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Tue Nov 24 2009
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Show Details: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Royal Festival HallOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentResident at Southbank CentreTuesday 24 November 2009, 7.30pmEdward Elgar: The Dream of GerontiusJeffrey SkidmoreconductorAnna Stephanymezzo-sopranoAdrian ThompsontenorRoderick WilliamsbaritoneEx Cathedra'This is the best of me'. These are the words Elgar himself wrote on the score of The Dream of Gerontius, and it would seem silly to argue with the composer himself. It certainly ranks as one of his most impressive achievements and many say it is his finest. A piece of strong emotions, it follows the journey of a man, Gerontius, as he moves through his final illness and is led to heaven by his guardian angel. In this performance it is realised by a superb cast of soloists and one of England's finest choirs.Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - OAE Extras. Radio 3 presenter Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to Elgar expert and composer Anthony Payne about The Dream of Gerontius. Admission free.book tickets Select your preferred date and time below. If a performance is no longer available it will not be clickable.Members - Please log in before booking to make sure you pay no booking fee and gain access to membership benefits. BOOK NOW Tuesday 24 November 2009 , 7.30pm
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Wed Nov 25 2009
7:30p
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
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London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival HallLondon Philharmonic OrchestraResident at Southb...
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Show Details: London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival HallLondon Philharmonic OrchestraResident at Southbank CentreWednesday 25 November 2009, 7.30pmAnton Webern: Passacaglia, Op.1Magnus Lindberg: ChoraleAlban Berg: Violin ConcertoIntervalAlfred Schnittke: Symphony No.3 Vladimir Jurowski conductorLeonidas Kavakos violin'In art, the impossible has a chance of success,' or so wrote Alfred Schnittke in 1981 as he struggled with his belief in the symphonic format, responding to a commission from this orchestra's former Principal Conductor Kurt Masur for a Third Symphony. Eventually Schnittke's creativity flowered into a work of extraordinary imagination and effect. He explored the near hypnotic qualities of harmonic 'overtones' - the inaudible sounds implied by the resonance of a single note. As it launches, the music self-perpetuates towards near ecstatic harmonic junctions punctuated by pounding drums; there's a compelling sense of tension and release.Leonidas Kavakos is world renowned for his virtuosity, superb musicianship and integrity of playing, and is Southbank Centre's Artist in Focus in a week of concerts, recitals, talks and informal music-making between 25 November - 2 December 2009.Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - A performance of works including the Bach/Webern Ricercar and Schnittke's Polyphonic Tango. Admission free.Royal Festival Hall level 2, Central Bar - Post-concert event - Barlines. Informal discussion with Vladimir Jurowski and Leonidas Kavakos. Admission free.book tickets Select your preferred date and time below. If a performance is no longer available it will not be clickable.Members - Please log in before booking to make sure you pay no booking fee and gain access to membership benefits. BOOK NOW Wednesday 25 November 2009 , 7.30pm
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Sat Nov 28 2009
7:30p
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Show Details: London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival HallLondon Philharmonic OrchestraResident at Southbank CentreSaturday 28 November 2009, 7.30pmAlfred Schnittke: Cello Concerto No.2IntervalJoseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross Vladimir JurowskiconductorAlexander IvashkincelloLisa MilnesopranoRuxandra Donosemezzo-sopranoAndrew KennedytenorChristopher MaltmanbaritoneLondon Philharmonic ChoirAn evening featuring Schnittke's Cello Concerto No.2 performed by Alexander Ivashkin.1986 was the beginning of the end for Schnittke. As the Cold War began to thaw, so his health fell into rapid decline. Just pages into his Second Cello Concerto, Schnittke suffered a stroke from which he'd never fully recover. He convalesced and pressed on with the concerto, but his language had been fascinatingly refracted by the experience: melodies were more contorted and dissonances more marked. But Schnittke ended his piece with a most ethereal, celestial musical prayer: a hymn of thanks, perhaps, resonant against his beloved Joseph Haydn's moving set of seven choral adagios on the Crucifixion.Royal Festival Hall at 6pm - Vladimir Jurowski and Alexander Ivashkin discuss the life and music of Alfred Schnittke with his widow Irina Schnittke. Admission free.book tickets Select your preferred date and time below. If a performance is no longer available it will not be clickable.Members - Please log in before booking to make sure you pay no booking fee and gain access to membership benefits. BOOK NOW Saturday 28 November 2009 , 7.30pm
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Sat Dec 5 2009
7:00p
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The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Part of The Bernstein Project.This concert, in the spi...
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Show Details: The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Part of The Bernstein Project.This concert, in the spirit of the Discovery concerts given by Leonard Bernstein, deconstructs and explores one of Mozarts darkest and most dramatic symphonies, No.40. Conductor Marin Alsop leads the audience through the symphony, using musical illustrations from the Orchestra, before the complete performance of it.
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Sat Dec 5 2009
7:30p
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London Philharmonic Orchestra
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London Philharmonic Orchestra A Celebration of ChristmasFelix Mendelssohn was an artist of relig...
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Show Details: London Philharmonic Orchestra A Celebration of ChristmasFelix Mendelssohn was an artist of religious and cultural eclecticism, a man who crossed boundaries both physically, artistically and ethnically. For this, the 200th Christmas since Mendelssohns birth, Vladimir Jurowski marks the profound cultural and spiritual significance of the feast of Christmas with joyous, reflective, devotional and triumphant music that travels through Europe from east to west and from century to century, from the Leipzig of Mendelssohn and Bach to Honeggers Paris and Vaughan Williams London. Despite their individualities, this is music that both ideologically and literally reaches across the continent in the celebration of hope and community.From 6pm to 6.45pm there will be a free performance of Brittens A Ceremony of Carols by the New London Childrens Choir conducted by Ronald Corp, with Rachel Masters (harp). Hear it first! Visit www.lpo.org.uk/listen and access our online playlist of the music for our concerts.
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Sat Dec 5 2009
10:00p
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Night Shift
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The Night Shift At the Queen Elizabeth Hall Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No.40Orchestra of...
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Show Details: The Night Shift At the Queen Elizabeth Hall Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No.40Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentMarin Alsop conductorAlistair Appleton presenterA relaxed one-hour concert presented from the stage and featuring Mozarts Symphony No.40. Live music in the foyer pre-show with DJs afterwards until 1am. Acts to be confirmed soon.
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Sun Dec 6 2009
7:30p
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alison moyet
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Mon Dec 7 2009
7:30p
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Dirty Three
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Dirty Three At the Queen Elizabeth Hall Warren Ellis, Mick Turner and Jim White live on three d...
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Show Details: Dirty Three At the Queen Elizabeth Hall Warren Ellis, Mick Turner and Jim White live on three different continents yet come together as the legendary instrumental trio Dirty Three. Ever since their acclaimed debut Sad and Dangerous they have been constantly inventive and consistently thrilling live and on record.Support comes from former Lift To Experience frontman Josh T Pearson, the son of a southern preacher, raised on sermons of fire and brimstone. Lift To Experiences debut album was an awe-inspiring momument - at once epic and beautiful. Now he returns with an astonishing collection of new acoustic material.
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Tue Dec 8 2009
7:30p
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Playing for change
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Playing for Change At the Royal Festival Hall Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has b...
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Show Details: Playing for Change At the Royal Festival Hall Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. However, we hope to reschedule the event in the near future.
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Wed Dec 9 2009
7:30p
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Show Details: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Royal Festival HallOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentResident at Southbank Centre / International VoicesWednesday 9 December 2009, 7.30pmJoseph Haydn: The CreationSir Mark ElderconductorSally MatthewssopranoAndrew KennedytenorNeal DaviesbaritoneChoir of the EnlightenmentThe Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment's Haydn series ends with a performance of one of the composer's most popular works, The Creation. One of the most vividly descriptive of all pieces of classical music, each aspect of the story is brilliant brought to life by Haydn's music - you can really hear the black emptiness before the First Day, the lion leaping and feel the heat of the sun as it rises. Tonight's performance is conducted by Sir Mark Elder who is joined by a top-drawer cast of soloists.Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - OAE Extras. David Stanicliffe, Bishop of Salisbury, discusses the spiritual and religious aspects of The Creation. Admission free.book tickets Select your preferred date and time below. If a performance is no longer available it will not be clickable.Members - Please log in before booking to make sure you pay no booking fee and gain access to membership benefits. BOOK NOW Wednesday 9 December 2009 , 7.30pm
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