BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts at LSO St Luke's: 2017/18 Season Guide

BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts at LSO St Luke’s Season 2017/18

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Artist Spotlight Shostakovich Plus Debussy & Pizzetti Michael Collins & Friends Academy of Ancient Music Fridays at LSO St Luke’s Booking & Venue Information

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If you can’t make it on the day, you don’t have to miss out, as all BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts are recorded for future broadcast.

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In 2018, the London Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the 15th birthday of LSO St Luke’s, marking the transformation of a derelict, de-consecrated church into the thriving venue, music education centre and community hub that it is today.

From the very beginning, BBC Radio 3’s Lunchtime Concerts have been at the heart of the programme at LSO St Luke’s, filling the Jerwood Hall with the sounds of chamber music in all its many forms, from singers to string quartets, Chopin to Shostakovich.

We’re thrilled that BBC Radio 3 and LSO St Luke’s will be partnering once again this season for a new series of Lunchtime Concerts, along with two early-evening rush-hour performances in September.

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In 2017/18, BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts will be moving to Fridays. Alongside LSO Discovery’s Free Friday Lunchtime Concerts and the Barbican’s ECHO Rising Stars recitals (see page 14), this means that you’ll be able to enjoy chamber music performances on most Fridays throughout the year.

We hope that you’ll join us for more BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts this season, while also taking the opportunity to discover something new at LSO St Luke’s.

Karen Cardy LSO St Luke’s Centre Director Emma Bloxham Editor of Live Music, BBC Radio 3

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ARTIST

Ingrid Fliter piano

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Four leading soloists – all former members of BBC Radio 3's New Generation Artists Scheme – step into the spotlight to show us what they’re all about. Across two days of lunchtime and rush-hour concerts, get introduced to new worlds of inspired, passionate music-making.

Friday 15 September 2017

1–2pm

Friday 22 September 2017

LUNCHTIME CONCERT

LUNCHTIME CONCERT

Chopin Nocturnes: Op posth in C-sharp minor Op 9 No 1 in B-flat minor Op 9 No 3 in B major Op 32 No 1 in B major Op 62 No 1 in B major Op 55 No 2 in E-flat major Op 48 No 1 in C minor Op 48 No 2 in F-sharp minor Op 62 No 2 in E major

Songs by Viardot, Medtner, Rachmaninov and Schumann Olena Tokar soprano Igor Gryshyn piano Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 28 September

Friday 22 September 2017

Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 26 September

6.30–7.30pm

RUSH-HOUR CONCERT Locatelli Sonata in C minor for Violin and Keyboard Op 6 No 5 Biber Passacaglia in G minor (Rosary Sonata No 16) J S Bach Chaconne from Violin Partita No 2 in D minor BWV1004 J S Bach Sonata for Violin and Continuo in E minor BWV1023 Veronika Eberle violin Jonathan Cohen harpischord Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 27 September Booking Details page 16

6.30–7.30pm

RUSH-HOUR CONCERT

Ingrid Fliter piano

Friday 15 September 2017

1–2pm

Grieg Violin Sonata No 3 in C minor Op 45 Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending (original version for solo violin and piano) Ysaÿe Sonata No 3 in D minor for Solo Violin, 'Ballade' Trad Korean arr Jungyu Park Milyang Arirang Esther Yoo violin Robert Koenig piano Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 29 September

THIS IS RATTLE These recitals are part of This is Rattle, ten days of events celebrating Sir Simon Rattle’s arrival as Music Director of the LSO. Visit lso.co.uk for full details lso.co.uk | 020 7638 8891 5

If the symphonies are public statements of intent, Shostakovich’s chamber works speak to us in a more intimate, personal way. Expressions of passion, pain and defiance, they’re sometimes furious and wild, sometimes biting with irony, sometimes stark and muted. Hear them in this series complemented by composers from across the centuries.

SHOSTAKOVICH WITH THE LSO See both sides of Shostakovich, as Principal Guest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda conducts the Eighth (8 April) and Tenth (24 June) Symphonies.

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Friday 6 October 2017

1–2pm

Beethoven String Quartet No 11 in F minor Op 95 Shostakovich String Quartet No 4 in D major Op 83 Carducci Quartet

Friday 13 October 2017

1–2pm

Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor Op 40 Prokofiev Cello Sonata in C major Op 119 Meta4 String Quartet

Truls Mørk cello Håvard Gimse piano

Friday 3 November 2017

1–2pm

Copland Vitebsk Suk Elegie Shostakovich Piano Trio No 2 in E Minor Op 67 Trio Wanderer

Friday 10 November 2017

1–2pm

Olli Mustonen Piano Quintet (UK premiere) Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor Op 57 Trio Wanderer

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Meta4 String Quartet Alasdair Beatson piano lso.co.uk | 020 7638 8891 7

Cédric Tiberghien piano

Cédric Tiberghien and the BBC Singers weave together the delicate sounds of two composers separated by a generation – the innate elegance of Claude Debussy and the lilting rhythms and drama of one of his greatest admirers, Italian composer Ildebrando Pizzetti.

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Friday 9 February 2018

1–2pm

Debussy Violin Sonata Pizzetti Violin Sonata Debussy Selection from Études and Préludes (Book One)

Debussy Cello Sonata Pizzetti Cello Sonata Debussy Selection from Études and Préludes (Book One) Camille Thomas cello Cédric Tiberghien piano

1–2pm

Debussy Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans Pizzetti A Lament Pizzetti Requiem Pizzetti 2 Canzoni corali Debussy Réveillez-vous, arbres des bois Pizzetti De profundis

Lorenzo Gatto violin Cédric Tiberghien piano

Friday 16 February 2018

Friday 9 March 2018

1–2pm

BBC Singers Bart Van Reyn conductor

Friday 16 March 2018

1–2pm

Debussy Images (Book Two) Debussy Selection from Études and Préludes (Book One) Pizzetti Piano Trio Lorenzo Gatto violin Camille Thomas cello Cédric Tiberghien piano

DEBUSSY WITH THE LSO Go in-depth, as the LSO’s Principal Guest Conductor François-Xavier Roth explores Debussy’s influence and inspirations (21 & 25 January, 25 March).

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MICHAEL COLLINS & FRIENDS

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There’s something special about a performance that brings friends and colleagues together to make music – and this has played a central role in clarinettist Michael Collins’ career, which takes him from soloist to chamber musician to conductor.

He’s assembled a cast of collaborators for these concerts, each showcasing the mellow warmth of the clarinet’s sound.

Friday 23 February 2018

1–2pm

Mozart Trio in E-flat major for clarinet, viola and piano K498, ‘Kegelstatt’ Bruch 8 pieces for clarinet, viola and piano Op 83 Nos 2, 5 & 7 Brahms Clarinet Sonata in E-flat major Op 120 No 2 Michael Collins clarinet Lawrence Power viola Michael McHale piano

Friday 30 March 2018

1–2pm

Frühling Trio in A minor Op 40 Brahms Trio for clarinet, cello and piano in A minor Op 114 Michael Collins clarinet Leonard Elschenbroich cello Michael McHale piano

Friday 6 April 2018

1–2pm

Howells Rhapsodic Quintet Op 31 Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115 Michael Collins clarinet Heath Quartet

Friday 13 April 2018

1–2pm

Reinecke Introduction and Allegro Appassionato Stanford Clarinet Sonata Op 129 Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op 120 No 1 Michael Collins clarinet Michael McHale piano

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Friday 18 May 2018

1–2pm

J S Bach Trio Sonata from ‘Musical Offering’ BWV1079 Handel Trio Sonata in F major Op 2 No 4 Telemann Paris Quartet No 6 in E minor TWV 43:e4

INTO THE

Academy of Ancient Music

Friday 25 May 2018

1–2pm

Handel Chandos Anthem No 3, 'Have mercy upon me' Handel Trio Sonata in G minor Op 2 No 6 Handel Chandos Anthem No 5, 'I will magnify thee' Rowan Pierce soprano Gwilym Bowen tenor Edmund Hastings tenor Andrew Tortise tenor Ashley Riches bass-baritone Academy of Ancient Music Richard Egarr director/harpsichord

Friday 8 June 2018

1–2pm

Couperin Concert Royal No 4 in E minor Sainte-Colombe Le tendre Leclair Sonata for 2 violins without bass Op 3 No 3 Couperin Trio Sonata, ‘La sultane’ Academy of Ancient Music

Friday 15 June 2018

1–2pm

Castello Sonata No 10 a 3 (Book Two) Castello Sonata No 1 a 2 (Book One) Merula Ciaconna Castello Sonata No 1 for violin (Book Two) Rossi Toccata No 7 for harpsichord Castello Sonata No 2 for violin (Book Two) Kapsperger Toccata and Ballo for theorbo Castello Sonata No 12 a 3 (Book Two) Turini Sonata a 3, ‘Il Corsino’ Academy of Ancient Music 12 BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts 2017/18

Let the Academy of Ancient Music take you back in time and on a tour of central Europe, as they inject spirit and style into the Baroque strains of 17th- and 18thcentury Germany, Italy and France.

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FRIDAYS AT LSO ST LUKE’S Our doors are open to music-lovers on Friday afternoons throughout the season.

As well as BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts, you can hear LSO musicians perform for free, find out more about music and discover some of the stars of the future.

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LSO DISCOVERY FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

BARBICAN PRESENTS: ECHO RISING STARS

Drop in on selected Friday lunchtimes for 45 minutes of music from LSO and Guildhall School musicians, interspersed with introductions from presenter Rachel Leach and the chance to ask your own questions – all completely free.

Your first chance to see Europe’s finest young musicians in London – as chosen by the programmers of Europe’s top concert halls.

Autumn 2017: Virtuosi Friday 29 September 20 October & 17 November 2017 12.30pm

Quatuor van Kuijk string quartet Friday 27 October 2017 1pm Christoph Sietzen percussion Friday 5 January 2018 1pm Ellen Nisbeth viola Friday 19 January 2018 1pm

Spring 2018: The Art of the Composer Friday 12 & 26 January 2 & 23 March 2018 12.30pm

Tamás Pálfalvi trumpet Friday 4 May 2018 1pm

Summer 2018 Friday 27 April, 11 May 1 & 29 June 2018 12.30pm

Nora Fischer soprano Friday 20 July 2018 1pm

Emmanuel Tjeknavorian violin Friday 6 July 2018 1pm

Promoted by the Barbican

Visit barbican.org.uk for full listings

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Booking Information BOX OFFICE

VISITING LSO ST LUKE’S

020 7638 8891 lso.co.uk/lunchtimeconcerts or in person at the Barbican Box Office

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BBC RADIO 3 CONCERTS

LSO St Luke’s UBS and LSO Music Education Centre 161 Old Street London EC1V 9NG

£14 (£12 concessions, £5 under-18s) + booking fee per transaction of £0.60 online or £0.70 by phone Multibuy Discount Book any four concerts for £10 each (excludes 15 & 22 Sep 2017) ECHO RISING STARS £12 + booking fees as above LSO DISCOVERY FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS Free entry, no ticket required

HOW TO FIND US

ENJOY LUNCH IN THE CAFÉ The LSO St Luke’s Café is open before and after Lunchtime Concerts, serving light lunches, hot drinks, sandwiches and snacks.

ACCESS LSO St Luke’s is fully accessible, with lift access to all levels, seating for wheelchair users in the concert hall and personal receivers for use with our infra-red system.

Please telephone in advance on 020 7490 3939 to inform LSO St Luke’s staff of any access requirements, or speak to the Box Office when making your booking.

Information correct at time of going to print.

Tickets can be exchanged for another LSO concert or credit vouchers valid for six months, provided that you return them to the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance.

Administration fee applies.

LSO St Luke’s Principal Donors

The LSO and BBC reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. Refunds will only be given in the event of a concert being cancelled. Ticket discounts cannot be combined. Calls may be monitored for quality assurance or training purposes.

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Photography Marco Borggreve, Anton Dressler, Benjamin Ealovega

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