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JANUARY 10
Droitwich Concert Club
The Seeds of Love (Vaughan Williams and The Golden
Age of English Folk Song Collecting)
Folk-song arrangements
Also by Butterworth, Sharp, and Grainger, together with diaries, letters, and
writings, evoke the wonder and excitement of these early twentieth-century collectors.
Opus Anglicanum
01905 775246
web
site
JANUARY 16
London, Deptford - St Pauls’s Church
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Elgar - Serenade for Strings
Britten - Lachrymae
Britten - Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
St. Paul's Strings
Andrew Morley (conductor)
Andrew Thorn (viola)
web site
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FEBRUARY 1
Chelmsford - Civic Theatre
Concerto in A minor for Oboe and String Orchestra
Vivaldi Oboe Concerto in C RV447
Shostakovich Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 11*
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge*
JS Bach Concerto in D minor for Oboe, Violin and String Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
Nicholas Daniel (oboe/director)
Jacqueline Shave (violin/director)*
FEBRUARY 1
Croydon - Fairfield Halls
Hodie
Serenade to Music
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
New London Sinfonia
David Gibson (conductor)
Akiko Enomoto (mezzo-soprano)
Basingstoke Choral Society
Croydon Philharmonic Choir with the choristers of
Royal Russell School
web site
FEBRUARY 7
Leeds - Town Hall
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 23
Sibelius: Symphony No 5
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Stefan Solyom (conductor)
Jean-Philippe Collard (piano)
Box Office: (0113) 2243801
FEBRUARY 7
Lexington, MA, USA, Cary Hall
Symphony No.5 in D
Puccini I Crisantemi
Lister Sleeping in Air
Barber Knoxville Summer of 1915
Lexington Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan McPhee (conductor)
Janna Baty (mezzo-soprano)
web
site
FEBRUARY 13 & 14
Stockholm - Berwaldhallen (Berwald concert
hall)
Symphony No.5 in D
Torstensson The Polar Sea
R Strauss Oboe Concerto
Swedish Radio SO
Daniel Harding (conductor)
François Leleux (oboe)
web site
FEBRUARY 14
Stockholm - Berwaldhallen (Berwald concert hall)
Symphony no 5
Torstensson The Polar Sea
R Strauss Oboe Concerto
Swedish Radio SO
Daniel Harding (conductor)
François Leleux (oboe)
web site
3:00pm
FEBRUARY 14 & 15
Hagerstown - Maryland Theater
Symphony No. 2 'London'
Elgar Cockaigne Overture
Britten Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Schulze (Music Director)
Joseph Lovensky (horn)
Scott Williamson (tenor)
8:00 pm
web site
FEBRUARY 21 & 22
Cincinnati, Ohio - Music Center
Symphony No. 1 - A Sea Symphony
Handel: Water Music
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
May Festival Chorus
Robert Porco (conductor)
Brett Polegato (baritone)
TBA, soprano
web site
FEBRUARY 28
Leeds - Town Hall
Concerto in A minor for Oboe and String Orchestra
Vivaldi Oboe Concerto in C RV447
Shostakovich Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 11*
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge*
JS Bach Concerto in D minor for Oboe, Violin and String
Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
Nicholas Daniel (oboe/director)
Jacqueline Shave (violin/director)* |
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MARCH
1 & 3
San Rafael, California, USA - Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium
The Lark Ascending
Dona Nobis Pacem
Bizet - Symphony #1 in C Major
Marin Symphony
Alasdair Neale (conductor)
Soloist: Jeremy Constant (violin)
Marin Symphony Chorus
web
site
MARCH 13 & 14
St.Louis - Powell Symphony Hall
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Neilsen: Flute Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral'
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (conductor)
Mark Sparks (flute)
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It was at a rehearsal of the
uncompromising 4th Symphony that RVW when questioned by a player
who queried a note, "peered at the score and remarked 'Well - it's B flat.
I know it looks wrong and sounds wrong. But it's right." (Michael Kennedy)
Much was made of its violence and how it reflected the state of the times (1935)
and VW's anger towards Facism. Vaughan Williams denied this. Nevertheless by
1939 VW's music was on Hitler's black list. What is certain however, is that
the work came as a shock to audiences expecting more of the The Lark Ascending. Reflecting a starker attitude heard in works
works such as Flos Campi, Riders to the Sea and Sancta Civitas at
its first performance under Sir Adrian Boult, the 4th received thunderous applause
which was 'almost without parallel at Queen's Hall'.
"It has often been said that this work is related to the period in which it was
written, and, though this must be true to some extent of any work by any composer
who does not cut himself off from contemporary life, no one seems to have observed
how far more closely it is related to the character of the man who wrote it.
The towering furies of which he was capable, his fire, pride and strength are
all revealed and so are his imagination and lyricism. He was experimenting with
purely musical ideas; no sea or city; no essence of the country was at heart
of this score and what emerged has something in common with one of Rembrandt's
self portraits in middle age."
( R.V.W. A Biography of Vaughan Williams – Ursula
Vaughan Williams) |
APRIL
1 & 2
Lisbon - Grand Auditorium
Symphony No.2 - A London Symphony
(rev. 1936)
Glinka: Overture: Ruslan e Ludmilla
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.4
Orquestra Gulbenkian
Christopher Seaman, Conductor
Senqueira Costa, piano
web
site
APRIL
2, 3, 4 & 5
Houston, Texas - Jones Hall
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
John Williams: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
John Williams: Celebration Fanfare
Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Peter Oundjian (conductor)
William VerMeulen (horn)
web site
APRIL 4
Berlin - The Philharmonie
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
The Lark Ascending
Elgar - Symphony No. 1 in A flat major
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
Ilya Gringolts (violin)
APRIL 18
New York - Carnegie Hall
Symphony No. 1 - A Sea Symphony
Brahms - Song of Destiny op.54
St.Cecilia Orchestra and Chorus
David Randolph (conductor)
web site
APRIL 19
Lexington, MA ,USA - Cary Hall
Tuba Concerto
Adams The Chairman Dances
Gershwin American in Paris
John Williams Pirates of the Caribbean
Lexington Symphony Orchestra
Jonathan McPhee (conductor)
Jobey Wilson (tuba)
web site
APRIL
22, 23, 24, 25
San Francisco - Davies Symphony Hall
The Lark Ascending
Symphony no. 4
Also: Bizet - Selections from L'Arlesienne
Poulenc - Organ Concerto in G minor
The San Francisco Symphony
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor)
Nadya Tichman (violin)
Paul Jacobs (organ)
web
site
APRIL 25
Chester Cathedral, Chester
Symphony No 7 - 'Sinfonia Antartica'
Grieg: 'Peer Gynt Suite No 1'
Chester Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Stephen Threlfall
Peter Moore (trombone)
Diana Palmerston (soprano)
Charles Foster (narrator)
Tickets available from 0151 6321633
APRIL 25
San Diego, California - Symphony Hall
The Lark Ascending
Krommer: Concerto for 2 Clarinets
Elgar: Symphony No.1
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling (conductor)
Alexander Palamidis (violin)
Frank Renk (clarinet)
Sheryl Renk (clarinet)
web
site
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MAY 2
Bradford on Avon - Wiltshire Music Centre
Concerto in A minor for Oboe and String Orchestra
Vivaldi Oboe Concerto in C RV447
Shostakovich Prelude and Scherzo, Op. 11*
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge*
JS Bach Concerto in D minor for Oboe, Violin and String Orchestra
Britten Sinfonia
Nicholas Daniel (oboe/director)
Jacqueline Shave (violin/director)
MAY 3
Lincoln High School Auditorium, Seattle, Washington
USA
Symphony No. 6
With Sibelius Violin Concerto in d, Opus 47
Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
Adam Stern (conductor)
Rachel Wong (violin)
3:00 p.m.
tel: (USA) 206-528-6878 or online at
web
site
MAY 6
Peterborough- Peterborough Cathedral
The Lark Ascending
Mahler arr. Britten What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
John Woolrich New work (world première)
Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring;
Summer Night on the River
Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2
Britten A Time There Was
Britten Sinfonia
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Jacqueline Shave (leader/director)
Box Office 01480 388248
MAY 7
Cambridge- King’s College Chapel
The Lark Ascending
Mahler arr. Britten What the Wild Flowers Tell Me
John Woolrich New work (world première)
Delius On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring;
Summer Night on the River
Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2
Britten A Time There Was
Britten Sinfonia
Alina Ibragimova (violin)
Jacqueline Shave (leader/director)
Box Office 01223 357851
MAY 8 & 10
San Diego, California – Symphony Hall
The Lark Ascending
Krommer: Concerto for 2 Clarinets
Elgar: Symphony No.1
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling (conductor)
Alexander Palamidis (violin)
Frank Renk (clarinet)
Sheryl Renk (clarinet)
web
site
MAY 8
Edinburgh - Usher Hall
Symphony No.1 'A Sea Symphony'
Wagner - Preludes to Acts I and III and
Liebestode from Tristan
und Isolde
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève (conductor)
Christine Goerke, (soprano)
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
RSNO Chorus
MAY 9
Glasgow - Royal Concert Hall
Symphony No.1 'A Sea Symphony'
Wagner - Preludes to Acts I and III and Liebestode from Tristan und Isolde
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Stéphane Denève (conductor)
Christine Goerke, (soprano)
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
RSNO Chorus
web site
MAY 19
Lucerne - KKL Luzern Konzertsaal
The Lark Ascending
Haydn - Symphony no.1
Shostakovich: Symphony no.9
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester LSO
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
Hilary Hahn (violin)
MAY 22 & 23
Philadelphia - Verizon Hall
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ades - Concentric Paths for Violin and Chamber
Orchestra
Sibelius - En Saga
Scriabin - The Poem of Ecstasy
The Philadelphia Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)
Leila Josefowicz (violin)
MAY 22
London - Royal Festival Hall
The Lark Ascending
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir
Grieg Peer Gynt, Suite 1
Ravel Tzigane
Holst The Planets
Yutaka Sado (conductor)
Vilde Frang (violin)
web site
MAY 22 & 23
Philadelphia - Verizon Hall
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ades: Concentric Paths for Violin and Chamber Orchestra,
Op.24
Sibelius En Saga
The Philadelphia Orchestra
David Robertson (conductor)
Leila Josefowicz (violin)
MAY 22 & 24
Rochester, New York - Performance Hall
Symphony no.5 in D
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Seaman (conductor)
web site
MAY 30
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
St. Mark’s Music Series
Serenade to Music
Vexilla Regis (1894 - World Premiere
Performance)
Made possible through the generous support of the RVW Trust and the RVW
Society
Also: Haydn - Missa in Angustiis (Lord Nelson Mass)
Cathedral Choir, Choral Society, Soloists, Orchestra and Organ
Raymond Johnston (director)
tel: (USA) 612-870-7800
email: rayj@ourcathedral.org
Visit web site
7:30 p.m.
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JUNE 21
London - Barbican Hall
Symphony No 4
Brahms Piano Concerto No 2, Op 83
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis (conductor)
Nelson Freire (piano) |
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JULY 9
Vienna – Konzerthaus
Dona nobis pacem
Haydn – Mass in
C major 'Mass in Time of War'
Duke University Festival Chorus & Orchestra
Festival Chorus & Orchestra
Rodney Wynkoop (conductor)
web site
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