October 2010 United Kingdom Diary
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HIGHLIGHTS OF MONTH
>> ENO, Janáček Jenůfa
>> Dvořák Te Deum & Stabat Mater, London
>> Dvořák Symphony No 5, Scotland
>> ENO, Janáček Jenůfa
>> Dvořák Te Deum & Stabat Mater, London
>> Dvořák Symphony No 5, Scotland
Northern England
- 5 October 2010 | Rodewald Concert Series | Jonathan Biss (piano) | • Beethoven: Six Bagatelles, Op 126 | • Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K540 | • Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 28 in A major, Op 101 | • Janáček: Piano Sonata 1.X1905 “From the Street (Z ulice)” | • Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Op 57 “Appassionata” | St George’s Hall Concert Room, William Brown Street, Liverpool, 7.30pm, Box Office tel: 0151 709 3789, Web site: www.liverpoolphil.com
- 22 October 2010 | Rodewald Concert Series | Pavel Haas Quartet | • Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, Op 9 No 3 | • Debussy: String Quartet in G minor, Op 10 | • Dvořák: String Quartet No 12 in F Major, Op 96 (B 179) “American” | St George’s Hall Concert Room, William Brown Street, Liverpool, 7.30pm, Box Office tel: 0151 709 3789, Web site: www.liverpoolphil.com
- 29 October 2010 | Hoylake Chamber Concert Series | Finzi Quartet | • Mozart: String Quartet in G, K387 | • Korngold: String Quartet No 3 in D, Op 34 | • Beethoven: String Quartet in E minor, Op 59 No 2 | Westbourne Community Hall, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside, 7.30pm, web site: www.chamberconcert.co.uk
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Midlands
- 9 October 2010 | Music at Leamington Hastings | Wihan Quartet, Ashley Wass (piano) | • Brahms: String Quartet No 2 in A minor, Op.51 No 2 | • Pagannini (arr Willam Zinn): 6 Caprices for String Quartet | • Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21 (arr for Quartet) | St Mark’s Church, Bilton, Rugby, C22 7R, 7.30pm | Tickets tel: 07966 584328 | Web site: www.musicatleamingtonhastings.co.uk
- 13 & 16 October 2010 | THE BIRMINGHAM MAHLER CYCLE | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Ladies of the CBSO Chorus, CBSO Youth Chorus, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor), Susan Bickley (mezzo soprano) | • Mahler: Symphony No 3 in D minor | Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 7.30pm (7.00pm on 16th), box office tel: 0121 780 3333, web site: www.cbso.co.uk
- 15 October 2010 | CBSO Benevolent Fund Concert | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor), Alina Pogostkina (violin) | • Rossini: William Tell – Overture | • Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor, Op. 26 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 8 in G Major, Op 88 (B 163) | Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 7.30pm, box office tel: 0121 780 3333, web site: www.cbso.co.uk
- 31 October 2010 | THE BIRMINGHAM MAHLER CYCLE | CBSO Youth Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky (conductor), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo soprano) | • Wagner: Tannhäuser – Overture | • Mahler: Rückert Lieder | • Shostakovich: Symphony No 11 (The Year 1905) | Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 7.00pm, box office tel: 0121 780 3333, web site: www.cbso.co.uk
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London
- 1 October 2010 | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) | • Wagner: Tristan und Isolde – Prelude & Liebestod | • Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs (UK première) | • Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (B 141) | Barbican Hall, London, 7.00pm (pre-concert talk at 6.00pm in Fountain Room) |Web site: www.barbican.org.uk
- 3 October 2010 | London Chamber Music Society | Wihan Quartet | • Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor | • Schumann: String Quartet in F, Op 41 No 2 | • Dvořák: String Quartet No 10 in E flat Major, Op 51 (B 92) | Hall One, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG, 6.30pm | Box office tel: 020 7520 1490 | Web site: www.londonchambermusic.org.uk
- 1 & 5 October 2010 | English National Opera, Sir Richard Armstrong (conductor), Amanda Roocroft (Emilia Marty) | • Janáček: The Makropulos Case ((Věc Makropulos) [sung in English] | Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES, 7.30pm | Box office tel: +44 (0) 871 911 0200 | Web site: www.eno.org
- 6 October 2010 | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (conductor), Evgeny Kissin (piano) | • Suk: Scherzo fantastique | • Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) “New World” | Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 7.30pm | Web sites: www.southbankcentre.co.uk and www.lpo.co.uk
- 9 October 2010 | London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Neeme Järvi (conductor), Lisa Milne (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Peter Auty (tenor), Peter Rose (bass) | • Dvořák: Te Deum, Op 103 (B 176) | • Dvořák: Stabat Mater, Op 58 (B 71) | Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 7.30pm | Web sites: www.southbankcentre.co.uk and www.lpo.co.uk
- 10 October 2010 | Wihan Quartet | • Mendelssohn: String Quartet No 6 in F minor, Op. 80 | • Paganini: 6 Caprices, Op 1 | • Dvořák: String Quartet No 14 in A flat Major, Op 105 (B 193) | Blackheath Halls, 23 Lee Road, London, SE3 9RQ, 11.00am | Box office tel: 020 8463 0100 | Web site: www.blackheathhalls.com
- 10 & 12 October 2010 | London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Sir Colin Davis (conductor), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Soloists include - Krassimira Stoyanova (soprano), Anna Stephany (mezzo-soprano), Simon O’Neill (tenor) | • Dvořák: Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 53 (B 108) | • Janáček: Glagolitic Mass | Barbican Hall, London, 7.30pm | Web site: www.barbican.org.uk
- 21 October 2010 | Tetzlaff String Quartet | • Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op 20 No 3 | • Dvořák: String Quartet No 14 in A flat Major, Op 105 (B 193) | • Sibelius: String Quartet in D minor “Voces intimae” | Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 7.30pm | Web site: www.southbankcentre.co.uk
- 27 October 2010 | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski (conductor), Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano) | • Mendelssohn: Symphony No 5 “Reformation” | • Mahler: Kindertotenlieder | • Brahms: Symphony No 3 in F Major, Op 90 | Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London, 7.30pm | Web sites: www.southbankcentre.co.uk and www.lpo.co.uk
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Southern England
- 2 October 2010 | Seven Oaks Music Club | Wihan Quartet, James Boyd (viola) | • Mozart: String Quintet in C (K 515) | • Dvořák: String Quintet No 3 in E-flat Major, Op 97 (B 180) “The American” | • Mozart: String Quintet in G minor (K 516) | Ship Theatre, Walthamstow Hall School, Sevenoaks. Kent, TN13 3UL, 7.30pm | Web site: www.sevenoaksmusicclub.org.uk
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Scotland
- 14 October 2010 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbański (conductor), John Lill (piano) | • Beethoven: Coriolan Overture | • Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 5 in F Major, Op 76 (B 54) | Music Hall, Aberdeen, 7.30pm, web sites: www.boxofficeaberdeen.com & www.rsno.org.uk
- 15 October 2010 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbański (conductor), John Lill (piano) | • Beethoven: Coriolan Overture | • Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 5 in F Major, Op 76 (B 54) | Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7.30pm, web sites: www.usherhall.co.uk & www.rsno.org.uk
- 16 October 2010 | Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbański (conductor), John Lill (piano) | • Beethoven: Coriolan Overture | • Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 5 in F Major, Op 76 (B 54) | Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 7.30pm, web sites: www.glasgowconcerthalls.com & www.rsno.org.uk
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Wales
- 7 October 2010 | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), Neeme Järvi (conductor) | • Suk: Scherzo Fantastique, Op 25 | • Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54 | • Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) “New World” | St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm | Web site: www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk