Sun 2 Nov 2014 10am–5.30pm, LSO St Luke’s
Sun 11 Jan 2015 7.30pm
Conference
Sir Simon Rattle conductor Sally Matthews Peri Mark Padmore narrator Kate Royal soprano Bernarda Fink alto Andrew Staples tenor Florian Boesch bass London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director
Music, poetry and The Trauma of War Ian Ritchie directs a one-day conference with guest speakers Stephen Johnson, Hugh McManners, Lord John Alderdice, Lt Col Bob Meldrum, Andrew Motion and Sally Beamish, followed by a panel discussion and open forum.
Thoughts on singing … The most natural instrument in the world is the human voice: anyone can sing. Of course I’m not saying everyone has the potential to be the next big opera singer, but singing together in a choir and feeling part of a bigger performance is such a joy and everyone can do it. You put your talent, your voice, to the service of your colleagues in the chorus to make the audience enjoy the performance. Music is about this: sharing everyone’s talents – it’s a mutual exchange of energy that results in something much more magnificent. Thoughts on the LSO … With the LSO, it doesn’t matter if you perform X composer, Y composer or Z composer. I think, in my experience, they never step back. The LSO has virtuosity, limitless virtuosity, flexibility, much attention to detail and care about the production of sound. These are among some of the best qualities for a modern orchestra – to be consistent, to be flexible, and to be so committed to sound and style. Like many professional British orchestras, the LSO is quick – like myself, they don’t like to waste time. They are able to act like a chameleon, to change styles without losing that precision, technique, intonation and flexibility.
Performing Britten’s War Requiem with the LSO and LSC, both in New York and at the Barbican, was one of the highlights of my concert activity. Thoughts on London as a cultural hub … I love London as a city and more so as a cultural city because so many things are going on. Because of that I consider London, along with New York, a capital for music. It’s an exciting place to be! Of course London is in my future plans, it’s one of the cities I want to spend more time in. So many things happen here. If you stay in London for two weeks, it’s easy to see so many artists, many directors or soloists, and because one or the other is playing with a different orchestra you can go and meet with them too. It’s like being sat in the canteen of the Metropolitan Opera House: you sit there for one hour and you see all the major singers and conductors. On a much bigger scale, that happens here.
Gianandrea Noseda conducts the world premiere of Sally Beamish’s Equal Voices, and was interviewed by Edward Appleyard
Schumann Das Paradies und die Peri
Sun 1 Mar 2015 7.30pm Sun 2 Nov 2014 7.30pm Elgar Carillon Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 (‘Emperor’) Sally Beamish Equal Voices (world premiere, LSO co-commission) Gianandrea Noseda conductor Nelson Freire piano Shuna Sendall soprano Marcus Farnsworth baritone London Symphony Chorus LSO commission supported by Susie Thomson
Wed 26 Nov 2014 7.30pm London Symphony Chorus
Rachmaninov Vespers Jonathan Dove The Passing of the Year Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil (‘Vespers’) Simon Halsey conductor London Symphony Chorus Sun 14 Dec 2014 7.30pm LSO Brass Ensemble & London Symphony Chorus
Christmas Concert
Simon Halsey conductor London Symphony Chorus LSO Community Choir LSO Youth Choir A selection of choral Christmas works accompanied by the LSO Brass Ensemble, including carols to join in with.
Debussy La damoiselle élue Debussy La mer Duruflé Requiem Donald Runnicles conductor London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director Recommended by Classic FM
Sun 24 May 2015 7.30pm Beethoven Violin Concerto Brahms German Requiem Daniel Harding conductor Christian Tetzlaff violin London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director Part of the LSO International Violin Festival generously supported by Jonathan Moulds
Sun 21 Jun 2015 7.30pm Beethoven Overture: Leonore No 2 Beethoven Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Beethoven Symphony No 9 (‘Choral’) Bernard Haitink conductor Erin Wall soprano Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano Steve Davislim tenor Hanno Müller-Brachmann bass-baritone London Symphony Chorus Sun 5 Jul 2015 7.30pm Jonathan Dove The Monster in the Maze (UK premiere, LSO co-commission) Walton Symphony No 1 Sir Simon Rattle conductor LSO Youth Choir LSO Community Choir Recommended by Classic FM
full Concert LIstings pages 44 to 49 ~ Booking Details Page 51
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