LPO Brighton brochure 11-12

2011/12 Concert Season Concert Hall, Brighton Dome

London Philharmonic Orchestra 2011/12 Concert Season

01273 709709 www.brightondome.org

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‘This was an outstanding performance from the LPO: virtuosically detailed in articulation and colour, engaged to a level beyond professionalism.’

The Independent on Sunday, April 2010

The warmth and richness of the playing was exceptional, with every department contributing its share of complex timbres and holding them together in a finely achieved sound picture.’

The Guardian, February 2011

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Welcome to the 2011/12 season at Brighton Dome

Building on last season’s success the London Philharmonic Orchestra is delighted to return to Brighton Dome for four Saturday evening concerts.

We have an exciting season ahead offering a range of talented conductors and soloists and inspiring programmes to suit all tastes – lush, romantic melodies from Rachmaninoff for Valentine’s weekend, Vaughan Williams’s meditational masterpiece The Lark Ascending, and exotic Spanish flair from the pens of Manuel de Falla and Antonio José.

Timothy Walker AM Chief Executive and Artistic Director

We are proud to continue our tradition of fostering bright young talent.

We welcome Eduardo Portal, a Spanish conductor whose star has been rising rapidly in recent years, Russian pianist Boris Giltburg, and violinist Fanny Clamagirand, a First Prize winner at the Monte Carlo Violin Masters Competition and International Fritz Kreisler Competition in Vienna.

Closing the season, the internationally renowned conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier makes a welcome return to Brighton Dome. Having thrilled audiences with his visit in 2010, on this occasion he combines the fiery Fourth Symphony of Tchaikovsky with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a work of sheer ebullience and joy.

We hope you can join us for another season of wonderful music-making in the South East’s cultural hotspot.

© Chris Blott

NOVEMber

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Saturday 19 November 2011 | 7.30pm Concert Hall, Brighton Domel

JOSÉ Suite, The Muleteer FALLA Nights in the Gardens of Spain FALLA Suites Nos. 1 and 2, The Three-Cornered Hat MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition

EDUARDO PORTAL conductor JAVIER PERIANES piano Manuel de Falla took such fastidious care with all his music that those works he did finish are all exquisitely crafted gems, each encapsulating something utterly in tune with Spanish culture.

His fiery flamenco-inspired ballet score The Three-Cornered Hat is conducted here by a young Spaniard who has made quite an impression on concert-goers in the last two years, Eduardo Portal.

He finishes with Mussorgsky’s celebrated set of pictures in music – a touching walk past etchings and sketches by Victor Hartmann infused with the orchestral colour and power of Maurice Ravel.

Tickets £10–£27.50 Premium seats £32.50 Book now 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org Discounted subscription packages available See page 06

Hear it first!

Visit www.lpo.org.uk/listen Access our online playlist of the music for our concerts.

You may also like our recent release of Holst’s The Planets available on the Orchestra’s own label.

Visit www.lpo.org.uk/shop or order CDs on 020 7840 4242 or through all good retailers.

© Berardo Berastegui

Eduardo Portal

Saturday 18 February 2012 | 7.30pm Concert Hall, Brighton Dome

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Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Kreisler (arr. Rachmaninoff/orch. Leytush) Liebesleid Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2

Neeme Järvi conductor Boris Giltburg piano Here is the very height of touching, heartrending romance from the composer who arguably did both those qualities better than any other. There’s a reason Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto is his most popular: it’s his most rapturous, his most readily moving and his most sweepingly emotive.

There’s also a reason his Second Symphony is played more than any other of its companions.

Here thick, rich textures and sombre harmonies wrap themselves around Rachmaninoff’s finely contoured melodies, the music smouldering, flaring up and eventually propelling itself towards a whirling, spirited climax. Surrender to the alluring warmth and beauty of Rachmaninoff.

In co-operation with the Serge Rachmaninoff Foundation.

Tickets £10–£27.50 Premium seats £32.50 Book now 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org Discounted subscription packages available See page 06

Hear it first!

Visit www.lpo.org.uk/listen Access our online playlist of the music for our concerts.

The music of Rachmaninoff is available on the Orchestra’s own label as CDs or downloads.

Visit www.lpo.org.uk/shop or order CDs on 020 7840 4242 or through all good retailers.

© Eric Richmond

Boris Giltburg

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Saturday 17 March 2012 | 7.30pm Concert Hall, Brighton Dome

WEBER Overture, Oberon MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

FABIEN GABEL conductor FANNY CLAMAGIRAND violin Vaughan Williams’s lark soars skywards – spiralling, floating and propelling its way towards the firmament with a sense of aspiration and discovery: a lone creature set against the expanse of the skies; a single violin countering the weight of the orchestra. When he saw a flock of sixteen swans taking flight over his Järvenpää villa, Sibelius knew he’d glimpsed the blazing light of optimism amid a sea of dark depression.

He thrust the swans’ sure but graceful ascent into the final movement of his Fifth Symphony, which itself soars optimistically upwards, free from its creator’s earthly concerns.

Tickets £10–£27.50 Premium seats £32.50 Book now 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org Discounted subscription packages available See page 06

Hear it first!

Visit www.lpo.org.uk/listen Access our online playlist of the music for our concerts.

The music of Mendelssohn, Vaughan Williams and Sibelius is available on the Orchestra’s own label as CDs or downloads.

Visit www.lpo.org.uk/shop or order CDs on 020 7840 4242 or through all good retailers.

© Laetitia Carette

Fanny Clamagirand

Saturday 21 April 2012 | 7.30pm Concert Hall, Brighton Dome

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MENDELSSOHN Overture, Ruy Blas BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

Yan Pascal Tortelier conductor Hong Xu piano Fate. It has hung dagger-like over the art of music since Beethoven seized it by the throat. In 1877, Tchaikovsky felt its weighty hand on his shoulder.

His artistic response was a Symphony unlike anything he’d created before: ‘This is fate’, he revealed to his confidante Nadezhda von Meck, explaining the opening notes of his heart-onsleeve Fourth Symphony. But by the Symphony’s final chapter, Tchaikovsky’s darkness had turned to light. ‘Rejoice in others’ rejoicing’, he urged Nadezhda, and the Symphony veered towards the sort of unstoppable, ebullient confidence and joy that Beethoven captured so gloriously in his First Piano Concerto.

Tickets £10–£27.50 Premium seats £32.50 Book now 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org Discounted subscription packages available See page 06

Hear it first!

Visit www.lpo.org.uk/listen Access our online playlist of the music for our concerts.

The music of Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky is available on the Orchestra’s own label as CDs or downloads.

Visit www.lpo.org.uk/shop or order CDs on 020 7840 4242 or through all good retailers.

© Malcolm Crowthers

Yan Pascal Tortelier

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Booking information

Book more, pay less: series discounts

• 10% discount for 2 concerts • 15% discount for 3 concerts • 20% discount for 4 concerts Book all 4 concerts and receive a special invitation to our Meet the Players reception before the opening concert on 19 November, courtesy of Villa Maria wines.

GROUP DISCOUNT Bring friends – save money!

10% discount for groups of 10-19 people. 20% discount for 20 or more.

Offer excludes some performances. Please call the Ticket Office for details.

Please note that concessionary offers may not be combined.

STUDENTS AND UNDER-26s Join our NOISE email list for full-time students or under-26s and get great deals on concert tickets. You can also get involved in the NOISE scheme as a student representative. By helping us to promote our student offers, you will get free tickets and great experience for your CV with one of the UK’s most famous arts organisations.

Sign up to one of the free e-bulletins at www.lpo.org.uk/noise to get details of these fantastic offers!

ACCESS Brighton Dome is committed to making your visit easy and enjoyable. Concessionary priced tickets, where available, are offered to registered disabled people, and where possible a range of prices is available for disabled customers. Each disabled customer can apply for one complimentary ticket per booking in order to bring an access assistant or companion with them. For detailed access information contact the Visitor Services Department on 01273 261516 / 261525.

Brighton Dome Ticket Office 01273 709709 29 New Road, Brighton BN1 1UG Monday to Saturday 10am-6pm (£2.25 telephone transaction fee: no fee for booking in person)

Book online www.brightondome.org (£1.75 transaction fee)

Tickets £10 £15 £18 £23 £27.50 Premium seats £32.50 Support Us The London Philharmonic Orchestra is a registered charity that relies increasingly on its audience support to continue its work both on the concert platform and in the community. There are a number of different ways through which you can support the Orchestra.

For more information or to make a donation please contact

Harriet Mesher Charitable Giving Manager 020 7840 4212 harriet.mesher@lpo.org.uk

General Information

WHEELCHAIR USERS

Brighton Dome is situated on Church Street in the heart of historic Brighton, on the Royal Pavilion Estate. It comprises three spaces – the Concert Hall, Corn Exchange and Pavilion Theatre.

The Concert Hall has several specially designed seat positions as well as lift access and accessible toilets (RADAR keys in operation). A companion sitting in a neighbouring seat may be admitted free of charge.

BRIGHTON STATION

How to find us

NORTH ROAD

ENTRANCE

VISUALLY IMPAIRED CUSTOMERS OLD STEINE

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BOND STREET

QUEENS ROAD

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CHURCH STREET

NORTH STREET

Guide dogs are welcome in all Brighton Dome venues. Printed materials are available in large print on request from the Marketing Department on 01273 260825.

The Lanes

PUBLIC TRANSPORT The Sea

The Pier

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HEARING IMPAIRED CUSTOMERS There is a Sennheiser infra-red hearing enhancement system in the Concert Hall that can be used with or without a hearing aid. Please reserve your unit when you book your tickets. Ticket Office text phone 01273 261538.

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Brighton Station is a 10 minute walk away, with fast, regular services to Brighton from London (52 minutes for Southern trains from Victoria and London Bridge) and elsewhere. To book tickets and for travel updates visit www.southernrailway.com or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950. For information on frequent local bus services go to www.buses.co.uk. Visit www.visitbrighton.com for information on car parking and accommodation in Brighton. www.journeyon.co.uk has information on public transport and walking routes around the city.

PARKING The nearest car park to Brighton Dome is the Church Street Theatre Car Park. Ticket holders can save 25% (normally £5 per hour on Sat/Sun*) from 6pm to midnight by validating their car park tickets with staff after the concert.

The Lanes car park on Black Lion Street, accessed from Grand Junction Road on the seafront, is a five minute walk to the venue and charges £4.50 to park from 6pm to midnight. * Car park charges correct at time of going to press.

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Recordings

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