Thursday 22 November
2.30pm Carole Nash Recital Room
LUDWIG VAN
The First Symphony: Beethoven’s Symphonic Ambition
BEETHOVEN 1
One of our 40th anniversary highlights, our Ludwig van festival celebrates the music and legacy of Beethoven. Each of his nine symphonies is presented in the context of a day of study sessions, talks and a second cycle of symphony transcriptions, together looking at these symphonies with fresh eyes from all sides. We start with Beethoven’s first symphony, a work that clearly established its composer as the inheritor of Haydn’s symphonic legacy. For further information, see pages 4-5 and page 35; Ludwig van continues with a Beethoven 2 day on Friday 14 December (see page 33).
Study Session with Kris Worsley
Kris Worsley discusses Beethoven’s first symphony, examining the composer’s ambition to join the symphonic tradition of his predecessors whilst becoming a great symphonist in his own right. Tickets £5 Concessions available
5pm Carole Nash Recital Room
Beethoven 1 Transcribed 1.15pm RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM Concert Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No 1 in C major Op 21 André de Ridder conductor
RNCM students perform movements from selected transcriptions of Beethoven 1, including arrangements for wind ensemble, string quintet, and solo piano. Yibin Seow, Aljoša Škorja conductors Free admission, by ticket only
Free admission, no ticket required
6.30pm Carole Nash Recital Room
Pre-concert talk Uri Caine discusses his approach to improvisation with the conductor of today’s lunchtime concert, André de Ridder. Free admission, no ticket required
7.30pm RNCM Concert Hall
Uri Caine Beethoven 1 Improvised Uri Caine is a NYC-based composer, pianist and improvisor famed for his ingenious weaving together of the classical and jazz traditions. We round off our first Ludwig van day with an evening of inspired jazz musings on Beethoven’s first symphony. Tickets £17 £14 Concessions available www.uricaine.com Promoted by RNCM
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