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2014-2015 CONCERTS AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL Flying the Flag: L’Amour

TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2014 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Messiah

WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Flying the Flag: Best of both

RAMEAU Pigmalion RAMEAU Anacréon (1754)

HANDEL Messiah

SMETANA Overture, The Bartered Bride BRAHMS Violin Concerto DVORÁK Symphony No. 9, New World

JONATHAN WILLIAMS conductor EDITH LALONGER choreographer Casts include ANNA DENNIS soprano DANIEL AUCHINCLOSS tenor MATTHEW BROOK baritone CHOIR OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 2014 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Flying The Flag: The French Beethoven BERLIOZ Overture, Béatrice et Bénédict ONSLOW Symphony No. 1 in A BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica FRANÇOIS-XAVIER ROTH conductor TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2014 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Donizetti’s Les Martyrs DONIZETTI Les Martyrs SIR MARK ELDER conductor MICHAEL SPYRES Polyeucte JOYCE EL-KHOURY Pauline DAVID KEMPSTER Sévère BRINDLEY SHERRATT Félix CLIVE BAYLEY Callisthènes WYNNE EVANS Néarque OPERA RARA CHORUS TUESDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2014 QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL Lord of the Strings MOZART Divertimento in F MENDELSSOHN String Symphony No. 10 in B minor HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in C GRIEG Poème érotique ELGAR Sospiri DVORÁK Serenade for Strings RICHARD TOGNETTI director/violin

ROBERT HOWARTH conductor SOPHIE BEVAN soprano CATHERINE WYN-ROGERS mezzo-soprano JOHN MARK AINSLEY tenor ASHLEY RICHES baritone CHOIR OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT THURSDAY 15 JANUARY 2015 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Flying the Flag: Images of Russia MUSSORGSKY Night on the Bare Mountain (original version) MUSSORGSKY Scenes from Boris Godunov (original version): Coronation scene, Boris’s monologue from Act 2 (the ‘clock’ scene) and the Death of Boris TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Winter Daydreams

ÁDÁM FISCHER conductor VIKTORIA MULLOVA violin THURSDAY 2 APRIL 2015 ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Bach’s St Matthew Passion BACH St Matthew Passion CHOIR ONE SOPHIE BEVAN soprano PAULA MURRIHY mezzo-soprano MARK PADMORE director/Evangelist STEPHAN LOGES Christus CHOIR TWO TBC soprano ROBIN BLAZE counter-tenor ANDREW TORTISE tenor MATTHEW BROOK baritone

VLADIMIR JUROWSKI conductor SERGEI LEIFERKUS baritone

SOLOISTS OF THE CHOIR OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT

SUNDAY 18 JANUARY 2015 LEVEL 5 FUNCTION ROOM, ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Study Day: Flying the Flag

TUESDAY 12 MAY 2015 QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL The rough with the smooth

10.30AM AND 2PM This year’s OAE study day looks at the Flying the Flag series which runs through the season.

THURSDAY 5 FEBRUARY 2015 QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL Flying the Flag: The Bohemians MOZART Serenade in B flat, Gran Partita MYSLIVECEK Wind Octet No. 2 in E flat MOZART Selection from Don Giovanni

TELEMANN Ouverture, Burlesque VIVALDI Concerto in D minor for viola d’amore and lute STEVIE WISHART Concerto à Double Entendre (world premiere) HANDEL Concerto for lute and harp Op. 4 No. 6 in B flat HANDEL Sonata à Cinque in B flat HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1 in G KATI DEBRETZENI director/violin CHI-CHI NWANOKU MBE double bass

WIND SOLOISTS OF THE OAE

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F LY IN G T H E F L A G Running through this year’s concert season is Flying the Flag, a series exploring the concept of nationhood and music.

Spanning two centuries, it explores widely contrasting national styles, lost nations and turning points in nations’ histories, both musical and political, exemplified by Beethoven’s revolution-era Symphony No. 3. The series starts, however, with Rameau, whose distinctive style influenced French and European music through the 18th century and beyond – and concludes with Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, the result of a commission to write a symphony in a new ‘American’ style. Complementing the series is our annual study day, allowing you to explore Flying the Flag in more depth.

Flying the Flag: Study Day

9 October: L’Amour (France) 22 October: The French Beethoven (France / Germany) 15 January: Images of Russia (Russia) 18 January: Study Day 5 February: The Bohemians (Bohemia) 4 March: Best of Both (Czechoslovakia / USA)

In the afternoon we’ll move on to France, looking at just what makes French music sound French, how the rhythm of the French language influences French musical style and the international impact of French composers such as Rameau.

The afternoon session will include vocal performance to highlight aspects of the study day, as well as a demonstration of Baroque dance.

Sunday 18 January 2015 Level 5 Function Room, Royal Festival Hall 10.30am & 2pm Our study day this year gives you a chance to delve deeper into our season theme of Flying the Flag.

In the morning session we’ll take a look at a variety of composers and national styles, before moving on to an in-depth look at Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky and the Russian identity to complement our concert featuring the music of these composers on 15 January.

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CONCERT 1 FLYING THE FLAG: L’AMOUR —

Thursday 9 October 2014 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm A double bill of short operas by one of the Baroque’s great radicals, Rameau, including his rarely performed 1754 version of Anacréon.

Both operas tonight explore the power of the arts: Pigmalion finds love through sculpture, and in Anacréon, Batile and Chloé fall in love after having been inspired by the beauty of Anacréon’s poetry.

A radical innovator, later accepted as a true French great, Rameau’s music still speaks to audiences with incredible directness and clarity today, making these two performances, performed tonight with Baroque dance from Les Plaisirs des Nations, an all-too-rare must-see.

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium.

Free Admission Lisa Beznosiuk, OAE Principal Flute, and Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE, Principal Double Bass introduce the 2014-2015 season which they have curated.

ANNA DENNIS

RAMEAU Pigmalion RAMEAU Anacréon (1754) — JONATHAN WILLIAMS conductor EDITH LALONGER choreographer PIGMALION: DANIEL AUCHINCLOSS Pigmalion KATHERINE MANLEY La Statue ANNA DENNIS L'Amour SUSANNA HURRELL Céphise ANACRÉON: MATTHEW BROOK Anacréon ANNA DENNIS Chloé AGUSTIN PRUNELL-FRIEND Batile CHOIR OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT LES PLAISIRS DES NATIONS Concert finishes at approximately 9pm, including interval.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

Concert supported by Robert & Laura Cory ENJOY ANACRÉON AT HOME Our studio recording of Rameau’s Anacréon will be available in autumn 2014. Visit oae.co.uk/shop to purchase your copy.

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CONCERT 2 FLYING THE FLAG: THE FRENCH BEETHOVEN —

Wednesday 22 October 2014 Royal Festival Hall, 7pm Tonight we touch on three nationalities, two radicals and one lost genius. The lost genius is George Onslow. This Anglo-French composer was a huge figure in his time, indeed nicknamed ‘The French Beethoven’. The radicals are Berlioz and Beethoven – Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 was shocking in its day, one critic calling it a ‘crass monster’. Today it vies for status as one of the greatest symphonies ever written.

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Royal Festival Hall auditorium.

Free Admission Beyond Beethoven Is music history dominated unjustly by a few select composers? This Royal Philharmonic Society talk explores some of the classical composers who were popular in their day but have long since vanished from the concert stage.

The Aftershow Join us after the concert by the Level 2 bar for a free performance of George Onslow's String Quintet, The Bullet.

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FRANÇOIS-XAVIER ROTH

BERLIOZ Overture, Béatrice et Bénédict ONSLOW Symphony No. 1 in A BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Eroica — FRANÇOIS-XAVIER ROTH conductor Concert finishes at approximately 9pm, including interval.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

Concert supported by Sir Martin & Lady Smith SPECIAL OCCASION? Try a Premium Box Seat - great views, privacy and a free glass of wine! See page 18 for details.

CONCERT 3 DONIZETTI’S LES MART YRS —

Tuesday 4 November 2014 Royal Festival Hall, 7pm A fascinating mix of Italian and French operatic styles and a work of high drama, Les Martyrs started life as a very different opera – Poliuto, composed for Naples where it fell foul of the censors on account of its religious content.

In response, Donizetti refashioned the work for Paris – adding an elaborate and startling overture, ballet music, new arias and innovative ensemble pieces.

Conducted by Sir Mark Elder, Opera Rara’s Artistic Director and OAE Principal Artist, this performance will be realised by a superb cast featuring Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury and David Kempster, and is the latest instalment of the highly successful collaboration between the OAE and Opera Rara.

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Royal Festival Hall auditorium.

Free Admission Professor Roger Parker, Dr Flora Wilson and Jonathan Keates introduce Donizetti’s Les Martyrs.

JOYCE EL-KHOURY

DONIZETTI Les Martyrs — SIR MARK ELDER conductor MICHAEL SPYRES Polyeucte JOYCE EL-KHOURY Pauline DAVID KEMPSTER Sévère BRINDLEY SHERRATT Felix CLIVE BAYLEY Callisthènes WYNNE EVANS Néarque OPERA RARA CHORUS Concert finishes at approximately 10.30pm, including interval.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

Concert supported by Robert & Laura Cory SPECIAL OCCASION? Try a Premium Box Seat - great views, privacy and a free glass of wine!

See page 18 for details.

Concert given in partnership with

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CONCERT 4 LORD OF THE STRINGS

— Tuesday 25 November 2014 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm

RICHARD TOGNETTI

Famed violinist Richard Tognetti, Artistic Director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, leads us in music ranging from the zesty freshness of Haydn through to the rich sonorities and melancholic beauty of Dvořák’s Serenade. Along the way there are two rare and intriguing miniatures – Elgar’s achingly beautiful Sospiri and Grieg’s intriguingly named Erotique.

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium.

Free Admission An introduction to period string instruments, with members of the Orchestra.

CONCERT 5 MESSIAH — Tuesday 9 December 2014 Royal Festival Hall, 7pm

CATHERINE WYN-ROGERS

Supercharged with musical inspiration, it’s no surprise that Handel’s Messiah was one of the first pieces of music to be ‘revived’ back in 1784. Until then classical music, believe it or not, was always about what was new, and not what was old.

Handel’s extraordinary musical vision was luckily not lost to music’s back catalogue, and tonight’s concert is the perfect way to experience this visionary, ecstatic piece of music, with a superb lineup of soloists. What better way to start the festive season?

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MOZART Divertimento in F MENDELSSOHN String Symphony No. 10 in B minor HAYDN Violin Concerto No. 1 in C GRIEG Poème érotique (arr. Tognetti) ELGAR Sospiri DVORÁK Serenade for Strings — RICHARD TOGNETTI director/violin Concert finishes at approximately 8.45pm including interval.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

NEWS JUNKIE? Our blog at oae.co.uk/blog is the place for all the latest on the Orchestra.

HANDEL Messiah — ROBERT HOWARTH conductor SOPHIE BEVAN soprano CATHERINE WYN-ROGERS mezzo-soprano JOHN MARK AINSLEY tenor ASHLEY RICHES baritone CHOIR OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT Concert finishes at approximately 9.30pm, including interval.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

SPECIAL OCCASION? Try a Premium Box Seat - great views, privacy and a free glass of wine! See page 18 for details.

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Royal Festival Hall auditorium.

Free Admission Handel and Philanthropy Handel’s music is well known, but his philanthropic endeavours less so – we explore them in this pre-concert talk.

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CONCERT 6 FLYING THE FLAG: IMAGES OF RUSSIA —

Thursday 15 January 2015 Royal Festival Hall, 7pm

VLADIMIR JUROWSKI

Night on the Bare Mountain is one of those pieces which hi-fi shops use to impress customers, but it’s better with no hi-fi in the way – live. It’s an explosive start to tonight’s programme which includes dramatic scenes from Mussorgsky’s darkhued opera Boris Godunov with star baritone Sergei Leiferkus, and concludes with Tchaikovsky’s first symphony, a work inspired by Russian life and folk music and of which the composer himself said was “better than any of my other more mature works”.

MUSSORGSKY Night on the Bare Mountain (original version) MUSSORGSKY Scenes from the original version of Boris Godunov: Coronation scene, Boris's monologue from Act 2 (the 'clock' scene) and the Death of Boris TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Winter Daydreams — VLADIMIR JUROWSKI conductor SERGEI LEIFERKUS baritone

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Royal Festival Hall auditorium.

Free Admission An introduction to tonight's concert with conductor Vladimir Jurowski.

Concert finishes at approximately 9pm, including interval.

The Aftershow Join artists after the concert for an informal discussion and Q&A.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

Concert supported by: Robert & Laura Cory Selina & David Marks SPECIAL OCCASION? Try a Premium Box Seat - great views, privacy and a free glass of wine!

See page 18 for details.

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CONCERT 7 FLYING THE FLAG: THE BOHEMIANS —

Thursday 5 February 2015 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm Earlier this season our string section had their time in the limelight (25 November) so this concert showcases the wonderful sound-world that the period-specific instruments of the OAE’s wind section provide. Tying into our season theme of Flying the Flag there’s a central-European Bohemian focus, including music from a close friend of Mozart’s, Josef Mysliveček, whose dynamic personality shines through in his music. The concert opens with Mozart’s masterpiece for 12 wind instruments (plus a rogue double bass), known especially for its heart-melting adagio.

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium.

Free Admission An introduction to period wind instruments, with members of the Orchestra.

MOZART Serenade in B flat, Gran Partita MYSLIVECEK Wind Octet No. 2 in E flat MOZART Selection from Don Giovanni — WIND SOLOISTS OF THE OAE Concert finishes at approximately 9pm, including interval.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

FAVOURITE SEATS? Make sure you secure them before anyone else with priority booking see page 20.

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CONCERT 8 FLYING THE FLAG: BEST OF BOTH — Wednesday 4 March 2015 Royal Festival Hall, 7pm

VIKTORIA MULLOVA

This last concert in our Flying the Flag series straddles the Atlantic, and in doing so offers audiences the best of both worlds, old and new.

There’s an energetic Slavic start, before Brahms’ lyrical Violin Concerto. At its premiere the composer, who was conducting, suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction – something which will hopefully be avoided this evening. The concert is rounded off with Dvořák’s Symphony, written in the USA, but expressing the composers longing for home. And of course made famous in the Hovis advert…

SMETANA Overture,The Bartered Bride BRAHMS Violin Concerto DVORÁK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, New World — ÁDÁM FISCHER conductor VIKTORIA MULLOVA violin Concert finishes at approximately 9pm, including interval.

Concert supported by: Robert & Laura Cory Mark, Rosamund, Benedict & Emily Williams

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Royal Festival Hall auditorium.

Free Admission A talk about the origins of Dvořák’s New World Symphony.

CONCERT 9 BACH’S ST MATTHEW PASSION — Thursday 2 April 2015 Royal Festival Hall, 7pm

BACH St Matthew Passion

MARK PADM

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One of the iconic pieces of the classical canon, Bach’s St Matthew Passion retains its huge emotional impact even 300 years on from its premiere. Performed on period instruments to reveal the original colours and textures of the music, it is here sung by a top-drawer cast, led by the great Bach interpreter Mark Padmore.

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Royal Festival Hall auditorium.

Free Admission OAE musicians talk about tonight’s performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion and how it is realised without a conductor.

CHOIR ONE SOPHIE BEVAN soprano PAULA MURRIHY mezzo-soprano MARK PADMORE Director/Evangelist STEPHAN LOGES Christus CHOIR TWO TBC soprano ROBIN BLAZE counter-tenor ANDREW TORTISE tenor MATTHEW BROOK baritone SOLOISTS OF THE CHOIR OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT Concert finishes at approximately 10pm, including interval.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

Concert supported by Dunard Fund

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CONCERT 10 THE ROUGH WITH THE SMOOTH —

Tuesday 12 May 2015 Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7pm At the centre of this concert is a brand new piece by the acclaimed composer Stevie Wishart, whose track record encompasses both early music and cutting-edge electronics. Unusually, the piece puts the double bass centre stage, and is inspired by the Baroque concerto grosso. Here our Principal Double Bassist Chi-chi Nwanoku plays between two ‘concertanto’ groups, the soave (smooth) and the ruvido (rough), with the rest of the Orchestra behind. Complementing this new work are pieces

by Handel, Telemann and Vivaldi.

OAE Extras at 5.45pm. Royal Festival Hall auditorium.

Free Admission Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE and Stevie Wishart introduce tonight’s world premiere.

The Aftershow Join artists after the concert for an informal discussion and Q&A.

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TELEMANN Overture, Burlesque VIVALDI Concerto in D minor for viola d’amore and lute, RV 540 STEVIE WISHART Concerto à Double Entendre (world premiere) HANDEL Concerto for lute and harp in B flat, Op. 4 No. 6 HANDEL Sonata à Cinque in B flat, HWV 288 HANDEL Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 1 in G — KATI DEBRETZENI director/violin CHI-CHI NWANOKU MBE double bass Concert finishes at approximately 9pm, including interval.

Download your free programme at oae.co.uk/programmes or collect a free copy on the night.

BURNING QUESTIONS? Put them to musicians and guest artists at our free Aftershow events.

The Works is our series that gives you the low-down on selected classical masterpieces in a friendly, relaxed and informative style. In the 70 minute concert we’ll give the classical equivalent of a museum audio-tour, with our presenter and Orchestra taking you through the selected pieces of music step-by-step. After a chance to put your questions to the musicians, we’ll perform the music in full.

TICKETS £25 front stalls £15 rear stalls £2.50 children We particularly recommend The Works for children aged 11+

Plus there’s jazz in the bar from 6pm and a chance to meet musicians afterwards. And the early finish means you can take advantage of the Southbank plethora of restaurants for a leisurely dinner afterwards.

For more info, videos and more visit oae.co.uk/theworks “Brilliant :) Can't wait for the next concert!”

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MONDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2014, 7PM GRIEG Poème érotique ELGAR Sospiri DVORÀK Serenade for Strings

_ TUESDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2015, 7PM MOZART Serenade in B flat, Gran Partita

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OAE EXTRAS Through our OAE Extras programme you can learn more about the music, instruments, composers and what we believe makes our performances unique.

At every concert there’s a FREE pre-concert event or performance, and in addition three concerts also feature an informal Aftershow event, featuring a relaxed discussion and Q+A with artists out in the bar after the concert, or an extra musical performance.

OAE Extras events offer a great opportunity to find out more about the music and Orchestra. Many of them don’t require any musical knowledge in order to enjoy them, so if you’re new to classical music then look out for this symbol:

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OAE FAMILY CONCERT

SAILING AWAY

WATERCYCLE

Sunday 19 October 2014 at 10am and 11.30am

Sunday 19 October 2014, 3pm Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall A lively family concert with composer James Redwood who will join us as we explore music inspired by water, music about water and music to be performed on water.

Starting with overtures and beginnings, explore the OAE's instruments and look at how great composers such as Handel and Vivaldi have painted pictures in music. Expect to be surprised and to join in with us on our musical journey...

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PITTER PATTER RAINDROPS Saturday 21 February 2015 at 10am and 11.30am

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SPLASHING ABOUT Sunday 12 April 2015 at 10am and 11.30am These lively and fun concerts for the very youngest of music lovers are recommended for those aged 2-5 and their friends and families. Children aged less than 2 are welcome and do not need a ticket, providing they can sit on your lap! For our events in 2014-15 we’re having a watery theme as part of our national Watercycle tour where you’ll hear masterpieces by Handel and Vivaldi mixed in with songs for all the family.

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Watercycle is suitable for 7 – 11 year olds and their families and carers.The concert lasts approximately one hour.

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OAE MUSICIANS FEATURED IN THIS BROCHURE:

Our trail-blazing late-night series continues. Hour-long concerts at Southbank Centre are presented from the stage and feature live music and DJs in the bar before and after. Running alongside these watch out for pub gigs across London. Please check our website for the latest information, with events usually announced one month ahead. oae.co.uk/thenightshift

Cover: Roger Montgomery, Principal Horn Inside front cover: Neil McLaren, Flute P2: Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE, Principal Double Bass P4: Debbie Diamond, Violin P6: Steven Devine, Co-Principal Keyboard P9: Martin Lawrence, Horn P10: Lisa Beznosiuk, Principal Flute P11: Phillip Bainbridge, Trumpet P12: Henrietta Wayne, Violin & Matthew Truscott, Leader P14: Martin Kelly, Viola P17: Catherine Ford, Violin

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under 18 for just £2.50, anywhere in either hall.

We particularly recommend The Works (page 15) concerts for those aged 11 and up.

GROUP BOOKINGS We offer a generous 20% discount for groups of 10 or more, with flexible reservation and payment options, plus your group gets a mention in the programme! For further information or to make a group booking, please call the OAE on 020 7239 9374 or email info@oae.co.uk. Group bookings are subject to availability.

CONCESSIONS 50% off (limited availability – jobseekers allowance, income support, 16 and unders, appropriate cards will be checked on admission and discounts cannot be combined). Full-time students should join our special Attitude scheme to get £4 tickets – visit oae.co.uk/attitude.

ACCESS To be eligible for discounted tickets, patrons

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DAY SEATS A number of seats will go on sale at 12

noon on the day of a concert, giving you the opportunity to purchase tickets for a performance even if it has otherwise sold out. Royal Festival Hall concerts: 40 seats at £9; Queen Elizabeth Hall: 20 seats at £9. These seats are sold on a first come, first served basis and are available online, by phone or in person.

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MULTI-SAVE OFFERS Book 2-7 concerts and save 15% Book 8-9 concerts and save 20% Book 10+ events and save 25%, plus receive an invitation to a special wine reception.

Multi-Save offers not available on OAE TOTS.

PREMIUM SEATS Premium Seats priced at £60 (22 Oct, 9 Dec, 15 Jan) or £70 (4 Nov, 4 March, 2 April) are available for concerts in the Royal Festival Hall plus 9 October (£50) in the Queen Elizabeth Hall. These are the very best seats in the hall, with excellent views and acoustics. Please note that series discounts do not apply.

PREMIUM BOX SEATS Make your night really special by booking Premium Box Seats. Priced at £60 or £70 and only available at Royal Festival Hall concerts, these seats offer you the exclusivity of a box, plus the ticket price includes an interval wine reception. Boxes seat 4 and seats are sold individually. Details of the reception will be left on your seat on the night.

EATING AND DRINKING A wide range of eating, drinking and shopping options are available at Southbank Centre.

DIRECTIONS Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall are part of Southbank Centre, on the South Bank of the River Thames.

Waterloo, (Northern, Jubilee, Bakerloo, Waterloo and City lines) and Embankment (District, Circle, Northern and Bakerloo lines).

Waterloo, Waterloo East and Charing Cross.

Car Parking. Southbank Centre Car Parks – Belvedere Road and Hayward Gallery are both open 7am-1am.

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TICKET PRICING & SEATING PLANS ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Balcony

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£50 premium seats available for selected dates in the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

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CORPORATE BENEFACTORS Artemis Fund Management Apax Partners Commerzbank AG E.S.J.G. Limited Lubbock Fine Chartered Accountants Parabola Land

CORPORATE PATRONS Lindt Macfarlanes Roger Neill Swan Turton Waterloo Wine

For more information on supporting the OAE please contact Emily Stubbs, Development Director at emily.stubbs@oae.co.uk 020 7239 9381

TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS

Andor Charitable Trust The Angus Allnatt Charitable Trust Aquarius Charitable Foundation Apax Foundation Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust Brian Mitchell Charitable Settlement The Charles Peel Charitable Trust Coutts Charitable Trust Dunard Fund Ernest Cook Trust Esmée Fairbairn Foundation Fenton Arts Trust Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation Garrick Charitable Trust The Golden Bottle Trust The Gurney Charitable Trust Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust Margaret and Richard Merrell Foundation The Mark Williams Foundation Marsh Christian Trust The Mercers’ Company Michael Marks Charitable Trust The Nugee Foundation Orchestras Live The Patrick Rowland Foundation The Rayne Foundation The RK Charitable Trust The Roger and Ingrid Pilkington Charitable Trust The Thistle Trust

IMPRESARIO CIRCLE

Robert & Laura Cory Nigel Jones & Françoise Valat Jones Selina & David Marks Sir Martin & Lady Smith Mark, Rosamund, Benedict & Emily Williams

BENEFACTORS

Julian & Annette Armstrong Bruce Harris Julian & Camilla Mash Philip & Rosalyn Wilkinson

CHAIR PATRONS

Mrs Nicola Armitage Education Director Hugh & Michelle Arthur Violin Edward Bonham Carter Principal Trumpet Sir Vernon & Lady Ellis Co-Principal Viola Peter & Leanda Englander Principal Clarinet Franz & Regina Etz Principal Double Bass James Flynn QC Co-Principal Lute/Theorbo Paul Forman Co-Principal Cello Sir Timothy & Lady Lloyd CoPrincipal Keyboard The Mark Williams Foundation Co-Principal Bassoon Gary & Nina Moss Principal Oboe Haakon & Imogen Overli Co-Principal Cello Fraser & Ute Partridge Sub-Principal Oboe/Cor Anglais Professor Richard Portes CBE FBA Co-Principal Bassoon John & Rosemary Shannon Principal Horn Roger & Pam Stubbs Sub-Principal Clarinet

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