6 JANUARY – FEBRUARY
lso.co.uk 7 Sat 2 Feb 1pm
Sat 16 Feb 10.30am–4.30pm
Special Guests
LSO DISCOVERY
– Toru Takemitsu Rain Spell – Takemitsu Tree Line Toru Jo Kondo Surface, Depth and Colour Dai Fujikura Secret Forest
Newly appointed LSO Choral Director Simon Halsey leads a singing workshop on Brahms’ Requiem followed by an informal performance which friends and family can watch. Whether you sing in a local choir, or haven’t sung since school, this is an exciting opportunity to get to grips with a classic work. Some sight-singing ability is required.
Total Immersion: Sounds from Japan
Tickets £12 This event is part of the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Total Immersion: Sounds from Japan.
Sun 3 Feb 6–9pm Music Explorers
Fri 25 Jan 7.30pm Special Guests
Guildhall Chamber Orchestra Shostakovich (arr. Barshai) String Quartet No 10 arranged for String Orchestra Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Mozart Symphony No 40 Candida Thompson director Joshua Mills tenor Alexander Edmundson horn Guildhall Chamber Orchestra Guildhall musicians present Britten’s nocturnal song cycle and Shostakovich’s Tenth String Quartet, performed here in an arrangement for chamber orchestra by Rudolf Barshai. Guildhall alumna and Artistic Director of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson, directs. Tickets £10 £15 (£5 concessions) Promoted by the Guildhall School
Sat 26 Jan 10am–12pm Workshops 12–12.30pm Concert LSO DISCOVERY
Music Explorers For families with under-8s
Join our musical circus for the whole family for a chance to meet LSO musicians, try out instruments, take part in a Gamelan workshop and make your own props to use in the concert at the end of the morning. Tickets £3 children, £5 adults (under 12 months free, no ticket required)
Fri 1 Feb 12.30–1.15pm LSO DISCOVERY
Lunchtime Concert Suitable for all ages over 5
This spring, the Discovery lunchtime concerts, presented by Rachel Leach, focus on collaborations between LSO Principals and invited guests. Today LSO Principal Percussionist Neil Percy is joined by jazz pianist Nikki Isles to perform a selection of their favourites, ranging from jazz standards to the altogether more unusual. Free entry, no ticket required Supported by the Coutts Charitable Trust and LSO Friends
Joost Bosdijk
Thu 14 Feb 6–8.30pm LSO DISCOVERY
CENTRE FOR ORCHESTRA MASTERCLASS: Joost Bosdijk LSO bassoonist Joost Bosdijk teaches Guildhall bassoon players. Free entry, booking essential
LSO DISCOVERY
LSO Open Rehearsal LSO Principal Guest Conductor Daniel Harding puts the Orchestra through their paces as they prepare for a Barbican concert of Sibelius, Beethoven and Turnage (Tuesday 5 February, 7.30pm) with special guest trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger. Tickets £4, telephone booking only
LSO DISCOVERY
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Tickets £17 (includes music hire) Afternoon spectator tickets £5 (from 3pm) Get £5 off the Singing Day if you also book tickets for the LSO performance of Brahms’ Requiem at the Barbican on 30 or 31 March.
Mark-Anthony Turnage A Prayer Out of Stillness Gwilym Simcock new work for piano and string orchestra plus jazz by Gwilym Simcock and John Patitucci Gwilym Simcock piano John Patitucci double bass/bass guitar LSO String Orchestra Leading creative light Mark-Anthony Turnage complements his LSO concerts at the Barbican with this jazz-infused Eclectica, featuring jazz legends John Patitucci and Gwilym Simcock. Expect a ‘bass off’ between Patitucci and an LSO double bass player … Tickets £10 £15 £22
Part of the LSO and LSC Choral Development Programme which is generously supported by the J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust
Fri 15 Feb 12.30–1.15pm LSO DISCOVERY
Lunchtime Concert Suitable for all ages over 5
LSO Principal Keyboard John Alley performs alongside pianist Elizabeth Burley with a concert of works for four hands at the piano, presented by Rachel Leach. Free entry, no ticket required
Wed 13 Feb
UBS Soundscapes: Eclectica
LSO SINGING DAY: Brahms Requiem
Sian Edwards conductor Guildhall Music Ensemble From Takesmitsu’s beguiling vision of slender acacias in Tree Line to the dizzying evocation of birds and insects in Fujikura’s Secret Forest, this concert presents a fragile, shimmering acoustic world.
Tue 19 Feb 8pm
Mark-Anthony Turnage is the LSO’s Composer Focus in the 2012/13 season. His works will be performed by the LSO at the Barbican on Tuesday 5 and Thursday 7 February, conducted by Daniel Harding. For more, visit lso.co.uk.
Disco
Supported by the Coutts Charitable Trust and LSO Friends
Centre for Orchestra Masterclasses 2.30–5.30pm Gareth Davies LSO Principal Flute John Alley LSO Principal Keyboard 6.30–8.30pm Chris Richards LSO Principal Clarinet Two opportunities to watch LSO Principals coach talented young musicians from the Guildhall School. Free entry, booking essential
The best of LSO Discovery LSO DISCOVERY
The words ‘music education’ may conjure up all sorts of images for you, almost all involving children. But learning is for life, and no one is ever too old to make and be moved by music. That’s why the LSO has introduced two new in-depth participation opportunities for adults: Singing Days and the Not(e) Perfect Orchestra. All-day immersion is the name of the game – participants will work with world-class conductors and musicians to develop their own musicality and perform for friends and family. These new activities complement our existing masterclasses and open rehearsals, which allow for up-close-and-personal observation of the pros.
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