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CONCERT PROGRAMME

2018/19 CONCERT SEASON

AT SOUTHBANK CENTREâ€™S ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL

2019/20 concert season at Southbank Centre

CONCERT PROGRAMME

Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor VLADIMIR JUROWSKI Principal Conductor Designate EDWARD GARDNER Leader PIETER SCHOEMAN supported by Neil Westreich Patron HRH THE DUKE OF KENT KG Chief Executive and Artistic Director TIMOTHY WALKER AM

Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall Saturday 19 October 2019 | 7.30pm

Colin Matthews Metamorphosis, from Renewal (13’) Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) (77’)

Vladimir Jurowski conductor Sofia Fomina soprano Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano London Philharmonic Choir Artistic Director: Neville Creed

London Youth Choir Artistic Director: Rachel Staunton

Please note there will be no interval during this concert. Metamorphosis will lead straight into Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, and there will be a short pause after the first movement of the Symphony (please remain seated).

The timings shown are not precise and are given only as a guide. CONCERT PRESENTED BY THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

Contents 2 Welcome 3 On stage tonight 4 About the Orchestra 5 Leader: Pieter Schoeman 6 Vladimir Jurowski 7 Sofia Fomina Sarah Connolly 8 London Philharmonic Choir 9 London Youth Choir 10 Programme notes & texts 13 Mahler on the LPO Label 16 Recent LPO Label releases 17 Sound Futures donors 18 Supporters 20 LPO administration

Welcome

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elcome to this evening’s London Philharmonic Orchestra concert at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. Tonight conductor Vladimir Jurowski, along with soloists Sofia Fomina, Sarah Connolly and the combined forces of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, plus the London Youth Choir, commit body and soul to some of the most visionary music that Gustav Mahler ever composed: his mighty ‘Resurrection’ Symphony. Prefacing the Symphony tonight is a short work, Metamorphosis, by Colin Matthews, which will lead directly into the first movement of the Mahler. We hope you enjoy this evening’s concert and that you can join us again at the LPO soon. For full details of this season’s London Philharmonic Orchestra concerts, pick up a 2019/20 LPO season brochure from the foyer racks this evening or visit lpo.org.uk/newseason.

AUTUMN CHORAL HIGHLIGHTS at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall

A few points to note for your comfort and enjoyment:

Saturday 26 October 2019 | 7.30pm

PHOTOGRAPHY is not allowed in the auditorium.

Elgar The Apostles

LATECOMERS will only be admitted to the auditorium if there is a suitable break in the performance.

Martyn Brabbins conductor* London Philharmonic Choir BBC Symphony Chorus Soloists including: Elizabeth Watts | Allan Clayton | Roderick Williams

RECORDING is not permitted in the auditorium without the prior consent of Southbank Centre. Southbank Centre reserves the right to confiscate video or sound equipment and hold it in safekeeping until the performance has ended. MOBILES AND WATCHES should be switched off before the performance begins.

Out now The Autumn 2019 edition of our free LPO magazine, Tune In. Copies are available at the Welcome Desk, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, or phone the LPO office on 020 7840 4200 to receive one in the post. Also available digitally: issuu.com/londonphilharmonic

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*Please note change of conductor from previously advertised.

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On stage tonight

First Violins Pieter Schoeman* Leader Chair supported by Neil Westreich

Kevin Lin Co-Leader Chair supported by The Candide Trust

Vesselin Gellev Sub-Leader Kate Oswin Katalin Varnagy Chair supported by Sonja Drexler

Thomas Eisner Chair supported by the Chiltern Friends of the LPO

Martin Hรถhmann Sarah Streatfeild Yang Zhang Chair supported by Eric Tomsett

Tina Gruenberg Grace Lee Amanda Smith Morane Cohen-Lamberger Eleanor Bartlett Niliufar Alimaksumova Jeff Moore Katherine Waller Non Peters Second Violins Tania Mazzetti Principal Chair supported by Countess Dominique Loredan

Helena Smart Kate Birchall Nancy Elan Fiona Higham Chair supported by David & Yi Buckley

Nynke Hijlkema Joseph Maher Marie-Anne Mairesse Ashley Stevens Sioni Williams Ioana Forna Harry Kerr Mathilde Gheorgiu John Dickinson Lyrit Milgram Violas David Quiggle Principal Richard Waters Co-Principal Ting-Ru Lai Katharine Leek Susanne Martens Chair supported by Gill & Garf Collins

Benedetto Pollani Laura Vallejo Naomi Holt

Alistair Scahill Daniel Cornford Stanislav Popov Martin Wray Michelle Bruil Charles Cross Cellos Kristina Blaumane Principal Chair supported by Bianca & Stuart Roden

Pei-Jee Ng Co-Principal Ilia Laporev Francis Bucknall Laura Donoghue David Lale Gregory Walmsley Elisabeth Wiklander Sue Sutherley Tom Roff Helen Rathbone Sibylle Hentschel Double Basses Kevin Rundell* Principal Sebastian Pennar Co-Principal George Peniston Tom Walley Jamie Kenny Lowri Morgan Simon Oliver Alex Henry Joseph Cowie Laurence Lovelle Flutes Juliette Bausor Principal Sue Thomas* Chair supported by Caroline, Jamie & Zander Sharp

Marta Santamaria Stewart McIlwham* Piccolo Stewart McIlwham* Principal Alto Flute Sue Thomas* Oboes Ian Hardwick* Principal Alice Munday Katherine Bryer Sue Bรถhling*

Cor Anglais Sue Bรถhling* Principal

Offstage Trumpets Paul Beniston* Principal

Chair supported by Dr Barry Grimaldi

Chair supported by Donors to the 2019 Gala Player Appeal

Clarinets Thomas Watmough Principal

Ryan Linham Niall Keatley Gwyn Owen

Chair supported by Roger Greenwood

James Maltby Alex Cattell E-flat Clarinet Charys Green Bass Clarinet Paul Richards* Principal Contrabass Clarinet Steve Morris Bassoons Jonathan Davies Principal Chair supported by Sir Simon Robey

Gareth Newman Antonia Lazenby Simon Estell* Contrabassoon Simon Estell* Principal Horns John Ryan* Principal Martin Hobbs Mark Vines Co-Principal Gareth Mollison Duncan Fuller James Pillai Alex Wide

Trombones Mark Templeton* Principal Chair supported by William & Alex de Winton

David Whitehouse Blair Sinclair Bass Trombones Lyndon Meredith Principal Simon Minshall Tuba Lee Tsarmaklis* Principal Timpani Simon Carrington* Principal Chair supported by Victoria Robey OBE

Nigel Thomas Percussion Andrew Barclay* Principal Chair supported by Andrew Davenport

Henry Baldwin Co-Principal Keith Millar Jeremy Cornes Feargus Brennan Offstage Percussion Oliver Yates Sarah Mason Karen Hutt

Offstage Horns Nicholas Mooney Adam Howcroft Alexander Willett Oliver Johnson

Harps Rachel Masters Principal Lucy Haslar

Trumpets Christopher Hart Guest Principal Anne McAneney*

Assistant Conductor Catherine Larsen-Maguire

Chair supported by Geoff & Meg Mann

David Hilton Tony Cross Robin Totterdell Catherine Knight Paul Bosworth

Organ/Piano/Celeste Catherine Edwards

* Holds a professorial appointment in London The LPO also acknowledges the Friends of the Orchestra, whose supported player is not present at this concert.

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Another example of Vladimir Jurowski’s imaginative programme planning ... The LPO was beautifully poised and utterly perfect. Alan Sanders, Seen and Heard International (LPO at Royal Festival Hall, 6 October 2018: Beethoven and Stravinsky)

One of the finest orchestras on the international stage, the London Philharmonic Orchestra balances a long and distinguished history with its reputation as one of the UK’s most forward-looking ensembles. As well as its concert performances, the Orchestra also records film soundtracks, releases CDs and downloads on its own label, and reaches thousands of people every year through activities for families, schools and local communities. The Orchestra was founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932, and has since been headed by many great conductors including Sir Adrian Boult, Bernard Haitink, Sir Georg Solti, Klaus Tennstedt and Kurt Masur. In 2017 Vladimir Jurowski celebrated his tenth anniversary as the Orchestra’s Principal Conductor. Edward Gardner is currently Principal Conductor Designate, and will take up the position when Jurowski’s tenure concludes in September 2021. 4 | London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Orchestra is resident at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, where it gives around 40 concerts each season. Throughout the rest of 2019 we celebrate the music of Britain in our festival Isle of Noises, exploring music from and inspired by the British Isles, from Purcell to the present day. 2020 will see a new series entitled 2020 Vision, which features some of the most exciting works written since 2000, each combined in concert with pieces composed exactly 100 and 200 years earlier. The London Philharmonic Orchestra enjoys flourishing residencies in Brighton, Eastbourne and Saffron Walden, and performs regularly around the UK. Every summer, the Orchestra takes up its annual residency at Glyndebourne Festival Opera, where it has been Resident Symphony Orchestra for over 50 years. The Orchestra also tours internationally, performing to sellout audiences worldwide.

Pieter Schoeman leader

In summer 2012 the London Philharmonic Orchestra performed as part of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on the River Thames, and was also chosen to record all the world’s national anthems for the London 2012 Olympics. In 2013 it was the winner of the RPS Music Award for Ensemble. The London Philharmonic Orchestra is committed to inspiring the next generation of musicians. We recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of our Education and Community department, whose work over three decades has introduced so many people of all ages to orchestral music and created opportunities for people of all backgrounds to fulfil their creative potential. Our dynamic and wide-ranging programme provides first musical experiences for children and families; offers creative projects and professional development opportunities for schools and teachers; inspires talented teenage instrumentalists to progress their skills; and develops the next generation of professional musicians. The Orchestra’s work at the forefront of digital technology has enabled it to reach millions of people worldwide: all its recordings are available to download and stream and, as well as a YouTube channel and podcast series, the Orchestra has a lively presence on social media. lpo.org.uk facebook.com/londonphilharmonicorchestra twitter.com/LPOrchestra youtube.com/londonphilharmonicorchestra instagram.com/londonphilharmonicorchestra

Pieter Schoeman was appointed Leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008, having previously been Co-Leader since 2002. © Benjamin Ealovega

The London Philharmonic Orchestra has recorded many blockbuster film scores, from The Lord of the Rings trilogy to Lawrence of Arabia, East is East, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Thor: The Dark World. It also broadcasts regularly on television and radio, and in 2005 established its own record label. There are now over 100 releases available on CD and to download. Recent additions include Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5 under the late Kurt Masur, and a film music disc under Dirk Brossé.

Born in South Africa, Pieter made his solo debut aged 10 with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra. Five years later he won the World Youth Concerto Competition in Michigan. Aged 17, he moved to the US to further his studies in Los Angeles and Dallas. In 1991 his talent was spotted by Pinchas Zukerman who, after several consultations, recommended that he move to New York to study with Sylvia Rosenberg. Pieter has performed worldwide as a soloist and recitalist in such famous halls as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Moscow’s Rachmaninov Hall, Capella Hall in St Petersburg, Staatsbibliothek in Berlin, Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. As a chamber musician he regularly appears at London’s prestigious Wigmore Hall. At the invitation of Yannick Nézet-Séguin he has been part of the ‘Yannick and Friends’ chamber group, performing at festivals in Dortmund and Rheingau. Pieter has performed several times as a soloist with the LPO, and his live recording of Britten’s Double Concerto with Alexander Zemtsov was released on the Orchestra’s own label to great critical acclaim. He has also recorded numerous violin solos for film and television, and led the LPO in its soundtrack recordings for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 1995 Pieter became Co-Leader of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice. Since then he has appeared frequently as Guest Leader with the Barcelona, Bordeaux, Lyon, Baltimore and BBC symphony orchestras, and the Rotterdam and BBC Philharmonic orchestras. In April 2016 he was Guest Leader with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for Kurt Masur’s memorial concert. He is a Professor of Violin at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Pieter’s chair in the London Philharmonic Orchestra is supported by Neil Westreich.

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Vladimir Jurowski Principal Conductor & Artistic Advisor

In Vladimir Jurowski we have a haven of hope. His programmes are always thoughtful, his mind connected to higher ideals and principles.

Classical Iconoclast, 10 November 2018 (LPO at Royal Festival Hall: Debussy, Lindberg, Stravinsky & Janáček)

One of today’s most sought-after conductors, acclaimed worldwide for his incisive musicianship and adventurous artistic commitment, Vladimir Jurowski was appointed Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007, following four seasons as Principal Guest Conductor. In September 2021, when his tenure concludes, he will become the Orchestra’s Conductor Emeritus in recognition of his transformative time with the LPO – over the last 12 years his creative energy and artistic rigour have been central to the Orchestra’s success. Vladimir Jurowski will take up the position of General Music Director of the Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich from the 2021/22 season. He is currently Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra. In addition he holds the titles of Principal Artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Artistic Director of the Russian State Academic Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Director of the George Enescu International Festival, Bucharest. He has previously held the positions of First Kapellmeister of the Komische Oper Berlin (1997–2001), Principal Guest Conductor of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (2000–03), Principal Guest Conductor of the Russian National Orchestra (2005–09), and Music Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera (2001–13). Vladimir enjoys close relationships with the world’s most distinguished artistic institutions, collaborating with many of the world’s leading orchestras including the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Cleveland and Philadelphia orchestras, the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago and Boston symphony orchestras, and

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has also conducted the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic orchestras. He is a regular guest at the BBC Proms; the Musikfest Berlin; and the Dresden, Lucerne, SchleswigHolstein, Grafenegg and Rostropovich festivals. A committed operatic conductor, Vladimir’s recent highlights include Strauss’s Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Metropolitan Opera, New York; Wozzeck at the Salzburg Festival; Moses und Aron at the Komische Oper Berlin; his acclaimed debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper with Prokofiev’s The Fiery Angel; and his first return to Glyndebourne as a guest conductor, in the world premiere production of Brett Dean’s Hamlet with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Vladimir’s 2019/20 season brings a particular focus on opera: he opens the season with Die Frau ohne Schatten in Berlin and Bucharest with the Berlin Radio Symphony; continues his Wagner Ring Cycle with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Siegfried (1 February 2020); and returns to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden to lead a new Claus Guth production of Jenůfa, and to the Komische Oper Berlin for Barrie Kosky’s new production of Henze’s The Bassarids. At the Staatsoper Berlin he will collaborate again with Claus Guth in a new production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, and in Moscow he conducts performances of Wustin’s Die verliebte Teufel at the Stanislavsky Theatre and Boris Godunov with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra. The London Philharmonic Orchestra has released a wide selection of Vladimir Jurowski’s live recordings with the Orchestra on its own label, including the complete symphonies of Brahms and Tchaikovsky; Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 4; and Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3 and Symphonic Dances.

Sarah Connolly

soprano

mezzo-soprano

Praised for her ‘formidably striking’ and ‘stunning silvery’ soprano sound, Sofia Fomina first burst onto the international operatic scene in 2012, when she made a sensational debut at the Royal Opera House as Isabelle in Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable. A former member of the Saarländisches Staatstheater and Frankfurt Opera, she has since appeared at Paris Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Hungarian National Opera, Royal Opera House, Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, Seattle Opera, Theater an der Wien, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall and the BBC Proms.

Born in County Durham, Sarah Connolly studied piano and singing at the Royal College of Music, of which she is now a Fellow. She was made a DBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours, having previously been made a CBE in the 2010 New Year Honours. In 2011 she was honoured by the Incorporated Society of Musicians and presented with the Distinguished Musician Award. She is the recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2012 Singer Award.

A frequent guest of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sofia’s last appearance with the Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski was in January 2018, when she sang Woglinde in Wagner’s Das Rheingold at Royal Festival Hall. This season she makes her role and company debuts in the title role of Manon at Opéra de Paris, and as La Comtesse in Le comte Ory at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon. Further highlights include a company debut as Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos) at the Staatsoper Hamburg, and Adele (Die Fledermaus) at the Bayerische Staatsoper. On the concert platform she sings Haydn’s Harmoniemesse in Eisenstadt with Fabio Biondi, and appears in recital with Roger Vignoles in Antwerp. In 2018/19 Sofia Fomina made her role and company debuts as Pamina in a new production of The Magic Flute at the Glyndebourne Festival and the BBC Proms, and returned to the Bayerische Staatsoper for performances as Gilda (Rigoletto), Fiakiermili (Arabella) and Oscar (Un ballo in maschera). On the recital platform she made her Wigmore Hall debut with pianist Iain Burnside, and appeared at Middle Temple Hall with Julius Drake and Roderick Williams. Born in Russia, Fomina studied at the Orlovsky Music College and the Gnesin Academy of Music, Moscow. Her career began at the Novosibirsk Opera Theatre, where she sang roles including Despina (Così fan tutte) and Susanna (The Marriage of Figaro).

Sofia Fomina

Dame Sarah has sung at the Aldeburgh, Edinburgh, Lucerne, Salzburg and Tanglewood festivals and at the BBC Proms, where in 2009 she was a soloist at the Last Night. Opera engagements have taken her around the world, from New York’s Metropolitan Opera to the Royal Opera House, the Paris Opera, La Scala Milan, the Munich State Opera and the Bayreuth, Glyndebourne and Aix-en-Provence festivals. The future sees her return to the Metropolitan Opera, the Opéra national de Paris, the Dutch National Opera, the Teatro Réal in Madrid, the Gran Teatro del Liceu and English National Opera, and make her debut with the Hamburg State Opera. Highlights of the 2019/20 season include Fricka in a new production of Die Walküre at Teatro Real Madrid; Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Sinfonieorchester Basel under Ivor Bolton and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Lahav Shani, as well as tonight with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Vladimir Jurowski; Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Xian Zhang; Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under Philippe Jordan; Elgar’s Sea Pictures with the London Symphony Orchestra under Antonio Pappano; Fried’s Verklärte Nacht with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Edward Gardner; as well as recitals at LIFE Victoria Barcelona and Middle Temple Hall with Julius Drake, and at Wigmore Hall and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris with Malcolm Martineau.

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London Philharmonic Choir Patron HRH Princess Alexandra | President Sir Mark Elder | Artistic Director Neville Creed Chairman Tessa Bartley | Choir Manager Bethea Hanson-Jones | Accompanist Jonathan Beatty

Founded in 1947 as the chorus for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Choir is widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest choirs. For the last seven decades the Choir has performed under leading conductors, consistently meeting with critical acclaim and recording regularly for television and radio. Enjoying a close relationship with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Choir frequently joins it for concerts in the UK and abroad. Highlights in recent years have included Verdi’s Requiem with Edward Gardner; Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis with the Choir’s President, Sir Mark Elder; and Tallis’s Spem in alium and Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 under Vladimir Jurowski. The Choir also appears annually at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. A well-travelled choir, it has visited numerous European countries and performed in Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Australia. The Choir has appeared twice at the Touquet International Music Masters Festival and was delighted to travel to the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, in December 2017 to perform Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The Choir prides itself on achieving first-class performances from its members, who are volunteers from all walks of life. Tonight the Choir is delighted to be sharing the stage with incredibly talented musicians from the London Youth Choir. This year the Choir is proud to be supporting homeless charity Crisis by leading a choral force behind the fight to end homelessness. The Choir is encouraging choruses around the UK to programme Paul Fincham’s Ring the Bells in their Christmas concerts and services, with all composer royalties being donated to Crisis. For more information visit lpc.org.uk/ringthebells Join us: lpc.org.uk facebook.com/LondonPhilharmonicChoir twitter.com/lpchoir youtube.com/lpchoir instagram.com/lpchoir Supported by

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Sopranos Tessa Bartley Ophelia Appleby Annette Argent Chris Banks Hilary Bates Catherine Boxall Laura Buntine Coco Burch Carole Cameron Sze Ying Chan Helen Clough Jenni Cresswell Antonia Davison Victoria Denard Rachel Gibbon Lydia Grant Anna Greco Rosie Grigalis Jane Hanson Sally Harrison Carolyn Hayman Joy Lee Martha MacBean Janey Maxwell Meg McClure Rose Miller Katie Milton Theresa Mockel Kathryn O’Leary Linda Park Ella Phillips Courtney Reed Emma Secher Rebecca Sheppard Katie Stuffelbeam Beatrix Swanson Scott Susan Thomas Rachel Topham Katharine Verney Rochelle Williams Charlotte Yates

Altos Jenny Burdett Andrei Caracoti Lucia Chan Noel Chow Liz Cole Sara De La Serna Miranda Fern Pauline Finney Regina Frank Kathryn Gilfoy Jane Goddard Rachel Halstead Bethea HansonJones Cailin Howarth Judy Jones Andrea Lane Ethel Livermore Lisa MacDonald Laetitia Malan Ian Maxwell Sophie Morrison Anna Mulroney Rachel Murray Miranda Ommanney Sheila Rowland Karine Sá Ferreira Carolyn Saunders Rima Sereikiene Lily Smith Annette Strzedulla Eleni Thwaites Erica Tomlinson Susi Underwood Jenny Watson Emma Windle Tenors Geir Andreassen Christopher Beynon James Clarke Robert Geary Peter Goves Iain Handyside

David Hoare Stephen Hodges James Hopper Patrick Hughes Tony Masters Philip Niggemann Sergiu Plotnic Grigore Riciu Jaka Skapin Claudio Tonini Martin Yates Basses Martyn Atkins Alex Britton Julian CasselsBrown Geoffrey Clare Riccardo Conci Marcus Daniels Paul Fincham Ian Frost Paul Gittens Harry Guthrie Christopher Harvey Nicholas HennellFoley Joseph Hewson Mark Hillier Stephen Hines David Hodgson Rylan Holey Borja Ibarz Gabardos Oliver Jackson David Kent John Luff Christopher Mackay John D Morris Will Parsons Robert Peel Johannes Pieters Edwin Smith Alex Thomas Geoff Walker John Wood

London Youth Choirs is a centre of musical excellence and a beacon of inclusivity. Bringing young people together from across London, we create community through choir. Our remarkable team of leaders firmly believe that cultivating young talent is not simply about rehearsing, it is about supporting each individual through challenging transitions, building confidence, and teaching empathy through a shared love of music.

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Boys’ Choir: school years 3–6 Girls’ Choir: school years 3–6 Cambiata Boys’ Choir: school years 7–11 Cambiata Girls’ Choir: school years 7–11 Senior Choir: mixed choir for school year 10 to age 23  Chamber Choir: mixed choir for school year 12 to age 23

Across the next three years and leading up to LYC’s 10th anniversary in 2022, we are establishing four regional choirs around London, vastly expanding the organisation’s reach and doubling our membership. Currently, our choirs rehearse on Monday evenings during term time at the City of London School. Alongside musicianship training, workshops sessions with visiting experts and social activities, members benefit from opportunities including soundtrack recordings, television appearances and performances in iconic venues. Most importantly, these encounters help form the foundation of a lifelong passion for music and the arts. An important strand of the LYC mission is our community engagement programme. We work collaboratively with schools, music hubs and cultural organisations to provide bespoke singing experiences in areas identified to have limited music provision. In addition to workshops in schools, the programme hosts specialist CPD sessions for teachers to develop their skills in vocal leadership, and provides talented young people discovered through the workshops with the chance to continue to develop their musical learning through our Junior Apprenticeship Programme. londonyouthchoir.com

Our ever-growing family of choirs, with a membership of 294 young people, represents London’s richly diverse culture. Spanning from age 7–23, members are able to stay with us as they journey through their formative years. The choirs are split according to age and experience levels and are structured as follows:

Sopranos Isabel Benson Eve Blain Lucia Boselli-Alcock Jai Britto Yasmin Byng Bella Clawson-Maila Jamina Collington Amelia Enstone Jessica Harper Amelia Hayes Marianna Kottas Atalanta Lewis Ariella Loewinger Tara Mann Safia McKinney-Askeur Kyleigh Melville Mariana Morais Lauren Morgan Vance Mullings Elizaveta Nidzelskaya Charlotte Pink Emily Poncia Isabella Rajwadi Shaila Ramchand Orla Rodgers Efia Rodway-Tumi Samrah Siddiqi Jennifer Spencer Amelia Smith Isabelle Tett Aimee Wilmot Altos Elsie Androlakakis Lily Baars Anisa Bhandari Eliza Bourke Lily Mo Browne Grace Burgoyne

Shaiann Dunbar Frankie Finn Reason Anastasia Jones Anna Lalande Noga Levy-Rapoport Valentina Lujan Shenille Motindo Amarachi Ohanusi Beatrice Richmond Caitlin Russell Sadie Russell Elizabeth Slater Sophia Snow Eliza Wentworth Stella Werth Tenors Sholto Biscoe-Taylor Tom Chappell Saverio Charalambous Rudolf Csaba Mauricio Honorato Tristan Lockett-Green Max Robbins Basses Sam Adshead Hector Bloggs Mihali Demetriou Mikolaj Derdun David Ehinmowo Tom Garcia Henry Hink Oshotse Idaewor Curtis Johnson Friedrich Kling Sheun Maphalala Raphael Maurin Giorgio McCaffrey Alex Saikia

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Programme notes

Colin Matthews born 1946

omnia mutantur magna nec ingeniis investigata priorum canam magna feror aequore plenaque ventis vela dedi iuvat ire per alta astra nil est quod perstet toto in orbe nec perit in toto quicquam mundo cuncta fluunt omnisque vagans formatur imago et nova sunt semper quod fuit ante relictum est fitque quod haut fuerat cum sint huc forsitan illa haec translata illuc summa tamen omnia constant cernis et emensas in lucem tendere noctes omnia mutantur nil interit

Piano Metamorphosis, Concerto No.from 3 in D Renewal minor, Op. 30 Simon London Trpčeski Philharmonic piano Choir 1 Allegro ma non tanto 2 Intermezzo: Adagio – 3 Finale: Alla breve

All things are changed. I will sing of great things, never searched out by the minds of former men. I am borne on the boundless seas and have spread my sails to the winds: it is a joy to travel through the high stars. Nothing in the whole world endures unchanged, nor does anything in the universe perish; all things are in a state of flux, and everything comes into being with a changing form. Everything is renewed – for what was once is no more, and what was not has come to be: through things may perhaps shift from here to there and there to here, yet the sum of everything remains the same. You see how the spent nights speed on towards the dawn… All things are changed, nothing dies.

From Ovid: Metamorphoses Book XV

Metamorphosis is the fourth and final part of a larger work for chorus and orchestra, Renewal (1991–6), which was commissioned by the BBC and received its first performance on 29 September 1996 at Royal Festival Hall, by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Oliver Knussen.

Renewal owes its origins to a remark I made at the pre-concert talk for the first performance, in the spring of 1992, of what has now become its third part. I said then that I had thought of this piece, Broken Symmetry, as perhaps the scherzo of a ‘mega-work’. After its second performance, at the Proms that same year, Nicholas Kenyon reminded me of what I had said, and asked me when I was going to write the rest of it. Although I hadn’t really thought through the implications of writing something on such a large

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scale the idea of doing something gradually grew, and the prospect of composing a work to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Third Programme – only a few months younger than myself – made it concrete. The opening Intrada, a 70th birthday present for Hans Werner Henze, is scored for wind, brass, and percussion: it is mostly slow and brooding. The second part, Threnody, follows without a break: it is dedicated to the memory of Toru Takemitsu, who died while I was writing

it. The third part, Broken Symmetry, was designed as an extended scherzo, mostly at breakneck speed. The final part, Metamorphosis, which we hear this evening, sets a text derived from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, describing the philosophy of Pythagoras: ‘Nothing in the whole world endures unchanged ... everything is renewed.’ From this came the title of the whole work. To follow Broken Symmetry with anything other than

a mood of reflection seemed impossible, and though the textures of Metamorphosis – underpinned throughout by a deep pedal C – are often complex, the music is hushed throughout, and for the most part tranquil. This culminates in a gentle coda for the chorus (‘cernis et emensas in lucem tendere noctes’), before a postlude which is rooted to the C of the opening: as if an echo of all that has gone before, though hugely simplified. © Colin Matthews

Composer Profile: Colin Matthews Colin Matthews was born in London in 1946. He studied music at the Universities of Nottingham, and Sussex, where he also taught, and subsequently worked as assistant to Benjamin Britten from 1972–6, and with Imogen Holst from 1971–84. He collaborated with Deryck Cooke on the performing version of Mahler's Tenth Symphony. Since the early 1970s his music, ranging from solo piano pieces through four string quartets and many ensemble and orchestral works, has been played worldwide, with recordings on Unicorn, Virgin, Collins Classics, Deutsche Grammophon/ Decca, Hallé, Naxos and NMC. From 1992–9 he was Associate Composer with the London Symphony Orchestra, writing amongst other works his Second Cello Concerto for Mstislav Rostropovich. In 1997 his choral/orchestral work Renewal was given a Royal Philharmonic Society Award. He was Associate Composer from 2001–10, and is now Composer Emeritus, with the Hallé, for whom he completed his orchestration of Debussy’s 24 Preludes in 2007; Alphabicycle Order was premiered by the Hallé at the 2007 Manchester International Festival. Night Rides, commissioned by the London Sinfonietta, was premiered in May 2011. No Man's Land, commissioned by the City of London Sinfonia in memory of Richard Hickox, was

given in the 2011 Proms, and Grand Barcarolle by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Riccardo Chailly in autumn 2011. Matthews's Fourth String Quartet was written for the Elias Quartet in 2012; Traces Remain was commissioned by the BBCSO and first performed in 2014, and Spiralling by Spira Mirabilis at Aldeburgh in October 2014. The Pied Piper, a collaboration with Michael Morpurgo, was performed by the LPO under Vladimir Jurowski in February 2015. Colin Matthews is active as administrator of the Holst Foundation, chair of the Britten Estate, and is a founder trustee and Music Director of the Britten-Pears Foundation. He was a Council Member of the Aldeburgh Foundation from 1983–94, and retains close links with the Aldeburgh Festival and the Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme. He was a Council Member of the Royal Philharmonic Society from 2005–19. He is founder and Executive Producer of NMC Recordings, and has also produced recordings for many other major labels. He was made an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music in 2010. He was presented with the RPS/PRS Leslie Boosey Award in 2005, and was appointed OBE in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to music. Reprinted by permission of Faber Music.

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Programme notes continued

Gustav Mahler 1860–1911

Piano Symphony Concerto No.No. 2 (Resurrection) 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Simon SofiaTrpčeski Fominapiano soprano Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano 1 London Allegro ma Philharmonic non tanto Choir 2 London Intermezzo: Youth Adagio Choir – 3 Finale: Alla breve

Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck.

There will be a short pause after the first movement (please remain seated). 2

Andante Moderato. Sehr gemächlich. Nie eilen.

3 Scherzo. In ruhig fliessender Bewegung. 4 ‘Urlicht’. Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht. 5 Finale. Im Tempo des Scherzo. Wild herausfahrend. ‘Aufersteh’n’. Langsam Misterioso.

‘O Glaube, mein Herz.’ Etwas bewegter.

The text and translation begin on page 14.

Gustav Mahler was Jewish by birth but struggled to achieve a religious faith. He feared death, and his spiritual conflicts found expression in his music. Asked what prompted this huge symphony, he replied: ‘My need to express myself musically begins at the point where the dark feelings hold sway.’ He composed the Symphony between 1887 and 1894. In the latter year, at the funeral of the conductor Hans von Bülow, he recognised Friedrich Klopstock’s Resurrection Ode as being what he needed for the Symphony’s finale. Between the Scherzo and Finale he set the folk poem ‘Urlicht’ (Primordial Light) as a mezzo-soprano solo. The complete Symphony received its first performance in 1895 in Berlin. Conveying Mahler’s ideas entailed an outsize orchestra; including an off-stage band in the finale there are ten horns, eight trumpets, extra woodwind and percussion and an organ, together with soprano and mezzosoprano soloists and a large choir. Reluctantly Mahler set down a ‘superficial indication’ of what he had in mind. Quotations below are from his wife 12 | London Philharmonic Orchestra

Alma Mahler’s book, Gustav Mahler: Memories and Letters (John Murray). The first movement asks: ‘What is life and what is death? Have we any continuing existence? Is it all an empty dream, or has this life of ours, and our death, a meaning?’ Without this guidance it would still be evident that anger, hope, fear and longing vie for expression. The music is dominated by the funeral march that grows out of the initial onslaught from cellos and double basses. An idyllic rising theme foreshadows the finale’s faith theme. The march resumes and bears the exposition to its close, a mournful passage for horns and woodwind. In the development further consideration of the idyllic theme leads to a sorrowful one on cor anglais and bass clarinet. After more development of the two main subjects this is heard again, followed now by a transformation of the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) plainchant into a hopeful horn chorale. This is permitted a short triumph, but the funeral march seemingly extinguishes hope.

Mahler described the second movement as ‘a blissful moment in the hero’s life and a mournful memory of youth and lost innocence’. Its principal theme is a long thread of melody in minuet rhythm. After a restless trio section the minuet returns with a counter-melody on cellos. The trio music reappears and recalls the first movement’s fierceness, but a second reprise of the minuet restores peace. In the Scherzo ‘the world and life become a witch’s brew’. The main theme comes from Mahler’s Wunderhorn song about St Anthony of Padua’s unavailing sermon to the fishes. Here the theme represents the futile ‘dance of life’. The trio section reflects life’s trivialities. The scherzo repeat prompts ‘a cry of disgust’. A peaceful vision follows, but the scherzo music has the last word. Without a break the mezzo-soprano soloist enters with ‘the morning voice of ingenuous belief’, expressing the conviction that God will light our way to eternal life. The ‘cry of disgust’ breaks in to launch the finale. ‘We are confronted once more by terrifying questions’, says Mahler, ‘the Last Judgement is at hand.’ The first part draws upon themes from earlier movements. After the initial tumult a horn theme, eventually to become the declaration ‘I shall die so as to live’, is

heard in the distance. Then from afar comes a horn-call Mahler described as ‘a voice in the wilderness’. After a recall of triplets from the Symphony’s introduction the Dies Irae chorale returns, followed by a new horn theme, the first outlining of the resurrection chorale. A flute and cor anglais motif, later associated with ‘O believe’, rises to a hysterical climax. A tremendous percussion crescendo launches a tumultuous march based on the Dies Irae and counterpointed by the resurrection theme: ‘The dead arise and stream on in endless procession.’ Eventually the tumult yields to the rising theme of faith. A far trumpet and four nearer ones – the Last Trump – second the horn call from the wilderness. Birdsong is ‘a last tremulous echo of earthly life’. Out of the silence steal voices, singing: ‘Rise again, yes you will rise again’. The solo soprano voice soars out of the choral texture in the last line of each stanza. Here is the answer to the first movement’s questions, and Mahler adds solo stanzas of his own: ‘O believe, you were not born in vain’. The music gathers strength as it moves towards the proclamation of Christian faith that crowns the Symphony. In Mahler’s words: ‘An overwhelming love lightens our being. We know, and are.’ Programme note © Eric Mason

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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 text

4 Urlicht Mezzo-soprano O Röschen rot! Der Mensch liegt in grösster Not! Der Mensch liegt in grösster Pein! Je lieber möcht’ich im Himmel sein! Da kam ich auf einen breiten Weg; da kam ein Engelein und wollt’mich abweisen. Ach nein! Ich liess mich nicht abweisen! Ich bin von Gott und will wieder zu Gott! Der liebe Gott wird mir ein Lichtchen geben, wird leuchten mir bis in das ewig selig Leben!

5 Aufersteh’n

Primordial Light O red rose! Mankind lies in greatest need! Mankind lies in greatest pain! Far rather would I be in Heaven! I came upon a broad pathway; a little angel came and wanted to turn me aside. Ah no! I would not be turned aside! I am from God and would return to God! Dear God will give me a little light, will light me to the eternal blessed life!

Resurrection

Chorus and soprano Aufersteh’n, ja aufersteh’n wirst du, mein Staub, nach kurzer Ruh! Unsterblich Leben wird der dich rief dir geben.

Rise again, yes you will rise again, my dust, after a short rest! Immortal life He who called you will grant you.

Wieder aufzublüh’n wirst du gesät! Der Herr der Ernte geht und sammelt Garben uns ein, die starben!

To bloom again you are sown! The Lord of the Harvest goes and gathers like sheaves each of us who died!

O Glaube, mein Herz

O believe, my heart

Mezzo-soprano O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube, es geht dir nichts verloren! Dein ist, was du gesehnt, dein was du geliebt, was du gestritten!

O believe, my heart, o believe, nothing is lost to you! Yours is what you longed for, yours what you loved, what you fought over!

Soprano O glaube, du warst nicht umsonst geboren! Hast nicht umsonst gelebt, gelitten!

O believe, you were not born in vain! Have not in vain lived, suffered!

Chorus and mezzo-soprano Was entstanden ist das muss vergehen! Was vergangen, auferstehen! Hör’ auf zu beben! Bereite dich zu leben!

What has come into being must pass away! What passed away, rise again! Stop trembling! Prepare yourself to live!

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Soprano, mezzo-soprano and chorus O Schmerz! Du Alldurchdringer! Dir bin ich entrungen! O Tod! Du Allbezwinger! Nun bist du bezwungen!

O pain! You that pierce all things! From you I have been wrested! O death! You all-conqueror! Now you have been conquered!

Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen in heissem Liebesstreben, werd’ ich entschweben zum Licht, zu dem kein Aug’ gedrungen! Sterben werd’ ich, um zu leben! Aufersteh’n, ja aufersteh’n wirst du, mein Herz, in einem Nu! Was du geschlagen zu Gott wird es dich tragen!

With wings, which I gained for myself in love’s hot strife, I shall soar away to the light, whither no eye has penetrated! I shall die so as to live! Rise again, yes you will rise again, my heart, in an instant! What you have beaten will bear you to God!

Text taken from Resurrection Ode by Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724–1803)

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We are grateful to the following donors for their generous contributions to our Sound Futures campaign. Thanks to their support, we successfully raised £1 million by 30 April 2015 which has now been matched pound for pound by Arts Council England through a Catalyst Endowment grant. This has enabled us to create a £2 million endowment fund supporting special artistic projects, creative programming and education work with key venue partners including our Southbank Centre home. Supporters listed below donated £500 or over. For a full list of those who have given to this campaign please visit lpo.org.uk/soundfutures. Masur Circle Arts Council England Dunard Fund Victoria Robey OBE Emmanuel & Barrie Roman The Underwood Trust

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Thank you

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Administration

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