RPO Cadogan Hall May-December 2016 brochure

MAY–DECEMBER 2016 RESIDENT ORCHESTRA AT CADOGAN HALL

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AT A GLANCE MAY–DECEMBER 2016 MAY

OCTOBER

Tuesday 10th RPO Preludes Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Alexandra Dariescu performs Rachmaninov

Sunday 2nd A Letter from America with Garrison Keillor

Thursday 19th Symphonic Divas

Wednesday 12th Elizabeth Sombart performs Chopin

JUNE

Friday 21st City of London choir performs Haydn’s Heiligmesse

Tuesday 14th Dame Evelyn Glennie performs Michael Daugherty’s Dreamachine

Sunday 23rd Yi-Jia Susanne Hou performs The Butterfly Lovers Concerto

PINCHAS ZUKERMAN FESTIVAL JUNE–JULY

Tuesday 25th Anna Fedorova performs Prokofiev

Tuesday 28th Vaughan Williams, Mozart and Beethoven

NOVEMBER

Wednesday 29th Royal College of Music Rising Stars Chamber Concert Glazunov, Schumann and Brahms Thursday 30th Elgar, Tchaikovsky and Dvorˇák Saturday 2nd Forsyth, Ravel, Dvorˇák and Mendelssohn

Tuesday 29th Jennifer Pike performs Bruch

DECEMBER Tuesday 6th A Choral Christmas Sunday 18th Christmas Cracker

Tuesday 5th Elgar, Mozart and Beethoven

JULY Saturday 16th The Food of Love A unique Shakespearian evening

SEPTEMBER Thursday 15th Opera Gala

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WELCOME From May through to December the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) continues the celebration of its 70th Anniversary at its resident home, Cadogan Hall, bringing you a variety of repertoire from outstanding international artists.

As 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the Orchestra pays homage to this literary genius with The Food of Love this summer. With Shakespearean music, verse and anecdote, this unique theatrical evening is hosted by acclaimed actors Gemma Arterton and Patrick Stewart. We are also delighted to be joined by the young and dynamic Alexander Shelley for a new concert series, exploring music by eminent composers Sibelius and Prokofiev, as well as welcoming Garrison Keillor, storyteller and humourist, for a witty performance with the RPO. Ending this season are two Christmas extravaganzas – A Choral Christmas with the City of London Choir and the perennial festive-favourite, Christmas Cracker.

We look forward to sharing this concert series at Cadogan Hall with you soon.

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MAY

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RPO PRELUDES, 6.15PM Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence

TUESDAY 10TH MAY 2016, 7.30PM Borodin Rachmaninov Tchaikovsky

Prince Igor Overture Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Symphony No.5

Fabien Gabel Conductor Alexandra Dariescu Piano

Led by distinguished conductor Fabien Gabel, the RPO performs a sparkling programme of Russian gems, including the Overture to Borodin’s Prince Igor opera and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5. Alexandra Dariescu will impress with Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody based on Paganini’s Caprice No.24 for solo violin; this much-loved work adds depth, drama and dynamic energy to Paganini’s original score. What began as one of Tchaikovsky’s most difficult works to compose, subsequently became one of his most well-known, as we hear his magnificent masterpiece, Symphony No.5.

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THURSDAY 19TH MAY 2016, 7.30PM

SYMPHONIC DIVAS A SYMPHONIC TRIBUTE TO LIZA MINNELLI - JUDY GARLAND BARBRA STREISAND - JULIE ANDREWS DORIS DAY - MARILYN MONROE AN EXCITING CONCERT SHOWCASING UNFORGETTABLE SONGS SUNG BY SPECIAL GUEST VOCALIST LOUISE DEARMAN STUART BARR CONDUCTOR PETROC TRELAWNY PRESENTER FEATURING: DON’T RAIN ON MY PARADE ON A CLEAR DAY - OVER THE RAINBOW – THE WAY WE WERE SECRET LOVE – THE TROLLEY SONG PLUS ORCHESTRAL NUMBERS FROM: THE KING AND I - WEST SIDE STORY MY FAIR LADY - GIRL CRAZY MARY POPPINS

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TUESDAY 14TH JUNE 2016, 7.30PM Fauré Michael Daugherty Wiseman Sibelius

Pelléas et Mélisande: Suite Dreamachine Party Games Symphony No.5

Nicholas Collon Conductor Dame Evelyn Glennie Percussion

The accomplished British musical ambassador, Dame Evelyn Glennie, joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an explosive performance. Having had a leading role in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Dame Evelyn Glennie is a groundbreaking musician and her performance will be a highlight of this 2016 concert series. Performing new compositions by Michael Daugherty and Debbie Wiseman, she will bring an electric magnetism to the stage.

Orchestral works will include a Suite of music from Fauré’s much-loved Pelléas et Mélisande and closing the concert will be Sibelius’ magnificent Symphony No.5, featuring the elegant, swaying swan motif.

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JUNE – JULY JUNE–JULY

PINCHAS ZUKERMAN FESTIVAL Pinchas Zukerman returns to Cadogan Hall for the everpopular Pinchas Zukerman Festival with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This world-renowned musician will direct a series of five concerts at Cadogan Hall, both as conductor and violinist, performing orchestral and chamber ensemble favourites.

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JUNE

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TUESDAY 28TH JUNE 2016, 7.30PM Vaughan Williams Mozart Beethoven

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Violin Concerto No.3 Symphony No.3, ‘Eroica’

Pinchas Zukerman

Conductor and Violin

Vaughan Williams’ lush, expansive work for string orchestra opens this summer festival. This unusually orchestrated work is scored for a large string orchestra, smaller string ensemble and a solo quartet, showing off the string orchestra in all its glory and evoking an unmistakably British sound. In contrast to the sweet and lyrical melodies of Mozart’s Third Violin Concerto, Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony is grand and majestic, with the Orchestra out in full force.

WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE 2016, 7.30PM (CHAMBER CONCERT)

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RCM Rising Stars introduced by Pinchas Zukerman Glazunov Saxophone Quartet Schumann Fantasie in C major

Brahms String Sextet No.1 in B-flat major

Some of the Royal College of Music’s best young musicians head to Cadogan Hall for this Rising Stars showcase.

THURSDAY 30TH JUNE 2016, 7.30PM Elgar Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky Dvorˇák

Serenade for Strings Andante Cantabile from String Quartet No.1 Sérénade mélancolique Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture Symphony No.8

Pinchas Zukerman Amanda Forsyth

Conductor and Violin Cello

Tchaikovsky has a well-earned reputation as one of the great masters of orchestral writing, with graceful melodies and sumptuous harmonies oozing romance and drama. His three works performed in this concert portray different elements of Tchaikovsky’s style, from wistful and melancholic to luscious and intense. Opening the concert is Elgar’s Serenade for Strings, which has a certain youthful charm while also portraying his developing musical maturity.

Ending the concert in style will be Dvorˇák’s cheerful and lyrical Symphony No.8.

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JULY

SATURDAY 2ND JULY 2016, 7.30PM (CHAMBER CONCERT) Malcolm Forsyth Ravel Dvorˇák Mendelssohn

The Swan Sees His Reflection Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet Serenade for Wind Instruments Octet for Strings in E-flat major

Pinchas Zukerman Conductor and Violin Amanda Forsyth Cello Principal Players from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

It is a delight to welcome Amanda Forsyth back to the stage for this intimate series of chamber works. From a contemporary composition by Amanda Forsyth’s father – which is reminiscent of Saint-Saëns’ The Swan – to Mendelssohn’s Octet, this concert exhibits some incredible musical talent and world-class performances.

TUESDAY 5TH JULY 2016, 7.30PM Elgar Mozart Beethoven

Introduction and Allegro Violin Concerto No.5, ‘Turkish’ Symphony No.5

Pinchas Zukerman

Conductor and Violin

Scored for string quartet and string orchestra, Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro was composed to show off the performers’ virtuosity. Pinchas Zukerman’s solo line will soar above the Orchestra in this expressive masterpiece.

Following on the drama is Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto; often referred to as ‘Turkish’, the wild and frenzied Allegro in the final movement emulates a Turkish style with melodic leaps, pounding rhythms and percussive strings.

Concluding the Festival is the instantly recognisable and much-adored Beethoven Symphony No.5.

This concert is supported by MWM Consulting

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JULY

The Food Of Love

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A glittering evening of Shakespearean music, verse and anecdote Presented by

GEMMA ARTERTON & PATRICK STEWART Saturday 16th July 2016, 7.30pm This unique theatrical evening – presented by Gemma Arterton and Patrick Stewart – marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in an extraordinary programme celebrating well-known speeches, dialogues and events from many Shakespearian plays over many theatrical years. Accompanied by music from such composers as Nigel Hess (Ladies in Lavender), Craig Armstrong (Romeo + Juliet), Henry Purcell, William Walton, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Stephen Warbeck, Shakespeare will be vividly brought to life as the Bard’s most famous speeches and scandalous backstage anecdotes create a night to remember.

Devised and conducted by Nigel Hess Michael Dore Tenor Metro Voices Concert in support of the Actors’ Benevolent Fund

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THURSDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2016, 7.30PM Opera Gala Renato Balsadonna Susana Gasper Adrian Dwyer Colin Schachat

Conductor Soprano Tenor Baritone

Join the Orchestra for what promises to be a sensational night of passion and drama from the world of opera.

This gala concert brings you outstanding overtures, poignant arias and beautiful duets from some of the world’s favourite operas by Gounod, Bizet, Puccini, Verdi and more. Also taking centre stage are three supremely talented singers: soprano Susana Gasper, tenor Adrian Dwyer and baritone Colin Schachat, under the leadership of Italian maestro Renato Balsadonna.

SUNDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2016, 7PM A Letter from America with Garrison Keillor Philip Brunelle Garrison Keillor

Conductor Narrator

Ensure to book early for this rare opportunity to see American author, storyteller, humourist and radio personality, Garrison Keillor in concert. His first in the UK since his sell-out performance at the Royal Festival Hall brings something new and exciting to the Cadogan Hall stage. Garrison Keillor is best-known for his comic stories based on the fictional Lake Wobegon and his radio programme A Prairie Home Companion. In A Letter from America he casts his eye over small town American life, as he narrates between orchestral interludes and sings humorous songs. This concert is light-hearted, fun and full of whimsical wit.

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OCTOBER

WEDNESDAY 12TH OCTOBER 2016, 7.30PM Wagner Chopin Beethoven

Tannhäuser Overture Piano Concerto No.2 Symphony No.4

Pierre Vallet Elizabeth Sombart

Conductor Piano

In typical Wagnerian style, the Tannhäuser Overture encapsulates the drama of this greatly admired opera with its quasi-Bach chorale opening and dazzling, tormenting middle. Composed at the mere age of twenty, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 harks back to the likes of Hummel and Mozart whilst including Chopin’s patriotic hallmark, as the finale inhabits the world of Polish folk music. The concert finishes with Beethoven’s sunny and joyous Fourth Symphony.

FRIDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2016, 7.30PM Mozart Mozart Mozart Haydn

Don Giovanni Overture Ave verum corpus Piano Concerto No.20 Mass in B-flat major, ‘Heiligmesse’

Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor Alexandra Dariescu Piano City of London Choir Vocal soloists to be announced

Back by popular demand, Hilary Davan Wetton conducts the leading City of London Choir for another instalment of music from masters of the Classical era. What better way to open the concert than with Mozart’s Don Giovanni Overture, full of orchestral gravitas and oomph. Also joined by vivacious pianist Alexandra Dariescu, the programme includes Mozart’s immensely popular and influential Piano Concerto No.20, his exquisite Ave verum corpus and Haydn’s majestic and moving Heiligmesse. This concert shows off the Classical choral tradition at its best.

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OCTOBER

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SUNDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2016, 7PM Berlioz Chen Gang/He Zhanhao

Saint-Saëns

Dvorˇák

Le Corsaire Overture The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’

John Nelson Yi-Jia Susanne Hou

Conductor Violin

Berlioz’s concert overture is remarkable for its rhythmic verve and energy. Composed while holidaying in Nice, this exuberant seascape evokes the play of wind, sea and waves. From French beaches to the Orient, Chen Gang/ He Zhanhao’s programmatic Violin Concerto encapsulates ancient China with its use of oriental sonorities and techniques. This beautiful work is played here by Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, who was praised by world-renowned virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin as ‘absolutely phenomenal’. The lively showpiece Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso is followed by the perennial favourite, Dvorˇák’s ‘New World’ Symphony.

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OCTOBER–NOVEMBER

TUESDAY 25TH OCTOBER 2016, 7.30PM Sibelius Prokofiev Sibelius

The Swan of Tuonela Piano Concerto No.3 Symphony No.2

Alexander Shelley Conductor Anna Fedorova Piano

After roaring success with his From Paris to New York, Alexander Shelley has compiled another series, focusing on music by eminent composers Sibelius and Prokofiev.

Conducting and presenting these concerts, the RPO’s Principal Associate Conductor is knowledgeable, dynamic and engaging. Also joining him on stage is the young pianist Anna Fedorova performing Prokofiev’s sublime Third Piano Concerto. From calm and melancholic to powerful and passionate, this concert has something for everyone.

TUESDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 2016, 7.30PM Mozart Tchaikovsky Bruch Saint-Saëns

The Magic Flute Overture Eugene Onegin: Polonaise Violin Concerto No.1 Symphony No.3, ‘Organ’

Jean-Luc Tingaud Jennifer Pike

Conductor Violin

Hailed by The Independent as ‘simply spectacular’, Jennifer Pike joins the RPO for Bruch’s fiendish and heart-wrenching Violin Concerto. Under the direction of Jean-Luc Tingaud, this concert includes much-adored orchestral repertoire as the lively Overture to Mozart’s The Magic Flute and Polonaise from Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin. Rounding out the concert is Saint-Saëns’ epic ‘Organ’ Symphony, famous for pushing the composer to his limits: ‘I gave everything to it I was able to give. What I have accomplished here, I will never achieve again.’

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TUESDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2016, 7.30PM A Choral Christmas Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor City of London Choir Special guest soloists to be announced

Join the Orchestra and the City of London Choir for a classical Christmas celebration. Led by Hilary Davan Wetton, the programme includes extracts from Handel’s Messiah, Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio along with a selection of carols by John Rutter, Peter Warlock, John Gardner and more.

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SUNDAY 18TH DECEMBER 2016, 3PM & 7PM

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Nick Davies Anna-Jane Casey Graham Bickley

Conductor Vocalist Vocalist

New for 2016, we have several additions to the Christmas Cracker programme, including arrangements of Michael Bublé’s Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), the Eighties’ festive favourite Last Christmas by Wham! and Mariah Carey’s immortal ballad All I Want For Christmas Is You – not forgetting the sing-along carols!

With special guest vocalists, this fun, festive concert is back for two delightful performances of sparkling festive songs and music. With Sloane Square in all its Christmassy glory, Christmas Cracker is sure to fill you with good cheer and get your Yuletide celebrations off to a joyful start.

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