 54

MascagniIntermezzo & Easter Hymn from Cavalleria rusticana 71

Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana 64

Mason! for ensemble 26

Self-referential songs and realistic virelais for soprano & ensemble 26

Maxwell DaviesNew work for organ, brass & choir 51

MendelssohnConcerto in A flat for 2 pianos 27

Overture, The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) 65

Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25 54

Scherzo & Nocturne from A Midsummer Night’s Dream 51

Symphony No.3 in A minor (Scottish) 45

Violin Concerto 33, 46

Wedding March from A Midsummers Night’s Dream 71

MessiaenDes canyons aux étoiles 24

Excerpts from Catalogue d’oiseaux 17

L’Ascension – 4 méditations symphoniques 54

Les oiseaux et les sources, (Communion) et Le vent de l’Esprit (Sortie) from Messe de la Pentecôte 58

MonkRailroad 26

St Petersburg Waltz 26

MorriconeThe Mission 28

MozartAdagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546 51

Alleluia from Exultate Jubilate 24

Ave verum corpus 24

Birdcatcher’s Song, Ach, ich fühl's & Papageno/Papagena duet from The Magic Flute 24

Clarinet Concerto 24

Fantasie in F Minor, K.608 53

Finale from Symphony No.41 24

La ci darem la mano & Fin ch’han dal vino (Champagne Aria) from Don Giovanni 24

Overture, Don Giovanni 19

Overture and Non più andrai from the Marriage of Figaro 24

Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat, K.271 15

Piano Concerto No.21 in C, K.467 19

Requiem 19

Rondo in A minor for piano, K.511 33

Sonata in G, K.283 59

String Quartet in B flat, K.458 (The Hunt) 42

Symphony No.36 (Linz) 15

Symphony No.38 (Prague) 51

Violin Concerto No.3 in G, K.216 53

MuffatPassacaglia from Sonata No.5 in G (Armonico tributo) 21

MussorgskyPictures at an Exhibition 37

Pictures at an Exhibition orch. Ravel 53

MustonenCello Sonata 64

NikodijevicLa lugubre gondola 60

NonoWorks 17

NorthCleopatra Symphony 25

OffenbachFantasio 34

OrffO Fortuna from Carmina Burana 64

PärtBerliner Messe 25

Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten 25

Magnificat 25

PendereckiViolin Concerto No.1 27

PiazzollaFuga y Misterio 61

PiovaniLa Vita è bella 28

PoulencConcerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani 53

4 Motets pour le temps de Noel 33

4 Petites prières de St François d’Assise 33

Gloria 40

Piano Concerto 19

Salve regina 33

Stabat mater 19

Powell, JohnChicken Run 28

PrevinHoney & Rue for voice, piano & rhythm section 45

ProkofievCello Sonata in C, Op.119 64

Ivan the Terrible 61

Scythian Suite (Ala i Lolli), Op.20 61

Sinfonia concertante in E minor for cello and orchestra, Op.125 16

Sonata No.4 in C minor, Op.29 66

Sonata No.8 in B flat, Op.84 27

Symphony No.1 in D (Classical) 21, 59

Symphony No.7 in C sharp minor 19

10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op.75: The Young Juliet, Montagues and Capulets, Dance of the girls with the lilies & Mercutio 61

Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63 21

PucciniO soave fanciulla from La bohème 64

RachmaninovPiano Concerto No.2 40


Prelude in B minor, Op.32 No.10 44

Prelude in C, Op.32 No.1 44

Prelude in G, Op.32 No.5 44

Prelude in G sharp minor, Op.32 No.12 44

Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini 42, 66

Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.36 35

Symphony No.2 21

10 Preludes, Op.23 27

13 Preludes, Op.32 66

Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op.22 35

RameauCastor et Pollux: Overture, Airs pours les athletes, Bruit de guerre, Gravement, Funeral Lament Tristes apprêts and Menuet 15

Chaconne from Dardanus 15

Entrée de Polymnie from Les Boréades 15

Je vole, amour, ou tu m'appelles from Les Paladins 15

Par un sommeil agréable from Dardanus 15

Règne avec moi, Bacchus from Anacréon 15

RavelBoléro 64

Daphnis et Chloé (complete) 40

Gaspard de la nuit 35

Introduction & Allegro (transc. 2 pianos) 41

La valse 27, 67

Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) suite 41

Miroirs 21

Piano Concerto in G 70

Valses nobles et sentimentales 66

RehnqvistRaven chant 43

Utrop (Avocation) 43

Who’s that calling? 43

ReichClapping Music 26

Come out 26

Music for 18 musicians 26

Music for pieces of wood 26

Pendulum music 26

ReubkeSonata in C minor on Psalm 92 53

Rimsky-KorsakovRussian Easter Festival Overture 59

Shéhérazade 59, 71

RodrigoConcierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra 59, 72

RossiniOverture, La Gazza Ladra 16

Overture, William Tell 64

RotaThe Godfather, symphonic portrait 25

SaariahoMaan varjot (Earth Shadows) or organ and orchestra 73

Saint-SaensThe Carnival of the Animals 41

Finale from Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ) 71

82 83

Piano Concerto No.5 (Egyptian) 67

Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ) 53, 66

Scarlatti, AQuesto silenzio ombroso 36

Scarlatti, DSonata in G, Kk.63 36

SchnittkeSymphony No.1 21

SchubertFantasia in F minor for piano duet, D.940 27

Fantasy in C, D.7 (Wandererfantasie) 36

String Quartet in A minor, D.804 (Rosamunde) 42

String Quartet in D minor, D.810 (Death & the Maiden) 51

Symphony No.8 in B minor (Unfinished) 65

Symphony No.9 in C (Great) 55, 64

SchumannCarnaval, Op.9 44

Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6 33

Fantasie in C, Op.17 44

Piano Concerto in A minor 14

Piano Trio No.3 in G minor, Op.110 60

Sonata No.1 in F sharp minor, Op.11 59

Studies in A flat, Op.56 No.4 53

Studies in B minor, Op.56 No.5 53

Studies in E, Op.56 No.3 53

Violin Concerto in D minor 55

Waldszenen, Op.82 36

Schumann, ClaraPiano Sonata in G minor 44

ShostakovichCello Sonata in D minor, Op.40 64

String Quartet No.7 in F sharp minor, Op.108 19

String Quartet No.8 in C minor, Op.110 19

String Quartet No.12 in D flat, Op.133 19

Suite from the Incidental Music to Hamlet, Op.32a 61

Symphony No.1 in F minor 45

Symphony No.5 in D minor 66, 73

Symphony No.10 in E minor 16

Symphony No.13 in B flat minor (Babi Yar) 20

Symphony No.14 13

Symphony No.15 24

SibeliusMalinconia for cello & piano, Op.20 64

Symphony No.2 73

2 Pieces for violin or cello & orchestra, Op.77 (Cantique & Devotion) 64

Violin Concerto 73

StockhausenGesang der Jünglinge 16

Gruppen 17

Klavierstück IX 17

Kontakte 16

Strauss, JohannBlue Danube Waltz 64

Die Fledermaus 60

Strauss, RichardAlso sprach Zarathustra 52

An Alpine Symphony 52

Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra 51

Dance of the Seven Veils and final scene from Salome 37

Don Juan 37, 71

Ein Heldenleben 43, 59

Four Last Songs 70

Introduction (Sunrise) from Also sprach Zarathustra 71

Songs with orchestral accompaniment 37

Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche 53

Tod und Verklärung 40, 51

StravinskyDivertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss arr. Stravinsky & Dushkin for violin & piano 44

The Firebird, Suite (1919) 70, 71

4 Norwegian Moods 18

The Rite of Spring vers. for four hands 54

3 Movements from Petrushka transc. for piano 70

Violin Concerto in D 18, 58

SukFantastic Scherzo, Op.25 58

Praga, symphonic poem, Op.26 58

Symphony No.2 (Asrael) 66

SzymanowskiThree Masques, Op.34 21

TakemitsuGreen (November steps II) 28

I hear the water dreaming for flute & orchestra 28

Marginalia 28

TansmanStèle in memoriam Igor Stravinsky 58

TavenerMonument to Beethoven for choir & organ 51

TchaikovskyFantasy Overture, Romeo & Juliet 40

Manfred Symphony 18


Symphony No.4 45

Symphony No.6 (Pathétique) 59, 60, 71

TurnageEvening Songs 32

UstvolskayaSymphony No.5 (Amen) for reciter, violin, oboe, trumpet, tuba & percussion 25

VangelisChariots of Fire 28

Vaughn WilliamsSymphony No.6 in E minor 40

VerdiBrindisi from La Traviata 64

Grand March from Aida 64

Requiem 43, 67

Stiffelio 72

Villa-LobosSelection from A Prole do Bêbe 61

VivaldiCello Concerto in D, RV.404 53

Concerto in C for 2 trumpets, RV.537 29

Concerto in D for violoncello da spalla, RV.404 51

The Four Seasons 29

Gloria 29

Magnificat in G minor, RV.611 29

Sinfonia in B minor, RV.169 (al Santo Sepolcro) 66

Trio Sonata in D minor, RV.63 (Variations on La Follia) 53

WagnerOverture, Rienzi 55

Overture, Tannhäuser 37

Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde 40

WallfischThe Ant-Eater (on Roald Dahl’s text) 65

The Porcupine (on Roald Dahl’s text) 40

WaltonBelshazzar’s Feast 18

WaxmanThe Ride of the Cossacks 25

WeirThe Wild Reeds 53

WidorToccata from Organ Symphony No.5 71

WilliamsStar Wars 28

WolffFor Piano 1 26

Preludes Nos.6, 9 & 11 26

Zappa200 Motels 20

ZimmerGladiator 28

ZimmermannPhotoptosis 59

RESIDENT ORCHESTRASPlease note some series savings are available when booking multiple Resident Orchestra concerts. See page 90 for details.

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Britten/ 28 Sep 2013 13

Jurowski, Skelton, Armstrong, Opie, Stephen, Christensson, Ormshaw, Colvin, Sherratt, Rigby, Stone, Galliford, Veira, Slater, London Voices / Britten / 28 Sep 2013 14

Jurowski, Padmore, Mørk / Britten / 2 Oct 2013 15

Britten / 12 Oct 2013 17

Jurowski, Monogarova, Bostridge, Goerne, Creed, London Philharmonic Choir, Trinity Boys Choir / Britten/ 23 Oct 2013 19

Nézet-Séguin, Tharaud, Royal, London Philharmonic Choir / Poulenc, Prokofiev / 21 Oct 2013 9

Nézet-Séguin, Queyras, Petrenko, Gentlemen of the London Philharmonic Choir / Dutilleux, Shostakovich / 26 Oct 2013 20

Jurowski, Moser / Ligeti, Lutosławski, Schnittke / 30 Oct 2013 21

Eschenbach, Barto, Ryan / Messiaen / 2 Nov 2013 24

Stratford / Britten / 3 Nov 2013 24

Gernon / Ustvolskaya / 6 Nov 2013 25

Kaljuste, Krylov, London Philharmonic Choir, / Gubaidulina, Pärt / 6 Nov 2013 25

Mauceri / North, Rota, Waxman, Herrmann, Kaper, Goldsmith 8 Nov 2013 25

Dworzynski, Kelemen, Bell / Penderecki, Górecki / 27 Nov 2013 27

Brossé / Williams, Vangelis, Hamlisch, Morricone, Bacalov, Badalamenti, Bernstein, Elfman, Powell, Piovani, Goldsmith, Davis, Zimmer / 29 Nov 2013 28

Hoskins / Butler, Anderson / 7 Dec 2013 29

Jurowski, Glennie / Anderson, MacMillan, Turnage, Adès / 7 Dec 2013 32

Jurowski, Royal, O’Connor, Rose, Bubeck, Cummings, Rickards, Grey, London Philharmonic Choir / Adams / 14 Dec 2013 33

London Philharmonic OrchestraJurowski, Power / MacMillan, Mahler / 15 Jan 2014 35

Jurowski, Avdeeva / Brahms, Beethoven / 17 Jan 2014 35

Jurowski, Kavakos / JS Bach, Hartmann, Beethoven / 22 Jan 2014 36

Orozco-Estrada, Buchbinder / Kodály, Grieg, Dvořák / 29 Jan 2014 36

Stratford, Chen / Dvořák, Rachmaninov, Wagner, Tchaikovsky / 14 Feb 2014 40

Vänskä, Hamelin / Balakirev, Khachaturian, Kalinnikov / 19 Feb 2014 41

Petrenko, Gerstein / Berlioz, Rachmaninov, Elgar / 21 Feb 2014 42

Jurowski, Fischer, Müller-Schott / Brahms, Bruckner / 26 Feb 2014 43

Jurowski, Bell, Stéphany, Daszak, Finley, London Philharmonic Choir / Anderson, Beethoven / 1 Mar 2014 44

Rivas, Trpčeski / Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Shostakovich / 7 Mar 2014 45

Skrowaczewski, Beilman / Mendelssohn, Bruckner / 14 Mar 2014 46

Zinman, Ax / Mozart, Strauss, Bach / 19 Mar 2014 51

Nézet-Séguin, Antonacci, O’Donnell / Poulenc, Berlioz, Saint-Saëns / 26 Mar 2014 53

Nézet-Séguin, Angelich / Mendelssohn, Mahler / 28 Mar 2014 54

Saraste, Capuçon / Schumann, Bruckner / 9 Apr 2014 55

Boreyko, Rachlin / Tansman, Stravinsky, Górecki / 12 Apr 2014 58

Jurowski, Uchida / Zimmermann, Beethoven, Brahms / 16 Apr 2014 59

Jurowski, Karadaglić / Rimsky-Korsakov, Rodrigo, Tchaikovsky / 25 Apr 2014 59

Jurowski, Andsnes / Nikodijevic, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky / 26 Apr 2014 60

London Philharmonic Orchestra

FUNharmonics Family Concerts

Stratford / Britten / 3 Nov 2013 24

Angus / Wallfisch / 16 Feb 2014 40

Stratford / Wallfisch / 11 May 2014 65

Philharmonia Orchestra

Salonen, Stotijn, Groves, Finley, Wood, Philharmonia Chorus / Berlioz / 26 Sep 2013 12

Salonen, Anderszewski / Beethoven, Schumann, Berlioz / 29 Sep 2013 14

Wallfisch, Philharmonia Voices / 7 Oct 2013 17

Ashkenazy, Kopatchinskaja / Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky / 17 Oct 2013 18

Ashkenazy, Ott / Delius, Grieg, Holst / 20 Oct 2013 19

Valčuha, Kim / Cherubini, Beethoven / 24 Oct 2013 20

Temirkanov, Frang / Prokofiev, Rachmaninov / 31 Oct 2013 21

Dudamel / Mahler / 14 Nov 2013 26

Davis / Davis / 30 Nov 2013 28

Sokhiev, Mullova, Kalagina / Mendelssohn, Mahler / 12 Dec 2013 33

Collon, Kuusisto / Britten, Adès, Vaughn Williams / 6 Feb 2014 40

Wright, Manfrino, Carraro, Banks, Sherratt, Goldsmiths Choral Union / Verdi / 28 Feb 2014 43

Heras-Casado, Lugansky / Beethoven, Mendelssohn / 9 Mar 2014 45

Gardner, Denose / Wagner, Berlioz, Elgar / 3 Apr 2014 55

Wilson, Philharmonia Voices / Johan Strauss / 27 Apr 2014 60

Ashkenazy, Paasikivi, Berg, Philharmonia Voices / Prokofiev / 1 May 2014 61

Afkham, Khachatryan / Lindberg, Berg, Schubert / 8 May 2014 64

Gooch, Pike, Bottone, Kempster, The Bach Choir / Mendelssohn, Bruch, Schubert, Fauré / 10 May 2014 65

Sokhiev, Thibaudet / Fauré, Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky / 22 May 2014 70

Temirkanov, Kozhukhin / Tchaikovsky, Dvořák / 31 May 2014 70

Järvi, Gerstein / Glinka, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich / 12 Jun 2014 73

Salonen, Batiashvili, Latry / Saariaho, Sibelius / 26 Jun 2014 73

Salonen / Mahler / 29 Jun 2014 73

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Andris Nelsons: Brahms Cycle

Nelsons, Grimaud / Brahms / 10 Oct 2013 17

Nelsons, Tetzlaff, Tanja Tetzlaff / Brahms / 13 Oct 2013 18

Nelsons, Grimaud / Brahms / 23 Jan 2014 36

Nelsons, Tetzlaff / Brahms / 20 Feb 2014 42

Nelsons, Dasch, Rutherford, Philharmonia Chorus / Brahms / 23 Feb 2014 42


Bohemian Legends

Hrůša, Steinbacher / Janáček, Dvořák, Suk / 10 Apr 2014 58

Hrůša, Vondráček, Groop, Berger, Schelomianski, Trotter, Bristol Choral Society / Suk, Dvořák, Janáček / 13 Apr 2014 58

Hrůša, Mørk / Dvořák, Suk / 15 May 2014 66


Richard Strauss 150th Anniversary Celebration

Jordan, Denoke / Wagner, Strauss / 30 Jan 2014 37

Dohnányi, Helmchen / Beethoven, Strauss / 27 Feb 2014 43

Maazel / Strauss / 20 Mar 2014 52

Maazel, Yoo / Strauss, Mozart, Mussorgsky / 23 Mar 2014 53

Dohnányi, Westbroek / Beethoven, Strauss, Mahler / 5 Jun 2014 70


Music of Today

Pérez, Suh / Bertrand / 31 Oct 2013 21

Debus, Juntunen / Mason/ 14 Nov 2013 26

Hermus, Kang / Harvey / 23 Jan 2014 36

Tilling, Axelsson, Hertzberg / Rehnqvist / 27 Feb 2014 43

Antunes / Harman / 8 May 2014 64

Rundell / 31 May 2014 70


Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

5 Nov 2013 25

2 Dec 2013 29

3 Feb 2014 37

6 Feb 2014 37

23 Feb 2014 42

24 Feb 2014 42

20 Mar 2014 52

3 Apr 2014 55

28 Apr 2014 60

12 May 2014 66

5 Jun 2014 70

12 Jun 2014 72

London Sinfonietta

Brabbins, Royal Academy of Music Manson Ensemble / Stockhausen, Nono / 6 Oct 2013 17

De Ridder / Haas / 6 Dec 2013 29

Brönnimann / Sound Intermedia / 8 Dec 2013 32

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Faultless, Levin, Chuang / Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert / 26 Nov 2013 27

Elder, Petersen, Connolly, Simmonds, Murray, Braun, Davies, Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus / Offenbach / 15 Dec 2013 34

Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque / Debussy arr. Schoenberg, Ravel, Ibert, Saint-Saëns / 20 Feb 2014 41

Truscott / Corelli, Vivaldi, Beamish, Bach, Handel / 11 May 2014 66


Gamechangers

Christie, Piau / Rameau, Handel / 30 Sep 2013 15

Bury / Handel, Muffat, Connors, Corelli, Geminiani / 31 Oct 2013 21

Miller, Esfahani, Driver / CPE Bach / 30 Jan 2014 37

Kuijken / Corelli, Vivaldi, Bach / 25 Mar 2014 53

Bychkov / Beethoven, Schubert / 8 Apr 2014 55

Rattle, Gritton, Ainsley, Rose, Choir of the Enlightenment / Haydn / 6 May 2014 61

Gamechangers Study Day: Creation / 11 May 2014 65

Corelli, Vivaldi, Beamish, Bach, Handel / 11 May 2014 66

Devine, Crowe, Gilchrist, Choir of the Enlightenment / Handel, Boyce / 12 Jun 2014 72


The Night Shift

Bury / 31 Oct 2013 21


The Works

Faultless / Beethoven / 7 November 2013 25

Kuijken / Vivaldi, JS Bach / 19 Mar 2014 51


OAE Tots

30 Nov 2013 28

16 Feb 2014 40

27 Apr 2014 60


Family Concert

Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque / Saint-Saëns / 20 Feb 2014 41

ANNUAL SERIES


Stockhausen & Boulez: modern masterpieces / Stockhausen, Boulez / 5 Oct 2013 16

Borodin Quartet / Shostakovich / 20 Oct 2013 19

Philip Glass Ensemble / Glass / 9 Nov 2013 26

Steve Reich & the Colin Currie Group / Reich / 10 Nov 2013 26

György & Márta Kurtág, Hiromi Kikuchi / Kurtág / 1 Dec 2013 29

Quatuor Mosaïques / Haydn, Mozart, Schubert / 25 Feb 2014 42

Nikolaj Znaider / Schubert, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Brahms / 1 Mar 2014 44

Artemis Quartet / Beethoven, Brahms / 11 Mar 2014 45

Tippett Quartet: Treasured Moments / Haydn, Mozart, Janáček, Schubert / 18 Mar 2014 51

Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov / Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann / 25 Apr 2014 60

Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen/ Shostakovich, Mustonen, Sibelius, Prokofiev / 8 May 2014 64

Benjamin Grosvenor & Endellion String Quartet / Haydn, Britten, Brahms / 10 Jun 2014 72

The International Chamber Music Season is presented by Intermusica and Southbank Centre


Igor Levit / Beethoven / 2 Oct 2013 16

Tamara Stefanovich / Ligeti, Stockhausen, Messiaen, Boulez / 6 Oct 2013 17

Cedric Tiberghien / Liszt, Szymanowski, Ravel / 30 Oct 2013 21

Andrew Zolinsky / Wolff, Cage, Monk, Feldman / 10 Nov 2013 26

Boris Giltburg / Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Ravel / 14 Nov 2013 27

Cristina Ortiz / Chopin / 27 Nov 2013 27

Till Fellner / Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Schumann / 10 Dec 2013 33

Boris Berezovsky / Ravel, Debussy, Rachmaninov / 14 Jan 2014 35

Martin Helmchen / JS Bach, Schumann, Schubert / 28 Jan 2014 36

Paul Lewis / Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Mussorgsky / 4 Feb 2014 37

Maurizio Pollini / Chopin, Debussy / 18 Feb 2014 41

Nelson Freire / Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Schumann / 2 Mar 2014 44

Gabriela Montero / Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann / 5 Mar 2014 44

Ingolf Wunder / Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt / 20 Mar 2014 52

Cristina Ortiz / Piano Masterclass / 23 Mar 2014 53

Maurizio Pollini / Beethoven / 2 Apr 2014 55

Federico Colli / Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann / 22 Apr 2014 59

Sergio Tiempo / Brahms, Beethoven, Debussy, Prokofiev, Chopin, Villa-Lobos, Piazzolla, Ginastera / 29 Apr 2014 61

Nikolai Lugansky / Franck, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov / 14 May 2014 66

Khatia Buniatshvili / Brahms, Liszt, Stravinsky / 4 Jun 2014 70


Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado & Martha Argerich / Haydn, Mozart / 1 Oct 2013 15

Orchestra Mozart, Diego Matheuz & Maria João Pires / Rossini, Beethoven / 3 Oct 2013 16

São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop, Swingle Singers / Guarnieri, Bernstein, Berio / 25 Oct 2013 20

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas / Ives, Brant, Adams, Berlioz / 15 Mar 2014 47

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Sasha Cooke / Mahler / 16 Mar 2014 50

Orchestra & Chorus of Santa Cecilia, Sir Antonio Pappano / Beethoven, Dallapiccola / 17 May 2014 67

Orchestra & Chorus of Santa Cecilia, Sir Antonio Pappano / Verdi / 18 May 2014 67

Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and Christian Vásquez / Berlioz, Stravinsky, Rimsky-Korsakov / 6 Jun 2014 71

Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and Christian Vásquez / Strauss, Falla, Tchaikovsky / 8 Jun 2014 71

Please note series savings are available when booking for three or more concerts in our annual series. See page 90 for details.

Shell Classic International: Shell supports Southbank Centre in bringing the finest international orchestras to London.


FESTIVALS AND MAJOR PROJECTS

Music from across the Iron Curtain / Britten, Copland, Shostakovich / 27 Sep 2013 13

Britten: Noye’s Fludde / Britten / 28 Sep 2013 13

Britten Centenary Celebrations / Britten / 28 Sep 2013 14

Zeitgeist: Britten Films / Britten / 29 Sep 2013 14

Britten Centenary Celebrations / Britten / 2 Oct 2013 15

Russia in the Post-War World / Prokofiev, Shostakovich / 4 Oct 2013 16

Stockhausen & Boulez: modern masterpieces / Stockhausen, Boulez / 5 Oct 2013 16

Tamara Stefanovich, piano / Ligeti, Stockhausen, Messiaen, Boulez / 6 Oct 2013 17

Stockhausen: Gruppen / Stockhausen, Nono / 6 Oct 2013 17

2001: A Space Odyssey Live / 7 Oct 2013 17

Britten: Noye’s Fludde / Britten / 12 Oct 2013 17

Britten Centenary Celebrations / Britten / 12 Oct 2013 18

Borodin Quartet / Shostakovich / 20 Oct 2013 19

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Poulenc / Poulenc, Prokofiev / 23 Oct 2013 19

São Paolo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop & Swingle Singers / Guarnieri, Bernstein, Berio / 25 Oct 2013 20

Shostakovich Speaks Out / Dutilleux, Shostakovich / 26 Oct 2013 20

Frank Zappa: 200 Motels / Zappa / 29 Oct 2013 20

Schnittke’s Vision of the Future / Ligeti, Lutosławski, Schnittke / 30 Oct 2013 21

From the Canyons to the Stars / Messiaen / 2 Nov 2013 24

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra / Britten / 3 Nov 2013 24

Music from Turbulent Times/ Berio, Britten arr. Bedford, Shostakovich / 3 Nov 2013 24

London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts / Ustvolskaya / 6 Nov 2013 25

Arvo Pärt / Gubaidulina, Pärt / 6 Nov 2013 25

The Genius of Film Music 1960-1980 / North, Rota, Waxman, Herrmann, Kaper, Goldsmith / 8 Nov 2013 25

Music in 12 Parts / Glass / 9 Nov 2013 26

Andrew Zolinsky, piano / Wolff, Cage, Monk, Feldman / 10 Nov 2013 26

Steve Reich & the Colin Currie Group / Reich / 10 Nov 2013 26

Sublime Polish Melodies / Penderecki, Górecki / 27 Nov 2013 27

No More Rules / Takemitsu, Ligeti / 28 Nov 2013 28

The Genius of Film Music 1980-2000 / Williams, Vangelis, Hamlisch, Morricone, Bacalov, Badalamenti, Bernstein, Elfman, Powell, Piovani, Goldsmith, Don Davis, Zimmer / 29 Nov 2013 28

György & Márta Kurtág, Hiromi Kikuchi / Kurtág / 1 Dec 2013 29

Darkness and Light – Hass’ in vain / Haas / 6 Dec 2013 29

London Philharmonic Orchestra Foyle Future Firsts / Butler, Anderson / 7 Dec 2013 29

Evelyn Glennie plays MacMillan / Anderson, MacMillan, Turnage, Adès / 7 Dec 2013 32

The New Music Show 2013 / 8 Dec 2013 32

Jurowski conducts a Nativity Oratorio / Adams / 14 Dec 2013 33

Darbar Festival

Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course (session 1) / 12 Sep 2013 8

Transposed Rhythm and the Saraswati Veena / 19 Sep 2013 8


Tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar / 20 Sep 2013 8

Great Improvisational Expectations / 20 Sep 2013 8

Darbar Unplugged: Saraswati Veena / 20 Sep 2013 8

Colours of Dhrupad and the Majestic Sarod / 20 Sep 2013 9

Darbar Unplugged: Rudra Veena / 21 Sep 2013 9

Glorious Morning: Ragas Unwrapped / 21 Sep 2013 9

Darbar Unplugged: Morning Sitar Recital / 21 Sep 2013 9

The Betrayal of Saraswati Veena / 21 Sep 2013 9

Enchanting Afternoon: Ragas on 100 Strings / 21 Sep 2013 9

Iconic Sitar to Mesmerising Carnatic Ragas / 21 Sep 2013 10

Morning Ragas: Sitar on Fire / 22 Sep 2013 10

Darbar Unplugged: Kirana Gharana Khayal / 22 Sep 2013 10

Where Are the Women? / 22 Sep 2013 10

Limitless Tabla, Punjab Style / 22 Sep 2013 10

Rudra Veena to Magnificent Khayal / 22 Sep 2013 10

Darbar Unplugged: Sitar & Tabla / 22 Sep 2013 10


Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course (session 4) / 3 Oct 2013 8

Indian Classical Music Appreciation Course (session 5) / 16 Oct 2013 8

Pull Out All The Stops Festival: An Organ Celebration

Organ Gala Launch concert / Gigout, Bach, Mendelssohn, Tavener, Dupré, Franck, Liszt, Maxwell Davies / 18 Mar 2014 51

Celebrity organ recital: John Scott / 21 Mar 2014 52

Celebrity organ recital: Thomas Trotter / Bach, Schumann, Weir, Mozart, Reubke / 24 Mar 2014 53

London Philharmonic Orchestra / Poulenc, Berlioz, Saint-Saëns / 26 Mar 2014 53

Celebrity organ recital: Olivier Latry / Messiaen, Stravinsky / 27 Mar 2014 54

Cameron Carpenter: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari / 29 Mar 2014 54

Martin Creed: Face to face with Bach / Creed, Bach / 30 Mar 2014 54

Símon Bolívar National Youth Choir of Venezuela / 5 Apr 2014 55

Darkness and Light: A new work for organ and video projection / Gubaidulina, Buxtehude, Messiaen, Bach, Alain / 11 Apr 2014 58

Bohemian Legends / Suk, Dvořák, Janáček / 13 Apr 2014 58

Grand Organ Gala / Richard Strauss, Bach, Mascagni, Saint-Saëns, Handel, Mendelssohn, Fauré, Albinoni, Widor, Elgar / 7 Jun 2014 71

Philharmonia Orchestra / Saariaho, Sibelius / 26 Jun 2014 73

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View from the Royal Festival Hall Level 5 balcony © Belinda Lawley


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Southbank Centre Shop: Royal Festival Hall Vintage gifts, homeware, jewellery and toys.

Southbank Centre Shop: Festival Terrace Expanded store offers designer concessions, unusual gifts, furniture, jewellery and more.

Southbank Centre Shop: Hayward Gallery Limited-edition prints, exhibition gifts, art books and Hayward publications.

Foyles Extensive selection of books and gifts. Pop-up stall in Royal Festival Hall on the evening of some events selling relevant books, CDs and DVDs.

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Riverside Terrace © Belinda Lawley

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Visiting Us

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Buses Waterloo Bridge, York Road, Belvedere Road and Stamford Street

Mainline rail Waterloo, Waterloo East & Charing Cross

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Southbank Centre Car Park‚ Hayward Gallery

Please note, there is now a new pay-by-phone system in place at Southbank Centre car parks. For more details on this and the car parks’ opening times go to: southbankcentre.co.uk/visitor-info/parking

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Booking

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Series discounts available for some concerts (see column right). To receive your series discount, tickets to all the applicable concerts must be purchased in the same transaction.

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Concessions Limited allocation of half price tickets are available. Visit southbankcentre. co.uk/ visitor-info/how-to-book/concessions

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Book 3 – 4 events, save 10%

Book 5 or more events, save 20%

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(Please note these savings only apply to multiple concerts bought in the same series, not across two or more series.)

Series savings with our Resident OrchestrasLondon Philharmonic Orchestra series saving






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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment series saving




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Please phone 0844 847 9910 to receive this guide in alternative formats.Many of the reportage photographs featured throughout the guide were commissioned by Southbank Centre and taken by Tim Cochrane, Jay McLaughlin, Karen Robinson, Belinda Lawley and Briony Campbell. We would like to thank all those who kindly agreed to take part in this photography project.

Cover images: (front clockwise) Esa-Pekka Salonen © Karen Robinson, Steve Reich © Tim Cochrane, National Children’s Orchestra © Alex von Koettlitz, Vladimir Jurowski © Briony Campbell, Jayanthi Kumaresh © Usha Krish; (back clockwise) Nucleo © Belinda Lawley, Tamara Stefanovich © Timothy Cochrane, Marin Alsop and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment © Tim Cochrane

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