Thu 6 Nov 2014 1pm, LSO St Luke’s BBC Radio 3
Lunchtime Concert Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition plus works by Bach, Arvo Pärt and others
DECEMBER Sun 7 Dec 2014 7.30pm
Khatia Buniatishvili piano
Brahms Symphony No 3 Brahms Piano Concerto No 2
Sun 9 Nov 2014 2.30pm
Daniel Harding conductor Emanuel Ax piano
LSO Discovery
Family Concert for 7- to 12-year-olds Mitsuko Uchida (30 OCT)
Fri 31 Oct 2014 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO Discovery
FREE Family-Friendly Lunchtime Concert Part of Family Arts Festival fortnight, featuring works for voice performed by Guildhall School artists.
Paul Rissmann presenter Tue 11 and Thu 13 Nov 2014 7.30pm UBS Soundscapes: LSO Artist Portrait
Denis Matsuev
Balakirev Russia Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 Rachmaninov Symphony No 3 Valery Gergiev conductor Denis Matsuev piano
NOVEMBER
Thu 13 Nov 2014 1pm, LSO St Luke’s
Sat 1 Nov 2014 10am–4pm, LSO St Luke’s
Lunchtime Concert
LSO Discovery Family Day
LSO in Wartime Create an Opera in a Day
BBC Radio 3
Mon 8 Dec 2014 7pm
Federico Colli piano
Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition
for 8- to 11-year-olds See page 33
Thu 20 Nov 2014 1pm, LSO St Luke’s BBC Radio 3
Sun 2 Nov 2014 10am–5.30pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO/THE MUSICAL BRAIN ONE-Day Conference
Music, Poetry and the Trauma of War Sessions include: Hugh McManners The Cognitive Neuroscience of the Effects of War Lord John Alderdice Psychotherapy in Response to Conflict Lt Col Bob Meldrum Military Music in Operational Theatres Stephen Johnson The Drums of War Andrew Motion War, Poetry and Music Sally Beamish Composing ‘Equal Voices’ Ian Ritchie director/chair This study day complements the LSO evening premiere of Equal Voices, commemorating World War I. The day ticket includes admission to the evening concert.
Lunchtime Concert
Alice Sara Ott piano
Thu 11 Dec 2014 7.30pm LSO ON FILM
Fri 21 Nov 2014 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO Discovery
Free Lunchtime Concert Vocal works performed by postgraduate musicians from the Guildhall School, presented by Rachel Leach. Sat 22 Nov 2014 11am–4.30pm, LSO St Luke’s LSO Choral Singing Day
19th-Century Oratorios
Sun 2 Nov 2014 7.30pm
Your chance to sing with the LSO’s professional choral team, working on choruses from Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and more.
Elgar Carillon Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 (‘Emperor’) Sally Beamish Equal Voices (world premiere, LSO co-commission) Gianandrea Noseda conductor Nelson Freire piano Shuna Sendall soprano Marcus Farnsworth baritone London Symphony Chorus LSO commission supported by Susie Thomson
Beethoven Overture: Egmont Stravinsky Symphony in Three Movements Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade See page 29, please note start time
Simon Halsey conductor
Equal Voices PREMIERE
The Final
Beethoven Piano Sonata in D minor (‘The Tempest’) Liszt Paganini Études
Full details at lso.co.uk/firstworldwar
LSO SEASON HIGHLIGHT
Emanuel ax (7 DEC)
Beethoven Piano Sonata in A-flat major Op 26 Schubert Four Impromptus D935
Wed 26 Nov 2014 7.30pm
The Magic and Majesty of Alexandre Desplat From The King’s Speech to the final adventures of Harry Potter, the LSO celebrates the music of one of Hollywood’s most sought-after film composers with a selection of his favourite scores. Sun 14 Dec 2014 7.30pm LSO Brass Ensemble & London Symphony Chorus
Christmas Concert Simon Halsey conductor LSO Brass Ensemble London Symphony Chorus LSO Community Choir LSO Youth Choir
London Symphony Chorus
Join the LSO’s massed voices and Brass Ensemble in this celebration of Christmas, including traditional carols.
Jonathan Dove The Passing of the Year Rachmaninov All-Night Vigil (‘Vespers‘)
Thu 18 Dec 2014 7.30pm
Simon Halsey conductor London Symphony Chorus
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Mahler Symphony No 1 (‘Titan’) Nikolaj Znaider conductor Rudolf Buchbinder piano Supported by LSO Friends
Events take place in Barbican Hall unless otherwise stated ~ Booking Details page 51
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