August 2012 United Kingdom Diary
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London
- 12 August 2012 | 8.00pm
Prom 41
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, BBC Singers, Crouch End Festival Chorus, New London Chamber Choir, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Angela Denoke (soprano), Simon O'Neill (tenor), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts (tenor), Neal Davies (bass-baritone), Wolfgang Schöne (speaker)
• Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
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| >> www.royalalberthall.com - 15 August 2012 | 7.30pm
Prom 45
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor), Nelson Freire (piano)
• Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) “New World”
• Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
• Joan Tower: Fanfare for the Uncomman Woman
• Villa-Lobos: Momoprécoce
• Ginastera: Estancia – suite
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
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| >> www.royalalberthall.com - 18 August 2012 | 7.30pm
Prom 48
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
• Weber: Overture “Der Freischütz”
• Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
• Tchaikovsky: Manfred
Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP
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Scotland
- 11 & 13 August 2012 | 7.15pm
Edinburgh International Festival
Opera North, Richard Farnes (conductor), Ylva Kihlberg (Emilia Marty), Paul Nilon (Albert Gregor)
• Janáček: The Makropulos Case ((Věc Makropulos) [sung in English]
Festival Theatre, 13–29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
| Box Office tel: +44 (0)131 473 2000 | >> www.eif.co.uk - 17 August 2012 | 11.00am
Edinburgh International Festival
Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Nikolai Lugansky (piano)
• Janáček: Violin Sonata
• Brahms: Violin Sonata No 1 in G
• Stravinsky: Duo concertante
• Respighi: Violin Sonata
The Queen’s Hall, 85–89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh
| Box Office tel: +44 (0)131 473 2000 | >> www.eif.co.uk - 21 August 2012 | 8.00pm
Edinburgh International Festival
Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor)
• Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra
• Smetana: Má vlast (My Country) – Parts 1 to 4
Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA
| Box Office tel: +44 (0)131 473 2000 | >> www.eif.co.uk - 22 August 2012 | 8.00pm
Edinburgh International Festival
Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Lars Vogt (piano)
• Lutoslawski: Piano Concerto
• Smetana: Má vlast (My Country) – Parts 5 and 6
• Shostakovich: Symphony No 6 in B minor
Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA
| Box Office tel: +44 (0)131 473 2000 | >> www.eif.co.uk - 24 August 2012 | 8.00pm
Edinburgh International Festival
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Daniele Gatti (conductor)
• Wagner: Parsifal – Prelude to Act 3 and Good Friday Music
• Mahler: Symphony No 7 in E minor
Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA
| Box Office tel: +44 (0)131 473 2000 | >> www.eif.co.uk - 26 August 2012 | 7.30pm
Edinburgh International Festival
Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer (conductor), József Lendvay (violin)
• Bartók: Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz100
• Bartók: Violin Concerto No 1
• Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C-sharp minor
Usher Hall, Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1 2EA
| Box Office tel: +44 (0)131 473 2000 | >> www.eif.co.uk - 27 August 2012 | 11.00am
Edinburgh International Festival
Dietrich Henschel (baritone), Steven Osborne (piano)
• Songs by Wolf, Korngold, Frank Martin and Mahler
The Queen’s Hall, 85–89 Clerk Street, Edinburgh
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