October 2012 United Kingdom Diary
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Midlands & East Anglia
- 2 October 2012 | 2.15 pm
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon (conductor), Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
• Berlioz: Overture “Beatrice and Benedict”
• Mozart: Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor (K 466)
• Dvořák: Symphony No 9 in E minor, Op 95 (B 178) “New World”
Symphony Hall, 32 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
| Box office tel: 0121 780 3333 | >> www.cbso.co.uk | >> www.thsh.co.uk - 24 October 2012 | 7.30pm
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (conductor), Valeriy Sokolov (violin)
• Smetana: Overture “The Bartered Bride”
• Bartók: Violin Concerto No 2
• Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (B 141)
Symphony Hall, 32 Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
| Box office tel: 0121 780 3333 | >> www.cbso.co.uk | >> www.thsh.co.uk - 31 October 2012 | 7.15pm
also on 2 November with different cast
Glyndebourne Tour 2012
Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Mária Porubčinová (Rusalka), Peter Berger (Prince)
Dvořák: Rusalka, Op 114 B203 – lyric fairy tale in 3 acts
Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich NR2 1RL
| Box Office tel: 01603 63 00 00 | >> www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
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London
- 2 & 3 October 2012 | 7.30pm
earlier performances on 17, 22, 27 & 29 September
English National Opera, Edward Gardner (conductor), Julia Sporsén (Julietta), Peter Hoare (Michel)
• Martinů: Julietta (The Key to Dreams) – lyric opera in 3 acts (H 253)
sung in English
London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES
| Box Office tel: +44 (0) 20 7379 1264 | >> www.eno.org - 14 October 2012 | 3.00pm
Philharmonia Orchestra, Juraj Valčuha (conductor), Renaud Capuçon (violin)
• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64
• Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C-sharp minor
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London
| Box Office tel: 0844 875 0073 | >> www.southbankcentre.co.uk - 25 October 2012 | 7.30pm
Songs without Words
London Bridge Ensemble
• Schubert: String Trio in B flat major (D 471)
• Clara Schumann: Three Romances for violin and piano, Op 22
• Elgar: In Moonlight (“Canto Popolare” from “In the South”)
• Martinů: Variations on a Slovak Folk Song (H 378)
• Dvořák: Piano Quartet No 2 in E flat Major, Op 87 (B 162)
St. Gabriel‘s, Warwick Square, Pimlico, London SW1V 2AD
| On-line tickets >> bit.ly/IheF15 | tickets by e-mail: info@tashmina.co.uk
| Tickets also available on the door
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Southern England
- 5 – 7 October 2012
Arts in Residence
Dvořák in America — Residential Course
Terry Barfoot (lecturer), Brodowski String Quartet
• An exploration of Dvořák’s years in America (1892-5), when he wrote
some of his best-known music: his final Symphony, “From the New
World”, plus chamber and vocal music, and the cello concerto. There will
be visual and musical illustrations, using excellent hi-fi equipment and
DVD, and the course will conclude with a performance of the “American
Quartet” by the Brodowski String Quartet.
Alton House Hotel, Normandy Street, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 1DW
| Tel: 02392 383356 | >> www.artsinresidence.co.uk | >> www.altonhousehotel.com - 6 October 2012 | 7.30pm
Sidmouth Music
Ivana Gavrić (piano)
• Janáček: Piano Sonata 1.X1905 “From the Street (Z ulice)”
• Schubert: Sonata no 4 in A minor, D537
• Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
• Grieg: Sonata in E minor, Op 7
The Knowle Council Chamber, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 8HL
| >> www.sidmouthmusic.org.uk - 6, 8, 11, 13 & 19 October 2012 | 4.00pm (6.30pm on 11th & 19th)
Glyndebourne Tour 2012
Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Mária Porubčinová (Rusalka on 6, 11 & 19 Oct), Natasha Jouhl (Rusalka on 8 & 13 Oct), Peter Berger (Prince on 6, 11 & 19 Oct), Ladislav Elgr (Prince on 8 & 13 Oct)
• Dvořák: Rusalka, Op 114 B203 – lyric fairy tale in 3 acts
Opera House, Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5UU
| Box Office tel: 01273 813813 | >> glyndebourne.com - 24 & 26 October 2012 | 7.15pm
Glyndebourne Tour 2012
Glyndebourne Tour Orchestra, Glyndebourne Chorus, Jakub Hrůša (conductor), Mária Porubčinová (Rusalka on 24 Oct), Natasha Jouhl (Rusalka on 26 Oct), Peter Berger (Prince on 24 Oct), Ladislav Elgr (Prince on 26 Oct) • Dvořák: Rusalka, Op 114 B203 – lyric fairy tale in 3 acts
New Victoria Theatre, The Ambassadors, Peacocks Centre, Woking, Surrey GU21 6GQ
| Box Office tel: 0844 871 7645 (groups 7601)
| >> www.atgtickets.com/venue/New-Victoria-Theatre/54/
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