Cadopgan Hall Summer Season Brochure by Cadogan Hall

Orchestral Choral Recital Opera World Rock Jazz Blues & Country Comedy Family Pick your perfect Summer performances May to August 2011

Summer at Cadogan Hall This summer season at Cadogan Hall you can look forward to a range of events for everyone – from the one and only Ukulele Orchestra to a fabulous semistaged performance of Puccini’s Tosca, through Grammy-award winning US country music artist, Delbert McClinton, the London Community Gospel Choir and jazz divas Jacqui Dankworth and Clare Teal – we challenge you not to find your perfect performance inside! Classical Among the highlights of the season is the last in this year’s Zurich series – we are visited by the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra in May. Tickets for the next Zurich series will be available from 1 June (see page 33). The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have a great season coming up including two concerts with a focus on the composer George Gershwin – 24 May and 30 September. The BBC Proms returns to Cadogan Hall for another season of Monday Chamber Music Proms and Saturday Matinees – all details can be found on pages 24 to 29. Choral The Tallis Scholars return in May with a beautiful Renaissance programme marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Tomás Luis de Victoria.

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London Concert Choir will be performing My Fair Lady in June, Barts Choir will sing Mozart’s Great Mass and for opera fans there is Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Puccini’s Tosca on offer. Contemporary The focus this season is on country and blues music with several American artists making their way to Cadogan Hall beginning with Shelby Lynne on 6 May then Leon Russell, Delbert McClinton, and the Robert Cray Band. A highlight of the summer will be our very own Cadogan Swing Orchestra, performing three feel-good concerts in August with some very talented jazz vocalists – turn to page 31 for all the details. Out to Lunch From 21 June through to September Cadogan Hall will come alive on Tuesday and Thursday lunch times with our series of free foyer music and events called Out to Lunch. This year will be more eclectic than ever with a variety of musical genres, talks, workshops and activities. Check our website and posters to find out which artists and ensembles will be performing or just turn up and enjoy a sandwich with us!

Contents

Encore membership Calendar of performances May Cadogan Hall volunteers June July BBC Proms August Future events Food and drink Booking information Getting to Cadogan Hall Accessibility History of Cadogan Hall

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Pick your perfect performances May 4 wednesday 7.30pm

Ukulele orchestra of great britain

5 thursday 7.30pm

Ukulele orchestra of great britain

6 friday 7.30pm

shelby lynne

10 tuesday 7.30pm

the tallis scholars

11 wednesday 7.30pm

orchestra of the swan

12 thursday 7.30pm

bolshoi symphony orchestra

16 monday 7.30pm

hans liberg

18 wednesday 7.30pm

hilary hahn recital

June

July

2 thursday 7.30pm nils lofgren acoustic duo

3 friday 7.30pm

salvation army international

staff band concert

6 monday 7.30pm rcm rising stars 2011

9 thursday 7.30pm

london concert choir

My Fair Lady

saturday spectacular family concert

9 saturday 7.30pm

Heroes and Heroines

rcm rising stars 2011

23 monday 7.30pm

15 wednesday 7pm

classical opera company

Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro

royal philharmonic orchestra

16 thursday 7.30pm

American Classics

kazakh gala

18 saturday 7.30pm

nils lofgren acoustic duo

23 thursday 7.30pm goldsmiths choral union

28 saturday 7.30pm

24 friday 7.30pm

three blondes

Out of Africa

25 saturday 7.30pm

three blondes

Out of Africa

26 sunday 7pm uk opera company

A Night At The Opera

27 monday 7.30pm leon russell

and guests

28 tuesday 7.30pm

anuradha paudwal

13 wednesday

inchbald school of design exhibition

15 friday 7.30pm

hillingdon choral society

16 saturday 7pm

junior trinity prize-giving concert

18 monday 1pm proms chamber music 1

20 wednesday 7.30pm

royal philharmonic orchestra

21 thursday 7.30pm

delbert m cclinton

plus support

22 friday 7.30pm

english chamber orchestra

Concert for the Children of Egypt

25 monday 1pm

proms chamber music 2

28 thursday 7.30pm

25 wednesday 7.30pm

thames youth orchestra

10 sunday 7.15pm

13 monday 7pm

an evening with david sedaris

barts choir

Transfigured Night

11 saturday 11.30am

14 tuesday 7.30pm

an evening with david sedaris

barts choir

arensky chamber orchestra

22 sunday 7pm

6 wednesday 7.30pm

An Intelligence Squared Debate

27 friday 7.30pm

With Natalie Clein

8 friday 7pm

motoki hirai piano recital

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

24 tuesday 7.30pm

Persian Gulf Concert

maz jobrani: brown, friendly, funny

rcm rising stars 2011

Intelligence Squared ‘Witness to History’

5 tuesday 7.30pm

festival of arts

songs for survivorsuk

in conversation with jon snow

20 friday 7.30pm clare teal & the bbc big band

deborah devonshire

7 thursday 7.30pm

10 friday 7.30pm

1 friday 7pm

london phoenix orchestra

robert cray band

29 friday 7.30pm

london community gospel choir

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August

Future events

1 monday 1pm

proms chamber music 3

2 tuesday 7.30pm

cadogan swing orchestra

Just The Swing

8 monday 1pm

proms chamber music 4

9 tuesday 7.30pm

cadogan swing orchestra

Great British Big Bands

13 saturday 3pm

proms saturday matinee 1

15 monday 1pm

proms chamber music 5

20 saturday 3pm

proms saturday matinee 2

3 september saturday 3pm

proms saturday matinee 4

5 september monday 1pm

proms chamber music 8

13 september tuesday 7.30pm

xiayin wang

21 september wednesday 7.30pm

orpheus sinfonia

22 september thursday 7.30pm

grange park opera

Tosca

29 september thursday 7.30pm

CLIC sargent symphony orchestra

30 september friday 7.30pm

royal philharmonic orchestra

Gershwin

22 monday 1pm

proms chamber music 6

23 tuesday 7.30pm

cadogan swing orchestra

A Tribute to Frank and Ella

27 saturday 3pm

proms saturday matinee 3

29 monday 1pm

proms chamber music 7

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Zurich International Concert Series Now in its fifth year, Cadogan Hall’s International Concert Series, sponsored by Zurich, presents seven world-class touring orchestras with exceptional soloists. The Season Launch (by invitation), will be on 1 June 2011, tickets available soon. Encore members and special guests will be the first to receive the new Zurich International Concert Series brochure and benefit from a period of advanced booking before the ZICS concerts go on sale. Generous series discounts will be available for customers booking for two or more concerts in the series. 14 October 2011 to 25 May 2012 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Czech National Symphony Orchestra Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra Camerata Salzburg Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Symphony Orchestra

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Series discounts of up to 30% are available when booking two or more concerts in the Zurich International Concert Series, Choral at Cadogan and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s resident season.

Soloists include Tatyana Polianskaya Nicola Benedetti Hilary Hahn Kit Armstrong Sasha Sitkovetsky

May

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“Surely only a zombie would have been unmoved by the transcendent singing of the Tallis Scholars.” The New York Times

Wednesday 4 & Thursday 5 May 7.30pm

Friday 6 May 7.30pm

Tuesday 10 May 7.30pm

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Shelby Lynne

The Tallis Scholars

And support

Lamentation

Choral at Cadogan 2010-11

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming Ukulele players, using instruments bought with loose change, which believes that all genres of music are available for reinterpretation, as long as they are played on the ukulele. A concert by the Ukulele Orchestra is a funny, virtuosic, twanging, awesome, foot-stomping obituary of rock-n-roll and melodious light entertainment featuring only the ‘bonsai guitar’ and a menagerie of voices in a collision of post-punk performance and toe-tapping oldies. There are no drums, pianos, backing tracks or banjos, no pitch shifters or electronic trickery. Only an astonishing revelation of the rich palette of orchestration afforded by ukuleles and singing (and a bit of whistling). Audiences have a good time with the Ukulele Orchestra.

Alternative country songstress, Shelby Lynne, comes to the UK to perform her inspired music spanning the depths of six albums. The Grammy award winning ‘singer-song writer come actress’ promises to bring a blend of songs from her independence gaining record Tears, Lies and Alibis as well as her Dusty Springfield inspired album Just A Little Lovin. Shelby, who has also appeared as Johnny Cash’s mother in the film Walk the Line, has had her music featured on blockbuster films such as Bridget Jones’s Diary. Not one to be missed!

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Victoria Dum complerentur / Lamentations for Holy Thursday / Lamentations for Holy Saturday / Vidi speciosam Palestrina Dum complerentur / Peccantem me quotidie / Tribulationes civitatum / Tu es Petrus Peter Phillips Director

In celebration of renaissance master Tomás Luis de Victoria in the 400th anniversary of his death, this programme pairs Victoria’s famous Lamentations and the Pentecost motet Dum complerentur with Palestrina’s motet of the same title along with his Tribulationes civitatum and Tu es Petrus.

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Wednesday 11 May 7.30pm Pre-concert talk 6.30pm What’s the Score? talk 1.30pm

Thursday 12 May 7.30pm

Monday 16 May 7.30pm

Orchestra of the Swan

Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

Hans Liberg The Godfather of Comedy & Music

Zurich International Concert Series 2010-11

Rossini Italian Girl in Algiers Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Mozart Symphony No. 41 ‘Jupiter’ John Lill Piano (pictured)

Tchaikovsky Extracts from Eugene Onegin: Polonaise, Tatiana’s Letter Scene, Onegin’s Aria, Final Duet / Music from The Nutcracker (Mravinsky): Act I (No. 6 to end of Act), Act II (No. 14 Pas de Deux to end of Act)

David Curtis Conductor Alexander Lazarev Conductor

Orchestra of the Swan, based in Stratfordupon-Avon is resident at Town Hall, Birmingham with Associate Artist Julian Lloyd Webber. Rossini’s sparkling Italian Girl brightens any concert and offers a foil to Beethoven’s turbulent C Minor Concerto. Mozart’s Jupiter astounds with its energy, vitality and supreme artistry, the perfect finale. Discover more with ‘What’s the Score?’– join conductor, soloist and orchestra at an open rehearsal at 1.30pm, pre-concert talk at 6.30pm and post-concert ‘Conversation Club’ in the bar.

Bolshoi Opera Principal Singers

One of the world’s largest symphony orchestras, the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra is the oldest orchestra in Russia, founded in 1776. Under conductor Alexander Lazarev – former Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Bolshoi Opera – the orchestra is joined by principal singers from Bolshoi Opera to perform music by one of Russia’s greatest composers, Tchaikovsky.

A European favourite, he returns to London for the last of four exclusive shows. A sell-out hit in concert halls throughout Europe, Liberg combines humour and extreme musical virtuosity to poke fun at the world of classical music. An eccentric joker, the lovechild of Victor Borge and Woody Allen, or simply a vastly talented Dutchman; all these qualities have been used to describe Emmy Award winning comedian Hans Liberg. “From Gerard Hoffnung to Bill Bailey’s ‘Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra’, Liberg is one of very few classical comedians... besides the gags, he is an astonishing pianist... Will he be remembered as a Borge-alike? I hope his legacy goes farther.” The Times

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Tickets £39 £32 £26 £18

Tickets £29.50

Encore members pay £25 for top price

Encore members pay £28 for top 2 prices

Encore MEMBERS RECEIVE 50% off

What’s the Score? Talk £5

Series discounts available

free to ticket holders

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“Clare has a timeless sound to her voice and classic touch and sound to her own songwriting. Now how modern is that? Music to melt to I’d say.” Jamie Cullum

Wednesday 18 May 7.30pm

Friday 20 May 7.30pm

Sunday 22 May 7pm

Hilary Hahn Violin Recital

Clare Teal & the BBC Big Band

Songs for SurvivorsUK

Great British Songbook

TARTINI / KREISLER Variations on a theme

by Corelli BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major

Op. 24 ‘Spring’ IVES Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4 ‘Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting’ j. s. BACH Partita No. 1 in B minor for Solo Violin ANTHEiL Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1

A welcome return to Cadogan Hall by the BBC Big Band. Join them as they perform the biggest hits of the past 100 years including Try a Little Tenderness, Mad About the Boy, The Touch of Your Lips, Spread a Little Happiness and Smile composed by the very best in great British songwriters.

valentina lisitsa Piano

Marc Almond David McAlmont Ian Shaw London Gay Men’s Chorus

Songs for SurvivorsUK brings opera legends, West End stars and pop icons together for a spectacular and vital fundraiser supporting men who have been sexually violated. Sharing the same stage, a dazzling array of talent including Lesley Garrett, The Wizard of Oz star Hannah Waddingham, Marc Almond and the fabulous David McAlmont. Add jazz sensation Ian Shaw to the mix, as well as the compelling and ever uplifting London Gay Men’s Chorus and the result is an unforgettable night in the company of some of the biggest names in music.

American violinist Hilary Hahn is a two-time Grammy Award winner celebrated for her probing interpretations, technical brilliance, and spellbinding stage presence. Extensive touring and acclaimed recordings over the past decade and a half have made Hahn one of the most sought-after artists on the international concert circuit.

Lesley Garrett

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10% discount for groups of 10 or more

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“A most brilliant and sensitive musical talent.” The Guardian “Consistent musicality.” The Sunday Times

Monday 23 May 7.30pm

Tuesday 24 May 7.30pm

Wednesday 25 May 7.30pm

Royal College of Music

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Motoki Hirai

Rising Stars

American Classics

Rachmaninov Song selection

Bernstein Candide Overture

J.S. Bach French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BMV813

Ginastera Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 22

Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major /

Nimrod Katzir It’s Graeme

An American in Paris Copland Billy the Kid: Suite

Schumann Arabeske in C, Op. 18 / Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Motoki Hirai Valse Pathétique (London premiere) / Recollections, No. 1-3 (UK premiere) / Hommage à Chopin Chopin Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op. 26-1 / Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. 26 / Mazurka in A minor, Op. 67-4 (Op. Posthumous) / Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39

Warlock (Texts by WB Yeats) The Curlew

Rising Stars is a series of concerts showcasing some of the very best RCM soloists and chamber groups. Be the first to hear these talented and award-winning young musicians. Also hear the RCM at Cadogan Hall on Monday 6 June, 7.30pm and Tuesday 14 June 7.30pm.

Dmitry Yablonsky Conductor (pictured) Farhad Badalbeyli Piano

The glittering Overture to his operetta Candide is among Bernstein’s most accomplished achievements, bursting with a contagious joie de vivre. William Walton admired Gershwin’s superb Piano Concerto in F, a marriage of jazz and classical techniques carried off with panache. From urbane America we travel to Copland’s Wild West – Billy the Kid bristles with American folk and cowboy tunes, then off with Gershwin to Paris, with his witty depiction of an American traveller absorbing the sights and sounds of that buzzing, bustling metropolis.

Acclaimed worldwide for his imagination and sensitivity, Japanese pianist Motoki Hirai returns to London for his Cadogan Hall début following his recital début at Carnegie Hall and a recent European recital tour, as well as a concerto performance at Smetana Hall, Prague. His appealing programme will include some of his own works alongside masterpieces from the standard repertoire. All proceeds from this concert will go towards helping victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.

Tickets £10

Tickets £37.50 £30 £22 £12.50

Tickets £25 £22 £18 £12

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Encore members £5 off top 3 prices

Encore members £22 for top price tickets

RCM staff, friends & students Free

Book 2 or more RPO concerts

Students £10

& get up to 30% off tickets RPO Friends’ discounts apply

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“Sedaris belongs on any list of people writing in English at the moment who are revising our ideas about what’s funny.” San Francisco Chronicle

Friday 27 & saturday 28 May 7.30pm

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

An Evening with David Sedaris

Volunteers required!

With sardonic wit and incisive social critiques, David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humour writers. The great skill with which he slices through cultural euphemisms and political correctness proves that Sedaris is a master of satire and one of the most observant writers addressing the human condition today. “Sedaris has hit upon the narrative equivalent of Pepsi, or the PlayStation, or oxygen, or the haircut: something that others in the world might actually want and find useful... He’s smart, he’s caustic, he’s mordant, and, somehow, he’s... well, nice.” Bill Richardson, Toronto Globe and Mail

Tickets £30

If you are enthusiastic about music and Cadogan Hall, why not be a part of it? We welcome interest from people of all ages and from every part of the community – if you enjoy meeting people and can spare a few hours each week, we would love to hear from you. “I’ve found working as a volunteer really rewarding; I’ve met lots of other music lovers and been part of a great team in an excellent atmosphere.” Peter, Cadogan Hall volunteer To find out more about our new volunteer scheme please contact Walter Morrison 020 7824 7602 walter.morrison@cadoganhall.com

June

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Thursday 2 & saturday 18 June 7.30pm

Monday 6 june 7.30pm

Thursday 9 June 7.30pm

Nils Lofgren Acoustic Duo

Royal College of Music

London Concert Choir

Rising Stars

My Fair Lady

Mozart Serenade in E flat major, K. 375

MARK FORKGEN Conductor

Nils Lofgren, legendary American songwriter, virtuoso guitarist and pianist, returns to tour the UK. He is famed for his appearance on Neil Young’s seminal album After The Goldrush, as a long-time member of Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street band, and as a superb front-man himself, both with Grin and under his own name. Known for his world-class guitar-playing, and his on-stage acrobatics, Nils Lofgren is a true Rock legend in his own right. Not to be missed.

Haydn Variations in A minor / Piano Trio Bach Suite No. 1 in G major, BMV1007 Lauri Supponen New work

One of the greatest of all musicals, My Fair Lady was adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion by Alan Jay Lerner with music by Frederick Loewe. After opening on Broadway in 1956, it ran for more than six years, a record at the time. Almost everyone will recognise the succession of unforgettable songs running through this marvellous show.

Presented by Chas Cole for CMP Entertainment

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Tickets £10 Encore members free RCM staff, friends & students Free

Tickets £24 £20 £16 £12

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Friday 10 June 7.30pm

Saturday 11 June 11.30am

tuesday 14 june 7.30pm

Persian Gulf Concert

Saturday Spectacular

Royal College of Music

Heroes and Heroines

Rising Stars

Presented by Festival of Arts

Saeid Shanbehzadeh Ensemble (pictured)

Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4

Mary Olivon Piano

Dukas Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Charlotte Harding New work

Ariana Vafadari Mezzo soprano

Copland Hoedown

Kamelia Dara Mezzo Soprano

Rossini William Tell Overture

Scriabin Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23 Kurt Weill Little Threepenny Music

Bizet Carmen Suite

The Shanbehzadeh’s Ensemble offers unique hypnotic dances and traditional music from the Persian Gulf. Saeid is a Neyanban and Neyjofti virtuoso and also an amazing dancer. He is often invited to participate in concerts with recognized artists such as Billy Cobham. In 2001 he collaborated with the French Montalvo / Hervieu Company, creating and touring with the ‘Babelle Heureuse’ show, which was performed more than 200 times in France, Europe and Brazil. Founded in 1990, this Ensemble, directed by Saeid Shanbehzadeh, has delighted audiences in Iran, Europe and North America with the hypnotic rhythms and melodies of this amazing music. Tickets £40 £30 £20

williams Harry Potter Theme Kevin Hathway Conductor & presenter Southbank Sinfonia

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Southbank Sinfonia! Discover the heroes and heroines of classical music with this fun family concert. Saturday Spectaculars are family concerts with a twist, designed to create an informal, fun and educational environment for children and families to enjoy classical music.

Activities begin from 10.45am with exciting themed craft activities, refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians.

£ Tickets £22 for family of four

Tickets £10

£8 adult £6 children

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RBKC school children –

RCM staff, friends & students Free

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“[They are] a model of ingenuity, and blessed by orchestral playing of tremendous verve and delicacy... I don’t think I’ve heard a better-accompanied Figaro.” The Independent on Sunday, 2007 Wednesday 15 June 7pm

Thursday 16 June 7.30pm

Thursday 23 June 7.30pm

Classical Opera Company

Boris Andrianov & Eleonora Bekova

Goldsmiths Choral Union

Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro

Cello and piano recital

Mozart Le nozze di Figaro (concert performance)

Rachmaninov 8 Romances

Britten Cantata misericordium

Schnittke Sonata No. 1 for cello and piano

Bliss Pastoral

Ian Page Conductor

Schumann Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73

Vaughan Williams Epithalamion

Rosemary Joshua Susanna (pictured)

Shostakovich Sonata for cello and piano

Rebecca Evans Countess

in D minor, Op. 40

Mark Stone Count Matthew Rose Figaro Also featuring Clara Mouriz / Gillian Webster / Simon Kirkbride / Daniel Auchincloss / Thomas Hobbs / Jimmy Holliday / Katherine Watson / Daisy Bevan / Laura Kelly / the Orchestra of the Classical Opera Company

The Classical Opera Company makes its Cadogan Hall debut with a concert performance of Mozart’s effervescent masterpiece, featuring a cast that includes some of today’s most exciting and highlyacclaimed British singers.

Laura Trayhurn Alto Simon Wall Tenor

The exciting Russian cellist Boris Andrianov will be giving a rare London recital together with legendary pianist Eleonora Bekova pairing two highlights of romantic music by Rachmaninov and Schumann with two of the pinnacles of 20th century cello composition by Schnittke and Shostakovich. Rachmaninov’s Romances are better known as songs for voice but take on a sublime beauty when performed by cello whilst the Fantasy Pieces are amongst the most loved of all Schumann’s writing. By way of contrast, the Schnittke and Shostakovich place exceptional demands on the performers with movements of haunting soundscapes and profound poignancy.

Michael Davis Bass Goldsmiths Choral Union Sacconi String Quartet Musicians of London Brian Wright Conductor

A trio of finely crafted British 20th century choral rarities. Britten’s Cantata misericordium movingly tells the parable of the Good Samaritan. Bliss’s Pastoral sets poems on classical rustic themes by Ben Jonson and others. Finally, there’s Vaughan Williams’s last choral work, Epithalamion, which was premièred by GCU in 1957.

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Gala tickets £75 includes champagne

Encore members pay £18 for top price

reception with cast members INCLUDES gift aid-able donation of £15

Tickets £29 £23 £16

PICK YOUR PERFECT performances MAY to AUGUST 2011

“Opera UK and Opera in the UK have nothing to worry about with talents such as these young singers.” Classical Source

Friday 24 & saturday 25 June 7.30pm

Sunday 26 June 7pm

Monday 27 June 7.30pm

Three Blondes Out of Africa

A Night at the Opera

Leon Russell

In Concert

Opera UK presents a dazzling Gala Performance of Operatic Favourites

And guests

Renowned classical concert pianists Elna van der Merwe and Zorada Temmingh combine with cabaret star Helena Hettema to perform a unique, entertaining programme contrasting masterpieces of Beethoven, Mozart & Tchaikovsky with all time greats by Brel, Gershwin & Piaf.

Experience 20 operas in one glorious night and support the young singing stars of the future. Classic FM’s Natalie Wheen will guide you through the programme and there will be a star guest appearance.

The legendary piano man from Tulsa, Oklahoma Leon Russell, comes to the beautiful surroundings of Cadogan Hall for the first time this summer. In late 2010 Leon released a TBone Burnett album of duets with his long-time admirer Sir Elton John and whilst this catapulted him firmly into the spotlight in the UK he has been no stranger to connoisseurs. Tours and performances with George Harrison, Edgar Winter, The New Grass Revival, Willie Nelson and Joe Cocker have brought him much critical acclaim. Now in support of an EMI and Capitol records 16 track career retrospective album, Leon Russell will be bringing his gospel-infused southern boogie piano rock, blues and country music to London in a rare, not to be missed show!

A sentimental journey of Boland Blues concludes more than two hours of unrivaled artistic entertainment by the Three African Blondes. Progamme outline Duo – Classical Masters Piano Duo – Romantic Masters Vocal – Classic Cabaret Vocal – Romantic Cabaret Piano Duo – Modern Masters Piano Duo and Vocal – Sentimental African Journey

Tickets £28 £22

This is an evening for all lovers of music to enjoy. The young and talented singers of Opera UK will take you on a journey through many of the most glorious moments that opera can provide. There will be Puccini, Verdi, Mozart and Rossini, with a few surprises in between. And as a grand finale, the most famous aria of all time, Nessun Dorma. A wonderful summer concert not to be missed!

Tickets £30 £20 £15 £10 Gala Tickets £75 includes a champagne & canapes reception with cast members & celebrity guests

Tickets £29.50

July

PICK YOUR PERFECT performances MAY to AUGUST 2011

“An object lesson in stylish, dynamic string playing.” Mark Berry, The Boulezian

Tuesday 5 July 7.30pm

Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 July 7.30pm

Friday 8 July 7pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Barts Choir

Arensky Chamber Orchestra Transfigured Night

Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture

Mozart Mass in C Minor / Symphony No. 39

Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht

Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1

Haydn Te Deum

Featuring work by young artists

Faure Élégie Beethoven Symphony No. 7

from the Royal College of Art Ivor Setterfield Conductor Trafalgar Sinfonia

Stephanie Gonley Violin (pictured)

Mozart’s Great Mass, brought to you by London’s largest classical choir. A monumental work of musical genius and probably written in thanksgiving for the recovery of his wife from illness, the C Minor Mass shows Mozart’s genius as much as the better-known Requiem. Together with the magnificent choral drama of Haydn’s Te Deum, this is an evening not to be missed.

Teamed with the Royal College of Art, the ACO immerses you in the passionate and uplifting world of Schoenberg’s tonal masterpiece, Verklärte Nacht. See Cadogan Hall transformed by specially commissioned art installations as you delight in the strains of Schoenberg’s original sextet; absorb a dramatic reading of the poem that inspired the piece; then bathe in the ravishing string sound of the orchestral scoring, directed by leader of the English Chamber Orchestra, Stephanie Gonley.

Fabien Gabel Conductor Natalie Clein Cello (pictured)

After one of Mozart’s most flamboyant Overtures, we are treated to the more rarely heard Cello Concerto No. 1 of Saint-Saëns, a tour de force of dramatic flourishes and exquisite melodies. An ideal companion piece to Saint-Saëns’ work, Fauré’s brooding Élégie is a mournful cello soliloquy supported by an orchestral cushion of sound. The famous second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony grows from its whispering opening to a dramatic conclusion, and the work ends with an irrepressibly boisterous finale.

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Saturday 9 July 7.30pm

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Friday 15 July 7.30pm

Thames Youth Orchestra

Anuradha Paudwal

Hillingdon Choral Society Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra

Presented by Asian Music Circuit

Shostakovich Festival Overture Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 Ades …but all shall be well Vaughan Williams A Pastoral Symphony Simon Ferris Conductor Patrick Milne Piano Amelia Brown Soprano Robert Hawkins Film projections

Time, and its passage, is the theme of this century-spanning multimedia programme from an ensemble bringing together some of the most promising musicians in London. Time is a tangible material to be explored in young artist Robert Hawkins’s new visual counterpart to Adès’s cerebral orchestral work. Our relationship with our own past – personal, collective and imagined – resounds through Vaughan Williams’s post-war reminiscences, while cultural history and accumulation of meaning over time has made Rachmaninov’s piano concerto into a powerful work of art. Tickets £15 £10 concessions £8 £5

Recognised by the UN as ‘Cultural Ambassador to Devotional Music’ and showered with many awards by Government, the world of music, and the Indian film industry, Anuradha made her name first in Bollywood having been recognised by all the great composers of the Indian film industry and performed with great stars like Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Kishor Kumar and Manna Dey. She received three consecutive Film Fare Awards. However, hers was the most heard and recognised voice and face of Indian spiritual music all over the world. She is now also known for her philanthropic work. The AMC is proud to present Anuradha Paudwal and her accompanists in a brilliant concert of her mixed popular and devotional music repertoire in this the AMC’s 20th anniversary year.

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Walton Crown Imperial Parry Blest Pair of Sirens Elgar Nimrod from Engima Variations /

Pomp and Circumstance No. 4 William Lloyd Webber Invocation Vaughan Williams Toward the

Unknown Region Music from the Operas Peter J. Williams Conductor Helena Leonard Soprano John Upperton Tenor John Cunningham Bass-baritone

An evening of English music and popular music from the operas to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Hillingdon Choral Society, the 25th Anniversary of Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra and the 60th Birthday of the Founder Conductor of both the Choral Society and Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter J Williams.

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PICK YOUR PERFECT performances MAY to AUGUST 2011

Saturday 16 July 7pm

Wednesday 20 July 7.30pm

Thursday 21 July 7.30pm

Junior Trinity Prize-giving Concert

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Delbert McClinton

Simona Budd Conductor

Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I

Barry Graham Conductor

Brahms Violin Concerto

Mark Griffiths Conductor

Franck Symphony in D minor

Grammy Award winning artist, Delbert McClinton, proudly defies classifications. His music blends his Texas roots with roadhouse rock, juke-joint blues, Memphis soul and country. During Delbert’s four decades plus in the music business, record labels have consistently tried to pigeonhole Delbert’s music. But if you ask the critics about Delbert’s dynamic vocals and harmonica style, you’ll hear descriptions ranging from ‘honky-tonk,’ ‘blue-eyed soul,’ and ‘Texas stomp’ to ‘country rock’ and ‘blues.’ Delbert’s music rebels against traditional categorisation. Ask Delbert what kind of music he plays and he’ll say, “Fun music.” This is Delbert McClinton’s only UK show and will feature his full band plus special guests.

Elizabeth Horseman Conductor Andrew Morley Conductor

Dirk Joeres Conductor

Michael Posner Conductor

So-Ock Kim Violin (pictured)

Matthew Davies Saxophone Camilla Marchant Flute

Junior Trinity is a Saturday school offering individual lessons, creative musicianship classes, ensembles, choirs and orchestras to talented students aged 9-19 as well as our String Time programme for younger students aged 3-11. It is a Centre for Advanced Training as part of the DfE Music and Dance Scheme. This concert features performances by Junior Trinity’s Equal Voice Choir, Four Part Choir, Intermediate Strings, Big Band, Wind and Symphony Orchestras as well as our End of Year Prize-giving.

Many 19th-century musicians either supported Wagner’s innovations, or favoured the more traditional Brahms, but tonight we can simply bask in the brilliance of both. The Prelude to Act 1 of Lohengrin is an exquisite example of Wagner’s shimmering, spine-tingling orchestration and slowly unfolding harmonies, reaching heights of sublime beauty. Brahms’s Violin Concerto is another treat, with a particularly delectable slow movement. Belgian composer Franck combined French ‘cyclic’ form, in which certain phrases recur throughout, with a more Germanic style – like Wagner, Franck revelled in lush orchestral sounds.

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Friday 22 July 7.30 pm

Thursday 28 July 7.30pm

Friday 29 July 7.30pm

English Chamber Orchestra

Robert Cray Band

London Community Gospel Choir

Concert for the Children of Egypt

Gospel Greats Presented by Upbeat Management

J. S. BACH Concerto for Two Violins and

Orchestra in D minor, BWV1043 DAVID HEATH Piano Concerto, El Hedeiya (1st Performance) (2011) GAMAL ABDEL-RAHIM Little Music for String Orchestra (1984) MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 AMIRA FOUAD Piano DAVID HEATH Conductor (pictured) STEPHANIE GONLEY Director and solo violin

Amira Fouad, the distinguished Egyptian pianist, makes her debut with the English Chamber Orchestra in David Heath’s new Piano Concerto entitled El Hedeiya in a programme that will be repeated at Cairo Opera House and the Sayed Darwish Theatre in Alexandria in September. All proceeds from tonight’s concert will be donated to ‘Save the Children – Egypt’.

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Robert Cray has announced his only UK tour date this year. For more than 30 years Robert Cray has laid down track after track of goodtime, uptown, low-down blues. He’s won five Grammys and been nominated for one more. From classic titles Phone Booth, to highlights from his more recent releases Poor Johnny, whether addressing timeless themes of heartache and romance The Things You Do To Me or this morning’s headlines Twenty, Cray delivers on a promise he’s been making since his first trip into the studio. Cray’s virtuosity has led to collaborations with luminaries such as Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, B. B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Chuck Berry and Bonnie Raitt. His latest album This Time is released on his own imprint Nozzle Records and arrives at a vital juncture in the musician’s career, marked by creative renewal and a key reunion with an old performing partner, bassist Richard Cousins.

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When you want to hear gospel greats who better to give you a superb evening than The London Community Gospel Choir. Highly sought-after throughout the world, their concerts are full of songs and spirituals that will soothe the mind, heal the spirit, uplift the soul and cheer your heart. Gospel Greats like Oh Happy Day, His Eye is On the Sparrow, Amazing Grace, Hallelujah, songs from the movie Sister Act and many many more.

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BBC PROMS CHAMBER MUSIC AND SATURDAY MATINEES

PROMS CHAMBER MUSIC Treat yourself to an hour of chamber music each Monday lunchtime in a diverse series of concerts reďŹ&#x201A;ecting Proms artists, anniversaries and special focuses. The BBC Proms returns to Cadogan Hall for another season of Proms Chamber Music and Proms Saturday Matinees featuring a range of artists and programmes complementing the Proms concerts at the Royal Albert Hall.

PROMS SATURDAY MATINEES Explore new musical territory with a focus primarily on contemporary music, new commissions and premieres.

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MONDAY 25 JULY 1.00pm–c2.00pm

Proms Chamber Music 1

Proms Chamber Music 2

Mahan Esfahani

Elias Quartet

J. S. Bach

Purcell

‘Goldberg’ Variations

Fantasia No. 6 in F major Fantasia No. 7 in C minor

Mahan Esfahani harpsichord The Proms Chamber Music series begins at the top with one of the unassailable peaks of the repertoire. The first edition of the ‘Goldberg’ Variations declared it as having been ‘composed for music-lovers to refresh their spirits’ – an apt motto for the whole Proms Chamber Music season. Acclaimed former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Mahan Esfahani was the first harpsichordist to join the scheme, in 2008.

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Sally Beamish Reed Stanzas (String Quartet No. 3) BBC commission: world premiere

Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Julian Bliss clarinet Elias Quartet A potent mix of old and new in which the youthful members of the Elias Quartet, current BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, are joined by a young clarinettist who is already a Proms veteran. Before Julian Bliss brings his flair to Brahms’s autumnal masterpiece, there’s the world premiere of a new work by Sally Beamish, based on a Celtic-inspired melody.

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Proms Chamber Music 43

Proms Chamber Saturday Matinee Music 4 1

Proms Saturday Proms Matinee Chamber 1 Music 5

Christophe Khatia Buniatishvili Rousset

Khatia Sir Richard Buniatishvili Rodney Bennett

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Nicholas Daniel

Katie Vandyck

MONDAY 8 AUGUST SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 1.00pm–c2.00pm 3.00pm–c4.30pm

Julia Wesely Katie Vandyck

MONDAY 8 1 AUGUST 1.00pm–c2.00pm

Julia Larrayadieu Wesely Eric

Eric Larrayadieu

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Lully Liszt

Liszt Sir Richard Rodney Bennett

Sir Richard Rodney BrittenBennett

Piano Les amours Sonatadéguisés in B minor – ‘Ah Rinaldo, e dovè sei?’ Liebesträume – No. 3: O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst! F. Couperin Les nationsev – La Piemontaise Prokofi Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major Montéclair Cantata ‘Morte di Lucretia’ Khatia Buniatishvili piano

DreamSonata Piano Dancing in B minor Liebesträume – No. 3: O Lieb, Henri Dutilleux so lang du lieben kannst! Les citations

Dream Dancing Phantasy Les citations

Three Idylls – No. 2

Prokofi ev Maconchy

Maconchy

Britten

Romanza

Piano Variations on a Theme

Rameau

Khatia Buniatishvili pianoBennett Sir Richard Rodney

of Frank Bridge Sir Richard Rodney Bennett

Jazz Calendar

BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Khatia Pièces de clavecin en concerts – Buniatishvili is already turning heads with her Premier Concert mesmerising stage presence and a unique style of pianism Warnier mixing uncanny sensitivity with Eugénie soprano old-school fireworks. In this recital she explores Les Talensbrands Lyriques the different of virtuosity perfected by Christophe RoussetLiszt, harpsichord/director two composer-pianists. one of this year’s prominent anniversary figures, shares the bill Christophe supremely whose elegantSeventh with a moreRousset’s recent practitioner ensemble, which has been breathing new life Sonata contains the most dynamic music everinto the rich by legacy of the French Baroque for more devised a composer renowned for his than 20 years, a programme squarely motoric piano presents style. in the Gallic tradition but with influences from across the Alps. The programme includes a selection from Couperin’s colourful Les nations and Rameau’s delicately poised Pièces en concerts. Less familiar may be the eloquent cantata by Michel Pignolet de Montéclair, an important musical figure in the period between Lully and Rameau, who counted Couperin’s daughters among his pupils. The story of Lucretia and her suicide is taken up by a young soprano who has been making quite a name for herself since abandoning a career in medicine for the healing balm of music.

Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major Romanza BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Khatia Paul Silverthorne viola heads with her Buniatishvili is already turning mesmerising stage presence and a unique style London Sinfonietta of pianism mixing uncanny sensitivity with Nicholas Collon conductor old-school fireworks. In this recital she explores the different brands of virtuosity perfected by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, one of Britain’s two composer-pianists. Liszt, one of this year’s most respected and versatile musicians, turned prominent anniversary figures, shares the bill 75 this year and the first of this season’s with a more recent practitioner whose Seventh contemporary music matinees pays tribute Sonata contains the most dynamic music ever to his distinctive creative voice and its French devised by a composer renowned for his connections. His sensuous, Debussy-inspired motoric piano style. Dream Dancing was written for the London Sinfonietta in the mid-1980s. Dutilleux is one of the living composers he most admires, while Elizabeth Maconchy, impulsively contacted when he was still a schoolboy, would later become a friend. Her Romanza is quietly tough-minded, though not too tough to disturb its prevailing mood of gentle soulfulness. Starting life as a BBC commission for an extended jazz composition, Jazz Calendar was developed into a Frederick Ashton ballet, starrily cast and with designs by the young Derek Jarman.

Henri Dutilleux Bridge

London premiere

Bridge

Paul Silverthorne viola

Piano Quintet

London Sinfonietta Nicholas CollonNicholas conductor Daniel oboe Tom Poster piano Ensemble Sir Richard Rodney Aronowitz Bennett, one of Britain’s

most respected and versatile musicians, turned Ensemble, former BBC R 75 this year and theThe firstAronowitz of this season’s New Generation Artists, explore Britten contemporary music matinees pays tribute musical relationship with his teacher, Fran to his distinctive creative voice and its French Bridge. The Piano Variations, composed w connections. His sensuous, Debussy-inspired student, looks forward Dream Dancing wasBritten writtenwas for still the aLondon his celebrated Variations Sinfonietta in the mid-1980s. Dutilleux is oneon a Theme of Fra Bridge, that masterpiece for string orches of the living composers he most admires, while be performed on Sunday Elizabeth Maconchy,toimpulsively contacted when21 August at Royalwould Albertlater Hall.become Today’s concert begins he was still a schoolboy, a striking composition from the young Br a friend. Her Romanza is quietly tough-minded, in which the oboist is Nicholas Daniel, pa though not too tough to disturb its prevailing winner ofStarting the BBC mood of gentle soulfulness. lifeYoung as a Musician of the BBC commission forcompetition. an extendedBridge’s jazz Piano Quintet come relativelywas early in his own career, before t composition, Jazz Calendar developed events of the First World into a Frederick Ashton ballet, starrily cast War cast a dark on Derek his creative outlook. and with designs byshadow the young Jarman.

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RADIO Live on BBC Radio RADIO 3 Live on BBC Radio 3 and repeated ONLINE Live and ‘listen onagain’ Saturday options 20 August at bbc.co.uk/proms at 2.00pm ONLINE Live and ‘listen again’ options at bbc.co.u

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MONDAY 22 AUGUST 1.00pm–c2.00pm

Proms Chamber Music 5

Proms Saturday Matinee 2

Proms Chamber Music 6

Nicholas Daniel

Nicolas Hodges

Marco Borggreve

SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 3.00pm–c4.30pm

Benjamin Harte

MONDAY 15 AUGUST 1.00pm–c2.00pm

Emmanuel Pahud

Britten

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

Martin≤

Phantasy

Il rozzo martello

Flute Sonata

Bridge

Georges Aperghis

Henri Dutilleux

Three Idylls – No. 2

Champ–Contrechamp

Sonatine

Britten

BBC commission: world premiere

Prokofiev

Piano Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

Sir Harrison Birtwistle

London premiere

UK premiere

Bridge

Andrew Watts counter-tenor Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts tenor Nicolas Hodges piano

Piano Quintet Nicholas Daniel oboe Tom Poster piano Aronowitz Ensemble

Angel Fighter

BBC Singers London Sinfonietta David Atherton conductor

Josef Fischnaller

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Flute Sonata Emmanuel Pahud flute Eric Le Sage piano Emmanuel Pahud returns to the Proms with his regular accompanist for a recital of pieces composed in the 1940s. Martin≤’s amiable work plumbs unexpected depths in its central core, while the Prokofiev Sonata’s delightfully sunny nature makes it an ideal vehicle for the brilliant sparkle of the flute. In between comes the Sonatine by Dutilleux, here at his most pastoral and Debussyan, carrying the flag for the Paris Conservatoire tradition of commissioning new scores for its final examinations.

The Aronowitz Ensemble, former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, explore Britten’s musical relationship with his teacher, Frank Bridge. The Piano Variations, composed while Britten was still a student, looks forward to his celebrated Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, that masterpiece for string orchestra to be performed on Sunday 21 August at the Royal Albert Hall. Today’s concert begins with a striking composition from the young Britten in which the oboist is Nicholas Daniel, past winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. Bridge’s Piano Quintet comes from relatively early in his own career, before the events of the First World War cast a dark shadow on his creative outlook.

In their second Proms Saturday Matinee appearance, the London Sinfonietta is joined by its founding conductor David Atherton. Greek-born, Paris-based Georges Aperghis is intimately involved with French musical theatre but his new piece takes its title from cinematic techniques of cutting and continuity. Sir Harrison Birtwistle reflects on more ancient traditions in Angel Fighter, a pocket oratorio for voices and ensemble in the tradition of his previous examinations of pivotal myths that resonate down the ages. Sir Peter Maxwell Davies’s Il rozzo martello, a contemplation on a sonnet by Michelangelo, was composed for the BBC Singers in 1997.

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MONDAY 29 AUGUST 1.00pm–c2.00pm

SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 3.00pm–c4.30pm

Proms Saturday Matinee 3

Proms Chamber Music 7

Proms Saturday Matinee 4

Stevie Wishart

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott

Michael O'Neill and Lorenzo Cicconi Massi

SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 3.00pm–c4.30pm

Natalie Clein

Damil Kalogjera

BBC PROMS CHAMBER MUSIC AND SATURDAY MATINEES

Els van Riel

Hildegard of Bingen

Graham Fitkin

Tippett

Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum – selection

Britten Sacred and Profane

Egberto Gismonti/ Geraldo Carneiro

The Windhover Plebs angelica

Sir Harrison Birtwistle

Bodas de prata and Quatro cantos

Narration: A Description of the Passing of a Year

Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor

Stevie Wishart

Yo-Yo Ma cello Kathryn Stott piano

Sofia Gubaidulina

Yo-Yo Ma is not only one of the great cellists of our time but has also become one of the most important figures on the American cultural scene. In the first of two appearances as part of the 2011 Proms season, he resumes his recital partnership with Kathryn Stott to perform Graham Fitkin’s L, composed in 2005 for Yo-Yo Ma’s 50th birthday. Rachmaninov’s Cello Sonata is a lyrically expressive work which is nevertheless one of the repertoire’s great challenges, for cellist and pianist alike.

Natalie Clein cello

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Out of This World BBC commission: world premiere BBC Singers Sinfonye Robert Hollingworth conductor Stevie Wishart conductor A concert performed jointly by the BBC Singers and Stevie Wishart’s Sinfonye, a group which applies new learning on period performance to the improvisatory freedom associated with traditional music. This concert explores material sung, inspired or composed by women and pays tribute to the music of Hildegard of Bingen ending with four new songs based on her texts. ‘For Hildegard, it seems music was a way for mortals to experience something of heavenly or spiritual ecstasy,’ says Stevie Wishart, ‘and it is perhaps this desire which we can most clearly empathise with today.’ As a centrepiece, two British settings of medieval texts express visionary fervour through the sound-worlds of the second half of the 20th century.

London premiere

Sir John Tavener Popule meus UK premiere

Tippett Little Music for Strings The Canticle of the Sun 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. 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.

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Proms Chamber Music 8

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Christian Tetzlaff

Georgia Bertazzi

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Mozart Violin Sonata in A major, K526

Bartók 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.

Bookings Tickets can be purchased online at bbc.co.uk/proms, by phone 0845 401 5040* or in person from the Royal Albert Hall from 9.00am on Saturday 7 May and from Cadogan Hall from Saturday 14 May (020 7730 4500). Tickets can be purchased on the day of the concert – from Cadogan Hall only – from 10.00am. £5.00 Tickets on the Day At least 150 Side Gallery (bench) seats will be available for just £5.00 each from 10.00am on the day of the concert. These tickets can only be bought at Cadogan Hall. They must be purchased in person and with cash only, and are limited to two tickets per transaction. £30.00 Proms Chamber Music Series Pass Hear all eight Proms Chamber Music concerts for just £30.00, with guaranteed entrance to the Side Gallery until 12.50pm (after which Proms Chamber Music Series Pass-holders may be asked to join the day queue). Passes can be purchased from 9.00am on Saturday 7 May online, by phone or in person at the Royal Albert Hall. Two passport-sized photographs must be provided. Please note: Proms Chamber Music Series Passes cannot be purchased from Cadogan Hall. Proms Chamber Music Series Passes are not valid for Proms Saturday Matinee concerts at Cadogan Hall and are subject to availability. Concert Information Proms Chamber Music concerts doors open at 12 noon; entrance to the auditorium will be from 12.30pm. Proms Saturday Matinees doors open at 2.00pm; entrance to the auditorium is from 2.30pm Please note there will be no intervals for these concerts.

The BBC Proms is the world’s greatest music festival, comprising a huge range of concerts and a host of extra events – talks, literary events, family events and more – at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Royal College of Music. The traditionally low prices, world-class artists and unique atmosphere are just a few of the reasons that audiences keep coming back year after year. SEASON DETAILS & BOOKINGS See bbc.co.uk/proms for more details or see the BBC Proms Guide (£6 from bookshops). Booking opens Saturday 7 May at 9.00am online at bbc.co.uk/proms, by telephone on 0845 401 5040*, or in person at the Royal Albert Hall Box Office. EXPERIENCE EVERY PROM The BBC Proms are broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, with live and ‘listen again’ options at bbc.co.uk and selected concerts are broadcast on BBC TV.

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August

Cadogan Swing Orchestra Summer at Cadogan 2011

Tuesday 2 August 7.30pm

Tuesday 9 August 7.30pm

Tuesday 23 August 7.30pm

Just the Swing

The Great British Big Bands

A Tribute to Frank and Ella

With Jacqui Dankworth & Graham Bickley

With Lee Gibson

With Anita Wardell & Todd Gordon

Conductor Richard Balcombe invites you to enjoy an evening of both vintage and contemporary swing, with guest star vocalists Graham Bickley and Jacqueline Dankworth.

Barry Forgie Music director

Jay Craig Music director

A wonderful celebration of the rise of Big Band and Dance Band music in the UK. This feel-good summer concert will include a selection of favourites from the golden age of Big Bands to the present day.

A celebration of the musical genius of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.

Sizzling brass meets orchestral strings in classic songs including I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Have You Met Miss Jones?, Get Happy, I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm, Luck Be A Lady, and many more.

The music of legendary band leaders including Jack Hylton, Harry Roy, Bert Ambrose, Geraldo, Ted Heath, John Dankworth and Joe Loss will definitely have you tapping your toes in time!

Featuring favourite songs from the peak of their careers, including Pennies From Heaven, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Oh Lady Be Good, Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, Come Fly With Me, One For My Baby and The Lady is a Tramp.

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Future events

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THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 7.30pm

Thursday 29 September 7.30pm

Xiayin Wang

Grange Park Opera Rising Stars

CLIC Sargent Symphony Orchestra

Puccini’s Tosca

Caring for Young People with Cancer

HAYDN Sonata No. 52 in E Flat Major

Lindsay Posner Original Director

Detweiler Theseus and the Minotaur

EARL WILD Sonata 2002

Gianluca Marciano Conductor

(World Premiere)

LISZT Mephisto Waltz No. 1

Mairead Buicke Tosca

Bruch Violin Concerto

RACHMANINOFF Six Moments Musicaux

Jesus Leon Cavaradossi

Stravinsky Petroushka (1947 version)

RAVEL La Valse

Njabulo Madlala Scarpia Mathieu van Bellen Violin (pictured)

An artist with a winning combination of consummate technical brilliance, fine musicianship, and personal verve, pianist Xiayin Wang wins 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.

A costumed, staged performance with 30 piece orchestra of that “shabby little shocker”. Mairead Buicke (Musetta at ENO) is the diva Floria Tosca and her painter lover Cavaradossi is Mexican tenor Jesus Leon who has spent the last year studying in Modena at the personal invitation of Mirella Freni. Scarpia is South African Njabulo Madlala winner of the 2010 Kathleen Ferrier Competition. Sung in Italian with surtitles. A miniature version of the 2010 production at Grange Park.

Tickets £25 £20 £15

Tickets £39 £22 £12

William Kunhardt Conductor

Continuing a tradition begun by the legendary conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent, the CSSO are the musical representatives of CLIC Sargent, Britain’s leading children’s cancer charity. Join them for the world premiere of Alan Detweiler’s Theseus and the Minotaur and hear the classic myth bought to musical life. Then enjoy Bruch’s timeless and romantic Violin Concerto in G minor with rising star Mathieu van Bellen before being gripped by Stravinsky’s energy-charged ballet Petroushka. Most importantly, support the CSSO as they continue to raise funds and awareness for those that need it most – the children under CLIC Sargent’s care. Tickets £20 £17 £12 £8

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Friday 30 September 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk / Meet the Artists presented by Edward Seckerson 6.30pm

Monday 14 November 7.30pm

Booking now for Christmas!

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Sincerely Noël

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas Events

Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue / Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’ / An American in Paris / Three Piano Preludes / Lullaby

Impressionist Alistair McGowan and musical actress Charlotte Page, bring the songs poems and prose of Noël Coward to life in Sincerely Noël.

Jose Serebrier Conductor (pictured)

With Alistair McGowan & Charlotte Page

Shelly Berg Piano

Directed by Brendan O’Hea and ably accompanied by George Dyer on the piano, Gershwin was a true original, his unique the show opens with impersonations from sound blending classical finesse with the McGowan, then moves swiftly into the flow freedom of jazz. This programme features of the evening with the pair splitting lines of Gershwin’s masterpiece for piano and orchestra, dialogue and songs between them. Together Rhapsody in Blue, as well as his witty, evocative they whirl through insights into the lives of portrait of An American in Paris. Gershwin’s both everyday people and the upper classes last concert piece, the fascinating Variations with many tales of the endless capacity of on I Got Rhythm of 1934, was dedicated to his love to confuse, wound, amuse and capture brother and lyricist, Ira. The Gershwins’ song hearts and minds alike. With new musical is showcased in an array of styles, including arrangements by Warren Wills, the pair Oriental and even atonal. The jaunty Three present songs including Mad About The Boy, Preludes are bursting with the vitality of jazz Never Again and Alice Is At It Again as well as and blues, while the Lullaby is one of Gershwin’s dramatised poems such as Honeymoon 1905. gentlest works, full of graceful charm.

Sunday 4 December 3.30pm

The Magic of Christmas In aid of Breast Cancer Campaign Conducted by Debbie Wiseman and presented by Simon Bates, with special guests Nigel Havers, Cherie Lunghi and George Layton. A magical Christmas concert for all the family. four performances! Wednesday 21 December & Friday 23 December 3pm & 7.30pm

A Christmas Cracker Back by popular demand, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Cracker is a delightful evening of festive musical gems!

Tickets £37.50 £30 £22 £12.50 Encore members £5 off top 3 prices Book 2 or more RPO concerts & get up to 30% off tickets RPO Friends’ discounts apply

Tickets £20

Tickets £37.50 £30 £22 £12.50

PICK YOUR PERFECT performances MAY to AUGUST 2011

School and College events

Zurich International Concert Series 2011-2012

may-august 2011

14 October 2011- 25 May 2012

Cadogan Hall are delighted to welcome the following schools, colleges, universities and community groups this summer

Zurich International Concert Series 2011-2012

Thursday 12 May

Now in its fifth year, Cadogan Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Concert Series, sponsored by Zurich, presents seven world-class touring orchestras with exceptional soloists.

ÂŠ Kevin Westenberg

Richmond University Graduation Ceremony Saturday 4 June

American Intercontinental University Graduation Ceremony Friday 17 June

RBKC Dance Competition Thursday 30 June

Sussex House School Monday 4 July

Dragon School, Oxford Monday 11 to Wednesday 13 July

Inchbald School of Design Annual Exhibition Sunday 17 July

Dance Challenge Final Wednesday 3 August

Trinity School

Presented in an intimate environment with fine acoustics, these concerts are always a powerful and memorable experience and this season we welcome many great artists from around the world. The Season Launch (by invitation), will be on 1 June 2011. Encore members and special guests will be the first to receive the new Zurich International Concert Series brochure and benefit from a period of advanced booking before the ZICS concerts go on sale. Generous series discounts will be available for customers booking for two or more concerts in the series.

tickets On sale soon!

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Czech National Symphony Orchestra Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Russian State Philharmonic Orchestra Camerata Salzburg Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Symphony Orchestra

Soloists include Tatyana Polianskaya Nicola Benedetti (pictured) Hilary Hahn Kit Armstrong Sasha Sitkovetsky

Food & drink at Cadogan Hall This season we are offering a new and extended menu for pre-concert dining that includes a selection of fresh salads, deli items, sandwiches, snacks, desserts and ice cream. We have increased seating for those wishing to dine at Cadogan Hall.

Local dining Some local restaurants offer pre and post-concert menus for Cadogan Hall patrons.

Please quote ‘Cadogan Hall’ when booking

Drinks

Concert goers can enjoy champagne, wine, beers, spirits, soft drinks and tea and coffee from the Oakley Room and Culford Room bars.

The Orange Public House & Hotel

Why not pre-order interval drinks? Place your order at the bar before the concert.

37 Pimlico Road SW1W 8NE 020 7881 9844 £19 for two courses when ordered before 6.15pm

Gallery Bar

The Botanist

Interval drinks

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

Encore members’ discounts

Members get a 15% discount on house wines on presentation of your Encore membership card!

Sloane Square SW1W 8EE 020 7730 0077 £19 /£23.75 for two / three courses when ordered before 6.15pm

Roussillon

16 St Barnabas Street SW1W 8PE 020 7730 5550 £25 for choice of two starters and two mains plus a glass of wine

Le Cercle Please note you are kindly requested not to bring food and other refreshments into Cadogan Hall.

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

Chelsea Brasserie

7-12 Sloane Square SW1W 8EG 020 7881 5999 Pre-Concert Offer £19.75 for two courses Located right in Sloane Square, The Chelsea Brasserie offers modern cuisine menus combining produce of the highest quality and fresh flavours. The Chelsea Brasserie is the ideal place for lunch or dinner for those living in or visiting Chelsea and Knightsbridge.

Booking information Cadogan Hall Box Office

Group discounts

Gift Vouchers

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

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 book in person the box office is open Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm and Sunday 3pm-8pm on concert days only. Telephone sales 020 7730 4500

Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm All bookings subject to a £2.50 transaction fee. Tickets will be posted unless the performance is within seven days where tickets will be held for collection. Book online www.cadoganhall.com

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

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.

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. Conditions of sale

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. ENCORE MEMBERS

Reduced charges for telephone bookings. Priority line to our Box Office exclusively for Encore members. Please call 020 7824 7530.

To buy your gift vouchers: By phone 020 7730 4500 Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm In person from the Box Office Sloane Terrace, London sw1x 9dq Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm 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.

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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.

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

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. Customers with sight impairment 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.

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History of Cadogan Hall

First opened in 1907 as a New Christian Science Church designed by Robert Fellowes Chisholm, the hall hosted congregations of 1600 in its heyday, however, like most other churches there was a decline in attendances. In the 1980s there was a congregation of barely 150. By 1996 the congregation was no longer able to cope and sold the building, which then fell into disuse. Cadogan Estate purchased the hall in 2000 to safeguard its future. Through their connection with Opera Holland Park, Cadogan discovered that the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was looking for a permanent base in London. Cadogan Hall was an excellent opportunity for the orchestra to benefit from Cadogan’s aim to bring the former church back into useful life in a manner befitting its character and civic presence. On one level the conversion of this large relatively modern listed building into a performance space seems straightforward. After all, there was a ready-made auditorium with a raked floor, a stage, a proscenium and a gallery. Unfortunately modern expectations of comfort and facilities let alone the requirements of building and licensing regulations meant extensive and fundamental changes had to be made.

The acoustics of the building were a big issue both in terms of environmental acoustics – the control of sound break-out from the building – and performance acoustics within the auditorium. The ceiling and the roof had to be re-detailed to provide acoustic insulation. Tuned resonator tubes were installed on the main ceiling and the walls under the gallery and the undersides of the tip-up seats in the stalls also have a pattern of absorption holes to retain the hall’s acoustic character. The new performance lighting and sound systems in the auditorium include the computer controlled theatrical lights on the ceiling. These provide lighting for rehearsals but really come into their own when they are programmed to rotate, change light beam colours and patterns and provide other special effects for performances. A large screen for films and visual presentations can be lowered and allows performances elsewhere to be relayed live by satellite or the internet. The organ installed in 1911 was carefully dismantled and put into store to await re-installation in its new home in a church in the Midlands. The organ casing, an integral part of the character of the Auditorium along with timber panelling and balustrading from the platform, was also put into store. When the organ screen was re-assembled and nearly a century of dirt was removed it was found that each of the column capitals and each of the carvings around the arching balustrade are unique – a surprise discovery that added to the richness of the building.

Despite the scale of the auditorium the combined effects of the stage, the steeply raked stalls and the low gallery create a surprisingly intimate venue where the audience experiences a very real feeling of being part of the performance. The stained glass was designed by a Danish nobleman. Baron Arild Rosenkrantz, had learnt the art of stained glass whilst working with Tiffany in New York. The designs for Cadogan Hall were said to exhibit “artistic simplicity of patterning and to provide efficiency of lighting and economy consistent with dignity”. There are no allegorical images and only one window has text. All the windows were removed and taken by a specialist to workshops for painstaking restoration. Although the Celtic knot motifs are simple and the use of colour restrained, the dramatic effect of the restored glass was another pleasant surprise during the refurbishment process.

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