November 2008 United Kingdom Diary
Page last updated 29 June 2008
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England
- North West (Liverpool, Wirral)
- West Midlands(Birmingham)
- London
- South East (Southampton)
- South West (Bristol)
Wales
North West
- 17 November 2008 | Hoylake Chamber Concert Society | Henschel Quartet | • Mendelssohn: Four Pieces, Op 81 | • Janáček: String Quartet No 1 ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ | • Beethoven: String Quartet in E flat, Op 127 | St. Hildeburgh’s Church, Hoylake, 7.30pm, web site: www.chamberconcert.co.uk
- 23 November 2008 | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Matthew Wood (conductor) | • Grieg: In Autumn | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool, 7.30pm, tel: 0151 709 3789, web site: www.liverpoolphil.com
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West Midlands
- 19 November 2008 | Welsh National Opera, Sian Edwards (conductor), Nuccia Focile (Jenůfa), Susan Bickley (Kostelnička) | • Janáček: Jenůfa | Hippodrome, Birmingham, 7.15pm, box office tel: 0870 730 1234, web sites: www.wno.org.uk and www.birminghamhippodrome.co.uk
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London
- 8 November 2008 | Nash Ensemble, Joan Rodgers (soprano) | • Smetana: Evening Songs, Op 124 (voice and piano) | • Dvořák: Piano Trio ‘Dumky’, Op 90 (B 166) | • Dvořák: In Folk Tone / V národním tónu (voice and piano), Op 73 (B 146) | • Brahms: Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor, Op 45 | Wigmore Hall, London, 7.30pm, tel: 020 7935 2141, web site: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
- 9 November 2008 | Songs my mother taught me | Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Malcolm Martineau (piano) | • programme to include Dvořák, Martinů, Janáček and Schulhoff | Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, 7.30pm, box office tel: 020 7638 8891, web site: www.barbican.org.uk
- 11 November 2008 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, José Serebrier (conductor), Rachel Barton Pine (violin) | • Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro, Overture | • Brahms: Violin Concerto | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Cadogan Hall, London, 7.30pm, tel: 020 7730 4500, web site: www.cadoganhall.com
- 12 November 2008 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor) | • Bruckner: Symphony No 5 in B flat | Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, 7.30pm (pre-concert talk at 6.00pm), box office tel: 020 7638 8891, web sites: www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/symphonyorchestra and www.barbican.org.uk
- 13 November 2008 | London Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop (conductor), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) | • Bartók: The Wooden Prince (suite) | • Liszt: Piano Concerto No 2 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B178) ‘New World’ | Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, 7.30pm, box office tel: 020 7638 8891, web site: www.barbican.org.uk
- 28 November 2008 | BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Trinity Boys’ Choir, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Sally Matthews (soprano), John Graham-Hall (tenor), William Dazeley (baritone) | • Svatopluk Havelka: Hommage á Hieronymous Bosch (UK première) | • Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber | • Orff: Carmina burana | Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, 7.00pm (pre-concert talk at 6.00pm), box office tel: 020 7638 8891, web sites: www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/symphonyorchestra and www.barbican.org.uk
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South East
- 12 November 2008 | Welsh National Opera, Sian Edwards (conductor), Nuccia Focile (Jenůfa), Susan Bickley (Kostelnička) | • Janáček: Jenůfa | The Mayflower, Southampton, 7.15pm, box office tel: 023 80 711811, web sites: www.wno.org.uk and www.mayflower.org.uk
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South West
- 5 November 2008 | Welsh National Opera, Sian Edwards (conductor), Nuccia Focile (Jenůfa), Susan Bickley (Kostelnička) | • Janáček: Jenůfa | Hippodrome, Bristol, 7.15pm (pre-performance talks at 4.45pm & 5.50pm), box office tel: 0844 847 2325, web sites: www.wno.org.uk and www.bristol-hippodrome.co.uk
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Cardiff
- 15 November 2008 | BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Kazushi Ono (conductor) | • Mahler: Symphony No 7 | St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm, tel: 029 2087 8444, web site: www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
- 22 November 2008 | Philharmonia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Janine Jansen (violin) | • Beethoven: Violin Concerto | • Mahler: Symphony No 1 | St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm, tel: 029 2087 8444, web site: www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk
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Llandudno
- 26 November 2008 | Welsh National Opera, Sian Edwards (conductor), Nuccia Focile (Jenůfa), Susan Bickley (Kostelnička) | • Janáček: Jenůfa | Venue Cymru, Llandudno, 7.15pm, tel: 01492 872 000, web site: www.venuecymru.co.uk
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