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FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PM
THE HALLÉ André de Ridder Alban Gerhardt
conductor cello
Suk Dvorák Ravel Debussy
Scherzo Fantastique Cello Concerto Une barque sur l’ocean La Mer
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For our opening concert we welcome back German cellist Alban Gerhardt who made such a big impression on his last visit to Nottingham. His sense of adventure is ideally suited to Dvorák’s heroic Cello Concerto, the composer’s farewell to his stay in America. Dvorak’s son-in-law, Josef Suk, provides the joyful opener - fifteen minutes of fairy-tale waltzing that flashes with warmth and wit. v
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Mirroring these Czech masters are the twin pillars of French Impressionism, Ravel and Debussy, here contemplating the sea in all its vast magnificence. Une barque sur l’ocean is a seductive evocation of the ocean’s deep currents whilst La Mer is a brilliant study in light and movement, beginning with the sea emerging at dawn and ending in a tumult of crashing waves.
Estimated finishing time: 9.30pm SPECTACULAR
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Alban Gerhardt
● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: Hallé Principal Cello Nicholas Trygstad talks to Alban Gerhardt.
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WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER, 7.30PM
MOSCOW PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Yuri Simonov Nikita Boriso-Glebsky
conductor violin
Prokofiev Tchaikovsky Rachmaninov
Suite from Romeo and Juliet Violin Concerto Symphony No.1
From the acclaimed Moscow Philharmonic comes this passionate all-Russian affair, beginning with Prokofiev’s immortal ballet music for Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers. Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto was written amidst the wreckage of his marriage but the composer found inspiration in his friendship with violinist Yosif Kotek and completed the score in less than a month. The result was a triumph; shamelessly virtuosic yet fresh and lyrical, with a heartfelt slow movement and a whirling gypsy finale. Our soloist, Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, is no less impressive, having recently won both the Sibelius and Kreisler international violin competitions. Rachmaninov’s First Symphony almost sank without trace after a disastrous première at the hands of the allegedly drunk conductor, Glazunov. Nowadays it’s widely praised as Rachmaninov’s most dramatic Symphony. Echoing the fateful atmosphere of Tchaikovsky’s late symphonies, it’s a potent mix of smouldering energy, taut rhythms and, of course, the composer’s gift for great tunes. Estimated finishing time: 9.45pm
Nikita Boriso-Glebsky
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SUNDAY PIANO SERIES
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER, 11.00AM James Baillieu performs Beethoven, Schumann and Gottschalk (see page 17 for details)
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WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Andris Nelsons Baiba Skride
conductor violin
Mozart Shostakovich
Violin Concerto No.4 Symphony No.7 ‘Leningrad’
AFTER HOURS 20 minutes after main performance, in the auditorium. Free admission to CBSO ticket holders. £3 for non-ticket holders Adrian Spillett, Sam Walton and Alan Thomas, percussion
Tickets: £10 - £32 Steve Reich Jan Bradley Radiohead
Marimba Phase Chieba Pyramid Song
With a joint performance of a new work with members of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Advanced Music Ensemble.
● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: Andris Nelsons in conversation with Simon Webb, the CBSO’s Director of Orchestral Management. Estimated finishing time: 9.35pm SPECTACULAR
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Baiba Skride © Marco Borggreve
We’ve got a dream team for this concert. Andris Nelsons’ performances of the Shostakovich symphonies with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra have been nothing short of sensational, and they’re joined by Latvian virtuoso Baiba Skride who’ll be providing a sharp contrast in the form of Mozart’s elegant and peaceful Violin Concerto No.4.
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In the desperate days of the siege of Leningrad in 1941, Shostakovich’s ‘Leningrad’ Symphony symbolised its courage under fire. In the famous first movement the assault takes the form of a relentless snare drum and simple Germanic tune which grow into a hair-raising musical invasion. The bleak and poignant realities of war are never far away in this epic symphony, but it’s the resilience of the city that emerges at the end, its enduring spirit captured in defiant, uplifting music that makes full use of a massive orchestra.
Jonathan Scott
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THURSDAY 24 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM
THE HALLÉ Cristian Mandeal Jonathan Scott
conductor organ
Dukas Jongen Fauré Respighi
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Symphonie Concertante for Organ and Orchestra Pavane Pines of Rome
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AFTER HOURS 20 minutes after main performance, in the auditorium. Free admission to Hallé ticket holders. £3 for non-ticket holders Jonathan Scott, organ Messiaen L’Ascension Messiaen’s organ music is synonymous with glorious colours and spiritual ecstasy and L’Ascension is one of the most powerful examples. Jonathan Scott introduces and performs this twentieth century masterpiece.
Dukas’s spellbinding symphonic poem - immortalised by Mickey Mouse’s hapless would-be magician in the Disney film Fantasia - begins this orchestral spectacular. Joseph Jongen’s Symphonie Concertante was written in 1926 for Wanamaker’s huge Philadelphia department store (which was home to the world’s largest pipe organ). Vivacious and virtuosic, this tour-de-force for both organist and orchestra matches Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony for thrills. Fauré’s lovely Pavane provides a breathing space before the final act of this dramatic programme. Ottorino Respighi’s Pines of Rome displays all of his brilliance at handling orchestral colours, here capturing four contrasting locations in Roman History. The boisterous children’s play at the Villa Borghese gives way to the hushed atmosphere of the catacombs and a nocturnal garden, before dawn breaks on the Via Appia and the Roman legions’ triumphant entry into the Capitol. ● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: Neil Bennison introduces the programme. Estimated finishing time: 9.20pm
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SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 11.00AM Alexander Romanovsky performs Haydn, Brahms and Rachmaninov (see page 17 for details).
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THURSDAY 8 DECEMBER, 7.30PM
sinfonia ViVA Nicholas Collon Saleem Abboud Ashkar
conductor piano
Schumann Mendelssohn Beethoven
Overture, Scherzo and Finale Piano Concerto No.2 Symphony No.4
Nicholas Collon has been making plenty of waves in the Classical world with his acclaimed Aurora Orchestra so we’re delighted to welcome him to Nottingham for his first performance with sinfonia ViVA. Together they’ll be performing a lively programme by three Romantic masters, beginning with Schumann’s spring-loaded Overture, Scherzo and Finale, effectively a symphony without a slow movement but with echoes of Mendelssohn. The renowned Palestinian-Israeli pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar is the soloist in Mendelssohn’s Second Piano Concerto, first performed in Birmingham in 1837. Moving effortlessly between airy delicacy and sprightly high spirits, it’s a fine example of Mendelssohn at his most charming. Weighing in more heavily, but still light on its feet, is Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony, a punchy piece of musical concentration with deft mood shifts between light and dark.
Estimated finishing time: 9.15pm
Nicholas Collon
● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: Nicholas Collon in conversation.
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THURSDAY 22 DECEMBER, 7.30PM
THE HALLÉ CHRISTMAS CONCERT Stephen Bell Shona Lindsay
conductor soprano
Programme includes: Christmas Eve: Polonaise Lieutenant Kije The Snow is Dancing Glitter and be Gay Flower Waltz from The Nutcracker The Holly and the Ivy Strike up the Band A Christmas Overture
Plus a host of Christmas favourites from Have yourself a Merry little Christmas to Sleigh Ride. Tickets £10 - £32 Musical theatre leading lady Shona Lindsay brings some West End pizzazz to this year’s Christmas concert with the Hallé. Besides her great stage presence, the star of The Phantom of the Opera, Singin’ in The Rain and Chicago (to name but three), has a voice to die for and she’ll be treating us to some Broadway showstoppers as well as some heart-warming festive numbers.
Shona Lindsay © Steven Emberton
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Rimsky-Korsakov Prokofiev Debussy Bernstein Tchaikovsky Arnold Gershwin Hess
Stephen Bell is your personable host for this musical feast. One of the most versatile maestros in the business, he’ll be conducting a roof-raising programme that includes Russian favourites from Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, French polish from Debussy and some sparkling numbers from the likes of George Gershwin, Malcolm Arnold and Leroy Anderson. Just the thing to set you up for the coming Christmas cheer! Estimated finishing time: 9.30pm
Sir Mark Elder © Simon Dodd
FRIDAY 20 JANUARY, 7.30PM
THE HALLÉ Sir Mark Elder Nelson Goerner
conductor piano
Sibelius Ravel Beethoven
En Saga Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Symphony No.6 ‘Pastoral’
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This atmospheric concert sees Argentinean pianist Nelson Goerner join the Hallé for Ravel’s richly-hued concerto of 1931. Written for the Viennese virtuoso, Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in the First World War, it remains one of the biggest technical challenges facing any pianist, its jazz-tinged rhythms etched against a dark orchestral background. Ravel’s concerto is framed by two contrasting soundscapes. Sibelius described En Saga as the ‘expression of state of mind’ rather than a mythical adventure, although there’s no shortage of incident in this powerful ‘psycho-drama’. Beethoven, too, insisted that his Pastoral Symphony was as much an emotional landscape as a scenic description, but there’s still a strong sense of place in this glorious evocation of the countryside, from the lulling sounds of a brook to the famous central storm. ● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: The Hallé’s Head of Artistic Planning, Geoffrey Owen, in conversation with the Hallé’s leader, Lyn Fletcher. Estimated finishing time: 9.20pm
SUNDAY PIANO SERIES
SUNDAY 15 JANUARY, 11.00AM Alessandro Taverna performs Beethoven, Scriabin, Chopin and Liszt (see page 17 for details).
AFTER HOURS 20 minutes after main performance, in the auditorium. Free admission to Hallé ticket holders. £3 for non-ticket holders All you ever wanted to know about Tango but were afraid to ask! The Hallé’s feisty ensemble Frambuesas takes us on a 40-minute tour of tango, from its origins in the sultry bars of Buenos Aires to the outer limits of Tango Nuevo.
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Tickets £10 - £32
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THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM
LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Marin Alsop Stephen Hough
conductor piano
Brahms Liszt Liszt Dvorák
Tragic Overture Piano Concerto No.1 Piano Concerto No.2 Symphony No.7
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A true Romantic revolutionary, Liszt delighted in taking the piano into places previously felt to be impossible. His two piano concertos were pioneering, fluid-formed creations with a bigger role for the orchestra and, as you’d expect from the greatest pianist of his age, plenty of scope for virtuosic display. This concert offers the chance to hear both concertos, performed by the renowned British pianist Stephen Hough. Winner of the Gramophone Award for the best recording of the past thirty years, he’s in demand throughout the world and has made no less than fifteen BBC Proms appearances. v
Marin Alsop © Grant Leighton
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The London Philharmonic Orchestra has a special claim on Dvorák’s Seventh Symphony, having commissioned it from the composer at the height of his career. Arguably the greatest of his symphonies, its passion and urgency make it an apt partner to Brahms’s turbulent Tragic Overture. And both composers are close to the heart of acclaimed American conductor, Marin Alsop, who has made several acclaimed recordings of their orchestral works - another reason why this concert should be on your hotlist for 2012. ● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: Stephen Hough in Conversation. Estimated finishing time: 9.25pm
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MONDAY 20 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM
BBC PHILHARMONIC Vassily Sinaisky Tasmin Little
conductor violin
Wagner Bruch Elgar
Prelude to Act III, Lohengrin Scottish Fantasy Symphony No.1
Wagner’s Prelude to Act III of his opera Lohengrin is the dashing opener to this concert of British and German heavyweights. A central figure of German Romanticism, Max Bruch also spent a fair part of his life in Britain and his Scottish Fantasy makes great play with Celtic folk tunes and dances. This piece was unexpectedly cancelled last season so we’re delighted to be able to offer it in 2012, this time performed by effervescent English violinist, Tasmin Little. Elgar’s First Symphony was praised as ‘the greatest symphony of modern times’ by its first conductor, Hans Richter. There’s no denying its energy and epic sweep but Elgar also finds time for some of his most delicate and poignant music. Vassily Sinaisky, a great Russian conductor with a passion for English music, conducts this Edwardian masterpiece. ● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: Tasmin Little in conversation.
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SUNDAY PIANO SERIES
SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY, 11.00AM Lara Melda performs Beethoven, Debussy and Chopin (see page 17 for details).
Tasmin Little © Melanie Winning
Estimated finishing time: 9.25pm
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Andre de Ridder © Marco Borggreve
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WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH, 7.30PM
sinfonia ViVA André de Ridder conductor Antje Weithaas violin Nottingham Harmonic Choir Handel Bach Ian Vine Beethoven
Coronation Anthem: Zadok the Priest Violin Concerto No.2 thirty-five objects (world première) Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’
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Tickets: £10 - £32 André de Ridder’s final concert in Nottingham as sinfonia ViVA’s Principal Conductor warrants a special programme. The tone is set by Handel’s famous anthem, Zadok the Priest. Written in 1727 for the crowning of George II, this glorious ceremonial piece has been used at every British coronation since. Another giant of the Baroque provides the concerto, with Bach’s jovial Second Violin Concerto performed by the exceptional German violinist Antje Weithaas. A world première by the young English composer Ian Vine sets up a grand finale with Beethoven’s Third Symphony. Dedicated, at first, to the revolutionary figure of Napoleon, it had a seismic impact on the musical world. Nothing on its scale had been attempted before; its length, power and emotional range proclaimed it the first truly Romantic symphony and ignited the spark for generations of composers to come. ● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: André de Ridder in conversation. Estimated finishing time: 9.20pm
AFTER HOURS 20 minutes after main performance, in the auditorium sinfonia ViVA ticket holders. £3 for non-ticket holders Antje Weithaas, violin Members of sinfonia ViVA Nottingham Harmonic Choir Bach Brahms Whittaker Berg
Es ist Genug Geistliches Lied Lux Aurumque Violin Concerto (Chamber version)
The chamber version of Berg’s intensely expressive Violin Concerto is the centrepiece of this late nighter, which also includes the Bach chorale that inspired it and a pair of contrasting Romantic and contemporary choral works. A co-promotion with
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THURSDAY 26 APRIL, 7.30PM
BBC PHILHARMONIC Discovering Mahler Juanjo Mena Stephen Johnson
conductor presenter
Mahler
Symphony No.5
The ominous trumpet call that begins Mahler’s Fifth Symphony might well lead us to expect a nerve-shredding encounter with fate. And yet this dramatic symphony was written in the afterglow of his meeting the love of his life, Alma Schindler, and contains some of his sunniest and most tender music. Its powerful emotional extremes - from bullying double basses and explosive brass to the serene love song at the symphony’s heart - ensure an exhilarating ride. Radio 3 Presenter Stephen Johnson introduces this turn-of-the-century titan, in the company of the BBC Philharmonic and its new Principal Conductor, Juanjo Mena. Together they offer a user-friendly guide to Mahler’s unique sound world, before a complete performance of the Fifth Symphony. If you haven’t yet fallen under Mahler’s spell then this is the place to start. Estimated finishing time: 9.30pm
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Tickets: £10
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TUESDAY 8 MAY, 7.30PM
BERLIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Konzerthausorchester Berlin) Alexander Liebreich Kit Armstrong
conductor piano
Beethoven Mozart Brahms
Overture: Coriolan Piano Concerto No.21 Symphony No.1
It took Brahms fifteen years to complete his First Symphony, troubled as he was by following in the footsteps of Beethoven. But there’s no sign of this in the gripping opening, with thunderous timpani strokes underpinning the soaring strings. It’s the beginning of a heroic struggle, lightened by a sublime slow movement and eventually resolved in the broad, purposeful tune in the final movement, Brahms’s homage to the Ode to Joy theme of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Beethoven’s gritty portrait of Shakespeare’s tragic Roman hero opens the concert before Mozart’s most famous piano concerto, whose ethereal central movement gained the nickname, the ‘dream andante’. Joining the acclaimed Berlin Symphony Orchestra for this performance is Kit Armstrong, the phenomenal 19-year-old pianist, composer, mathematician and master of origami. For a young genius in full flight look no further. Estimated finishing time: 9.25pm
Kit Armstrong
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FRIDAY 18 MAY, 7.30PM
THE HALLÉ Sir Mark Elder Sofya Gulyak
conductor piano
Borodin Borodin Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky
Overture: Prince Igor Symphony No.2 Concert Fantasy 1812 Overture
Believe it or not, it’s been 25 years since we last heard the 1812 Overture in a Nottingham Classics season, but we’re delighted to bring it to you now, courtesy of Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé. And before the trumpets, bells and cannons signal the defeat of Napoleon, there’s a mighty trio of Russian masterpieces, beginning with Borodin’s spirited Overture to Prince Igor and followed by his greatest work, the colourful and patriotic Second Symphony. This performance also offers a rare opportunity to hear Tchaikovsky’s Concert Fantasy for piano and orchestra. Russian pianist Sofya Gulyak is the soloist in this rhapsodic showpiece, a melting pot of memorable tunes with an impressive solo cadenza for the pianist at the beginning and spectacular virtuoso displays throughout.
Estimated finishing time: 9.30pm SPECTACULAR
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Image © Joel Chester Fildes
● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium: Sir Mark Elder introduces the programme.
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MONDAY 4 JUNE, 7.30PM
NIGEL KENNEDY GALA CONCERT Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Andrew Litton conductor Nigel Kennedy violin Rossini Elgar Brahms
Overture: The Thieving Magpie Enigma Variations Violin Concerto
Estimated finishing time: 9.20pm There are few violinists who have changed the classical landscape like Nigel Kennedy. The power behind the best-selling classical album of all time continues to tear up the rule book, whilst producing the most spontaneous and memorable performances you’ll hear in the concert hall. Expect both fire and finesse when he takes on Brahms’s epic Violin Concerto.
Nigel Kennedy © Rankin
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Tickets: £15 - £39.50
American conductor Andrew Litton is a true anglophile when it comes to orchestral repertoire and he’s won plenty of praise for his performances of Elgar. In this case it’s the composer’s muchloved set of musical portraits, which became so popular worldwide that Mahler even conducted it. The Enigma in these variations is, in the composer’s words, the theme that ‘goes but never appears’, but with the famous Nimrod variation at its heart there’s no shortage of the composer’s matchless, heartstirring melodies.
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Alexander Romanovsky © Hanya Chlala
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER, 11.00AM
SUNDAY 15 JANUARY, 11.00AM
JAMES BAILIEU
ALESSANDRO TAVERNA
Beethoven Schumann Schumann/Liszt
Beethoven
Gottschalk Alessandro Taverna © Pierluigi Marchesan
Piano Sonata No.2 Abegg Variations Widmung Frühlingsnacht Grand Scherzo Tournament Galop
Chopin Messiaen Scriabin Liszt
Piano Sonata No.13 ‘Quasi una fantasia’ Scherzo No.4 Regard de l’Esprit de joie Piano Sonata No.10 Tarantelle di bravura
SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER, 11.00AM
SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY, 11.00AM
ALEXANDER ROMANOVSKY
LARA MELDA
Haydn Brahms
Beethoven Debussy
Lara Melda © Benjamin Harte
Rachmaninov
Piano Sonata No.52 Paganini Variations (Book I and II) Piano Sonata No.1
Chopin
Piano Sonata No.17 ‘The Tempest’ Reflets Dans L’Eau Minstrels Etudes Op.25, No.1 and No.11 Ballade No.1
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James Baillieu © Benjamin Harte
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SPECIAL EVENT SUNDAY 4 DECEMBER, 7.30PM
THE JOHN WILSON ORCHESTRA John Wilson and his dazzling orchestra have been the runaway success at the BBC Proms in the last two years and last December they blew us all away here in Nottingham. This year we’re thrilled to welcome them back to perform ‘Hooray for Hollywood’, a celebration of the Golden Age of big-screen soundtracks from the dawn of the talkies and the birth of the movie musical through to the 1960s. Joining him to recreate the cinematic magic of Hollywood is a line-up of major musical stars paying tribute to Hollywood greats such as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Tickets £17 - £42 John Wilson © Chris Christodouloue
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Hooray for Hollywood!
Booking opens on 10 June Please Note: This concert is not part of the Nottingham Classics Subscription Series.
Nicola Benedetti © Kevin Westenberg
Alison Balsom © Mat Hennek / EMI Classics
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SPECIAL EVENT THURSDAY 5 JULY, 7.30PM
THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE CONCERT Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Sian Edwards conductor Alison Balsom Nicola Benedetti Natalie Clein Lesley Garrett
trumpet violin cello soprano and presenter
Vaughan Williams Haydn Franck Piazzolla Elgar Tchaikovsky Vaughan Williams Mascagni Walton Handel
The Lark Ascending Trumpet Concerto Panis Angelicus Libertango Chanson de Matin Rococo Variations The Wasps Overture Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Two Pieces from Henry V Let the Bright Seraphim
People’s favourite Lesley Garrett presents this celebratory evening and will also be performing several famous opera arias and popular songs. Lesley Garrett
Natalie Clein © Sussie Ahlberg
An all-star line up of Britain’s most charismatic artists performs this special concert in honour of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Besides a glittering parade of stunning solo pieces there are some much-loved British pieces to enjoy, from Vaughan Williams’ The Wasps Overture to Elgar’s Chanson de Matin.
Tickets: £17 - £42 Booking opens on 25 July Please Note: This concert is not part of the Nottingham Classics Subscription Series.
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Programme includes:
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FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES THURSDAY 14 JUNE, 2.00PM
NOWHEAR THIS! THE NOTTINGHAM CLASSICS SCHOOLS’ CONCERT
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Record Breakers! Over the last five years NOW HEAR THIS has brought thousands of Nottinghamshire schoolchildren to hear an hour of spectacular orchestral music. In 2012, in the spirit of the Olympics, the Hallé will be playing some of the fastest, highest and strongest music ever written. Hallé French horn player Tom Redmond presents this action-packed concert for children aged 8 to 12 which, as ever, will offer plenty of opportunities to join in the fun, including a massed performance of music from the Sing Up Songbank. Tickets £3. Look out for the teachers’ pack in September.
THURSDAY 14 JUNE, 6.00PM THE
DRIVETIME CONCERT
Leave the rush hour behind and go on a more exciting journey in the company of the Hallé. If you’re new to live orchestral music then this is a great place to start, with a vibrant mix of great music packed into an hour-long concert. And there’s also the chance to join in the performance as part of the Drivetime Choir. Over 500 people took part last time we did this and really raised the roof, so why not give your vocal chords a workout and enjoy the thrill of performing with one of the world’s great orchestras? Tickets £7.50, Under 16s £5. Booking opens 25 July. For information on to join the Drivetime Choir, contact neil.bennison@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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Outside the Concert Hall on South Sherwood Street there is a lay-by where cars can pull in to assist customers with mobility difficulties. However, please note that parking is not allowed in the lay-by. A limited number of parking spaces for mobility badge holders is available on Burton Street near to the Concert Hall’s access ramp. Further spaces are available on Wollaton Street near to the tram stop. In addition there are discounts available to badge holders in City Council car parks. There is level access into the Concert Hall’s main entrance foyer from South Sherwood Street. When there is a performance there is also ramped access from Burton Street leading directly to the stalls foyer level. Upper levels of the Concert Hall are accessible by lift but there are stairs to be negotiated in order to reach seating. The Concert Hall’s wheelchair spaces are located in the Stalls on the right side of the auditorium, with spaces at the rear and on the ends of rows further towards the stage. There are also two wheelchair spaces and an adapted toilet in Tier 1. Should customers wish to transfer from their wheelchair to a seat the Royal Centre staff will store their chair for them.
Hearing Assistance The Royal Concert Hall has a Sennheiser Infrared transmission system for customers with impaired hearing. Two types of receiver are offered: either in-ear ‘phones’ or a neck loop which transmits to a hearing aid with a T setting. These are available free of charge from the Cloakroom. A weaker signal may be possible on extreme sides of seating and under tiers so when booking your tickets please indicate if you wish to use the system and the Box Office staff will inform you of the seats best placed to receive the signal.
Blind and Partially Sighted Patrons Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas of the building and bowls of water are offered freely upon arrival. The Royal Concert Hall offers a dog-sitting or walking service during the performance. Please contact Emily Noakes on 0115 989 5609 if you wish to book this service.
Toilet Facilities Adapted toilets are available on the Stalls entrance level (Level 1), to the left of Door A and on Level 3, through Door C. Please be aware that there are a few steps to be negotiated in order to access the toilets on Level 3.
Alternative Formats Information about the Nottingham Classics programme is available in Braille, large print, audio cassette and CD-Rom, through the Royal Centre season brochure. This information can also be emailed to you.
For accessibility information Phone 0115 989 5609 Fax 0115 989 5602 Minicom 0115 989 5601 Email emily.noakes@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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Bus Nottingham is well served by many fast and frequent buses which stop close to the theatre and concert hall. For bus times call Nottingham City Transport on 0115 950 6070, Traveline on 0871 200 2233 or visit www.triptimes.co.uk
Tram The tram stops directly outside the theatre and runs every 10 minutes until midnight. Visit www.thetram.net or call 0115 942 7777 for full details of the tram route.
Rail Nottingham Station is a 15 minute walk from the venue or a short taxi/tram ride. Visit www.nationalrail.co.uk or call 0845 748 4950 for train times and fares.
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For a full city centre map featuring all five zones visit our website at www.trch.co.uk and go to ‘How to find us’.
Follow signs for the city centre and the ‘Royal Zone’. There are several car parks within a 5 minute walk including Trinity Square Car Park, and the Crowne Plaza Hotel Car Park just off Wollaton Street. See map for further details.
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NEW! £1 travel tickets Leave your car at home and use the bus or tram to get to the Royal Concert Hall. You can buy £1 return Royal Tickets when you buy your concert tickets and these can be used from all tram stops and on all Nottingham City Transport bus routes. They’re also valid until midnight leaving you plenty of time for a post-show drink.
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You can now save money, reduce your carbon footprint and also make new friends by joining the Nottinghamshare car sharing scheme. Just sign up online at www.nottinghamshare.com to offer or request a lift to a particular concert.
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