August 2008 United Kingdom Diary
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England
- East Anglia (Suffolk)
- London
- South East (Oxfordshire)
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
East Anglia
- 10 August 2008 | Blyth Valley Chamber Music | Brodowski String Quartet | • Puccini: Crisantemi | • Schulhoff: String Quartet No 1 | • Wolf: Italian Serenade (quartet version) | • Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No 1 in D, Op 11 | St Mary’s Church, Cratfield, near Halesworth, Suffolk, 3.00pm, web site: www.concertsatcratfield.org.uk
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London
- 3 August 2008 | BBC Prom 23 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Johan Botha (tenor) | • Beethoven: Symphony No 1 | • Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm, web site: www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008
- 5 August 2008 | BBC Prom 25 | Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg (conductor), Julia Fischer (violin) | • Wagenaar: Overture - Cyrano de Bergerac | • Dvořák: Symphony No 6 in D Major, Op 60 (B 112) | • Brahms: Violin Concerto | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm, web site: www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008
- 7 August 2008 | BBC Prom 28 | Ulster Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor), Finghin Collins (piano) | • Howard Ferguson: Overture for an Occasion | • Stanford: Piano Concerto No 2 | • Smetana: Má vlast - Vltava | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:00pm, web site: www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008
- 15 August 2008 | BBC Prom 40 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Chorus, Pierre Boulez (conductor), Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Simon O’Neill (tenor), Peter Fried (bass), Simon Preston (organ) | • Janáček: Sinfonietta | • Janáček: Concertino | • Janáček: Glagolitic Mass (original version, reconstructed Paul Wingfield) | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm, web site: www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008
- 21 August 2008 | BBC Prom 47 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), CAST INCLUDES Štefan Margita (tenor) Živný, Amanda Roocroft (soprano) Míla, Rosalind Plowright (mezzo-soprano) Míla’s Mother, Aleš Briscein (tenor) Dr Suda, Ailish Tynan (soprano) Miss Stuhlá, Martina Bauerová (soprano) Miss Pacovská/Fanča, George Longworth (treble) Doubek as child | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances - Series 1, Op 46 (B 83) | • Janáček: Osud (Fate) Concert performance, sung in Czech | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:30pm, web site: www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008
- 22 August 2008 | BBC Prom 48 | Cologne Gürzenich Orchestra, Markus Stenz (conductor), Angelika Kirchschlager mezzo-soprano Apollo Voices (womens’ voices) | • Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor | • Stockhausen: Punkte | • Schubert (orch David Matthews, Manfred Trojahn, Colin Matthews & Detlev Glanert): Songs | • Beethoven: Overture ‘Leonore’ No 3 | Royal Albert Hall, London, 7:00pm, web site: www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008
- 31 August 2008 | BBC Prom 61 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Violeta Urmana (soprano), Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Calleja (tenor), Ildebrando d’Arcangelo bass | • Verdi: Requiem | Royal Albert Hall, London, 8:00pm, web site: www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008
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South East
- 9 August 2008 | Max Brod Piano Trio | • Mozart: Piano Trio No 3 in B flat, K502 | • Martinů: Bergerettes for Violin, Cello & Piano (H 275) | • Dvořák: Piano Trio in E minor ‘Dumky’, Op 90 (B 166) | St Peter’s Church, Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, 8.00pm, tel: 01491 825421, web site: www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/musicatstpeterswallingford/index.phtml
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Edinburgh
- 9, 11 & 12 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Scottish Opera, Francesco Corti (conductor), Kate Valentine Karolina Záleská, Jane Irwin Anežká Miletinská, Nicholas Folwell Mumlal, David Pomeroy Ladislav Podhajsky, Ben Johnson Toník - a peasant, Rebecca Ryan Lidka - a maid | • Smetana: The Two Widows (Dvĕ vdovy) sung in English (translation by David Pountney & Leonard Hancock) | Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 7.15pm, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 11 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Paul Meyer (clarinet), Eric Le Sage (piano) | • Brahms: Sonata, Op 120 No 1 | • Martinů: Sonatina (H 356) | • Lutosławski: Dance Preludes | • Berg: Four Pieces | • Brahms: Sonata, Op 120 No 2 | The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 11.00am, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 14 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Keith Lewis (tenor), Melvyn Tan (piano) | • Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte | • Liszt: Selected songs | • Hahn: Selected songs | • Janáček: Moravian Folk Poetry in Songs (selection) | The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 11.00am, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 14 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor), Karita Mattila (soprano) | • Janáček: Overture ‘From the House of the Dead’ | • Janáček: Jenůfa’s Prayer from ‘Jenufa’ | Tchaikovsky: Tatiana’s Letter Scene from ‘Eugene Onegin’ | Sibelius: Symphony No 1 | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8.00pm, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 20 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras (conductor), Alfred Brendel (piano) | • Mozart: Symphony No 40 in G minor | • Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor | • Dvořák: Nocturne in B Major for strings, Op 40 (B 47) | • Dvořák: Czech Suite in D Major, Op 39 (B 93) | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8.00pm, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 22 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Pavel Haas Quartet | • Pavel Haas: String Quartet No 3 | • Prokofiev: String Quartet No 1 | • Janáček: String Quartet No 2 ‘Intimate Letters’ | The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 11.00am, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 24 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Soloists from Budapest Festival Orchestra | • Hummel: Piano Quintet in E flat, Op 87 | • Bartók: Contrasts for violin,piano & clarinet | • Bartók: Piano Quintet | The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 2.00pm, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 25 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Lyriarte, Rüdiger Lotter (violin & baroque violin), Irving Arditti (violin) | music by • Biber and • Berio | The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 11.00am, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 25 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Budapest Festival Orchestra, Dutch National Youth Choir, Iván Fischer (conductor) | • Dvořák (arr Gátay): Four Moravian Duets, Op 38 (B 107) | • Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances | • Bartók: Seven pieces for choir and chamber orchestra | • Bartók: Three Village Scenes | • Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70, (B 141) | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8.00pm, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 28 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Ivan Moravec (piano) | • Chopin: Two Nocturnes, Op 27, Barcarolle in F sharp Major & Ballade No 1 in G minor | • Janáček: On the Overgrown Path (selection) | • Janáček: In the Mists (selection) | • Debussy: Pour le Piano | The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 11.00am, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 29 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Jerusalem Quartet | • Haydn: String Quartet, Op 76 No 5 | • Smetana: String Quartet No 1 ‘From my Life’ | • Brahms: String Quartet in A minor, Op 51 No 2 | The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 11.00am, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 29 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 | Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Oliver Knussen (conductor) | • Scriabin (arr Knussen): Scriabin Settings • Janáček (arr D Matthews): On the Overgrown Path, Book 1 | • Stravinsky: The Fairy’s Kiss | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 8.00pm, web site: www.eif.co.uk
- 31 August 2008 | Edinburgh International Festival 2008 - Bank of Scotland Fireworks Concert | Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Nicolae Moldoveanu (conductor) | • Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (excerpts) | • Brahms: Hungarian Dances (excerpts) | Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, 9.00pm, web site: www.eif.co.uk
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Machynnleth
- 22 August 2008 | Wihan Quartet, Martin Kasík (piano) | • Mozart: String Quartet No 15 in D minor, K421 | • Janáček: String Quartet No 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ | • Dvořák: Quintet for Piano and Strings in A, Op 5 (B 28) | Y Tabernacl (The Tabernacle), Heol Penrallt, Machynnleth, 7.30pm, tel: 01654 703355, e-mail: info@momawales.org.uk
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Belfast
- 5 August 2008 | BBC Radio 3 Summer Invitation Concert | Ulster Orchestra, Kenneth Montgomery (conductor), Finghin Collins (piano) | • Marion Ingoldsby: new work | • Stanford: Piano Concerto No 2 | • Smetana: Má vlast – Vltava | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Whitla Hall, Belfast, 7.45pm, tel: 0870 901 1227, web site: www.ulster-orchestra.org.uk
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