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Philharmonia Season
2011/12
Welcome to the Philharmonia Orchestra’s fifteenth season in residence at De Montfort Hall, Leicester.
As always we’re proud to bring a varied programme featuring the very best of today’s artists.
The season opens with an Opera Gala evening with Sir John Tomlinson, one of the world’s leading
operatic basses. There are concerts featuring two of the Orchestra’s titled conductors: Esa-Pekka
Salonen, Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, conducts Beethoven’s Eroica, and Christoph von
Dohnányi, Honorary Conductor for Life, conducts an evening of Richard Strauss. We also have a
Philharmonia conducting début for 29-year-old Han-Na Chang, a protégée of Lorin Maazel, who
conducts a programme featuring prominent works from Spain and America, alongside a performance
of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez by renowned guitarist Craig Ogden. The Philharmonia collaborates
with Leicester Philharmonic Choir for a performance of Handel’s Messiah. To complete the season,
one of the recently established names of the British conducting world, Edward Gardner, conducts
Janácek’s
monumental Sinfonietta.
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The Philharmonia’s commitment to working with Leicester’s wider communities remains an integral
part of the Residency and this Season sees the launch of a major new education initiative. Orchestra
Unwrapped will over the coming four years give every Key Stage 2 primary school child in Leicester
the opportunity to hear live the Philharmonia Orchestra at De Montfort Hall, alongside an extensive
programme of teacher training and digital resources to ensure the Philharmonia reaches every primary
school classroom in Leicester. Find out more and how you can play your part in this project on Page 10.
Friday 23 SepteMber 7.30pM
OPERA GALA EVENING
David Parry conductor
Sir John Tomlinson bass
Highlights from operas by:
Mozart (Die Zauberflöte; Don Giovanni),
Verdi (Macbeth), Rossini (Il barbiere di Siviglia;
La gazza ladra), Wagner (Die Walküre)
A concert featuring the UK’s leading operatic bass,
Sir John Tomlinson, established as one of the all-time
great interpreters of Wagner’s bass characters. In this
wide ranging programme, Tomlinson’s full range of vocal
colour and expression will be displayed with highlighted
arias from the greatest of the operatic composers.
Light and dark are in equal measure, from the comedy
of Rossini's Barber of Seville to Verdi’s passion-filled
foreboding in ‘Studia in passo’ from Macbeth.
The best-known orchestral overtures and interludes
also feature, from the much-adored Overture to
The Magic Flute to the epic ‘Ride of the Valkyries’.
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David Whelton
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Philharmonia Season
2011/12
Welcome to the Philharmonia Orchestra’s fifteenth season in residence at De Montfort Hall, Leicester.
As always we’re proud to bring a varied programme featuring the very best of today’s artists.
The season opens with an Opera Gala evening with Sir John Tomlinson, one of the world’s leading
operatic basses. There are concerts featuring two of the Orchestra’s titled conductors: Esa-Pekka
Salonen, Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, conducts Beethoven’s Eroica, and Christoph von
Dohnányi, Honorary Conductor for Life, conducts an evening of Richard Strauss. We also have a
Philharmonia conducting début for 29-year-old Han-Na Chang, a protégée of Lorin Maazel, who
conducts a programme featuring prominent works from Spain and America, alongside a performance
of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez by renowned guitarist Craig Ogden. The Philharmonia collaborates
with Leicester Philharmonic Choir for a performance of Handel’s Messiah. To complete the season,
one of the recently established names of the British conducting world, Edward Gardner, conducts
Janácek’s
monumental Sinfonietta.
ˇ
The Philharmonia’s commitment to working with Leicester’s wider communities remains an integral
part of the Residency and this Season sees the launch of a major new education initiative. Orchestra
Unwrapped will over the coming four years give every Key Stage 2 primary school child in Leicester
the opportunity to hear live the Philharmonia Orchestra at De Montfort Hall, alongside an extensive
programme of teacher training and digital resources to ensure the Philharmonia reaches every primary
school classroom in Leicester. Find out more and how you can play your part in this project on Page 10.
Friday 23 SepteMber 7.30pM
OPERA GALA EVENING
David Parry conductor
Sir John Tomlinson bass
Highlights from operas by:
Mozart (Die Zauberflöte; Don Giovanni),
Verdi (Macbeth), Rossini (Il barbiere di Siviglia;
La gazza ladra), Wagner (Die Walküre)
A concert featuring the UK’s leading operatic bass,
Sir John Tomlinson, established as one of the all-time
great interpreters of Wagner’s bass characters. In this
wide ranging programme, Tomlinson’s full range of vocal
colour and expression will be displayed with highlighted
arias from the greatest of the operatic composers.
Light and dark are in equal measure, from the comedy
of Rossini's Barber of Seville to Verdi’s passion-filled
foreboding in ‘Studia in passo’ from Macbeth.
The best-known orchestral overtures and interludes
also feature, from the much-adored Overture to
The Magic Flute to the epic ‘Ride of the Valkyries’.
*
6.15pM free Pre-concert talK
David Parry in conversation with John Florance
David Whelton
Managing Director, Philharmonia Orchestra
De Montfort Hall is owned and
funded by Leicester City Council
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David Parry
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Laurie Ashworth
Melanie Diener
WedNesday 23 NoveMber 7.30pM
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor
Melanie Diener soprano
STRAUSS
STRAUSS
MOZART
STRAUSS
Don Juan
Four Last Songs
Symphony No. 25, K183
Till Eulenspiegel
An evening dedicated almost entirely to one of the composers
most championed by Christoph von Dohnányi during his
distinguished musical career: the last great German Romantic
composer, Richard Strauss. The programme spans more
than 60 years of Strauss’s compositional life and is framed by
two sparkling miniature musical pen portraits – the flamboyant
Don Juan, his first tone poem, which set the musical world on
fire in 1888, and the nimble and witty Till Eulenspiegel,
chronicling its eponymous hero’s ‘merry pranks’. In between,
a different Strauss altogether is heard in the sublime and
deeply moving Four Last Songs: an autumnal, eloquent and
honest meditation on the end of life – a piece which the
Philharmonia premièred in 1950.
Saturday 10 DeceMber 7.30pM
Adrian Partington conductor
Laurie Ashworth soprano
Carolyn Dobbin mezzo-soprano
James Geer tenor
Njabulo Madlala bass
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
HANDEL Messiah
Far and away, Handel’s Messiah is the most celebrated of all
his oratorios, and holds a uniquely-admired position among
all choral literature. Completed in just 24 days, and following
a career writing for the operatic stage, Messiah marked a new
period for Handel which eventually proved to be his most
lucrative. The result is a blend of the best baroque styles and
colours: part German passion, part English anthem, part Italian
opera. There is a plethora of beautiful and varied arias from the
grandiose ‘He was despised’ to the more simple lyricism of ‘How
beautiful are the feet’. Of course, this is not to forget the glorious,
if infamous, ‘Hallelujah’ Chorus. Of particular relevance to the
local area, it should be noted that Messiah was reputedly written
while Handel stayed at Gopsall Hall, North-West Leicestershire.
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its innermost thoughts” Evening Standard
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Adrian Partington
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Laurie Ashworth
Melanie Diener
WedNesday 23 NoveMber 7.30pM
Christoph von Dohnányi conductor
Melanie Diener soprano
STRAUSS
STRAUSS
MOZART
STRAUSS
Don Juan
Four Last Songs
Symphony No. 25, K183
Till Eulenspiegel
An evening dedicated almost entirely to one of the composers
most championed by Christoph von Dohnányi during his
distinguished musical career: the last great German Romantic
composer, Richard Strauss. The programme spans more
than 60 years of Strauss’s compositional life and is framed by
two sparkling miniature musical pen portraits – the flamboyant
Don Juan, his first tone poem, which set the musical world on
fire in 1888, and the nimble and witty Till Eulenspiegel,
chronicling its eponymous hero’s ‘merry pranks’. In between,
a different Strauss altogether is heard in the sublime and
deeply moving Four Last Songs: an autumnal, eloquent and
honest meditation on the end of life – a piece which the
Philharmonia premièred in 1950.
Saturday 10 DeceMber 7.30pM
Adrian Partington conductor
Laurie Ashworth soprano
Carolyn Dobbin mezzo-soprano
James Geer tenor
Njabulo Madlala bass
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
HANDEL Messiah
Far and away, Handel’s Messiah is the most celebrated of all
his oratorios, and holds a uniquely-admired position among
all choral literature. Completed in just 24 days, and following
a career writing for the operatic stage, Messiah marked a new
period for Handel which eventually proved to be his most
lucrative. The result is a blend of the best baroque styles and
colours: part German passion, part English anthem, part Italian
opera. There is a plethora of beautiful and varied arias from the
grandiose ‘He was despised’ to the more simple lyricism of ‘How
beautiful are the feet’. Of course, this is not to forget the glorious,
if infamous, ‘Hallelujah’ Chorus. Of particular relevance to the
local area, it should be noted that Messiah was reputedly written
while Handel stayed at Gopsall Hall, North-West Leicestershire.
* LISTEN TO EXTRACTS AND BUY ONLINE
Christoph von Dohnányi conducts Strauss’s
© Photostudio Heinrich
Till Eulenspiegel philharmonia.co.uk/shop
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orchestra for years and knows
its innermost thoughts” Evening Standard
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WedNesday 1 February 7.30pM
WedNesday 14 March 7.30pM
Han-Na Chang conductor
Craig Ogden guitar
Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
Antti Siirala piano
DE FALLA
RODRIGO
IVES
BARBER
GERSHWIN
Three-Cornered Hat, Suite Nos. 1 and 2
Concierto de Aranjuez
The Unanswered Question
Adagio for Strings
An American in Paris
BEETHOVEN Overture, King Stephen
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia’s Principal Conductor
and Artistic Advisor, returns to De Montfort Hall for a
programme featuring Beethoven’s Eroica. For some, this is
considered the greatest symphony ever written, creating
the foundations of Romanticism on the part of its
unprecedented scale, gestures and depth of expression.
The context in which the symphony was written reflects the
work’s raw passion. On hearing that Napoleon had crowned
himself emperor (the symphony’s original dedicatee),
Beethoven famously tore the title page in half, scored out
the offending name, and re-dedicated it to Prince Lobkowitz.
In the first half, Schumann's supremely eloquent Piano
Concerto is performed by Antti Siirala – an intimate
dialogue between piano and orchestra.
Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, suffused with a Mediterranean
spirit, is played in this concert by one of the world’s finest
classical guitarists, Australian-born Craig Ogden.
A different Spanish flavour comes in de Falla’s
Three-Cornered Hat Suites, from a ballet depicting an
elderly local magistrate’s failed attempt to
seduce the miller’s lovely wife. From Spain
we then move to the States, featuring
three central, yet distinctive,
American composers of
the 1930s. Barber is
represented with
his serenely beautiful
Adagio; Ives by his
existential The Unanswered Question; and Gershwin
by his contemporarily urban An American in Paris,
complete with car horns.
“Brilliant and persuasive”
The Guardian on Craig Ogden
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Craig Ogden
“Is there a better orchestra in
­Britain than the Philharmonia?
A more ­outstanding ­musician
than Salonen? I don't think so.”
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WedNesday 1 February 7.30pM
WedNesday 14 March 7.30pM
Han-Na Chang conductor
Craig Ogden guitar
Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
Antti Siirala piano
DE FALLA
RODRIGO
IVES
BARBER
GERSHWIN
Three-Cornered Hat, Suite Nos. 1 and 2
Concierto de Aranjuez
The Unanswered Question
Adagio for Strings
An American in Paris
BEETHOVEN Overture, King Stephen
SCHUMANN Piano Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Eroica
Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Philharmonia’s Principal Conductor
and Artistic Advisor, returns to De Montfort Hall for a
programme featuring Beethoven’s Eroica. For some, this is
considered the greatest symphony ever written, creating
the foundations of Romanticism on the part of its
unprecedented scale, gestures and depth of expression.
The context in which the symphony was written reflects the
work’s raw passion. On hearing that Napoleon had crowned
himself emperor (the symphony’s original dedicatee),
Beethoven famously tore the title page in half, scored out
the offending name, and re-dedicated it to Prince Lobkowitz.
In the first half, Schumann's supremely eloquent Piano
Concerto is performed by Antti Siirala – an intimate
dialogue between piano and orchestra.
Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, suffused with a Mediterranean
spirit, is played in this concert by one of the world’s finest
classical guitarists, Australian-born Craig Ogden.
A different Spanish flavour comes in de Falla’s
Three-Cornered Hat Suites, from a ballet depicting an
elderly local magistrate’s failed attempt to
seduce the miller’s lovely wife. From Spain
we then move to the States, featuring
three central, yet distinctive,
American composers of
the 1930s. Barber is
represented with
his serenely beautiful
Adagio; Ives by his
existential The Unanswered Question; and Gershwin
by his contemporarily urban An American in Paris,
complete with car horns.
“Brilliant and persuasive”
The Guardian on Craig Ogden
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© Sheila Rock
Craig Ogden
“Is there a better orchestra in
­Britain than the Philharmonia?
A more ­outstanding ­musician
than Salonen? I don't think so.”
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Juraj Valcuha
WEDNESday 18 April 7.30pM
ˇ
Juraj Valcuha conductor
Sergey Khachatryan violin
MUSSORGSKY
TCHAIKOVSKY
MUSSORGSKY
Khovanshchina: Introduction
(arr. Shostakovich)
Violin Concerto
Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel) © Marco Borggreve
Pictures at an Exhibition, written to reflect the exhibition in
memory of Mussorgsky’s close friend and architect-painter
Victor Hartmann, is Mussorgsky’s best-known, best-loved work.
Each miniature depicts a new scene, gradually covering a patchwork of contrasting episodes, linked by the recurring theme (the
Promenade) representing the viewer walking between the pictures.
Before this, the introduction to one of his last great projects,
an historical opera which he did not finish (but Rimsky-Korsakov
did). Separating them is Tchaikovsky’s great Violin Concerto –
a graceful duet between an effortlessly beautiful, song-like violin
part floating gently over a more robust, energetic orchestra.
David Fray
SUNday 10 JUNE 7.30pM
Edward Gardner conductor
David Fray piano
ˇ
JANÁCEK
Sinfonietta
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22, K482
ˇ
DVORÁK
Symphony No. 7
Edward Gardner, the most exciting young British conductor
of today – having gathered pace in his position at English
National Opera – conducts this evening’s concert, featuring
ˇ finest
ˇ Symphony No. 7. Arguably this is Dvorák’s
Dvorák’s
symphony thanks in large part to the last two movements,
which contain some of his most remarkable musical ideas,
combined with rhythmic vitality and singing melodies.
ˇ
Janácek’s
orchestral tour de force, the Sinfonietta, opens the
evening. This grew out of immense national pride in the newly
formed Czechoslovakia, clearly signalled by the massive
brass fanfares that open and close the piece.
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Edward
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dove-tailed magically under
Edward Gardner's measured,
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Juraj Valcuha
WEDNESday 18 April 7.30pM
ˇ
Juraj Valcuha conductor
Sergey Khachatryan violin
MUSSORGSKY
TCHAIKOVSKY
MUSSORGSKY
Khovanshchina: Introduction
(arr. Shostakovich)
Violin Concerto
Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel) © Marco Borggreve
Pictures at an Exhibition, written to reflect the exhibition in
memory of Mussorgsky’s close friend and architect-painter
Victor Hartmann, is Mussorgsky’s best-known, best-loved work.
Each miniature depicts a new scene, gradually covering a patchwork of contrasting episodes, linked by the recurring theme (the
Promenade) representing the viewer walking between the pictures.
Before this, the introduction to one of his last great projects,
an historical opera which he did not finish (but Rimsky-Korsakov
did). Separating them is Tchaikovsky’s great Violin Concerto –
a graceful duet between an effortlessly beautiful, song-like violin
part floating gently over a more robust, energetic orchestra.
David Fray
SUNday 10 JUNE 7.30pM
Edward Gardner conductor
David Fray piano
ˇ
JANÁCEK
Sinfonietta
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22, K482
ˇ
DVORÁK
Symphony No. 7
Edward Gardner, the most exciting young British conductor
of today – having gathered pace in his position at English
National Opera – conducts this evening’s concert, featuring
ˇ finest
ˇ Symphony No. 7. Arguably this is Dvorák’s
Dvorák’s
symphony thanks in large part to the last two movements,
which contain some of his most remarkable musical ideas,
combined with rhythmic vitality and singing melodies.
ˇ
Janácek’s
orchestral tour de force, the Sinfonietta, opens the
evening. This grew out of immense national pride in the newly
formed Czechoslovakia, clearly signalled by the massive
brass fanfares that open and close the piece.
TO EXTRACTS AND BUY ONLINE
*Sir LISTEN
Charles Mackerras conducts Dvorák’s
ˇ
Sergey Khachatryan
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Players
* 6.15pM
from the Orchestra in conversation with
John Florance
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Symphony No.7 philharmonia.co.uk/shop
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Edward
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Gardner in conversation with John Florance
“keys, textures and colours
dove-tailed magically under
Edward Gardner's measured,
spacious beat.” The Independent
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The Philharmonia Orchestra would like to thank its Corporate Sponsors, Members
and Donors for their support of the Philharmonia’s residency at De Montfort Hall.
Mr and Mrs
Nicholas Tarratt
The Helen Jean Cope Trust
In support of Orchestra Unwrapped:
Ernest Cook Trust
S.F.I.A Educational Trust Limited
Maud Elkington Charitable Trust
The Golsoncott Foundation
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Leicester’s children
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Play your part to give every Leicester primary school
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Philharmonia Orchestra live at De Montfort Hall
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• Interactive live schools concerts
• Online learning resources
• INSET teacher training
• Wonderful, inspiring music!
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The Philharmonia Orchestra would like to thank its Corporate Sponsors, Members
and Donors for their support of the Philharmonia’s residency at De Montfort Hall.
Mr and Mrs
Nicholas Tarratt
The Helen Jean Cope Trust
In support of Orchestra Unwrapped:
Ernest Cook Trust
S.F.I.A Educational Trust Limited
Maud Elkington Charitable Trust
The Golsoncott Foundation
Live concerts for
Leicester’s children
There are many great ways in which local businesses can support the Philharmonia:
Play your part to give every Leicester primary school
child aged 7—11 the opportunity to hear the
Philharmonia Orchestra live at De Montfort Hall
• Concert Sponsorship
An outstanding way to entertain guests around a concert
• Interactive live schools concerts
• Online learning resources
• INSET teacher training
• Wonderful, inspiring music!
• Corporate Membership
A package of tickets and hospitality across an entire Philharmonia season
• Advertising in concert programmes
An effective way to sell your business services while supporting the work of the Orchestra
DONATE NOW
A fund has been set up to support Orchestra Unwrapped.
To find out more and play your part visit:
philharmonia.co.uk/orchestra_unwrapped
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LAW SOCIETY
A partnership with the Philharmonia offers an association with an internationally
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To learn more about partnerships with the Philharmonia Orchestra please contact
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concert if you are unable to make your chosen dates.
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Our Friends are a vital element of the Philharmonia’s survival,
not only for their financial support but also in raising the profile
of the Orchestra. Every donation provides us with an invaluable
source of funding and allows us to give you world-class music
with the leading artists of today.
Tickets for Philharmonia
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*£25 individuals/ £35 couples
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Joining will offer you a unique relationship with the Orchestra,
as well as a range of exclusive benefits including regular
updates and bespoke special events. However, the greatest
benefit of all is the knowledge that you are perpetuating
the great tradition of the Philharmonia as a musical icon
throughout the world.
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of a valid NUS Card, will be able to purchase
any available seat for just £5 for all Philharmonia
Orchestra concerts*
Pr
ice
BA
(You can exchange your tickets for another subscription
concert if you are unable to make your chosen dates.
Please note: 48 hours notice is required and tickets
are subject to availability)
nd
Free ticket exchange scheme
Under 25 years old?
ts
Our Friends are a vital element of the Philharmonia’s survival,
not only for their financial support but also in raising the profile
of the Orchestra. Every donation provides us with an invaluable
source of funding and allows us to give you world-class music
with the leading artists of today.
Tickets for Philharmonia
Orchestra concerts start
at £5*
booking philharmonia concerts
Disc
Your support is an essential element of the future success of
the Philharmonia Orchestra and its Residency at Leicester’s
De Montfort Hall.
subscribe & save
C REAR CIRCLE
Where lovers of great
music unite to support
a great orchestra…
discounts
Co
nc
er
join us
Conc.
£179.20 £162.40 £140.00 £106.40 £78.40
£56.00
£173.60 £156.80 £134.40 £100.80 £72.80
£50.40
* U25s, NUS Card holders, and subject to availability
*£25 individuals/ £35 couples
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However, we reserve the right to substitute artists
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Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Saturday 29 October
Bardi Symphony Orchestra
(all concerts conducted by Claus Efland)
Hilary Davan Wetton
Marylebone Camerata
Saturday 24 September
FINZI Clarinet Concerto
RUTTER Requiem
LISZT Memphisto Waltz No.1
HAYDN Cello Concerto
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
Saturday 10 December
Natalie Clein
Adrian Partington
Philharmonia Orchestra
Saturday 26 November
HANDEL Messiah
ITALIAN OPERA GALA EVENING
Saturday 12 MAY
Hilary Davan Wetton
Marylebone Camerata
ADDINSELL Warsaw Concerto
LAMBERT Rio Grande
ELGAR
The Music Makers
Leicester Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 12 November
Levon Parikian
BUTTERWORTH Banks of Green Willow
RAVEL
Le Tombeau de Couperin
ROSSI
The Battle of the Somme (with silent film)
Saturday 18 February
John Andrews
David Le Page
HOLST The Perfect Fool
BRUCH Violin Concerto
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique
Saturday 28 April
Toby Purser
Eva Ganizate
ELGAR Froissart Overture
BIZETOrchestral excerpts from Carmen
ˇ
DVORÁK
Symphony No.8
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Leicestershire Chorale
Saturday 4 February
Samantha Ward
DEBUSSY Prélude á l'après-midi d'un faune
MOZARTPiano Concerto No.21 in C Major K467
SMETANA Má Vlast
Saturday 24 March
Vassily Primakov
MUSSORGSKY Night on a Bare Mountain
RACHMANINOVPiano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op.30
SVENDSON Symphony No.2
Saturday 19 May
information
access
Box Office Hours
Wheelchair Users
Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm
(or until 8pm on performance days)
Sundays 6pm to 8pm for evening shows
(or 1 hour before a matinée)
Please inform the Box Office when booking seats if a
wheelchair user will be attending the event so that an
appropriate position can be allocated. Positions are
available both in the stalls and the Right Circle (the
latter with access via a lift).
Tickets for all events in this brochure are available now.
They can be purchased over the telephone on
0116 233 3111, by post, by fax on 0116 233 3119,
via our website – www.demontforthall.co.uk or in person
from the Box Office at De Montfort Hall or the Tourist
Information Centre on Town Hall Square, Leicester.
Concessions
Concessions for Philharmonia Orchestra performances
and Organ Recitals are available for over 60s, under
16s, students and jobseekers. Disabled patrons receive
two tickets for the price of one.
Refreshments
Snacks and light refreshments are available from foyer
kiosks prior to each concert.
Interval Drinks
Beat the rush – order and pay for your interval drinks at
the bar prior to the start of the concert.
Mihkel Kerem
Per Nyström
ALFVEN
Swedish Rhapsody No.1 Midsommervaka
BRAHMSDouble Concerto in A Minor Op.102
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 in E Minor Op.38
Entertaining
brochure or visit www.demontforthall.co.uk
Blue badge holders can park in the grounds of the Hall
by booking one of the 20 spaces in advance - simply
ring the Box Office on 0116 233 3111.
Loop System
Patrons using a hearing aid with a ‘T’ switch can collect
a receiver and loop prior to a performance from the
cloakroom. These do not need to be booked in advance,
but proof of identity will be required.
Accessible Toilets
There are toilets available for disabled people on the
ground and first floors.
Guide Dogs/Hearing Dogs
We welcome guide and hearing dogs at the Hall.
Lift
The Hall has a lift to the Circle bars and Right Circle seats.
Please also note that the Victoria Suite Bar is now open
up to 11pm, so you can stay and enjoy a drink after the
performance.
more information
on* allForthese
concerts and more, pick up the separate
Blue Badge Parking
Whether you are organising a party for friends, family
or colleagues, we have rooms which can be hired for
a variety of private functions and dinners. For more
information please contact Paul Oliver on 0116 254 1225.
Braille and Audio Programmes
Large print, audio tapes and Braille versions of this
brochure are available please call 0116 233 3111.
Braille and audio versions of Philharmonia Orchestra
programme notes are also available.
Please contact us at least a week before the performance
so that they can be prepared and posted to you.
De Montfort Hall
Granville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU
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other classic highlights 2011.12
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Saturday 29 October
Bardi Symphony Orchestra
(all concerts conducted by Claus Efland)
Hilary Davan Wetton
Marylebone Camerata
Saturday 24 September
FINZI Clarinet Concerto
RUTTER Requiem
LISZT Memphisto Waltz No.1
HAYDN Cello Concerto
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra
Saturday 10 December
Natalie Clein
Adrian Partington
Philharmonia Orchestra
Saturday 26 November
HANDEL Messiah
ITALIAN OPERA GALA EVENING
Saturday 12 MAY
Hilary Davan Wetton
Marylebone Camerata
ADDINSELL Warsaw Concerto
LAMBERT Rio Grande
ELGAR
The Music Makers
Leicester Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 12 November
Levon Parikian
BUTTERWORTH Banks of Green Willow
RAVEL
Le Tombeau de Couperin
ROSSI
The Battle of the Somme (with silent film)
Saturday 18 February
John Andrews
David Le Page
HOLST The Perfect Fool
BRUCH Violin Concerto
BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique
Saturday 28 April
Toby Purser
Eva Ganizate
Leicestershire Chorale
Saturday 4 February
Samantha Ward
DEBUSSY Prélude á l'après-midi d'un faune
MOZARTPiano Concerto No.21 in C Major K467
SMETANA Má Vlast
Saturday 24 March
Vassily Primakov
MUSSORGSKY Night on a Bare Mountain
RACHMANINOVPiano Concerto No.3 in D Minor Op.30
SVENDSON Symphony No.2
Saturday 19 May
information
access
Box Office Hours
Wheelchair Users
Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm
(or until 8pm on performance days)
Sundays 6pm to 8pm for evening shows
(or 1 hour before a matinée)
Please inform the Box Office when booking seats if a
wheelchair user will be attending the event so that an
appropriate position can be allocated. Positions are
available both in the stalls and the Right Circle (the
latter with access via a lift).
Tickets for all events in this brochure are available now.
They can be purchased over the telephone on
0116 233 3111, by post, by fax on 0116 233 3119,
via our website – www.demontforthall.co.uk or in person
from the Box Office at De Montfort Hall or the Tourist
Information Centre on Town Hall Square, Leicester.
Concessions
Concessions for Philharmonia Orchestra performances
and Organ Recitals are available for over 60s, under
16s, students and jobseekers. Disabled patrons receive
two tickets for the price of one.
Refreshments
Snacks and light refreshments are available from foyer
kiosks prior to each concert.
Interval Drinks
Beat the rush – order and pay for your interval drinks at
the bar prior to the start of the concert.
Mihkel Kerem
Per Nyström
ALFVEN
Swedish Rhapsody No.1 Midsommervaka
BRAHMSDouble Concerto in A Minor Op.102
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 in E Minor Op.38
Entertaining
Whether you are organising a party for friends, family
or colleagues, we have rooms which can be hired for
a variety of private functions and dinners. For more
information please contact Paul Oliver on 0116 254 1225.
brochure or visit www.demontforthall.co.uk
Loop System
Patrons using a hearing aid with a ‘T’ switch can collect
a receiver and loop prior to a performance from the
cloakroom. These do not need to be booked in advance,
but proof of identity will be required.
Accessible Toilets
There are toilets available for disabled people on the
ground and first floors.
Guide Dogs/Hearing Dogs
We welcome guide and hearing dogs at the Hall.
Lift
Braille and Audio Programmes
Large print, audio tapes and Braille versions of this
brochure are available please call 0116 233 3111.
Braille and audio versions of Philharmonia Orchestra
programme notes are also available.
Please contact us at least a week before the performance
so that they can be prepared and posted to you.
De Montfort Hall
ELGAR Froissart Overture
BIZETOrchestral excerpts from Carmen
ˇ
DVORÁK
Symphony No.8
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Blue badge holders can park in the grounds of the Hall
by booking one of the 20 spaces in advance - simply
ring the Box Office on 0116 233 3111.
The Hall has a lift to the Circle bars and Right Circle seats.
Please also note that the Victoria Suite Bar is now open
up to 11pm, so you can stay and enjoy a drink after the
performance.
more information
on* allForthese
concerts and more, pick up the separate
Blue Badge Parking
Granville Road, Leicester, LE1 7RU
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2011
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David Parry
Sir John Tomlinson
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Christoph von Dohnányi
Melanie Diener
Sat 10 DEC
Adrian Partington
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
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Sir John Tomlinson
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Han-Na Chang
Craig Ogden
WED 14 MAR
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Antti Siirala
WED 18 APR
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p7
Juraj ValcuhaP8
Sergey Khachatryan
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Edward Gardner
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Han-Na Chang
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