May 2012 United Kingdom Diary
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Northern England
- 12 May 2012 | 7.30pm
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)
• Smetana: Symphonic Poem “Wallenstein’s Camp”
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K491
• Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) “New World”
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BP
| Box Office tel: 0151 709 3789 | >> www.liverpoolphil.com - 15 May 2012 | 7.30pm
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, lyich Rivas (conductor), Stephen Hough (piano)
• Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op 80
• Dvořák: Symphonic Variations, Op 78 (B 70)
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30
Guild Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, PR1 1HT
| Box Office tel: 0845 344 2012 | >> www.prestonguildhall.com - 20 May 2012 | 2.30pm
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, lyich Rivas (conductor), Stephen Hough (piano)
• Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op 80
• Dvořák: Symphonic Variations, Op 78 (B 70)
• Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 30
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1 9BP
| Box Office tel: 0151 709 3789 | >> www.liverpoolphil.com
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Midlands & East Anglia
- 5 May 2012 | 11.00am ‡
A Stafford Music Festival event | Inspired by the Past
Alard Quartet
• Anton (Antonín) Kammell: various pieces associated
with Thomas Anson (1695–1773) of the Shugborough Estate
Stafford Library, Shire Hall, Market Street, Stafford, ST16 2LQ
| Tel: 01785 254653 | >> www.staffordmusicfestival.org
Admission Free
‡ If you are planning to attend this concert, you are advised to check the starting time with the organisers before setting out, as some sources have quoted different times - 6 May 2012 | 1.00pm ‡
A Stafford Music Festival event | Inspired by the Past
Alard Quartet
• Anton (Antonín) Kammell: various pieces associated
with Thomas Anson (1695–1773) of the Shugborough Estate
The Saloon, Shugborough, Milford Common, Stafford, ST17 0XB
| Box Office & Information tel: 0845 459 8900 | >> www.shugborough.org.uk
| >> www.staffordmusicfestival.org
Admission free to visitors to Shugborough
‡ If you are planning to attend this concert, you are advised to check the starting time with the organisers before setting out, as some sources have quoted different times
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London
- 2 May 2012 | 7.30pm
| FREE Pre-concert event | 6.15 – 6.45pm |
| Professor Geoffrey Chew explores three giants of the Czech repertoire. | London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Martin Helmchen (piano)
• Janáček: Suite, The Cunning Little Vixen
• Dvořák: Piano Concerto in G Minor, Op 33 (B 63)
• Suk: “Ripening” – symphonic poem for orchestra, Op 34
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London
| Box Office tel: 0844 875 0073 | >> www.southbankcentre.co.uk - 11 May 2012 | 7.00pm
Czech Open 2012 – Czech Cultural Season in Islington
Martinů Quartet
• František Škroup: String Quartet No 3 in G major, Op 29
• Janáček: String Quartet No 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
• Dvořák: String Quartet No 13 in G Major, Op 106 (B 192)
St Mary Magdalene Church, Holloway Road, Islington, London N7 8LT
| Tickets: £10 (£7 concessions for Children, Students and Over 65s)
| Purchase at the door or on-line >> www.etickets.to/buy/?e=8114
| >> www.n7parish.net | >> london.czechcentres.cz/ - 15 May 2012 | 7.45pm
Richmond Concert Society
Nash Ensemble
• Britten: Phantasy Quartet, Op 2
• Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat, Op. 47
• Bainbridge: Music for Mel and Nora
• Dvořák: Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat Major, Op 87 (B 162)
St Edmund’s Roman Catholic Church, Nelson Road, Whitton
| >> richmondconcerts.co.uk - 17 May 2012 | 12.00 noon
Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniele Gatti (conductor)
• Wagner “Parsifal”, Prelude to Act III and Good Friday Music
• Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C-sharp minor
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London
| Box Office tel: 0800 652 6717 | >> www.southbankcentre.co.uk - 19 May 2012 | 7.30pm
Philharmonia Orchestra, Juraj Valčuha (conductor), Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
• Mozart: Overture – Don Giovanni
• Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104 (B 191)
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London
| Box Office tel: 0800 652 6717 | >> www.southbankcentre.co.uk - 22 May 2012 | 7.30pm
London Bridge Ensemble, Ivan Ludlow (baritone)
• Webern: Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op 11
• Mahler: Piano Quartet Movement in A minor
• Schubert: (from) Schwanengesang, D.957: the settings of poems by Heine
• Schubert: Selection of Songs
Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat major (K 493)
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP
| Box Office tel: 020 7935 2141 | >> www.wigmore-hall.org.uk - 24 May 2012 | 7.30pm (Pre-concert talk, 6.00pm, Cinema 3)
BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Isabelle Faust (violin)
• Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 77
• Suk: “Ripening” – symphonic poem for orchestra, Op 34
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
| Box office tel: 020 7638 8891 | >> www.barbican.org.uk - 27 May 2012 | 7.30pm
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Yefim Bronfman (piano), TBA (singer)
• Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor, Op 37
• Mahler: Symphony No 4 in G Major
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
| Box office tel: 020 7638 8891 | >> www.barbican.org.uk - 31 May 2012
Philharmonia Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor)
• Janáček: Sinfonietta
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C major (K 467)
• Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (B 141)
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London
| Box Office tel: 0800 652 6717 | >> www.southbankcentre.co.uk - 31 May 2012 | 7.30pm
London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Yefim Bronfman (piano), Gil Shaham (violin)
• Berg: Chamber Concerto
• Mahler: Symphony No 1 in D Major “Titan”
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
| Box Office tel: 020 7638 8891 | >> www.barbican.org.uk
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Southern England
- 16 May 2012 | 7.30pm
Newbury Spring Festival
Kinsky Trio Prague
• Haydn: Piano Trio No 39 in G major Hob XV/25 “Gypsy Rondo”
• Debussy: Piano Trio in D major
• Dvořák: Dumky for piano trio, Op 90 (B 166)
Englefield House, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5EN
| Box Office tel: 01635 522733 | >> www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk - 18 May 2012 | 12.30pm
Newbury Spring Festival — Young Artists Lunchtime Recital
Piatti Quartet
• Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op 76 No 3 “Kaiser (Emperor)”
(Hob III:77)
• Smetana: String Quartet No 1 in E minor “From My Life”
Corn Exchange, Market Place, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5BD
| Box Office tel: 01635 522733 | >> www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk - 20, 24, 27, 29 & 31 May 2012 | 5.10pm/20 & 27 | 6.25pm/24, 29 & 31
Glyndebourne Festival 2012
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
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Wales
- 15 May 2012 | 1.00pm
Lunchtime Concert
Sarah Trickey (violin), Daniel Tong (piano)
• Janáček: Sonata for Violin & Piano
• Sibelius: Three Pieces, Op 116
• Brahms: Sonata in A Major Op 100
St David’s Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff, CF10 1AH
| Box Office tel: 029 2087 8444 | >> www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
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