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London Philharmonic Choir
PATRON HRH Princess Alexandra PRESIDENT Sir Roger Norrington ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Neville Creed ACCOMPANIST Jonathan Beatty CHAIRMAN Mary Moore CHOIR MANAGER Kevin Darnell Founded in 1947, the London Philharmonic Choir is widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest choirs, consistently meeting with great critical acclaim. It has performed under leading international conductors throughout its history and made numerous recordings for CD, radio and television. Its Artistic Director is Neville Creed. Enjoying a close relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Choir frequently joins it for concerts in the UK and abroad. In 2010/11, engagements included Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 and Das klagende Lied, Bartók’s The Miraculous Mandarin, Dvorˇák’s Te Deum and Stabat Mater, Fauré’s Requiem, Holst’s The Planets and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. This season, concerts with the LPO include Scriabin’s Prometheus, Poem of Fire, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Bruckner’s Te Deum, Szymanowski’s Symphony No. 3, Zemlinsky’s Psalm 23, Delius’s Sea Drift and Suk’s The Ripening. Recently released CDs with the London Philharmonic Orchestra include Dvorˇák’s Requiem conducted by Neeme Järvi, Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Holst’s The Planets, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 and Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross under Vladimir Jurowski. Appearing regularly at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, the Choir’s performances have included Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, Rachmaninoff’s The Bells and the UK premières of Mark-Anthony Turnage’s A Relic of Memory and Goldie’s Sine Tempore in the Evolution! Prom. The Choir performed at the Doctor Who Proms in 2008 and 2010, and in 2011 appeared in Verdi’s Requiem, Liszt’s A Faust Symphony and Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. The Choir works with other leading orchestras, has visited numerous European countries and performed in Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Perth, Australia. Last May it joined forces with the London Symphony Chorus to perform Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Andrew Litton at the Royal Festival Hall, and in December sang Messiah with the Mozart Festival Orchestra under Oliver Gooch. The Choir also sings in Raymond Gubbay’s Classical Spectacular, Organ Gala and Christmas Classics concerts. The London Philharmonic Choir prides itself on achieving first-class performances from its members, who are volunteers from all walks of life. For more information, including details about how to join, please visit lpc.org.uk 40 | London Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Sopranos Annette Argent, Clare Brady, Charlotte Cantrell, Harriet Carey, Olivia Carter, Paula Chessell, Alana Clark, Emily Clarke, Sally Cottam, Sheila Cox, Sarah Deane-Cutler, Timotia Devi, Lucy Doig, Sally Donegani, Astrid Dupuis, Alison Flood, Lauren Fowler, Claudie Gheno, Rachel Gibbon, Elisabeth Giselbrecht, Emily Grey, Jane Hanson, Sally Harrison, Carolyn Hayman, Elizabeth Hicks, Laura Hunt, Georgina Kaim, Mai Kikkawa, Jenni Kilvert, Olivia Knibbs, Ilona Kratochvilova, Frances Lake, Suzannah Lipmann, Clare Lovett, Janey Maxwell, Katie Milton, Alexia Prakas, Diana Richards, Rebecca Schendel, Victoria Smith, Claire Spencer, Tania Stanier, Rachael Stokes, Louisa Sullivan, Tracey Szwagrzak, Susan Thomas, Nicola Ward, Frances Wheare Altos Joanna Arnold, Phye Bell, Susannah Bellingham, Sally Brien, Alexis Calice, Isobel Chester, Noel Chow, Yvonne Cohen, Liz Cole, Alice Conway, Joanna Corr, Janik Dale, Margaret de Valois Rowney, Margaret Driver, Moira Duckworth, Fiona Duffy-Farrell, Andrea Easey, Lynn Eaton, Regina Frank, Kathryn Gilfoy, Sophy Holland, Katy Jones-Pritchard, Claire Lawrence, Lisa MacDonald, Laetitia Malan, Mary Moore, Marjana Morrison, Rachel Murray, Raluca Negriuc, Angela Pascoe, Helene Richards, Jenny Ryall, Carolyn Saunders, Muriel Swijghuisen Reigersberg, Catherine Travers, Susi Underwood, Jenny Watson, Suzanne Weaver, Chloë White Tenors Scott Addison, David Aldred, Geir Andreassen, Nicholas Arratoon, Simon Best, Chris Beynon, Tom Cameron, Lorne Cuthbert, Kevin Darnell, Aloysius Fekete, Colin Fleming, Sipan Hakobyan, Josh Haley, Iain Handyside, Stephen Hodges, Geoff Hodgkins, Rob Home, Patrick Hughes, Rhydian Peters, Miles Philips, Luke Phillips, Tony Wren Basses Jonathon Bird, Gordon Buky-Webster, Geoff Clare, David Clark, Rob Collis, Phillip Dangerfield, Marcus Daniels, Ian Frost, Nigel Grieve, Mark Hillier, Stephen Hines, David Hodgson, Rylan Holey, Martin Hudson, Aidan Jones, Steve Kirby, John Luff, John Morris, Ashley Morrison, William Parsons, Sheevam Pattni, Johan Pieters, Tony Piper, David Regan, Fraser Riddell, John Salmon, Peter Sollich, Peter Taylor, Alex Thomas, Hin-Yan Wong, John Wood
The Royal College of Music Symphony Orchestra regularly plays with conductors and musicians of international stature performing a wide range of repertoire. Over the past few years, the Royal College of Music has forged close relationships with conductors and musicians including Bernard Haitink (Eine Alpensinfonie, February 2011), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Brahms Symphony No. 1, October 2010), Sir Roger Norrington (Brahms Symphony No. 2, July 2010), Gordan Nikolitch (Beethoven Symphony No. 2, January 2009) and Esa-Pekka Salonen (Mahler Symphony No. 9, June 2009). Their willingness to return is evidence of the consistently high standard of playing the RCM orchestral musicians achieve. Future projects include a performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 8 conducted by Bernard Haitink in June 2012. First Violins Galya Bisengalieva Principal Jens Lynen Joo Yeon Sir Wonhyee Bae Anna Blackmur* Joseph Devalle Aiko Kojima Josephine Robertson Douglas Harrison Olivia Scheepers Rachel Gorman Selena Choi Oscar Perks Jeffrey Sit Katherine Sullivan Javier Garcia Aranda Second Violins Alessandro Ruisi Principal Brigid Coleridge Shaun Ho Yeil Ko Amy Tress Agnes Daniel Kaya Kuwabara Francina Moll Salord Anne Kim Tim Wright Radu Ropotan Ingrid Clement Colette Overdijk Violas Nina Poskin Principal Duncan Anderson Emma Fetherston* Anna Growns Shiry Rashkovsky Lidia Palomo Felicity Matthews Patrick McEntee Natasha Silver Liam Brolly Jennifer MacCallum Brian Jankanish
Cellos Jane Lindsay Principal Domitille Jordan Anne Chauveau Solène Chevalier Clio Erte Feargus Egan Eun Cho Romain Malan Willemijn Knodler Sarah Joyce Double Basses David McIlfatrick Principal Frances Emery Margarida Castro James Kenny Bruno Oliveira Carneiro David Johnson Jonathan Brewer Antonio Romerocienfuegos Flute/Piccolo Alex Leese Principal Philippa Mercer Kelsey Seymour Oboe/Cor Anglais John Roberts Principal Lydia Griffiths Daniel Finney* Clarinet/E-flat Clarinet/ Bass Clarinet James Maltby Principal Eunji Nam Alex Cattell Jessamy Holder Saxophones Amy Green Principal Eleanor McMurray Ruth Hayes Bassoon/Contra-bassoon Frederick Scadding* Principal Nina Ashton Carrie To
Horns James Pillai Principal Magdalena Was Vittorio Ferrari Daniel Kitchens Matthew Kibble Lorenzo Bassano Mark Billingsley Trumpets Sam Kinrade Principal Alberto Mastrocostas Charlotte Buchanan Kirby Haughland Trombones Katherine Hart Principal Andrew Groom Martyn Hunter Tubas Elliot Launn William Roberts Stephen Calow Timpani Toby Kearney Percussion Joseph Richards Principal Ruairi Glasheen William Edwards Jack Fawcett Daniel Day Samuel Hoile Peter Handley Harps Martino Panizza Principal Cecilia Sultana de Maria Sylvana Labeyrie Melissa Parmar Bethan Semmens Helena Pearson Emma Spandrzyk Isabella-Maria Asbjornsen Celeste Ziliang Song Pianos Gamal Khamis Principal Katherine Tinker Pedro Gomes Oliver Poole Jennifer Hughes
Sopranos Jay Britton Ji Won Chung Josephine Goddard Emily Jennings Stephanie Jennings-Adams Erin McHugh Anna Migallos Rowan Pierce Victoria Pym Joana Songi Altos Katherine Aitken Rosemarie Braddy Vivien Conacher Rachael Cox Victoria Gray Katheryn Garden Fiona MacKenzie Felicity Smith Laura Wright * Recipient of Leverhulme Orchestral Mentorship Award. Personnel correct at the time of going to print.
The RCM would like to thank the following orchestral and chorus coaches: Tom Dunn viola Jennie Brown cello Tim Gibbs double bass Stewart McIlwham woodwind John Ryan horn Mark Templeton brass Robin O’Neill woodwind, brass, percussion & tutti Rachel Masters harp Dina Parakhina piano Tom Blunt tutti Stephen Johns chorus Sergey Rybin language coach & rehearsal pianist
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