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WelComeThere’s a feast of music for you in our 2015-16 series. We are delighted to welcome Sir Simon Rattle back to The Anvil, along with some of the best concerts by our titled orchestras – the Philharmonia Orchestra, in its seventieth anniversary season, and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, celebrating its thirtieth birthday in 2016.
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1. Wednesday 7 October Philharmonia Orchestra2. Friday 16 October Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra3. Sunday 1 November Flanders Symphony Orchestra4. Friday 27 November Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra5. Friday 15 January Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra6. Saturday 23 January Philharmonia Orchestra7. Thursday 4 February Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment8. Friday 26 February Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra9. Wednesday 9 March Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra10. Saturday 2 April Philharmonia Orchestra11. Wednesday 13 April Philharmonia Orchestra12. Sunday 15 May Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
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Thursday 19 November Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentSunday 13 March Philharmonia at the MoviesSaturday 23 April Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentThursday 5 May Orchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentThursday 9 June Leif Ove Andsnes recitalFriday 17 June Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Wagner and Schumann both lived and worked for many
years in Dresden and this programme celebrates that great
tradition. After Wagner’s grand overture, Schumann’s
concerto is a piece in which soloist and orchestra
collaborate rather than oppose each other. Its mixture of
delicacy and passion reflects the composer’s own
personality. Brahms’ Fourth Symphony is the fruit of a
lifetime wrestling with the problem of how to write
symphonies after Beethoven, and balance the dramatic and
contemplative sides of his character. The four movements
culminate satisfyingly in a magnificent set of variations on
a theme by Bach.
WagnerOverture:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
SchumannPiano Concerto
BrahmsSymphony no. 4
Andrei Korobeinikov piano
Michael Sanderling
The season opens with Tchaikovsky’s passionate and tragic
overture. Rachmaninov’s Fourth Piano Concerto combines
beautiful melodies and virtuoso excitement, and is unfairly
overshadowed by the popularity of the composer’s other
works. Rachmaninov’s famous Rhapsody is one of his finest
pieces, twenty-four variations on Paganini’s well-known tune.
Mussorgsky’s strongly characterised suite of musical pictures
is best known in Ravel’s amazing orchestration. The gallery
includes castles, chicks and catacombs, culminating in the
unforgettable grandeur of the Great Gate of Kiev.
The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Partnership
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm: Rafael Payare in conversation
with David Whelton
TchaikovskyFantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet
RachmaninovPiano Concerto no. 4
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Mussorgskyarr. Ravel
Pictures at an Exhibition
Daniil Trifonov piano
Raphael Payare
Friday 16 October
dreSden pHIlHarmonIC orCHeStra
Wednesday 7 October
pHIlHarmonIa orCHeStra
“ColoUrfUl, agIle, SenSItIve, ImagInatIve In detaIl...HIS playIng HaS almoSt everytHIng one CoUld Hope for.”Gramophone on Andrei Korobeinikov
Andrei Korobeinikov
Michael Sanderling
“WItH HIS every appearanCe tHe yoUng rUSSIan pIanISt SeemS to defy tHe CUStomary StandardS of aSSeSSment... tHe lIStener Can’t Help beIng draWn Into HIS World.” Financial Times on Daniil Trifonov
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2Daniil Trifonov
Raphael Payare
BachViolin Concerto in E
VivaldiConcerto for two violins
in G minor Op 3 no 2
PisendelViolin Concerto in G minor
BachChaconne from Partita no. 2
VivaldiViolin Concerto Op. 4 no. 2
TelemannConcerto for four violins
BachConcerto for two violins
Kati Debretzeni, Margaret Faultless, Matthew Truscott
violins
Rachel Podger director/violin
An exhilarating sample of the astonishing creativity poured
into the violin concerto for single and multiple instruments
in the early eighteenth century. Vivaldi and Bach may be most
familiar but were by no means the only notable composers
in the field. Pisendel, friend of both Bach and Telemann,
led the Dresden Court Orchestra, then the finest in Europe. His
surviving compositions are few, but of high quality. The concert
ends with Bach’s famous and beautiful Double Concerto.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Association
Tickets £23, £19 (includes £1 booking fee)Please note this concert is not available on subscriptionSunday 1 November
flanderS SympHony orCHeStra200tH annIverSary of tHe battle of Waterloo
Music written for or about Napoleon and the Duke of
Wellington marks this special concert. Lesueur’s grand music
for Napoleon’s coronation as Emperor was a great success.
He became head of composition at the Paris Conservatoire,
and numbered both Berlioz and Gounod among his pupils.
Wellington’s Victory was extremely popular in Beethoven’s
lifetime, and like Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture uses well-
known songs to symbolise the armies of the different
countries. There follow two contrasting views of Napoleon.
Berlioz’ choral piece, commemorating the date that
Napoleon died, sets a poem full of regret, while Schoenberg’s
setting of Byron’s powerful poem, written in 1942 when
another tyranny held sway over Europe, pours scorn on the
idea of achieving ambition at the cost of other people’s lives.
The concert ends with Beethoven’s fascinating piece, part
piano concerto, part choral work, which prefigures the finale
of the Ninth Symphony.
J-F LesueurCoronation music for
Napoleon (1805)
BeethovenWellington’s Victory
BerliozThe Fifth of May
SchoenbergOde to Napoleon
BeethovenChoral Fantasia
Mark Bebbington piano
Gavin Carr speaker
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
Jan Latham Koenig
Thursday 19 November
orCHeStra of tHe age of enlIgHtenment
Jan Latham Koenig
Mark Bebbington
“brItaIn’S fIneSt perIod vIolInISt.” BBC Music magazine on Rachel Podger
Rachel Podger
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Valeriy Sokolov
LiadovKikimora
ShostakovichViolin Concerto no. 1
BeethovenSymphony no. 5
Valeriy Sokolov violin
Kees Bakels
Friday 27 November
boUrnemoUtH SympHony orCHeStraBeethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto begins unprecedentedly
with a soft solo for piano, and the whole first movement
builds up from its repeated four-note pattern. The short slow
movement pits piano and orchestra in stark opposition,
leading to an exhilarating finale. Elgar’s Second Symphony
was dedicated to King Edward VII, but like much of his
music, behind the grandeur of its public face lies a more
thoughtful and uncertain world. Elgar’s complete mastery of
this wide range of emotional expression, and ability to use
his large orchestra, creates a powerful and moving work.
BeethovenPiano Concerto no. 4
ElgarSymphony no. 2
Kirill Gerstein piano
Vassily Sinaisky
Friday 15 January
boUrnemoUtHSympHony orCHeStra
Vassily Sinaisky
“tHe SHeer eloqUenCe of HIS playIng IS a joy... takeS yoUr breatH aWay.” Classic FM on Valeriy Sokolov
Kirill Gerstein
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5Liadov’s colourful miniatures are like musical
Fabergé eggs. His ‘fantastic scherzo’ Kikimora vividly
depicts a malevolent character from Russian folklore.
Shostakovich’s is one of the finest twentieth century
violin concertos. Its four movements include a hushed
and poignant nocturne, an imaginative passacaglia –
variations over a repeated bass line – and an unstoppable
finale. Beethoven’s fifth symphony, from the most famous
opening in music, builds through its four movements from
dramatic struggle to a blazing, triumphant conclusion.
Saturday 23 January
pHIlHarmonIa orCHeStraVaughan Williams’ overture is one of his very best short pieces,
beginning by evoking the buzzing of the insects of the title.
Finzi’s delightful concerto is his most well-known orchestral
piece and showcases many sides of the clarinet’s character,
played tonight by the orchestra’s Principal Clarinet. The Sea
Symphony is an epic and imaginative setting of poems by Walt
Whitman, though keeping the traditional four movements of
symphonic form. The musical themes set out in the striking
introduction recur in various forms throughout the work. Its
success established Vaughan Williams as the foremost British
composer of his generation.
The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Partnership
Pre-concert talk 6.30pm: Mark van de Wiel, Roderick Williams
and John Wilson in conversation with David Whelton
Vaughan Williams
Overture: The Wasps
FinziClarinet Concerto
Vaughan Williams
Symphony no. 1 (A Sea Symphony)
Mark van de Wiel clarinet
Sally Matthewssoprano
Roderick Williamstenor
Bristol Choral Society and Gloucester Choral Society
John Wilson
John Wilson
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Alexander Vedernikov
Yevgeny Sudbin
Marin Alsop
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
MussorgskyNight on a Bare Mountain
ScriabinPiano Concerto
BerliozSymphonie fantastique
Yevgeny Sudbin piano
Alexander Vedernikov
Mussorgsky’s spine-tingling depiction of a witches’
Sabbath is one of his most successful tone poems.
Scriabin’s piano concerto is by turns passionate and
languorous across its three movements, the middle one
of which is a set of variations on a gentle theme. The five
movements of Berlioz’ stunning Symphonie fantastique
embody the visions of a lovesick musician in the grip of
an overdose of opium. The idea of his beloved returns in
various guises through the work, ending in a nightmarish
witches’ sabbath. A profoundly imaginative score, it made
the composer’s reputation all over Europe.
Friday 26 February
boUrnemoUtHSympHony orCHeStra
BrahmsVariations on
a theme of Haydn
SchumannViolin Concerto
Symphony no. 3 (Rhenish)
Patricia Kopatchinskajaviolin
Marin Alsop
Brahms wrote eight variations and a contrapuntal finale on
a theme which Haydn did use, but which is probably much
older. Schumann’s Violin Concerto is full of the composer’s
personal lyricism and invention. A strong influence on
the later violin concerto of Brahms, its slow movement is
particularly beautiful, and the piece as a whole is unjustly
neglected. The Rhenish Symphony, the last of the four
Schumann wrote, is the finest product from his last great
period of happiness in 1850. Its five grand and lyrical
movements were completed in less than six weeks and the
piece was premiered to great success.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Association
Thursday 4 February
orCHeStra of tHe age of enlIgHtenment
“rUSH to Hear Her.” Le Monde de la Musique on Patricia Kopatchinskaja
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Wednesday 9 March
oSlo pHIlHarmonIC orCHeStra
“an InCandeSCent performanCe of real beaUty and poWer.” The Times on Vasily Petrenko
Vasily Petrenko
GriegLyric Suite (excerpts)
RachmaninovPiano Concerto no. 2
ShostakovichSymphony no. 5
Simon Trpceski piano
Vasily Petrenko
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Conductor, who has won great acclaim for his performances
and recordings of Shostakovich symphonies. Rachmaninov’s
Second Piano Concerto was a breakthrough piece after years
of creative block. Its intensely passionate character has made
it a favourite among all his works. Arguments continue to
rage over the true meaning of Shostakovich’s symphony, but
it remains a work of extraordinary emotional and musical
tension, poised on a knife edge between survival and disaster.
Simon Trpceskiˇ
Yuri Temirkanov
Nikolai Lugansky
Carl Davis
Saturday 2 April
pHIlHarmonIa orCHeStra
Heather Shippvocals
Carl Davis
Back by popular demand, Philharmonia at the Movies presents
Soundtracks from the Oscars. Featuring fantastic soundtracks
from Titanic, Toy Story and The King’s Speech as well as music
from recent years’ winners and nominees, join us for an
Academy Award-winning afternoon trip to the movies!
The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Partnership
Tickets £35, £27, £18 (includes £1 booking fee)
Family ticket available – please ask the box office for details
Please note afternoon start time. This concert is
not available on subscription
Sunday 13 March – 3pm
pHIlHarmonIa at tHe movIeSSoUndtraCkS from tHe oSCarS
BeethovenOverture: Coriolan
BrahmsPiano Concerto no. 1
ElgarEnigma Variations
Nikolai Lugansky piano
Yuri Temirkanov
The dramatic overture to Coriolan begins with power and
confidence, but by the close the music has fragmented into
silence. Brahms’ titanic concerto took many forms, first a
sonata for piano duet, then a symphony, before becoming a
concerto. Written partly during the final years of his mentor
Schumann’s mental breakdown and death, its stormy outer
movements are separated by a slow movement of stillness
and beauty. Elgar’s variations are fond musical descriptions
of close friends, varying from the serious ‘Nimrod’ (his
publisher) to the romantic and delicate C.A.E. (his wife),
concluding with an energetic and confident self-portrait.
The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Partnership
“HIS performanCe blazeS WItH ConvICtIon, a propUlSIon and energy fInely Complemented WItH an Innate SenSe of poetry.” Gramophone on Nikolai Lugansky
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RachmaninovThe Isle of the Dead
ProkofievPiano Concerto no. 2
RachmaninovSymphonic Dances
Boris Berezovsky piano
Vladimir Ashkenazy
The Isle of the Dead depicts the ghostly ferryman of Greek
mythology rowing the souls of the departed to judgement,
with the motion of the oars vividly captured by the 5/8
metre. Prokofiev’s thrilling second piano concerto contains a
fizzing scherzo, a march-like slow movement, and a helter-
skelter finale, all put together with unforgettable virtuosity.
The three Symphonic Dances were the last orchestral pieces
Rachmaninov completed, and concisely sum up many of his
interests: instrumental colour (the composer uses a saxophone
for the first time), unpredictable shifts in rhythm and harmony,
and Russian church chant.
The Philharmonia Orchestra is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Partnership
Wednesday 13 April
pHIlHarmonIaorCHeStra
“a verItable enCyClopaedIa of pIanISm and ImagInatIve InventIon.” The Times on Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 2
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Boris Berezovsky
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Saturday 23 April
orCHeStra of tHe age of enlIgHtenmentvIenna 1880
Sir Simon Rattle
BrahmsTragic Overture
RottScherzo from
Symphony in E
BrucknerSymphony no. 6
Sir Simon Rattle
Music written or performed in Vienna in 1880 makes up this
programme. After Brahms’ turbulent overture, an interesting
rarity - the Mahler-like Scherzo from Hans Rott’s Symphony.
An organ pupil of Bruckner, he was described by Mahler as
“the founder of the New Symphony as I see it” but died at just
twenty-five years old. Bruckner called his sixth symphony one
of his boldest works. Its four movements seem to flow from a
single source of inspiration and contain some of the loveliest
music he wrote.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Association
Tickets £45, £41, £36, £25, £13 (includes £1 booking fee)Please note this concert is not available on subscription
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John Lill
Pavel Kogan
Peter WhelanStephen Johnson
Suite: Behemoth Dances
ProkofievPiano Concerto no. 3
RachmaninovSymphony no. 2
John Lill piano
Pavel Kogan
Stephen Johnson, well known from his work on BBC Radio, is
also a composer, and tonight we hear his short suite based on
a character from The Master and Margarita. Prokofiev’s best-
known piano concerto is a highly effective blend of dynamic
pianism and swooning melodies. The busy first movement
is followed by a set of fantastic variations on a march-like
theme, while the spectacular finale builds up enormous
energy. Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony is a richly-scored
masterpiece. The first three movements are all based on the
same falling theme, while the finale is an outburst of fanfares
and celebration, confirming the transition from darkness and
doubt to joyous affirmation.
Thursday 5 May
orCHeStra of tHe age of enlIgHtenmentWind instruments take centre stage in this concert. Mozart’s
Symphony no. 33 was written immediately after the
composer returned from a stay in France and is a delightful
work in the usual four movements, with an effervescent
finale. The special timbres and colours produced by period
instruments are attracting composers to write new music with
their sound in mind, and Michael Gordon’s concerto will be
a fascinating example of this. The second half of the concert
encompasses one of Mozart’s first, and his last, orchestral
works. The Clarinet Concerto is deservedly popular, by turns
serene and joyful.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is Anvil Arts Orchestra in Association
Tickets £23, £19 (includes £1 booking fee)Please note this concert is not available on subscription
MozartSymphony no. 33
Michael GordonBassoon Concerto
(world premiere tour)
MozartSymphony no. 1
Clarinet Concerto
Peter Whelan bassoon
Antony Pay clarinet
Matthew Truscott
Sunday 15 May
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SibeliusPiano pieces from
Opp. 41, 74 and 114
BeethovenPiano Sonata op. 31 no. 3
DebussyLa soirée
dans Grenade
Three Etudes
ChopinEtude in A flat
(from Trois nouvelle études)
Impromptu no. 1
Nocturne Op. 15 no. 1
Ballade no. 4
We are delighted that Leif Ove Andsnes, heard here in memorable
concerts with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Norwegian
Chamber Orchestra, returns for his only recital this year outside
London. Fresh from completing his acclaimed Beethoven Journey
series of concerts and recordings, he shows why he is one of the
most sought after pianists today.
Tickets £23, £19 (includes £1 booking fee)Please note this concert is not available on subscription
“a pIanISt of magISterIal eleganCe, poWer and InSIgHt” New York Times
“tHIS IS HoW one dreamS tHat a pIano reCItal SHoUld be” Leipziger Volkskrant
Thursday 9 June
leIf ove andSneS reCItal
PRESIDENT: LORD SAINSBuRY OF PRESTON CANDOVER KG
great mUSIC of tHe WorldThe Great Music of the World fund continues to support some of the finest
orchestras coming to The Anvil, and every year makes a substantial difference to the series of concerts we are able to present. Please help us to continue to bring these great orchestras to The Anvil by making a donation to the fund this year.
Please call the box office or pick up a leaflet for details.
Andrew Finney Chairman, The Anvil Trust
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Friday 17 June
royal pHIlHarmonIC orCHeStra
From the stunning opening fanfare of Also Sprach Zarathustra to
the spacecraft ‘dancing’ to The Blue Danube, the soundtrack to
2001 makes striking use of some famous orchestral pieces.
Holst’s most well-known piece, the centenary of which falls in
2016, will be played here in a remarkable presentation which
marries the music to astounding photos and still and moving
images from NASA, using material sent back by the Voyager, Mars
Rover and other space missions.
Tickets £39, £35, £28, £21, £13 (includes £1 booking fee)Please note this concert is not available on subscription
Music from the soundtrack to
2001: A Space Odyssey
HolstThe Planets
An HD Odyssey
Robert Ziegler
Leif Ove Andsnes
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Sponsors and Corporate Members:
pICtUre CredItSBoris Berezovsky - David Crookes, Warner ClassicsDaniil Tifonov - Dario AcostaJohn Wilson - Sim Canetty-ClarkeKirill Gerstein - Marco BorggreveLeif Ove Andsnes – Chris AadlandMark Bebbington - Rama KnightMarin Alsop - Grant LeightonNicholas Collon - Maximillian BaillieNikolai Lugansky - Marco Borggreve Naïve-AmbroisiePatricia Kopatchinskaja - Marco BorggreveRoderick Williams - Benjamin EalovegaSir Simon Rattle – Mat HennekVassily Sinaisky - Marco BorggreveVladimir Ashkenazy - Keith SaundersYevgeny Sudbin - Mark HarrisonYuri Temirkanov - Sasha Gusov
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