LPO at Eastbourne Theatres 2016/17 season

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2016/17 Concert Season at Eastbourne Congress Theatre & Devonshire Park Theatre

“@LPOrchestra First time seeing the London Philharmonic orchestra yesterday, and what an incredible experience. Thank you.”

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Welcome to the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2016/17 season at Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre and Devonshire Park Theatre We are delighted to be returning to the East Sussex coast for our twentieth season of Sunday afternoon concerts including an exciting new venture – three chamber concerts at Devonshire Park Theatre, presented by Principal players from within the Orchestra.

Our Congress Theatre concerts this season promise to take you on a musical journey: from the sweeping romantic drama of Sibelius’s First Symphony on Sunday 23 October, and Tchaikovsky’s impassioned Fourth Symphony on Sunday 27 November, to the thrilling Fifth Symphony of Beethoven on Sunday 4 December.

We are pleased to introduce you to emerging talent to guide you through this journey: rising star Jamie Phillips has already developed a strong guest-conducting profile. Dima Slobodeniouk joins young American cellist Dane Johansen who performs Walton’s sunlit Cello Concerto, and we are delighted that the clarinettist Raphaël Sévère – competition winner of the prestigious Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York – will join us alongside conductor Michael Seal, to perform Mozart’s glorious Clarinet Concerto.

Find out more about our brand new chamber series at Eastbourne’s Devonshire Park Theatre on page five. Our regular series discounts will apply across all six orchestral and chamber concerts, so please do explore what we have on offer this season. We hope you will join us.

Timothy Walker AM Chief Executive and Artistic Director

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October

Sweeping romantic drama

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Sunday 23 October 2016 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre Grieg Two Elegiac Melodies Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Sibelius Symphony No. 1 Jamie Phillips conductor Alexander Sitkovetsky violin

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A song of ice and fire: the landscape of northern Europe might be frozen, but the passions of its composers burn with an unquenchable fire.

Sibelius’s First Symphony is the sound of a great nation awakening to freedom; a sweeping romantic drama packed with glorious melodies and charged with elemental power. Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is a love song from the sunny south, followed by an explosion of fireworks – violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky lights the touchpaper today. And the rising British conductor Jamie Phillips begins with two heartfelt miniatures from the mountains of Norway: poignant and tender, this is music that glows from within.

Sunday 27 November 2016 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre

November

North meets south Glinka Waltz Fantasy Walton Cello Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Tickets £13 – £25 Premium seats £29 Book 01323 412000 eastbournetheatres.co.uk Series discounts Page 12

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Dima Slobodeniouk conductor Dane Johansen cello For Tchaikovsky, Glinka was the acorn from which all Russian music grew. So there’s no more fitting upbeat to Tchaikovsky’s impassioned Fourth Symphony than this delightful miniature from the ballrooms of Imperial St Petersburg – think War and Peace. And then, with a shattering fanfare, Tchaikovsky lets fly with the symphony in which he poured out his soul: a no-holds-barred autobiography, told in music of raw emotion and dazzling colour. It’s a gripping showcase for guest conductor Dima Slobodeniouk; first, though, he joins the young American cellist Dane Johansen to bask in the Mediterranean warmth of Walton’s sunlit Cello Concerto.

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December

Beethoven’s Fifth

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Sunday 4 December 2016 3.00pm Eastbourne Congress Theatre Weber Overture, Der Freischütz Mozart Clarinet Concerto Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Michael Seal conductor Raphaël Sévère clarinet

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Four notes you’ll never forget. Music doesn’t get any more famous – or more thrilling – than Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, and from stormy opening to triumphant finish, it’s one of those pieces that everyone needs to hear live at least once. It’s the roof-raising climax to a concert that begins with Weber’s gothic thriller of an overture, before sinking deep into the arms of Mozart’s glorious Clarinet Concerto. Its rapturous slow movement might be the most beautiful ever written – but shadows lie behind Mozart’s sublime melodies. Conductor Michael Seal and clarinettist Raphaël Sévère will bring out both the darkness and the joy.

Chamber series AT the Devonshire Park Theatre

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With the recent announcement of ambitious refurbishment plans for the Congress Theatre, we are already looking forward to returning to a new improved ‘home’ as part of our ongoing Residency in Eastbourne.

I am very much looking forward to being part of the Orchestra’s new chamber concerts in Eastbourne, which gives the LPO musicians a wonderful platform to showcase the artistry of some of their individual players.

In the meantime, this gives us a rare and exciting opportunity to perform in the intimate surroundings of the Devonshire Park Theatre.

This beautiful Grade II listed Victorian building, renowned for its ornate interior, provides the perfect platform to display the sheer talent and virtuosity of some of our Principal players within the Orchestra, and to offer up some of the most exquisite gems in the chamber repertoire: we start with Bach, including the Double Violin Concerto, well known for its magical slow movement, and with solo parts performed by our Leader Pieter Schoeman and Principal Second Violin Andrew Storey. We also present Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s sublime Clarinet Quintet, and Schubert’s ever popular Trout Quintet.

We hope you’ll join us for some wonderful afternoons of music-making, with some of our finest orchestral musicians in the spotlight.

For full chamber concert details see pages 06–10.

Pieter Schoeman, LPO leader

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February

The Four Seasons Sunday 5 February 2017 3.00pm Devonshire Park Theatre J S Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 J S Bach Concerto for Two Violins Vivaldi The Four Seasons Pieter Schoeman violin Andrew Storey violin London Philharmonic Orchestra

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When Vivaldi wrote his Four Seasons he knew he’d created something special. But even he might have been surprised if he’d known just how popular his four wonderfully colourful concertos would remain, nearly 300 years later. From the verdant melodies of Spring to the torrential winter storms with which they close, The Four Seasons continue to charm, delight, and entertain.

Paired with music by Vivaldi’s greatest German fan J S Bach, with LPO leader Pieter Schoeman and Principal Second Violin Andrew Story as soloists, this should be an evening of really joyous music-making.

March

Enchantment and romance Sunday 12 March 2017 3.00pm Devonshire Park Theatre

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When string players want to unwind, they gather together some friends and play Mendelssohn’s Octet: 35 minutes of enchantment, romance and youthful exuberance from the pen of a 16-year-old genius with his imagination on fire.

As much fun to play as it is to listen to, it’s one of those pieces that leaves everyone smiling – as does Mozart’s gorgeous Clarinet Quintet.

Elegant, playful and tender by turns, it’s like dark chocolate for the ears. First, though, savour the lush prelude to Richard Strauss’s final opera: six players have never sounded so sensuous.

@LPOrchestra it was totally electric tonight.

Really thought my heart might beat out of my chest.

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April

tragedy to joy Sunday 23 April 2017 3.00pm Devonshire Park Theatre Brahms Horn Trio Schubert Piano Quintet in A major (‘Trout’) Tickets £15, £20, £25

Soloists of the London Philharmonic Orchestra If symphonies are like big-screen blockbusters, chamber music is like a composer’s personal diary: thoughts and feelings that are too special to share with just anyone. Emotions run deep and strong in Brahms’s haunting Horn Trio, written as he mourned the death of his mother.

But in Schubert’s hugely popular Trout Quintet, they bubble over with joy. Schubert wrote this piece for friends on holiday, and you can tell – its glittering, easy-going sunshine is the perfect complement to Brahms’s twilit poetry. Beautiful melodies in abundance ... there’s a reason why this is probably the world’s favourite piece of chamber music.

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Recent recording highlights Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3/10 Songs (arr. Jurowski) with Vladimir Jurowski LPO-0088 ‘Jurowski’s reading of Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony was most remarkable for its discipline, the brief lament for horn, clarinet and cello so audaciously quiet and finely blended that you had to hold your breath.’

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While the LPO are committed, expressive and clearly thriving as they did beneath his baton.’

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Booking information

Congress Theatre Ticket Office

01323 412000 Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4BP Monday to Saturday 10am – 8pm (and Sundays if there is a performance)

Tickets £13 – £25 Premium seats £29 Inclusive of £1 per ticket booking fee

Devonshire Park Theatre Ticket Office 01323 412000 Compton Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 4BW Monday to Saturday 10am – 8pm (and Sundays if there is a performance)

Group bookings: bring friends – save money!

— Groups of 10 or more will receive a 20% discount on ticket prices — Groups of 20 or more will receive a 20% discount as well as a complimentary ticket for the group organiser.

Please call the Ticket Office for details. Please note that offers cannot be combined.

How to pay

We accept Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards.

Tickets £15, £20, £25 Inclusive of £1 per ticket booking fee

There is a £1 booking fee for each ticket purchased. This is included in the ticket prices displayed. There is a £1 charge for postage.

Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded.

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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, including one-off and regular donations, memberships and legacies to help secure our future.

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Book more, pay less: series discounts

— Book 3 concerts and receive a 10% discount — Book 4 concerts and receive a 15% discount — Book 5 concerts and receive a 20% discount — Book 6 concerts and receive a 25% discount

We want everybody to enjoy their visit and offer a range of facilities for patrons with disabilities and their companions, and also to those who may need support in attending our events. Please ensure you notify us of any special requirements when booking, so we can ensure you are offered the most appropriate seats.

The Congress Theatre and the Devonshire Park Theatre have several specially designed seat positions as well as a wheelchairaccessible toilet on the ground floor. A companion may be admitted free of charge, via the essential companion scheme.

Please ask the Ticket Office for further details.

How to find us

General information

Wheelchair users

Both venues are situated close to Eastbourne seafront and a short distance from the town centre. We are just 45 minutes from Brighton, 30 minutes from Hastings and Bexhill and 60 minutes from Tunbridge Wells.

Hearing impaired customers

There is a frequent bus service from all areas of the city. Visit stagecoachbus.co.uk or call Traveline on 0871 200 2233 for details.

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Eastbourne Station is a 10-15 minute walk away, with fast, regular services to Eastbourne from Hastings, Lewes, Brighton, Haywards Heath, London and elsewhere. To book tickets and for travel updates visit southernrailway.com or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 484950.

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Disabled parking is available between the Congress Theatre’s main entrance and the Winter Garden – approximately 100m to the right of the Congress Theatre’s main doors and directly in front of the Devonshire Park Theatre. Patrons may also be dropped off and collected from this point. Pay and display parking is available at the College Road car park, approximately 250m behind the Congress Theatre.

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There is an infra-red assisted hearing system in the Congress Theatre and the Devonshire Park Theatre, which also has an induction loop system. Headphones and neck loops can be requested from the Duty Manager prior to the performance. They can also check that your hearing aid is compatible with this system.

Concert texts Richard Bratby Copywriting Jim Davies Photography Patrick Harrison Design Ross Shaw @ JMG Studio Printer Tradewinds (This brochure is produced on paper from a sustainable source).

Information in this brochure was correct at the time of going to press. The right is reserved to substitute artists and to vary programmes if necessary.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra is a registered charity No. 238045.

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