June 2012 United Kingdom Diary
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Northern England
- 15 June 2012 | Race against Time | 7.30pm
Second Movement, Ensemble 10/10 (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra contemporary music group), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir, Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, Clark Rundell (conductor)
• Emily Howard: “Zátopek!” – opera world première (commissioned by
Second Movement with support from New Music 20x12)
• Ligeti: Chamber Concerto
• Martinů: Concertino for cello, winds, piano & percussion (H 143)
• Janáček: Nursery Rhymes (Říkadla)
• Ondřej Kyas: Strange Kind of Happiness world première
• Hui Tak Cheung: New work
The Epstein Theatre, Hanover House, Hanover Street, Liverpool, L1 3DY
| Box Office tel: 0151 709 3789 | on-line booking >> bit.ly/oMyBkc
| >> www.secondmovement.org.uk | >> www.newmusic20x12.org
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Midlands & East Anglia
- 9 June 2012 | 7.00pm
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Adam Römer (viola)
• Dvořák: Overture “Othello”, Op 93 (B 174)
• Bartók: Viola Concerto
• Shostakovich: Symphony No 10 in E Minor, Op 93
Symphony Hall, 32 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
| Box office tel: 0121 780 3333 | >> www.cbso.co.uk | >> www.thsh.co.uk - 10 June 2012 | 7.30pm
Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor), David Fray (piano)
• Janáček: Sinfonietta
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No 22 in E-flat major, K482
• Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (B 141)
De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU
| Box Office tel: 0116 233 3111 | >> www.demontforthall.co.uk - 25 June 2012 | 7.30pm
Orange County High School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Musicians from Azusa Pacific University, Birmingham Junior Conservatoire Chamber Orchestra and Chorus, Timothy English (conductor), Chi Hoe Mak (choir director), Sarah Drabant (choir director), Christopher Russell (conductor), John Sutton (chorus master), Melinda Ehrlich (soprano), Piran Legg (baritone)
• Finzi: Romance for String Orchestra, Op 11
• Barber: First Essay for Orchestra
• Brian: Symphony No 27
• Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
• Dvořák: Te Deum, Op 103 (B 176)
Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham
| Box Office tel: 0121 780 3333 | >> www.thsh.co.uk - 28 June 2012 | 2.15pm (pre-concert talk: 1.15pm - violinist David Gregory offers a professional’s angle on Elgar and Dvořák)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Laurence Jackson (violin/director), Christopher Yates (viola)
• Elgar: Serenade for Strings
• Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E-flat KV364
• Barber: Adagio
• Dvořák: Serenade in E Major for Strings, Op 22 (B 52)
Symphony Hall, 32 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
| Box office tel: 0121 780 3333 | >> www.cbso.co.uk | >> www.thsh.co.uk
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London
- 28 June 2012 | 7.30pm
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Kate Royal (soprano), Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo-soprano)
• Joseph Phibbs: new work
• Mahler: Symphony No 2 in C minor “Resurrection”
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London
| Box Office tel: 0844 875 0073 | >> www.southbankcentre.co.uk
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Southern England
- 3, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22 & 28 June 2012 | 5.10pm/3 & 10 | 6.25pm/others
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Sergei Leiferkus (Gamekeeper), Lucy Crowe (Vixen), Emma Bell (Fox)
• Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (Příhody lišky Bystroušky)
Opera House, Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5UU
| Box Office tel: 01273 813813 | >> glyndebourne.com - 6 June 2012 | 8.00pm (pre-concert talk by Angus Watson at 5.00pm)
Wihan Quartet, Michael Dussek (piano)
• Smetana: String Quartet No 2 in D minor
• Dvořák: Sonata in F major for Violin & Piano, Op 57 (B 106)
• Janáček: String Quartet No 2 “Intimate Letters”
Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9DT
| Tickets tel: 01460 258613 | >> www.dillington.com - 7 June 2012 | 8.00pm (pre-concert talk by Angus Watson at 5.00pm)
Wihan Quartet, Michael Dussek (piano)
• Martinů: String Quartet No 2 (H 150)
• Janáček: Sonata for Violin & Piano
• Dvořák: String Quartet No 9 in D minor, Op 34 (B 75)Dvořák: String Quartet No 9 in D minor, Op 34 (B 75)
Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9DT
| Tickets tel: 01460 258613 | >> www.dillington.com - 8 June 2012 | 8.00pm (pre-concert talk by Angus Watson at 5.00pm)
Wihan Quartet, Michael Dussek (piano)
• Smetana: String Quartet No 1 in E minor “From My Life”
• Martinů: Violin Sonata No 3 (H 303)
• Dvořák: String Quartet No 11 in C, Op 61 (B 121)
Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9DT
| Tickets tel: 01460 258613 | >> www.dillington.com - 9 June 2012 | 8.00pm (pre-concert talk by Angus Watson at 5.00pm)
Wihan Quartet, Michael Dussek (piano)
• Janáček: String Quartet No 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
• Smetana: From My Homeland (violin and piano)
• Dvořák: String Quartet No 12 in F Major, Op 96 (B 179) “American”
Dillington House, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9DT
| Tickets tel: 01460 258613 | >> www.dillington.com - 16 June 2012 | 7.30pm | pre-concert talk 6.45pm
Woking Symphony Orchestra, Roy Stratford (conductor), Ivana Gavrić (piano)
• Weber: Overture “Jubel”
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 in E flat Major, Op 73 “Emperor”
• Hughes: “Anaphora” - Special Commission by “Making Music – Adopt
a Composer”, in conjunction with BBC Radio 3
• Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) “New World”
H G Wells Conference & Events Centre, Church Street East, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6HJ
| Box Office tel: 01483 712710 | >> www.wokingso.co.uk - 22 June 2012 | 7.45pm
Philharmonia Orchestra & Chorus, Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor), Kate Royal (soprano), Ekaterina Gubanova (mezzo-soprano)
• Joseph Phibbs: new work
• Mahler: Symphony No 2 in C minor “Resurrection”
The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke, RG21 7QR
| Box Office tel: 01256 844244 | >> www.anvilarts.org.uk
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Northern Ireland
- 13 June 2012 | Lunchtime Concert | 1.05pm
Ulster Orchestra, Robert Houlihan (conductor), Jonathan Byers (cello)
• Dvořák: Serenade in E Major for Strings, Op 22 (B 52)
• Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
Ulster Hall, Bedford Street, Belfast
Box Office tel: 028 9033 4455 | >> www.ulsterorchestra.com>> www.ulsterhall.co.uk
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Scotland
- 16 June 2012 | 7.30pm
New Edinburgh Orchestra, Tim Paxton (conductor), Harriet Bruce (cello)
• David Horne: Strands
• Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op 85
• Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (B 141)
Inverleith St Serf’s Church, 280 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, EH5 3NP
| Box Office tel: 0131 668 2019 | >> www.newedinburghorchestra.org.uk
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