Cadogan Hall, September - December 2011 by Cadogan Hall

September â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December 2011

Zurich International Concert Series 2011-12 Friday 14 October 2011

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Yuri Simonov c o n d u c t o r ; Nikita Boriso-Glebsky v i o l i n Prokofiev / Tchaikovsky / Mussorgsky Thursday 20 October 2011

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Libor Pešek c o n d u c t o r ; Nicola Benedetti v i o l i n Schubert / Mozart / Dvořák Monday 21 November 2011

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Antoni Wit c o n d u c t o r ; Kuba Jakowicz v i o l i n Moniuszko / Panufnik / Bruch / Beethoven Friday 27 January 2012

Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Okko Kamu c o n d u c t o r ; Elina Vähälä v i o l i n Sibelius Tuesday 7 February 2012

Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra

Valery Poliansky c o n d u c t o r ; Tatyana Polianskaya p i a n o Tchaikovsky / Rachmaninov / Rimsky-Korsakov Monday 13 February 2012

Camerata Salzburg

Tomas Hanus c o n d u c t o r ; Hilary Hahn v i o l i n Mozart Monday 2 April 2012

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

Michel Tabachnik c o n d u c t o r ; Sasha Sitkovetsky v i o l i n Brahms / Mendelssohn / Tchaikovsky Friday 25 May 2012

Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Mario Venzago c o n d u c t o r ; Kit Armstrong p i a n o Weber / Schumann / Beethoven

T i c ke t s : Encore:

£39, £32, £26, £18 £28 for top 2 prices

S e r i es d i s c o u n t s :

Available on top and second price tickets: GOLD Book six to eight concerts and save 30% SILVER Book four or five concerts and save 25% BRONZE Book two or three concerts and save 15%

We look forward to welcoming you to Cadogan Hall this autumn for a very full season of music from top international orchestras with world-famous soloists to opera, jazz, blues and folk. Tickets are already going fast for the first concerts in our new Zurich International Concert Series. The Moscow Philharmonic and Czech National Symphony Orchestras are coming up in October and in our new Choral at Cadogan series of concerts we welcome back The Tallis Scholars and introduce the much acclaimed Wellensian Consort. Classical highlights include a recital by the one and only Dame Kiri Te Kanawa in November as well as a visit from Yuri Bashmet and The Moscow Soloists. Our contemporary and folk strands have some surprises in store- don't miss Bob Geldof, John Mayall, Gilbert O'Sullivan and Janis Ian and we're pleased to welcome back Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, Roger McGuinn and Ralph McTell.

Contents At a glance

September concerts

Encore membership

October concerts

You will find a good variety of shows for children and families in this brochure and with Christmas approaching it's wise to book early for some of our carol concerts including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's popular Christmas Cracker.

Cadogan Hall volunteers

November concerts

December concerts

Future highlights

Chamber music 2012

For something a little different we have a series of talks and debates from Intelligence2 examining topical issues and current affairs in the company of some of the world's sharpest minds and exciting orators.

Food and Drink

Booking information

As a response to your comments and requests and to provide you with even more enjoyment in the season ahead Cadogan Hall will now be open 90 minutes before the start of each concert allowing you time to sample our new menu of light dishes, salads and desserts available from the Oakley Bar and Cafe.

Accessibility 38

Seating plans

Getting to Cadogan Hall

Choral at Cadogan

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At a glance September 6

Saturday 3 September, 3pm Proms Saturday Matinee 4

Tuesday 20 September, 7.30pm Bob Geldof in concert

Thursday 29 September, 7.30pm CLIC Sargent Symphony Orchestra

Monday 5 September, 1pm Proms Chamber Music 8

Wednesday 21 September, 7.30pm Orpheus Goes to the Movies

Friday 30 September, 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tuesday 6 September, 6.45pm Intelligence2 Debate

Thursday 22 September, 7.30pm Grange Park Opera Tosca

Tuesday 13 September, 7.30pm Xiayin Wang

October 10

Saturday 1 October, 7.30pm Corinthian Chamber Orchestra

Wednesday 12 October, 7.30pm Academy of Ancient Music

Sunday 23 October, 7pm BBC Big Band with Ken Peplowski

Sunday 2 October, 7pm The Northern Lights Symphony Orchestra

Thursday 13 October, 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tuesday 25 October, 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tuesday 4th October, 7pm An Intelligence2 Talk

Friday 14 October, 7.30pm Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

Wednesday 26 October, 7.30pm Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Wednesday 5 October, 7.30pm Genius for Genes

Saturday 15 October, 7.30pm An Evening with Roger McGuinn

Friday 28 October, 7.30pm Polish Chamber Music Gems

Thursday 6 October, 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sunday 16 October, 7pm They Call her Natasha (But She Looks Like Elsie)

Saturday 29 October, 7.30pm John Mayall in Concert

Friday 7 October, 7pm Inspiration Awards for Women

Tuesday 18 October, 7.30pm English Chamber Orchestra

Saturday 8 October, 11.30am Saturday Spectacular Family Concert

Wednesday 19 October, 7.30pm The Tallis Scholars

Saturday 8 October, 7pm Livability Autumn Leaves Concert

Thursday 20 October, 7.30pm Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Monday 10 October, 1pm Charles Rosen Lecture Tuesday 11 October, 7.30pm Charles Rosen Recital

Friday 21 October, 7.30pm London Chamber Orchestra

Saturday 22 October, 7pm Blues for Heroes

November 20

Thursday 3 November, 11.30am Orpheus for Schools

Sunday 13 November, 7pm An Evening with Tom Paxton

Monday 21 November, 7.30pm Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Thursday 3 November, 7.30pm Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Tuesday 22 November, 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Saturday 5 November, 12 noon Pre-concert activities from 11am Crash Bang Wallop Family Concert

Monday 14 November, 7.30pm Sincerely Noel with Alistair McGowan and Charlotte Page

Tuesday 15 November, 7.30pm English Chamber Orchestra

Thursday 24 November, 7.30pm The Wellensian Consort

Saturday 5 November, 7.30pm An Evening with Janis Ian

Wednesday 16 November ,7.30pm King’s College School

Friday 25 November, 7.30pm Academy of Ancient Music

Tuesday 8 November, 7 pm New Sussex Opera

Thursday 17 November, 6.45pm An Intelligence2 Debate

Saturday 26 November, 7pm Chelsea Opera Group

Wednesday 9 November, 7.30pm The Swingle Singers

Monday 28 November, 6.45pm An Intelligence2 Debate

Thursday 10 November, 7.30pm Arensky Chamber Orchestra

Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November, 7.30pm Bill Wyman‘s Rhythm Kings

Tuesday 29 November, 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Thursday 15 December, 7.30pm Yuri Bashmet and The Moscow Soloists

Friday 16 December, 7.30pm and Saturday 17 December, 3.30pm and 7.30pm London Gay Men’s Chorus

Sunday 20 November, 5pm Her Majesty’s Band of the Coldstream Guards and Friends

Saturday 12 November, 7.30pm Gilbert O’Sullivan

December 27

Thursday 1 December, 7.30pm English Chamber Orchestra

Thursday 8 December, 7.30pm Action Medical Research

Saturday 3 December, 7.30pm Taro Hakase

Friday 9 December, 7.30pm The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge

Sunday 4 December, 3.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Magic of Christmas Monday 5 December, 7.30pm The Children’s Trust Christmas Concert Wednesday 7 December, 7.30pm The Armonico Consort

Sunday 11 December, 7pm Ralph McTell

Monday 12 December, 7.30pm A Christmas Cracker

Monday 19 December, 7.30pm Goldsmiths Choral Union

Wednesday 14 December, 7.30pm London Concert Choir – Messiah

Wednesday 21 December, 3pm and 7.30pm Friday 23 December, 3pm and 7.30pm Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Saturday 3 September, 3pm

Monday 5 September, 1pm

Natalie Clein

Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt

BBC Proms Saturday Matinee 4

BBC Proms Chamber Music 8 Tippett The Windhover; Plebs angelica Sir John Tavener Popule meus (UK premiere) Tippett Little Music for Strings Sofia Gubaidulina The Canticle of the Sun Natalie Clein cello BBC Singers Britten Sinfonia David Hill conductor The BBC Singers are joined by the Britten Sinfonia and former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Natalie Clein in a programme that opens with the music of an individualistic master who first worked with the BBC Singers in 1944. Sir John Tavener’s Popule meus meditates upon the rejection of God by modern man, with the solo cello steadfast against the temptations of the secular world as hurled out by the timpani.

Mozart Violin Sonata in A major, K.526 Bartok Violin Sonata No. 1 Christian Tetzlaff violin Lars Vogt piano Christian Tetzlaff is joined by his regular duo partner Lars Vogt for a recital that travels from Mozart’s last major work for violin and piano, completed just before the premiere of Don Giovanni, to Bartók’s First Violin Sonata, composed in 1921. The Hungarian composer, a Tetzlaff favourite, here stretches tonality in a sonata which provides a visceral, richly rewarding listening experience while pushing its players’ techniques to their limits.

In her 80th-birthday year, Sofia Gubaidulina is represented by the atmospheric The Canticle of the Sun, a setting of St Francis of Assisi in which the silences can seem as important as the notes. Tickets £12, £10, £5

Tickets £12, £10, £5

September 2011

Tuesday 6 September, 6.45pm

Tuesday 13 September, 7.30pm

Tuesday 20 September, 7.30pm

The War on Terror was the right response to 9/11

Xiayin Wang, piano

Bob Geldof in Concert

An intelligence² Debate

Haydn Sonata No. 52 in E Flat Major Earl Wild Sonata (2002) Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Rachmaninov Six Moments Musicaux Ravel La Valse

Bob Geldof has just released his new studio album How To Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell and will be performing tracks from the album and hits of The Boomtown Rats.

An artist with a winning combination of superb musicianship, personal verve and riveting technical brilliance, Xiayin Wang conquers the hearts of audiences wherever she appears. As recitalist, chamber musician, and orchestral soloist in such venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, she has already achieved a high level of recognition for her commanding performances.

In 1978, The Boomtown Rats had their first No. 1 single in the UK with Rat Trap, which was the first new wave chart-topper in Britain. In 1979, the group gained international renown with their second UK No. 1, I Don’t Like Mondays. This was equally successful, as well as controversial; Geldof wrote it in the aftermath of Brenda Ann Spencer’s attempted massacre at an elementary school across the street from her house in San Diego, California, at the beginning of 1979. Other hits Include Like Clockwork, Someone’s Looking At You and Banana Republic.

Have the West’s efforts to eradicate Al-Qaeda around the world simply been fanning the flames of hatred and violence? Could we not have saved money and lives simply by deploying counter-terrorist tactics? Or was 9/11 itself a declaration of war that required aggressive counteraction? Left alone in their hiding places in Afghanistan and Pakistan wouldn’t the militants have succeeded in destroying even more innocent lives? Won’t history ultimately look kindly on the US’ hard line against terrorism?

With his band

Former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, and Colleen Graffy will propose this provocative and timely motion.

Please note this performance may contain adult content and strong language. Presented by Tony Denton Promotions.

Tickets £25 Students: £12.50

Tickets £25, £20, £15

Tickets £26

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Wednesday 21 September, 7.30pm

Thursday 22 September, 7.30pm

Thursday 29 September, 7.30pm

Orpheus goes to the Movies

Grange Park Opera Rising Stars

Sponsored by Hurtigruten & Visit Norway

October 2011

Tuesday 4th October, 7pm

Wednesday 5 October, 7.30pm

Thursday 6 October, 7.30pm

David Grossman

Genius for Genes

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

presented by Sue Perkins

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos Part 1

Rossini ‘William Tell’ Overture Jakub Polaczyk Fanfares Procession

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor

An intelligence² Talk One of Israel’s most acclaimed writers, David Grossman is the author of numerous pieces of fiction, nonfiction and children’s literature. His work has touched on Jewish history, the occupation of the West Bank, the cost of war, the drama of family life, and has been translated into 25 languages around the world. He has been a vocal critic of Israeli policy toward Palestinians and has been one of the most prominent cultural advocates of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

(UK premiere)

Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.1 Mozart Overture Le Nozze di Figaro* Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Tenor arias, Romantic ballads and Neapolitan Songs including: Verdi ‘Di quella pira’ from Il Trovatore Lara Granada Lehar You are my Heart’s Delight De Curtis Torna a Sorriento Ben Schoeman piano Tenori The three tenors Toby Purser conductor *Sue Perkins conductor A special Gala Concert in aid of CGD Research Trust, presented by Sue Perkins, also making a special conducting appearance. The evening features Tenori, award-winning pianist Ben Schoeman, and Orion, the Orchestra of Rising Stars.

Tickets £25 Students: £12.50

Tickets £28, £22, £16, £10

Freddy Kempf piano/director Freddy Kempf embarks on an epic exploration of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos. Directing from the piano, Kempf begins his odyssey with the noble Concerto No. 1, with its exquisite slow movement and vivacious rondo finale, first performed by Beethoven himself in 1798 in Prague. The dramatic Piano Concerto No. 2 was written about a decade before No.1, but was published later; the work was used by Beethoven to display his own impressive pianistic technique. The Third Concerto, dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, features a slow movement of tranquil beauty, offset by the finale’s memorable, lively theme. Part 2 continues Sunday 13 May 2012

Tickets £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50 Encore members: £5 off top 3 prices RPO Friends’ discounts apply. Book 2 or more concerts and get up to 30% discount

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Friday 7 October, 7pm

Saturday 8 October, 11.30am

Saturday 8 October, 7pm

Inspiration Awards for Women

Saturday Spectacular Family Concert

Livability Autumn Leaves Concert

Fizzing Fireworks

A night of music and voice

Rachel Leach presenter Stephen Bell conductor Southbank Sinfonia

Esther Rantzen host Brian Conley Britain’s best loved entertainer Kate Dowman soprano Hendon Band of the Salvation Army Concert band (pictured) Finchley Children’s Music Group Choir

Supporting Breakthrough Breast Cancer

Opera to Broadway – music from Titanic, Rent, Company and Nine The Inspiration Awards for Women supporting ‘Breakthrough Breast Cancer’ is a glamorous and uplifting event. Awards are presented by inspirational people to Britain’s most inspirational, aspirational and stylish women. Hear music from classical performers, including international soprano Justine Balmer, teen singing sensation Katie Mayhew, classical-crossover duo Jon Christos and Jenny Williams, plus special guests. The awards celebrate inspirational women from diverse backgrounds who have inspired a nation. Along with projecting positive images of women and acknowledging those who are good role models, the event raises money and profile for breast cancer research.

Inspired by popular children’s book ‘Olivia Forms a Band’. Including excerpts from: Mozart Le nozze di Figaro Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, ‘Italian’ Gershwin Lullaby Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks We’re off to the fireworks! Come along for the adventure inspired by Olivia the Pig’s hunt for some suitably explosive music, featuring works by Mozart, Gershwin and, of course, Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks. Bring the whole family for an exciting day of activities and music, plus a chance to meet the players themselves.

Our host Esther Rantzen, invites you to an evening of music with the Hendon Band of the Salvation Army and joined by the voices of Britain’s best loved entertainer Brian Conley, soprano Kate Dowman, and the Finchley Children’s Music Group. All proceeds from this event will go towards the vital work of national disability charity Livability.

For more info and to vote for your most inspirational woman visit www.inspirationawards.co.uk or follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/womensawards

Doors open at 10.45am with fun themed craft activities, refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians.

Tickets £49, £39, £29

Tickets £6 children, £8 adults, £22 family of four.

Tickets £20, £15

All including complimentary champagne reception

RBKC school children – one child goes free with every adult.

www.livability.org.uk/autumnleaves

October 2011

Tuesday 11 October, 7.30pm

Wednesday 12 October, 7.30pm

Thursday 13 October, 7.30pm

Charles Rosen recital

Academy of Ancient Music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

1812-1816 Beethoven’s Years of Crisis

Awakening of the Romantic hero: Paganini and Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’

Beethoven Cello Sonata in C, Op. 102, No.1 Beethoven Sonata in A, Op. 101 Beethoven Cello Sonata in D, Op. 102, No.2 Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98

Weber Overture to Der Freischutz Paganini Violin concerto No. 2 in B minor Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, ‘Eroica’

Charles Rosen piano David Cohen cello Martyn Hill tenor

Richard Egarr conductor Shunske Sato violin

Charles Rosen is a rare phenomenon – a distinguished scholar, educator, writer and musical philosopher who is equally renowned for his piano performances. ‘From the opening... Rosen cast a spell of mystery and tension, of a vision understood. This set the pattern for the evening... A historic occasion.’ (The Independent) Charles Rosen Lecture: Monday 10 October, 1pm Free to ticket holders and Encore members.

Join the AAM for a performance celebrating the geniuses who revolutionised musical history. Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ symphony defined an age: its compositional ingenuity and unprecedented scale broke the shackles of musical tradition, and its dedication to Napoleon Bonaparte linked it to the greatest man of the day. Beethoven’s masterpiece is complemented by heroic feats from the brilliant young Japanese violinist Shunské Sato in Paganini’s virtuosic Violin Concerto No.2 – a performance which marks this remarkable prodigy’s UK debut. 6.30pm: Pre-concert talk with Richard Egarr

Tickets £25, £22, £18, £12 Encore members: top price tickets £22

Sibelius En Saga Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 Brahms Symphony No. 4 Thomas Dausgaard conductor Tasmin Little violin This programme boasts three works of great beauty, starting with Sibelius’ magnificent En Saga, a fairy tale that leaves the listener to invent his own story. Bruch’s Violin Concerto has become one of the most celebrated pieces in the genre, brimming with adventurous spirit and ravishing melodies – especially in the famous slow movement. The glorious Fourth and final Symphony by Brahms was heavily influenced by Beethoven, with a dramatic opening movement, wistful Andante, and a grand third movement resplendent with the glittering sound of triangles. All this is crowned by one of Brahms’ greatest achievements: a ‘chaconne’ finale of monumental scale and majesty, using a theme by Bach.

Tickets £35, £32, £25, £17, £10

Tickets £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50

£3 tickets available for AAMplify members.

Encore members: £5 off top 3 prices

Save 10% when booking for both AAM concerts (12 October and 25 November).

RPO Friends’ discounts apply. Book 2 or more concerts and get up to 30% discount

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Friday 14 October, 7.30pm

Saturday 15 October, 7.30pm

Sunday 16 October, 7pm

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

An Evening with Roger McGuinn

They Call Her Natasha (But She Looks Like Elsie) The Songs of Elvis Costello

Zurich International Concert Series Concert 1 of 8 Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet (short suite) Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Mussorgsky Arr. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Yuri Simonov conductor Nikita Boriso-Glebsky violin

Legendary former Byrds frontman and founding member, Roger McGuinn returns for a hotly anticipated solo UK tour. The Byrds’ era-defining songs like Eight Miles High, Mr Tambourine Man, Turn, Turn, Turn and All I Really Wanna Do became classics of the new folk rock sound. McGuinn’s trademark Rickenbacker 12 string sound has influenced generations of musicians and this superb show will draw from his huge back catalogue, including his Grammy-nominated project, Treasures From The Folk Den, his critically acclaimed 4 CD Box Set, The Folk Den Project and last year’s 22 Timeless Tracks From The Folk Den Project.

Formed from Moscow’s finest orchestral musicians, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the great Russian orchestras of today. Regular visitors to the world’s leading concert venues, the orchestra presents a richly colourful programme under the baton of its chief conductor, Yuri Simonov.

From the opening bars of a lilting Accidents Will Happen to the joyous finale of a rocking Pump It Up, this is something very different. This is a musical play about a female whose life mirrors (increasingly deliberately) that of her idol, Elvis (Costello). One wonders whether Elsie Costello is a childlike fan or someone with an obsession. Does she really exist at all, other than as a device to tell the tale of something akin to Mr McManus’ life in words and music. Whichever, it’s a clever way to play Costello songs for the evening, but take them one stage further. This tale of Elsie Costello plays out to a soundtrack of Costello’s classic songs including Accidents Will Happen, Shipbuilding, Alison, I Want You and many more. Elsie is breathtakingly performed by Lou Dalgleish, accompanied by co-writer Michael Weston King’s guitar and vocals, and the phenomenal piano skills of Gladstone Wilson.

Tickets £39, £32, £26, £18 Encore members: £28 for top 2 prices See page 2 for discounts of up to 30%

Tickets £29.50

Tickets £17.50

October 2011

Tuesday 18 October, 7.30pm

Wednesday 19 October, 7.30pm

Thursday 20 October, 7.30pm

English Chamber Orchestra

The Tallis Scholars

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Magnificat

Rossini Overture, The Barber of Seville Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.63 Mozart Symphony No.39 in E flat, K.543 Gianluca Marciano conductor Sergej Krylov violin Russian-born violinist Sergej Krylov is one of today’s most exciting and talented young soloists whose virtuosity is matched by an unswerving sense of musicality. The ECO is delighted to welcome him to the opening concert of its 2011 – 12 Concert Series to perform Prokofiev's exhilarating 2nd Violin concerto. Prokofiev intended this Concerto to be performed by chamber orchestra and this is evident in the constantly changing dialogues between the solo violinist and the various sections of the orchestra. The ECO is delighted to welcome the well-known Italian conductor Gianluca Marciano who will conduct Rossini's ebullient Barber of Seville Overture and one of Mozart’s most delightful symphonies, No.39 in E flat. Tickets £35, £25, £15, £10

Choral at Cadogan Concert 1 of 8 Palestrina Magnificat for double choir Pärt Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen Tallis Miserere nostri Allegri Miserere Praetorius Magnificat II Byrd Miserere mei Byrd Miserere mihi, Domine Pärt Magnificat Pärt Nunc Dimittis Palestrina Nunc Dimittis for double choir The Magnificat sits together with the Nunc Dimittis at the core of the Christian liturgy, whether in the Anglican rite of Evensong or the Catholic Offices of Evening Prayer and Compline. Together they frame the scope of the Christian experience – from the joyous anticipation of Christ’s birth to the calm acceptance of death and resurrection. Taking these three texts as touchstones, this programme explores the musical responses of composers divided by age and nationality, but united by a common spiritual inspiration.

Tickets £30, £26, £22, £18

Zurich International Concert Series Concert 2 of 8 Schubert Symphony No. 8, ‘Unfinished’ Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 Dvorˇák Symphony No. 8 Libor Pešek conductor Nicola Benedetti violin The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, an integral part of cultural life in Prague, returns to Cadogan Hall with its Czech conductor, Libor Pešek. The orchestra is joined by violinist Nicola Benedetti to perform Mozart’s exuberant Violin Concerto. A recent winner of the Classical BRIT Award for Young British Classical Performer, Nicola has captivated audiences and critics alike with her musicality and poise. The evening opens with Schubert’s dramatic ‘Unfinished’ Symphony, and ends with Dvorˇák’s bright Symphony No.8.

Tickets £39, £32, £26, £18

Encore members: £26 for top price tickets

Encore members: £28 for top 2 prices

Limited number of student tickets available at £5

Series discounts available see page 39

See page 2 for discounts of up to 30%

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Photo: Chris Edwards

Friday 21 October, 7.30pm

Saturday 22 October, 7pm

Sunday 23 October, 7pm

London Chamber Orchestra

Blues for Heroes

BBC Big Band with Ken Peplowski

Fundraising for Help for Heroes

A Tribute to Benny Goodman Finzi Romance Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.4 Christopher Warren-Green conductor Akiko Ono violin The London Chamber Orchestra and Christopher Warren-Green are joined by Akiko Ono for Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. This popular and innovative concerto was one of the earliest of the Romantic period and influenced many other composers of the time. The concert begins with Gerald Finzi’s light-hearted, yet richly warm, Romance, and finishes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. Described by Schumann as “a supple Greek girl, standing in between two giants from the West”, the symphony was chosen by Mendelssohn for his first concert as conductor at the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

Paul Jones and the Blues Band Matt Schofield Ian Siegal Plus, special guests to be announced and signed guitar auction. Three of Britain’s greatest Blues artists will join together for an intimate and very special musical event to say thank you to our Armed Forces’ personnel who have been injured in the course of their service. Ian Siegal and Matt Schofield represent a generation that is keeping alive the UK’s reputation for exciting and world – class blues. Siegal is described by Mojo magazine as “the cleverest writer and most magnetic performer of blues in the UK” while Schofield is rated the most exciting British blues guitarist since the iconic names of the sixties.

Louise Cookman guest vocalist Join virtuoso clarinettist Ken Peplowski, and the BBC Big Band for a musical celebration of Benny Goodman, ‘the king of swing’. Highlights include Don’t Be That Way, Stomping at the Savoy, Swingtime in the Rockies, Avalon and Why Don’t You Do Right. “A wonderful band” Tony Bennett “Joyous” George Benson “...for me, this is the band” Mel Torme “What a great band” Billy May

This concert is in aid of the victims of the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear crisis. MOMIJI and the British Red Cross are working together to give this vital support.

Paul Jones and the Blues band need little introduction. 30 years and 19 album releases says it all. The Blues Band will be joined by at least one very special guest. Check the web site nearer the time for details.

Tickets £25, £20, £10

Tickets £39.50

Tickets £27, £22, £15

16 and under free (subject to availability)

VIP Tickets: £60 (including finest house seats, complimentary souvenir programme, glass of champagne on arrival and an exclusive post-show artist meet and greet event)

Encore members: £5 off top price tickets

Photo: Bill Page

Photo: Boosey & Hawkes

October 2011

Tuesday 25 October, 7.30pm

Wednesday 26 October, 7.30pm

Friday 28 October, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Polish Chamber Music Gems

Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, Op. 25, ‘Classical’ Piazzolla Tres Piezas Para Orquestra de Camera Montero ExPatria (UK premiere) Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’

Szymanowski Kurpian Songs Op.58 (selections), String Quartet No. 2 Op.56 Roxanna Panufnik Second Home (arranged for piano, string quartet and voice) Juliusz Zare˛bski Piano Quintet in G minor Op.34

Polish Contemporary Music across Europe with Friends Górecki Three Pieces in Old Style Lutosławski Cello Concerto Maxwell Davies Overture, ‘St. Francis of Assisi’ (London première) Szymanowski Violin Concerto No. 2 Christopher Austin conductor Jakob Kullberg cello Giovanni Guzzo violin Featuring three prominent Polish composers. Górecki Three pieces in Old Style of 1963 uses ancient musical idioms. Lutosławski’s Cello Concerto was written for Mstislav Rostropovich, the soloist’s music at once fiendishly demanding and emotionally powerful. Premièred in 2009, Peter Maxwell Davies’ Overture, ‘St. Francis of Assisi’ delivers a heady cocktail of haunting plainsong and orchestral fireworks. We close with Szymanowski’s Violin Concerto No. 2, a work characterised by Polish folk music and featuring an infinitely inventive solo violin line. (Promoted in association with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.) Tickets £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50 Encore members: £5 off top 3 prices RPO Friends’ discounts apply. Book 2 or more concerts and get up to 30% discount

Led by Kenneth Sillitoe, renowned chamber orchestra the Academy of St Martin in the Fields returns to Cadogan Hall, with outstanding Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero.

In Memory of Andrzej Panufnik (1914-1991)

Olga Pasichnyk soprano Kevin Kenner piano Szymanowski Quartet

The programme includes ExPatria, a new composition by Gabriela Montero. Acclaimed for her visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts, Montero joins the Academy for the UK premiere of this exciting new work.

One of the most potent and alluring voices in 20th-century Polish music features in the first half of this concert, with Szymanowski’s Kurpian Songs reflecting his fascination for his country’s folk tradition, the Second String Quartet testifying to his determination to thrust Polish music on to the international stage, with the tang and rhtymic impetus of the local music of the Tatra mountains.

‘The string sound is just gorgeous, big and pliant and vibrant, and the ensemble level defies all expectations – every note, every attack, precisely in the right place. Incisive, committed playing brought every measure to life.’ (Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times)

The Piano Quintet by Juliusz Zare˛bski, dedicated to Liszt, opens up vistas of Polish Romanticism, while Roxanna Panufnik’s Second Home, in a new version for piano quintet and voice, recalls her Polish roots in its cunning variations on a rural tune.

Tickets £36, £26, £16, £10

Tickets £25, £20, £15 Sponsored by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Poland.

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Volunteers required!

Saturday 29 October, 7.30pm

Cadogan Hall is looking for volunteers to support front of house.

The Legendary John Mayall in concert

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With Rocky Athas, Grag Rzab and Jay Davenport Plus special guest The Oli Brown Band The legendary John Mayall and the hottest young guitarist in British blues Oli Brown join forces in an electrifying bill that promises blues at its very finest – it just doesn’t get better than this. Since forming the groundbreaking Bluesbreakers in 1963, John Mayall has been regarded as one of the most influential UK Blues artists ever and is known by many as the Godfather of British blues. With over 45 albums and an OBE to his credit, John Mayall remains as compelling and original an artist as ever and, when it comes to the blues, Mayall is without doubt No. 1. Oli Brown, the 2010 British Blues Awards’ Male Vocalist of the Year and Young Artist of the Year dubbed “the hottest young pistol in British Blues” by Mojo has taken the blues world by storm since his debut in 2008 and with his second release riding high, he really is one to watch! Tickets £34.50

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November 2011

Thursday 3 November, 7.30pm

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Opera Recital with Julian Reynolds, piano

Handel Guilio Cesare: Non disperar, chi’sa? (Act 1, scene 5) Se Pieta di me non senti (Act 2, scene 8) Piangero la sorte mia (Act 3, scene 3) Debussy Romance Hahn A Chloris Fauré Apres un Reve Strauss Standchen (Op 17, No 2) Morgen (Op 27, No 4) Das Rosenband (Op 36.No 1) Cäcilie (Op 27. No 2)

Poulenc Voyage a Paris Hotel Les Chemins de l’amour Carlos Guastavino La Rosa y el Sauce Que Linda la madreselva El Clavel del aire blanco Cancion al arbol del Olvido Jake Heggie Monologue (words by Terrence McNally) from Masterclass Puccini Sole e amore Morire (Programme subject to change)

Opera legend Dame Kiri Te Kanawa returns to Cadogan Hall with a very special recital programme which spans the centuries from Handel to contemporary composer, Jake Heggie, on a musical journey sure to delight opera lovers. As always, Dame Kiri will surprise the audience with invited guest artists from her own Foundation, dedicated to nurturing the talents of the future. This programme, accompanied by Julian Reynolds, has delighted festival audiences in Holland, Denmark and Switzerland before coming to London. Tickets £60, £45, £30

Box office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com

Thursday 3 November, 11.30am

Orpheus for Schools In association with the Unicorn Theatre

Supported by The Story of Christmas Appeal Britten The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra John Williams Music from Harry Potter John Williams Theme from Star Wars Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Orpheus Sinfonia The Orpheus Foundation supports some of the finest young musicians in London; their Orpheus for Schools concerts are designed especially to introduce children to the magical world of live orchestral performance. The sixty-piece Orpheus Sinfonia, all of whom are in their early twenties, will dress in colour-coded T-Shirts to enable the schoolchildren to clearly recognise the different instrumental sections. This exciting concert features Britten’s timeless Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and breathtaking film music by John Williams, as well as brief explanations of the orchestra and instruments.

Saturday 5 November, 12 noon Pre-concert activities from 11am

Crash Bang Wallop! Magic Mozart Magic Flute Overture Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King Saint-Saens Dance Macabre Berlioz Dance of the Sylphs Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers (from The Nutcracker) City of London Sinfonia Claire Bloor presenter This hugely successful family concert series is back, this time with all things magical. Our presenter introduces young listeners to the sounds of the orchestra through some of the most magical orchestral pieces of all time. There is plenty of opportunity for lots of singing and participation too. Come dressed as your favourite magical inspired character or creature!

Saturday 5 November, 7.30pm

An Evening with Janis Ian

Veteran Grammy award-winning US folk songstress returns to the UK for a hotly anticipated tour. From her 1967 eponymous Verve debut through classics such as Between The Lines and a string of superb albums right up to Folk Is The New Black & Best of Janis Ian – The Autobiography Collection, Janis’ songs have inspired and delighted us for over three decades, and have been recorded and performed by a list of artists including Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield, Joan Baez and Roberta Flack. She remains a totally absorbing performer. A very special evening is in store. Presented by Chas Cole for CMP.

From 11am: Pre-concert activities including magic wand and hat-making, stick puppetry, Meet the Musicians, and Minute Maestro conducting.

Tickets FREE to participating schools.

Tickets Adult £8, Child £6; family of 4 £24

Information pack for teachers: please email info@orpheusfoundation.com

Suitable for children aged 3 – 8 years

Tickets £24.50

November 2011

Tuesday 8 November, 7 pm

Wednesday 9 November, 7.30pm

Thursday 10 November, 7.30pm

Gounod’s MIREILLE

The Swingle Singers present…

Arensky Chamber Orchestra

‘Passion in Provence’

Voice Fusions – Reinventing the Feel

SEASON FINALE

NSO Chorus and Orchestra Nicholas Jenkins conductor Tony Baker director/ designer Karl Oskar Sørdal lighting designer Caroline Pope choreographer

The Swingle Singers are an international a cappella phenomenon. This eight-voice a cappella group has performed on every continent and on the world’s most famous stages, as well as releasing over 50 recordings and winning 5 Grammy Awards. They have been pushing the boundaries of what it is possible to achieve with the human voice for the past 50 years – and the current line up is no different.

Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite Wagner Siegfried Idyll Ravel Piano Concerto in G

Cast includes: Mireille: Sally Silver Vincent: Michael Scott Ourrias: Quentin Hayes Taven: Sarah Pring Ramon: Robert Presley Following its highly acclaimed UK première of Offenbach’s The Rhine Fairies and Hugh the Drover last season, NSO returns with Mireille. Considered by many to be Gounod’s musical masterpiece, this is a score of passionate, breathtaking originality, evoking Provence in the height of summer. Thwarted lovers Mireille and Vincent are separated by their social standing. Joyful Provençal peasant celebrations contrast with a world where superstitions and fear can lead to destruction. Defying her cruel father, Mireille sets out to find her lover against all the odds. Tickets £40, £32, £25, £20, £16

Made up of young and vibrant singers trained in jazz, pop, choral and beatbox, the Swingles reinvent classic music, from Björk to Bach, Beatles to Piazzolla, Elbow to Mumford and Sons, fusing epic beats with haunting harmonies and breathtaking arrangements. Inspired by music from 50 years of Swingle history and contemporary artists, expect a diverse lineup with old favourites and brand new arrangements. When it comes to the Swingle sound, we don’t need to reinvent the wheel, but we like to reinvent the feel!

William Kunhardt conductor Melvyn Tan piano The ACO is one of the country’s most exciting orchestras, made up of young soloists from around the UK and abroad, with a passion and growing reputation for thrilling live performances. Celebrate the ACO’s first season at Cadogan Hall in true style with this heady cocktail of classics, featuring international concert pianist Melvyn Tan and conductor William Kunhardt. Ravel’s crisp, red berryfruit. Stravinsky’s big, dark spices and Wagner’s subtle oaky hues and balanced tannins. Superior post-dinner ACO indulgence. 7.15pm: a short performance by members of the ACO and pupils of St Christopher’s, Hampstead. Interval talk from the stage with conductor William Kunhardt and pianist Melvyn Tan talking about Wagner, Ravel, opera, jazz and more!

Tickets £28, £24, £19, £15

Tickets £25, £22, £18, £12 Encore members: £5 off top 2 prices

Encore/ NSO members: £5 discount off

Tickets available for £5 for under 21 year olds. Max of 5 per customer.

£40 tickets

Book 10 tickets or more, get 10% off

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(Children/ students £10)

This concert is supported by the ACO St Petersburg Group

Box office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com

Saturday 12 November, 7.30pm

Sunday 13 November, 7pm

Monday 14 November, 7.30pm

Gilbert O’Sullivan

An Evening with Tom Paxton

Sincerely Noel

Gilbertville Tour 2011

Gilbert O’Sullivan has accumulated no less than fourteen top-forty hits, including Clair, Alone Again (Naturally), Get Down and Nothing Rhymed, with number one singles on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as four top-five UK albums. His live performances showcase his tremendous musical abilities. He is joined on stage by his 11 piece band, including a string quartet, to present a stunning two hour performance to present his new album Gilbertville.

Tickets £32.50

With Alistair McGowan & Charlotte Page Tom Paxton is one of the great songwriters of our time. His songs are known and loved around the world and have been recorded by hundreds of artists as diverse as Pete Seeger, Willie Nelson and Placido Domingo. The Last Thing On My Mind, Ramblin Boy, Bottle Of Wine, Goin’ To The Zoo, I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound and The Marvellous Toy are just a few of his truly timeless works. Tom has become a voice of his generation, addressing issues of injustice and inhumanity, laying bare the absurdities of modern culture and celebrating the bonds of family, friends, and community. He has been part of the songwriting and folk music community since the early 60s Greenwich Village scene, and continues to be a primary influence on today’s performers. Tom’s place in folk music is secured not just by hit records and awards, but also by the admiration of three generations of fellow musicians. An internationally recognized and loved cultural figure, he has always chosen goodwill over commercial success. Tickets £24.50

Impressionist Alistair McGowan and musical actress Charlotte Page, bring the songs, poems and prose of Noël Coward to life in Sincerely Noel. Directed by Brendan O’Hea and ably accompanied by George Dyer on the piano, the show opens with several of the impersonations for which McGowan is so well known, then the script moves swiftly into the flow of the evening whirling through insights into the lives of both everyday people and the upper classes with many tales of the endless capacity of love to confuse, wound, amuse and capture hearts and minds alike. With new musical arrangements by Warren Wills, the pair present songs including Mad About The Boy, Never Again and Alice Is At It Again as well as dramatised poems such as Honeymoon 1905 in which two newly-weds head to Ilfracombe in fear of their marriage night and Social Grace in which Coward encountered a hilariously over-enthusiastic fan. Tickets £20

November 2011

Tuesday 15 November, 7.30pm

Wednesday 16 November ,7.30pm

Thursday 17 November, 6.45pm

English Chamber Orchestra Handel Acis and Galatea

King’s College School, Wimbledon

Britain’s former colonies should stop blaming the empire for their ills

Raymond Leppard conductor Ruby Hughes soprano Choir of the 21st Century

Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Chamber Choir

Handel’s pastoral entertainment Acis and Galatea, newly edited with a narration by Raymond Leppard, is presented in concert version with the English Chamber Orchestra, the Choir of the 21st Century and four of Britain’s brightest young soloists including prizewinning soprano Ruby Hughes.

Beethoven Overture: Egmont Op.84 Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor (1st movement) Piazzolla Libertango Weelkes Hosanna to the Son of David Purcell Remember not, Lord, our offences Wood Hail, gladdening light Holloway Gold on Bronze (World Premiere) Borodin Polovetsian Dances (Prince Igor) Daniel Phillips conductor Leandro Silvera conductor Alexander Lama-Noujaim piano

An Intelligence² Debate It’s a fact that Britain abandoned its Empire in a hurry. Administrators created new countries by drawing lines on the map and ignoring affiliations of religion, tribe and language. So it isn’t surprising that our former colonies blame us for the tensions that continue to this day in Kashmir and parts of Africa. But isn’t it all too easy for unpopular leaders to use the Empire as a scapegoat for their failings? 60 years on, isn’t it time for our former colonies to take responsibility for themselves? Speakers include parliamentarians Tristram Hunt and Kwasi Kwarteng and film-maker June Arunga.

The Music Department at King’s College School enjoys an enviable reputation, with choirs and orchestras performing regularly in top London venues. Robin Holloway is a former pupil and an Honorary Fellow of King’s and he has composed Gold on Bronze as a commission for the school’s Centenary Year of Independence. Tickets £35, £25, £15, £10 Encore members: Top price tickets £25 Limited number of student tickets available at £5

Tickets £12 (concessions £8)

Tickets £25 £12.50 students

Box office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com

Friday 18 and Saturday 19 November, 7.30pm

Sunday 20 November, 5pm

Monday 21 November, 7.30pm

Her Majesty’s Band of the Coldstream Guards and Friends

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

Rock and roll icon, author, restaurateur and photographer – legendary former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has seen it all and continues to live life to the full. For over thirty years he was part of the best rock ‘n roll band in the world.

Musical programme to include: Elgar Nimrod – Enigma Variations Walton Crown Imperial Holst I Vow to thee my Country Music from Stage and Screen and much, much more.

Zurich International Concert Series Concert 3 of 8

His latest musical rebirth, as the driving force behind the fabulous Rhythm Kings, sees him return to his musical roots. This set of virtuoso musicians superbly bring back to life the kind of classic rhythm and blues that first inspired Wyman to pick up the guitar as a teenager. A show imbued with absolute quality.

A very special evening with Her Majesty’s Band of The Coldstream Guards and Friends with award winning music from their Classic F.M. No.1 albums ‘Pride of the Nation’ and ‘Heroes’ and performances from surprise guests, this is an occasion not to be missed!

Antoni Wit conductor Kuba Jakowicz violin

Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings with very special guest: Mary Wilson

For the Back in the UK tour, Mary Wilson will be joining Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings band, along with Georgie Fame, Albert Lee, Beverley Skeete, Geraint Watkins, Graham Broad, Terry Taylor, Frank Mead and Nick Payn.

The concert is in celebration of their phenomenal musical excellence and the outstanding career of their Director of Music, Senior Director of Music Household Division, Lt. Colonel Graham Jones M.B.E.

Antoni Wit, Artistic Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic, is one of the most highly regarded Polish conductors and an enthusiastic champion of Polish music. The concert opens with music from two revered Polish composers: Moniuszko, generally accepted as the father of Polish national opera, and whose work is filled with patriotic folk themes and Panufnik, who was instrumental in the re-establishment of the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra after the Second World War. Warsaw-born violinist, Kuba Jakowicz, performs Bruch’s richly melodious Violin Concerto, written when the composer was just 30 years old.

Presented by Chas Cole for CMP.

Tickets £34.50

Moniuszko Overture from the opera Paria Panufnik Sinfonia Rustica Bruch Violin Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Tickets £30, £26, £16

Tickets £39, £32, £26, £18 Encore members: £28 for top 2 prices See page 2 for discounts of up to 30%

November 2011

Tuesday 22 November, 7.30pm

Thursday 24 November, 7.30pm

Friday 25 November, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Wellensian Consort

Academy of Ancient Music

Blessed Cecilia

Sumi Jo sings Mozart

Choir of the Year 2010 Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Tchaikovksy Symphony No.2, ‘Little Russian’ Grzegorz Nowak conductor Roustem Saitkoulov piano Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings is among his most popular works, and was as much a pleasure to write as it is to hear. The usually self-critical composer declared that he loved this piece, and it is easy to understand why: the strings are treated with masterful understanding, whether independently or blended together as an instrumental ‘choir’. Tchaikovsky was, at first, less content with his Symphony No. 2, despite its successful première, but the piece remains a joy, peppered with themes based on Ukrainian folk-songs. These works frame that of another Russian composer, Rachmaninov, whose deft exploration of Paganini’s musical idea includes a sweeping version of the theme and is one of Rachmaninov’s most irresistible melodies. Tickets £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50

Mozart Overture to Le nozze di Figaro Mozart ‘Martern aller Arten’ from Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Mozart Entr’actes from Thamos, Konig in Agypten Mozart ‘Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio’ Mozart Maurerische Trauermusik Mozart ‘Se il padre perdei’ from Idomeneo Mozart Symphony No. 31 in D major ‘Paris’ Mozart ‘No, che non sei capace’

Choral at Cadogan Concert 2 of 8 Programme to include: Britten Hymn to St. Cecilia Kodály The Music Makers, an ode Chilcott Everyone sang Elgar There is sweet music Harris Faire is the Heaven Rutter What sweeter music Whitacre Her sacred spirit soars Vaughan Williams Silence and music

Richard Egarr conductor Sumi Jo soprano

Christopher Finch conductor The Wellensian Consort pay homage to the patron saint of music in a glorious celebration of the gift of music. The centrepiece of this programme is Britten’s choral masterpiece ‘A Hymn to St Cecilia’; a deeply engaging work, rich in sonority and characterisation. This is complemented by an evocative setting of ‘The Music Makers’ by Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodály. This joyous celebration will be further enriched by works from some of the 20th and 21st centuries’ greatest exponents of choral music, including Vaughan Williams, Elgar, Rutter and Whitacre. Tickets £30, £26, £22, £18

South Korean soprano Sumi Jo has been a superstar of the operatic world for decades. Don’t miss this rare UK appearance as she explores Mozart’s most cosmopolitan music with the Academy of Ancient Music, including operatic excerpts and the complete ‘Paris’ symphony. 6.30pm: Pre-concert talk with Richard Egarr

Tickets £35, £32, £25, £17, £10

Encore members: £5 off top 3 prices

Encore members: £26 for top price tickets

£3 tickets available for AAMplify members

RPO Friends’ discounts apply

Series discounts available see page 2

Book both AAM concerts and save 10% (12 October and 25 November).

Book 2 or more concerts and get up to 30% discount

Box office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com

Saturday 26 November, 7pm

Monday 28 November, 6.45pm

Tuesday 29 November, 7.30pm

Chelsea Opera Group

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Berlioz’s Béatrice et Bénédict

Beware of the Dragon: Africa must not look to China

Nicholas Collon conductor

An intelligence² Debate

In his final ‘caprice written with the point of a needle’, Berlioz paid homage to Shakespeare and other lifelong pre-occupations. Béatrice et Bénédict will be performed in concert with its sparkling, exuberant music sung in French. The dialogue will be acted in English, restoring the original text (from Much Ado about Nothing) and the composer’s quirky additions.

We know all about the Chinese record in Africa: plundering its natural resources, tossing aside concern for human rights and doing deals with some of the world’s worst regimes. But is this really a fair view? China has an impressive track record of lifting its own millions out of poverty and in places such as Angola it has ensured that basic infrastructure has been built. So which way should Africa look – to the West, to China, or perhaps to its own people? The panel includes Professor Stephen Chan and the Portuguese MEP Ana Maria Gomez.

Colina Mambosa No.1 Colina Three Cabinets of Wonder – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Górecki Symphony No.3 Richard Bernas conductor Anastasia Khitruk violin Alexandra Hutton soprano This programme brings together recent music from American composer Michael Colina with one of the most popular classical works of the twentieth century, Górecki’s ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’. Colina’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being and his Violin Concerto, ‘Three Cabinets of Wonder’, were both written in 2010, and demonstrate a fascinating contrast between the infectious rhythms of Cuban jazz and contemplative silence. The late Henryk Górecki’s ‘Symphony of Sorrowful Songs’ was composed as a memorial to victims of the Holocaust; its air of ethereal, mournful beauty has touched the hearts of millions. As Górecki put it: “Perhaps people find something they need in this piece of music... somehow I hit the right note”.

Tickets £30, £28, £24, £18

Tickets £25

Tickets £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50

Students £12.50

Encore members: £5 off top 3 prices RPO Friends’ discounts apply Book 2 or more concerts and get up to 30% discount

December 2011

Thursday 1 December, 7.30pm

Saturday 3 December, 7.30pm

English Chamber Orchestra

Taro Hakase Christmas Concert with the English Chamber Orchestra string ensemble

Wagner Siegfried Idyll Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37 Britten The Young Apollo (for piano and string orchestra) Beethoven Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36 Paul Watkins conductor Igor Levit piano Igor Levit is without doubt one of the most exciting and versatile young pianists to come out of Russia in recent years. Introduced to the English Chamber Orchestra by Maxim Vengerov (one of his chamber music partners), he has performed with the orchestra in the UK and abroad, including repeat performances (by popular demand) on the Orchestra’s Mediterranean Music Cruises. He has also performed with many international orchestras including Israel Philharmonic. Recently appointed a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, he is currently focusing on the concertos of Beethoven; the ECO and Principal Conductor Paul Watkins look forward immensely to performing Piano Concerto No. 3 with him. Tickets £35, £25, £15, £10 Encore members: top price tickets £25 Limited number of student tickets available at £5

Maciej Janas piano Join Japan’s leading violinist, Taro Hakase, and members of the English Chamber Orchestra for a special Christmas concert. The eclectic programme will include popular classical pieces, Christmas favourites and some of Taro’s own compositions. An enjoyable evening’s entertainment for the whole family!

Tickets £35, £25, £15 Encore members: top price tickets £25

Box office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com

in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign

Sunday 4 December, 3.30pm

Monday 5 December, 7.30pm

Wednesday 7 December, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Children’s Trust Christmas Concert

The Armonico Consort & Baroque Players

The Magic of Christmas in aid of Breast Cancer Campaign

A German Christmas Story

Debbie Wiseman conductor Simon Bates presenter With special guests* Cherie Lunghi, George Layton and James Loynes. With an introduction by Gary Lineker, and special Guest of Honour Sir Bobby Charlton. www.rpo.co.uk

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A magical Christmas concert for all the family, featuring melodious and magical Christmas favourites including The Nutcracker Suite, Sleigh Ride and White Christmas, alongside Debbie Wiseman’s own lyrical setting of Oscar Wilde’s fairy story The Selfish Giant. The concert will also feature the world premiére performance of The Fib – a delightful and touching Christmas story from the best-selling short story collection, with music by Debbie Wiseman, to be read by the author George Layton, introduced by football legend Gary Lineker featuring special guest Sir Bobby Charlton. (*Special guests appear subject to availability.) Family ticket available: £50 (Further details available from the box office) Tickets £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50 Encore members: £5 off top 3 prices RPO Friends’ discounts apply. Book 2 or more concerts and get up to 30% discount

Rutter Gloria, Candlelight Carol Caccini Ave Maria Wickham The Innkeeper’s Song Brunning Pie Jesu Hess “Dangerfield” Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium B.Joel Lullaby and many other Christmas favourites

Choral at Cadogan Concert 3 of 8

Laurence Cummings conductor Ana-Maria Rincón soprano St George’s School Windsor Castle Royal College of Music Bradfield College Eaton House School Amici Ensemble

Heinrich Schütz is widely regarded as being the most important German composer prior to JS Bach and is also thought to have studied with Monteverdi in Venice. The influence of Venetian music on these composers is undoubtedly strong and the combination of the brilliance in the perfection of German compositions of the time with the vibrant excitement of the Venetian School, created works of incredible colour, drama and melody.

Join us for this popular annual event of breathtaking Christmas music. Laurence Cummings (Glyndebourne, ENO) conducts the vibrant Amici Ensemble with guest performers.

Programme to include: Schütz The Christmas Oratorio Praetorius Lutheran Mass for Christmas Director: Christopher Monks The English Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble

The Children’s Trust provides vital support for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs across the UK and their families through specialist care, therapy, education and rehabilitation. Tickets £30, £25, £20

Tickets £30, £26, £22, £18

Tickets: Reception with cast members £60

Encore members: £26 for top price

Registered charity number 288018.

Series discounts available see page 39

December 2011

Thursday 8 December, 7.30pm

Friday 9 December, 7.30pm

Sunday 11 December, 7pm

Carols at Cadogan

The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge

Ralph McTell

in aid of Action Medical Research

Somewhere Down The Road ... continues

What Sweeter Music? Carols and music for Christmas with the Bach Choir Enjoy this selection of the finest carols and Christmas music sung by The Bach Choir, ‘probably the finest independent Choir in the world’ (Evening Standard). The stunning performance will invigorate and inspire the soul with festive song and help raise vital funds for Action Medical Research. The winning piece from The Times Christmas Carol competition will be performed for the first time at this stunning event – a Christmas Carol date not to be missed.

Choral at Cadogan Concert 4 of 8 Purcell O sing unto the Lord Purcell Remember not, Lord, our offences Purcell Behold now praise the Lord Purcell O praise God in his holiness Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord Purcell My beloved spake Rutter What sweeter music? Whitehead The seven joys of Mary Cashmore Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen arr. Ledger Silent night arr. Ledger On Christmas night Rutti I wonder as I wander Darke In the bleak midwinter Bullard Glory to the Christ Child arr. Willcocks Away in a manger arr. Wilberg Ding dong, merrily on high

Award winning singer-songwriter-guitarist Ralph McTell tours the UK this autumn. Performing material from his recent album Somewhere Down The Road, McTell also plays several songs from his new Bob Dylan birthday tribute download Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright. The concerts will of course feature songs from McTell’s extensive back catalogue of over 350 songs, including his worldwide, Ivor Novello award winning hit Streets of London.

Director: Andrew Nethsingha Piano: John Challenger and Freddie James The St John’s Sinfonia The rich sound world of Henry Purcell and a Christmas selection of popular favourites and new works

Tickets £35, £25, £20

Tickets £30, £26, £22, £18

Kindly supported by NEXT www.action.org.uk/carolsatcadogan

Encore members: £26 for top price tickets Series discounts available see page 39

Tickets £25

Box office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com

Monday 12 December, 7.30pm

Wednesday 14 December, 7.30pm

Thursday 15 December, 7.30pm

A Christmas Cracker!

London Concert Choir

Yuri Bashmet

In aid of The Prostate Cancer Charity

Messiah

With The Moscow Soloists

Our Christmas Cracker will be packed full of fantastic music, magic, comedy and acrobatics in aid of the 250,000 men, their partners, families and friends affected by prostate cancer.

Handel Messiah

Works by Mozart, Paganini and Tchaikovsky

Join us this December for an exciting evening with friends new and old, find out more about what we do, and enjoy our cracker of a show. Receive a glass of mulled wine, mince pie and entry to our Christmas Fayre following the performances. You can find out more about the evening and what we do on our website: www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/cracker

Tickets On sale soon

Mark Forkgen conductor Erica Eloff soprano Christopher Lowrey counter tenor James Geer tenor Giles Underwood baritone Counterpoint

The Grammy-award winning Moscow Soloists and founder/artistic director Yuri Bashmet have given well over 1300 concerts in the past two decades, achieving worldwide recognition for artistic excellence.

Messiah needs little introduction. Composed in a fever of creative inspiration in about three weeks, the work had its premiere in Dublin in 1742. It soon became the best-loved of all Handel’s sacred oratorios and today receives countless performances every year all over the world. London Concert Choir’s performance, with period instrument ensemble Counterpoint under the direction of Mark Forkgen, will highlight the dramatic qualities of this endlessly rich score.

2012 marks their 20th anniversary tour and the programme will feature a number of best-loved works for which they have received widespread critical acclaim and which celebrate their extraordinary technical skill and scintillating interpretation. Absolutely unmissable!

Tickets £28, £24, £20, £16, £12

Tickets £39, £32, £26, £18 Encore members: top price tickets £32

December 2011

Friday 16 December, 7.30 pm and Saturday 17 December, 3.30pm and 7.30pm

Monday 19 December, 7.30pm

Wednesday 21 December, 3pm and 7.30pm Friday 23 December, 3pm and 7.30pm

London Gay Men’s Chorus

Goldsmiths Choral Union Christmas concert

Make Mine A Snowball

In support of Save the Children

Christmas Cracker

As they mark 20 years, The London Gay Men’s Chorus are pulling out all the stops and turning their Christmas show into a spectacular celebration. Those in the Chorus who have hair will be letting it down so think Santa, snow, roaring fires and an avalanche of Christmas favourites.

Goldsmiths Choral Union Stephen Jones piano Robin Kimber organ Brian Wright conductor

Programme: Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers Hairston Mary’s Boy Child Head The Little Road to Bethlehem Tormé The Christmas Song Martin/Blane Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Anderson Sleigh Ride Waldteufel The Skaters’ Waltz Pola/Wyle It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year ...and many more, not forgetting audience carols!

A host of new arrangements include songs such as Let It Snow, Santa Baby, Walking In A Winter Wonderland, Only You and Stay Another Day plus a stunning medley of Christmas number ones. Also expect plenty of surprises including special guests and the Chorus’s unique choreography. This is the party to get your festive season started.

GCU’s carol concerts have been bringing Christmas cheer to London’s major halls since 1951. The choir is delighted once again to be able to support Save the Children. This year at Cadogan Hall, Music Director Brian Wright introduces and conducts a lively programme of carols old and new, including some from the newly published Carols for Choirs 5. There are favourites for the audience to join in and entertaining seasonal music from the accompanying piano and organ duo. A fun evening of festive music for all the family.

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s

Nick Davies conductor Mary Carewe vocalist Michael Dore vocalist Back by popular demand, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Cracker is a delightful evening of festive musical gems. This enchanting and melodious concert is sure to fill you with good cheer as the Orchestra and guest vocalists get the yuletide celebrations off to an entertaining start. Four performances for Christmas 2011.

Tickets £37, £28, £23, £15

Tickets £20, £15, £12

Tickets £37.50, £30, £22, £12.50

Group discounts available

Premium Tickets £50 (To include top price seats, glass of champagne and programme)

Encore members: £5 off top 3 prices

Accompanied children under 12 free

Book 2 or more concerts and get up to 30% discount

RPO Friends’ discounts apply

Box office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com

Future highlights 2012 January

Tuesday 10 January, 7.30 pm

Saturday 14 January, 7.30pm

Tuesday 24 January, 7.30pm

Danish String Quartet

The Pink Singers

Haydn String Quartet in D major “The Lark” Nielsen String Quartet in F major, Op 44 Debussy String Quartet in G minor, Op.10

The Pink Singers, London LGBT community choir, return to Cadogan Hall for their winter concert.

Kensington Symphony Orchestra

The Danish String Quartet’s joy of playing makes a powerful impact on stage wherever they perform and their fresh approach to well known repertoire has become their trademark. ‘I cannot imagine a more involved performance’ wrote the New York Times.

Hindemith Concert Music for Strings and Brass Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn Dvorˇák Cello Concerto Philip Higham cello

Friday 13 January, 7.30pm

Monday 23 January, 7.30pm

Friday 27 January, 7.30pm

Paul Carrack

The Classic Rock Show

Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former front-man of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics returns to Cadogan Hall.

Impeccable musicianship matched with a spectacular sound and lights show. A virtuoso band of the finest musicians on the planet will perform a mix of selected classic rock album including tracks by Supertramp, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Steely Dan, Genesis, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Pink Floyd.

Zurich International Concert Series 2011-12 Sibelius Karelia Suite Sibelius Violin Concerto Sibelius Symphony No. 5 Okko Kamu conductor Elina Vahala violin Finland’s greatest orchestra takes us on a journey exploring the works of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in this unique concert.

February

Wednesday 1 February, 7.30pm

Tuesday 7 February, 7.30pm

Saturday 18 February, 7.30pm

The Eric Whitacre Singers

Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra

Fairytales and Fantasies

Inspirations

A Family Concert for a Winter’s Evening in aid of the Genesis Research Trust

A programme to include some of Whitacre’s most famous works including ‘Sleep’, ‘Lux Aurumque’ and ‘A Boy and a Girl’ conducted by the composer himself along with pieces that have inspired him, performed by his professional choir, the Eric Whitacre Singers.

Zurich International Concert Series 2011-12

Thursday 2 February, 7.30pm

Monday 13 February, 7.30pm

Friday 24 February, 7.30pm

La Serenissima

Camerata Salzburg

Elkie Brooks in Concert

Venice by Night

Zurich International Concert Series 2011-12

Elkie Brooks is one of the most successful singers the UK has ever produced. Since her career began in the early 1960s as a support act to The Beatles, she has won over a legion of fans worldwide. She has had over a dozen UK hit singles and is officially recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful UK album act of the past twenty years.

Experience the sounds of eighteenth century Venice with La Serenissima, as they take you on a tour of the musical establishments of the lagoon city. On offer are songs of the gondoliers, music from a Noblemans’s palace, sacred music from one of the many churches, a violin concerto by Venice’s most famous musical son and a trip to the opera house of San Angelo. Celebratory trumpet music, virtuosic vocal music and foot-tapping music for strings are all included in the mix.

Tchaikovsky Polonaise from Eugene Onegin Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Valery Poliansky conductor Tatyana Polianskaya piano

Mozart Divertimento in F major, K.138 Mozart Violin Concerto No. 4, K.218 Mozart Adagio for violin & orchestra, K.261 Mozart Symphony No. 29 in A major K.201 Tomas Hanus conductor Hilary Hahn violin

Join us for an evening of fantasy and fun, ideal for young and old alike. Professor Robert Winston tells the fable of Prokofiev’s ever popular Peter and the Wolf. With the Imperial College Symphony Orchestra and their charismatic conductor, Richard Dickins.

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Chamber Music for 2012 at Cadogan Hall London Chamber Orchestra Friday 10 February, 7.30pm Walton Crown Imperial Bruch Scottish fantasy Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5

Wednesday 29 February, 7.30pm

Christopher Warren-Green conductor Caroline Goulding violin

with Tamsin Waley-Cohen

Thursday 23 February, 7.30pm Telemann Concerto for 2 horns Schumann Concertstuck Handel Water Music Suite Christopher Warren-Green conductor LCO soloists Thursday 22 March, 7.30pm Britten Night Mail Maxwell Davies Farewell to Stromness Fitkin Totti/Watching Holst St. Paul’s Suite Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten Walton Touch her soft lips, and part from Henry V Fitkin Vamp/Track to Track Rosemary Furniss director Graham Fitkin Band Friday 18 May 7.30 pm Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden Delius Elegy and Caprice John Ireland The Holy Boy Edward Elgar Enigma Variations Op.36 Christopher Warren-Green conductor Julian Lloyd Webber cello

The Lark Ascending Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Elgar Serenade for Strings Britten Variations on a theme by Frank Bridge Tuesday 27 March, 7.30pm

Arrivals and Departures with Julian Lloyd Webber and Jiaxin Cheng Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Haydn Cello Concerto in C Major Alec Roth Departure of the Queen of Sheba Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Cellos Haydn Symphony No. 45 Farewell Wednesday 23 May, 7.30pm

The English Genius – A Celebration Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture John Ireland Piano Concerto John Ireland Legend Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5 Mark Bebbington piano

Wednesday 13 June, 7.30pm Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Winds Dvorak Symphony No.8

Tuesday 12 June, 7.30pm

Christopher Warren-Green conductor Rosemary Furniss violin LCO Soloists

Britten Young Apollo Schubert Symphony No.5 Mozart Piano concerto K.595

John Lill plays Mozart

Food and drink Local Dining

The Chelsea Brasserie

Oakley Bar and Café Food Our brand new food counter in the Oakley Room offers concert goers a new food experience this season. Choose from a mouth-watering display of small plate dishes, salads, sandwiches, desserts and cakes. Indulge yourself in a glass of wine specially chosen to complement your meal. Open ninety minutes before performances and during intervals.

Bars Cadogan Hall’s bars offer a large selection of champagne, wines, spirits, beer, soft drinks and tea and coffee. For your added convenience, why not pre-order your interval drinks before the performance at the bar and have them ready and waiting for you?

Gallery Bar Customers sitting in the gallery can obtain pre-concert and interval drinks from the Gallery Bar at some concerts.

7-12 Sloane Square, SW1W 8EG 020 7881 5999 Pre-concert offer: £21.00 for two courses and a glass of Prosecco per person (when ordered before 7pm) Located right on Sloane Square, The Chelsea Brasserie is the ideal place for lunch or dinner for those living in or visiting Chelsea and Knightsbridge. Head Chef, Simon Henbery (ex-Fifteen) offers modernEuropean cuisine combining produce of the highest quality and fresh ingredients.

The Botanist Sloane Square, SW1W 8EE 020 7730 0077 Pre-concert offer: two courses for £20/ 3 courses £25 (Order between 5.30-6.15pm)

Le Cercle 1 Wilbraham Place, SW1X 9AE 020 7901 9999 £17.50/£21.50 any three/four dishes Tuesday – Saturday 6-7pm and 10-11pm

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Booking information Cadogan Hall Box Office

Telephone sales 020 7730 4500

Book online

Sloane Terrace, London sw1x 9dq

Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm

www.cadoganhall.com

To book in person the Box Office is open Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 3pm-8pm on concert days only.

All bookings subject to a £2.50 transaction fee. Tickets are posted unless the performance is within seven days where tickets will be held for collection.

This is a secure site available 24 hours a day. All bookings subject to a £2.50 transaction fee. Using our venue viewer technology you can check the view of the stage from every seat in the hall.

Concessions and student tickets

Conditions of sale

Where general concessions are available this is defined as under-16s, full time students, senior citizens and persons out of work. Tickets are subject to availability and at the discretion of Cadogan Hall. A limited number of £10 student tickets are available for many of our concerts. For availability, please call the Box Office on 020 7730 4500.

Please note that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. Only one discount is available per booking. Children under five will not be admitted to Cadogan Hall except for family shows, where children over the age of one must have their own seats. We reserve the right to remove children from the auditorium if they are not well behaved. Price band structure reflects the level of comfort and clarity of view. We regret we cannot guarantee unrestricted view at all times due to the varying nature of performances.

Gift Vouchers Cadogan Hall gift vouchers can be exchanged for tickets to any performance at Cadogan Hall. They are available in denominations of £50, £20, £10 and £5 and are valid for one year from the date of purchase. Gift vouchers will be posted directly to you (unfortunately we cannot send gift vouchers to overseas addresses).

To buy your gift vouchers: By phone 020 7730 4500 Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm

In person from the Box Office 5 Sloane Terrace, London sw1x 9dq Monday-Saturday 10am-6pm

Online www.cadoganhall.com/giftvouchers Redeeming your gift vouchers couldn’t be easier. Book tickets for the concert of your choice by telephone, online, by post or in person at the Box Office. You may pay for all or part of the tickets with your vouchers. If the value of your voucher is more than the cost of your tickets your change (in vouchers) will be sent to you with your ticket (to the nearest £1). If your ticket purchase comes to more than the value of the voucher then you can pay the rest of the amount by credit card or in cash at the Box Office.

Group discounts Cadogan Hall offers generous discounts for groups of six or more. Discounts vary according to event so please call 020 7730 5744 for further information or to make a group booking.

Data Protection When making a booking your details will be recorded on to our database and may be used by Cadogan Hall and our associates to inform you of forthcoming events. If you do not wish to receive this information please inform the Box Office at the time of booking.

ENCORE MEMBERS Priority line to our Box Office exclusively for Encore members. Please call 020 7824 7530.

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Viewing your seat online www.cadoganhall.com Using our venue viewer technology you can check the view of the stage from every seat in the hall.

The easiest way to travel to Cadogan Hall is by public transport. Located two minutes’ walk from Sloane Square Tube, served by District and Circle lines, just one stop from Victoria station which has both mainline and additional Tube connections.

Sloane Square Underground

Two minutes’ walk Upon exiting Sloane Square Station, turn immediately right, passing the Royal Court Theatre. (You will see Cadogan Hall’s tower immediately before you). Cross over Cliveden Place and walk up Sedding Street to the Hall.

Bus

Sloane Street one minutes’ walk Frequent bus services stop in Sloane Square and neighbouring streets including King’s Road, Sloane Street and Lower Sloane Street. Bus services include numbers 11, 19, 22, 137, 211, 319, 360 and c1.

Taxi Rank

Sloane Square one minutes’ walk Taxis are numerous in the area and there is a taxi rank located on Sloane Square opposite the Underground Station.

Parking

A limited number of bays are available on Sloane Terrace, Wilbraham Place and Sedding Street after 6.30pm.

Special Offer from Union Car Parks Discounted car parking for Cadogan Hall performers and customers at Whiteland House Car Park, just ten minutes’ walk from Cadogan Hall.

Audience Members Union Car Parks are kindly offering a discount to Cadogan Hall patrons who present a ticket for a Cadogan Hall evening concert. Parking will cost £4.50 per hour from 18.00. (Normal starting hourly price is £6.50) Artists and Performers 10% off parking costs. Please book in advance by telephone or online at www.unioncarparks.co.uk Whiteland House Cheltenham Terrace, London SW3 4QX Tel: 020 7730 0224

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Choral at Cadogan

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Accessibility Free companion / Assistance scheme Cadogan Hall has a range of services to assist disabled customers including provision for wheelchair users in the stalls. Companions of disabled customers are entitled to a free seat when assisting disabled customers at Cadogan Hall. Please note that companion seats not sold 48 hours prior to any given performance will be released for general sale.

Wheelchair users If you use a wheelchair and wish to transfer to a seat, we regret we may not be able to provide a member of staff to help you physically. However, we will arrange for your wheelchair to be taken away and stored. A lift is located to the right once inside the Box Office reception allowing access to a lowered Box Office counter. Foyer areas are on the same level as the Box Office and the foyer bar (Oakley Room) is accessed via a wide access lift. Seats within the stalls are accessed via a wide lift as are adapted toilet facilities.

The Gallery

Please note the lift provides access to all levels except the gallery seating areas. Gallery seating can only be accessed via the main stairwell. When travelling to and from the gallery seating areas please allow sufficient time in order to be seated at an appropriate time.

Customers with hearing requirements The Box Office counter is fitted with a loop system to aid customers with any hearing impairment. The auditorium is fitted with an infra-red amplification system. This is not the same as a Loop System so switching your hearing aid to ‘T’ is not sufficient. You will need to use an amplification aid.

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Guide dogs are welcome to access the hall and auditorium but please do let us know prior to arriving at the hall so we may make any special arrangements if necessary. We produce CD versions of this brochure. To request a free copy please call the Box Office and ask to be added to our regular lists. ‘Touch / Familiarisation’ tours can be arranged and we have unisex accessible toilets on all levels except the Gallery.

inspirations

Choral at Cadogan 2011/12

EIGHT CONCERT SERIES 19 OCTOBER 2011 – 16 MAY 2012

Peter Phillips artistic director

Wednesday 19 October 2011, 7.30pm The Tallis Scholars Magnificat

Wednesday 1 February 2012, 7.30pm The Eric Whitacre Singers Inspirations

Thursday 24 November 2011, 7.30pm The Wellensian Consort Blessed Cecilia

Wednesday 21 March 2012, 7.30pm New York Polyphony Tudor City

Wednesday 7 December 2011, 7.30pm The Armonico Consort A German Christmas Story

Thursday 19 April 2012, 7.30pm Ex Cathedra Bach: A Beautiful Mind

Friday 9 December 2011, 7.30pm The Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge What sweeter music?

Wednesday 16 May 2012, 7.30pm The Tallis Scholars Field of the Cloth of Gold

inspirations Tickets: £30, £26, £22, £18 Encore members: £26 for top price tickets Series discounts: available on top and second price tickets: Book 6 or more concerts and save 30% Book 4 or 5 concerts and save 20% Book 2 or 3 concerts and save 10% Group discounts available TICKETS ON SALE from Monday 5 September 2011

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