TUE 14 OCT, 7.30PM JENEBA
CLASS -ICAL MUSIC ALIVE
Bach Partita No. 5
Beethoven Sonata No. 17 ‘Tempest’
Chopin Ballades No.3 & No.4
Still Summerland
Debussy La Fille + Bruyères
Price Fantasie Nègre No.1
TICKETS: £22, £19, £14
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm
The Town Hall (FREE)
TUE 17 MAR, 7.30PM MILOS, GUITAR ROMANCE OF THE GUITAR
An intimate evening with Milos. Including works by Handel, Strauss, Granados, Lennon/McCartney and many more…
(There will be no interval in this concert)
Tickets: £22, £19, £14
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)
FRI 27 MAR, 7.30PM ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Nil Venditti Conductor
Andrew Byun Cello
Rossini Overture: Barber of Seville
Dvořák Cello Concerto
Rachmaninov Symphony No.1
Tickets: £29, £25, £18
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)
SAT 8 NOV, 7.30PM ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
AN EVENING AT THE OPERA
Matthew Kofi Waldren Conductor
Francesca Chiejina Soprano
Sam Furness Tenor
Programme to include famous works by Gershwin, Puccini, Verdi and more
Tickets: £29, £25, £18
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm
The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)
TUE 14 APR, 7.30PM KORROS ENSEMBLE
Haydn Sonata in E Major
Debussy 2 Arabesques
Villa-Lobos
Saint-Saens
Choros No.2
Danse Macabre
Harty In Ireland
Frances-Hoad
Vocalise
Tournier Au Matin
Arnold
Grand Fantasia de Falla Ritual Fire Dance
Tickets: £22, £19, £14
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)
TUE 11 NOV, 7.30PM RED PRIEST BAROQUE EXTRAVAGANZA
Programme to include:
Vivaldi Concerto in G minor ‘La Notte’ Telemann Fantasia for Violin
Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor and works by Handel, Purcell, Cima, Ortiz, Courperin and others.
TICKETS: £22, £19, £14
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)
THU 21 MAY, 7.30PM GILDAS QUARTET
Bach Art of Fugue Contrapunctus XIV
Gubaidalina Reflections on B-A-C-H
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 59 No.3
Shostakovich Quartet No.8
Tickets: £22, £19, £14
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)
THU 22 JAN, 7.30PM
THE CHOIR OF ROYAL HOLLOWAY FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT
Programme to include:
Purcell
Hear my Prayer
Tallis In manus
Holst Nunc Dimittis and works by Wood, Elgar, Eleanor Daley and Ola Gjeilo
TICKETS: £24, £21, £16
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)
SAT 13 JUNE, 7.30PM ROYAL
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Cornelius Meister Conductor Clara-Jumi Kang Violin
Hisaishi Encounter for String Orchestra
Britten Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
Tickets: £29, £25, £18
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Hexagon Auditorium (FREE)
THU 12 FEB, 7.30PM PASCAL ROGÉ & ELENA FONT, PIANO
French Piano works by Poulenc and his friends.
Including:
Poulenc Valse & Trois Novelettes
Milhaud Mazurka
Honegger Pastorale
Satie Deux Gymnopedies
Tickets: £22, £19, £14
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)
TUE 23 JUNE, 7.30PM RPO BRASS ENSEMBLE
Bruckner (arr. Knight) Locus iste Gabrieli (arr. Knight) Exultavit cor meum in Domino Bruckner (arr. Hicks) Os justi Gabrieli (arr. Knight) Canzon II a 4 Bruckner (arr. Cox) Ave Maria
Plus music from the Gershwin song book, including I Got Rhythm, Fascinating Rhythm, ‘S Wonderful and more…
TICKETS: £24, £21, £16
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm The Town Hall (FREE)
TUES 17 FEB, 2PM
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra invites you to a musical afternoon designed to delight all families and friends. Whether you have a wiggly toddler, a child with additional needs, a loved one with dementia, or simply want a wonderfully inclusive concert experience –this is your musical celebration.
TICKETS: £12.50 ADULT, £10 CHILD £38 FAMILY OF 4, £10 GROUPS
A fun and interactive performance, filled with the noise, commotion and excitement of a symphony orchestra. A musical adventure for the whole family
TICKETS: £12.50 ADULT, £10 CHILD £38 FAMILY OF 4, £10 GROUPS
BOOKING
Subscription & individual concert bookings can be made online or by contacting the Box Office.
CONCESSIONS
Concessions are available on Price Band B & C seats only. Under 18s & Students: £6 Schools: £6 plus 1 in 10 free Groups of 10+: 20% off
Groups and schools bookings are not available online – please call our Group Booker on 0118 937 2011. Groups discounts are on full price tickets only.
If you have any access requirements, please contact the Box Office on 0118 960 6060 to help with your booking.
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• Book 3 or more concerts for 10% off
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PROGRAMMES
Printed programmes will be available on the night for £2.50, but all bookers can buy in advance for £2. Simply add this merchandise item to your basket before checking out.***
*** Super Subscribers do not need to add programmes to the basket – these will be allocated by the Box Office and vouchers will be available for collection at the first concert.
Please contact the Box Office on 0118 960 6060 for assistance or visit www.whatsonreading.com/classical
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EARLY BIRD
For a limited time, you can get an EVEN BETTER price for your concert tickets. 10% off ALL tickets if booked before midnight on MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER.
This offer applies to individual full price tickets AND subscription tickets for all 11 main concerts. (Not valid for RPO Relaxed, RPO Noisy Kids or any concessionary prices.)