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LSO Season 2016/17 Advance Concert Listings

2 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

Season 2016/17 Highlights

Sir Simon RattleLSO MUSIC DIRECTOR DESIGNATE

Sir Simon Rattle’s 2016/17 concert season begins

once more with a collaboration with the enigmatic

Peter Sellars as the pair turn their attention to Ligeti’s

Le grand macabre. His concerts will also see two world

premieres – one a new work by Mark-Anthony Turnage,

the other a children’s opera by Andrew Norman –

and an end of season concert with Lang Lang.

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Janine JansenLSO 2016/17 ARTIST PORTRAIT

Star violinist Janine Jansen performs works by Bernstein,

Brahms and Berg as this season’s LSO Artist Portrait.

Many critics heap her with praise, The Independent

recently commenting that ‘Jansen’s commandingly

beautiful tone dignifies everything she plays’.

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LSO PrincipalsSPOTLIGHT ON LSO PLAYERS

Five LSO Principal players take centre stage in

performances across the 2016/17 season. LSO Principal

Trumpet Philip Cobb performs Haydn, Roman Simovic –

LSO Leader – plays Bruch and also returns to the Brahms

Double Concerto alongside LSO Principal Cello Tim Hugh,

and Tim and his counterpart LSO Principal Cello Rebecca

Gilliver perform duos in a BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert.

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Choral CornucopiaFIVE MAJOR CHORAL WORKS

Gianandrea Noseda, Sir John Eliot Gardiner,

John Adams, Fabio Luisi and Bernard Haitink all offer

major choral works in 2016/17. Among them are Verdi’s

powerful Requiem and a nativity oratorio by John Adams –

El Niño – conducted by the composer himself.

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Simon RattleMEET THE LSO’S MUSIC DIRECTOR DESIGNATE

Sir Simon Rattle will become the London Symphony Orchestra’s

Music Director in September 2017. But before he takes the helm, enjoy four

concerts that offer a glimpse of the imaginative music-making we can all look

forward to in the future.

New music has always been close to this conductor’s heart, and perhaps

none more so than the work of British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage.

Their relationship goes back decades and he knows that few composers could

create something able to stand up to the tragedy of Mahler’s Symphony No 6

(19 Jan 2017). This follows a new staging of one of the landmark operas of

the last 50 years – Ligeti’s Le grand macabre, a contemporary masterpiece –

brought to life in the Barbican Hall by director Peter Sellars (14 & 15 Jan 2017).

As a passionate advocate for music education, Sir Simon Rattle invites

members of the LSO Discovery Choirs and students from the Guildhall School

for a special side-by-side performance with LSO players (9 Jul 2017) before

finishing the 2016/17 season in style. We welcome back superstar pianist

Lang Lang for Bartók’s Piano Concerto No 2, before embarking on an

‘Imaginary Orchestral Journey’, with Sir Simon’s own selection of his favourite

excerpts from Haydn’s vast oeuvre (11 & 12 Jul 2017).

Images left to right: Simon Rattle conducting the LSO in Schumann’s Das Paradies und die Peri, Simon Rattle with the LSO Members on the day of his appointment, Simon Rattle conducting the rehearsal for The Monster in the Maze, featuring the LSO Community Choir, LSO Discovery Choirs, Guildhall Musicians and guest soloists.

‘I was struck afresh by his one-in-a-million alchemy of intelligence, daring and vigour.’The Times

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SIR SIMON RATTLESat 14 & Sun 15 Jan 2017 Ligeti Le grand macabre (semi-staged opera) Sir Simon Rattle conductor Peter Sellars director

Thu 19 Jan 2017 Mark-Anthony Turnage Remembering (world premiere) Mahler Symphony No 6 Sir Simon Rattle conductor

Sun 9 Jul 2017 Andrew Norman Children’s Opera Sibelius Symphony No 2 Sir Simon Rattle conductor London Symphony Orchestra Guildhall School musicians LSO Discovery Choirs LSO Community Choir

Tue 11 & Wed 12 Jul 2017 Wagner Excerpts from ‘Tristan and Isolde’ Bartók Piano Concerto No 2 Haydn An Imaginary Orchestral Journey Sir Simon Rattle conductor

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Janine Jansen2016/17 LSO ARTIST PORTRAIT

‘This was the very best of Jansen: her performance was a tour de force not only of technical prowess, but of a highly stimulated and fiery imagination.’The Times

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LSO ARTIST PORTRAIT: JANINE JANSENSun 5 Feb 2017 Bernstein Serenade Sir Antonio Pappano conductor

Sun 12 Mar 2017 Brahms Violin Concerto Valery Gergiev conductor

Thu 6 Apr 2017 Berg Violin Concerto Gianandrea Noseda conductor

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She’s one of the finest artists on the concert stage, a rare blend of

immaculate virtuosity with real emotional depth and passion. In 2016/17,

we are delighted to welcome back violin superstar Janine Jansen as the

subject of the season’s LSO Artist Portrait.

Alongside conductors Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Antonio Pappano and

former LSO Principal Conductor Valery Gergiev, she takes on three concertos

from three different eras. First is Bernstein’s Serenade, five movements

that draw on the philosophy of Plato’s Symposium to create an orchestral

meditation on the nature of love (5 Feb 2017).

Then it’s the powerhouse that is the Brahms Violin Concerto (12 Mar 2017),

a formidable challenge for any soloist, but a rich and rewarding experience for

both performer and audience alike. Berg’s Violin Concerto completes the triptych,

a modernist masterpiece that shows the composer in full lyrical force (6 Apr 2017)

in a programme complemented by Mahler’s expansive seventh symphony.

And, in collaboration with London’s Wigmore Hall, experience another

side to this multi-faceted performer with intimate recitals that showcase

her talents in a variety of chamber settings, featuring music by Brahms,

Prokofiev, Poulenc and Schubert.

So join us in 2016/17 as we celebrate Janine Jansen, one of the world’s

foremost musicians playing alongside London’s Symphony Orchestra.

‘Janine Jansen is a player that you follow wherever she leads.’The Times

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Choral Cornucopia

‘To copy the truth can be a good thing, but to invent the truth is better.’

Giuseppe Verdi

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FIVE MAJOR CHORAL WORKSSun 18 & Tue 20 Sep 2016 Verdi Requiem Gianandrea Noseda conductor London Symphony Chorus

Sun 16 & Thu 20 Oct 2016 Mendelssohn Symphony Cantata (Symphony No 2 ‘Lobgesang’) Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor Monteverdi Choir

Sun 4 Dec 2016 John Adams El Niño John Adams conductor London Symphony Chorus

Sun 19 Mar 2017 Brahms German Requiem Fabio Luisi conductor London Symphony Chorus

Sun 28 May 2017 Bruckner Te Deum Bernard Haitink conductor London Symphony Chorus

Since the appointment of Simon Halsey as LSO Choral Director in 2012,

LSO Sing, the Orchestra’s choral programme, has rapidly gained momentum,

growing in scale and ambition year on year. In 2016/17 LSO Sing becomes

an ever more integral facet of the LSO’s work, with a series of concerts that

explore the length and breadth of the choral repertoire, from established

masterworks to relative rarities.

The season launches with two performances of Verdi’s monumental

Requiem under the commanding baton of Gianandrea Noseda. The Requiem

is one of Verdi’s most iconic works, setting the traditional liturgical Requiem

texts to music of unprecedented emotional scope. The series continues with

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, who completes his Mendelssohn symphony cycle with

the composer’s little performed gem, Lobegesang (Hymn of Praise).

Elsewhere in the series the Orchestra and Chorus perform Brahms’

transcendent masterpiece, the German Requiem, with conductor Fabio Luisi,

and John Adams’ sparkling Nativity Oratorio El Niño under the direction of

the composer himself. Bernard Haitink brings the series to its close with Bruckner’s

blazing Te Deum, a tour-de-force of orchestral and choral virtuosity that the

composer himself considered one of the crowning achievements of his career.

Images clockwise from below: Gianandrea Noseda, John Adams, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Images clockwise from left: Neil Percy (LSO Principal Percussion); Roman Simovic (LSO Leader); Philip Cobb (LSO Principal Trumpet); Rebecca Gilliver (LSO Principal Cello); Tim Hugh (LSO Principal Cello).

‘A delightfully sweet-toned lyricism, and an easy, smiling virtuosity.’The Daily Telegraph

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LSO Principals

With some of the finest orchestral players among its

ranks, the LSO has established something of a tradition of

featuring its Principal players. In addition to regular solo

performances at the Barbican, players have worked on

collaborations at LSO St Luke’s – such as Principal Percussion

Neil Percy’s 2010 partnership with composer Tim Garland –

as well as concerts with smaller orchestral ensembles,

with the LSO String Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Woodwind

Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble all taking centre stage

in 2015/16.

The past few seasons have increasingly seen LSO

Principal players stepping into the spotlight as soloists.

Highlights have included LSO Leader Roman Simovic

performing the Glazunov Violin Concerto in February 2015,

Principal Cello Tim Hugh’s ‘masterly’ performance of

the Elgar Cello Concerto in January 2013, and the pair’s

collaboration for the Strauss Double Concerto for Violin

and Cello in May 2014.

In the coming season we welcome back Roman Simovic,

who will be performing the Bruch Violin Concerto, as well

as collaborating once more with Tim Hugh for Brahms’

compelling Double Concerto. We also welcome Principal

Trumpet Philip Cobb as a featured soloist, performing

Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto; Philip will also join the

Brass Ensemble as they make a triumphant return in

our annual Christmas concert.

LSO PRINCIPALSThu 22 Sep 2016 Haydn Trumpet Concerto Gianandrea Noseda conductor Philip Cobb trumpet

Thu 24 Nov 2016 Bruch Violin Concerto Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Roman Simovic violin

Wed 21 Dec 2016 A CHORAL CHRISTMAS Simon Halsey conductor LSO Brass Ensemble

Thu 13 Apr 2017, LSO St Luke’s BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERT Tim Hugh cello Rebecca Gilliver cello

Thu 18 May 2017 Brahms Double Concerto Sir Mark Elder conductor Roman Simovic violin Tim Hugh cello

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SEPTEMBER 2016

Sun 18 Sep 2016 7pm Tue 20 Sep 2016 7.30pm

Verdi Requiem †

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Erika Grimaldi soprano Daniela Barcellona mezzo-soprano Francesco Meli tenor Michele Pertusi baritone London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Please note that all Sunday evening concerts in the LSO 2016/17 season start at 7pm

Thu 22 Sep 2016 7.30pm

Debussy La mer Haydn Trumpet Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No 5

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Philip Cobb trumpet

Sun 25 Sep 2016 7pm

Sibelius Violin Concerto Mahler Symphony No 4

Daniel Harding conductor Nikolaj Znaider violin Christiane Karg soprano

OCTOBER 2016

Sun 16 Oct 2016 7pm Thu 20 Oct 2016 7.30pm

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Mendelssohn Symphony Cantata (Symphony No 2 ‘Lobgesang’)

Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor Alina Ibragimova violin Lucy Crowe soprano Monteverdi Choir

NOVEMBER 2016

Sun 6 Nov 2016 7pm

Reich You Are (Variations) Reich Daniel Variations Reich The Desert Music

Kristjan Järvi conductor Synergy Vocals

Thu 10 Nov 2016 7.30pm

Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin Ravel Shéhérazade Dvorák Symphony No 8

André Previn conductor Susan Graham mezzo-soprano

Thu 17 Nov 2016 7pm

THE DONATELLA FLICK LSO CONDUCTING COMPETITIONCOMPETITION FINALVerdi Overture: The Force of Destiny Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’) Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

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Thu 24 Nov 2016 7.30pm

Rossini Overture: William Tell Bruch Violin Concerto Strauss Alpine Symphony

Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Roman Simovic violin

Sat 26 Nov 2016 7.30pm

RABINOWITZ ON FILMThe legendary radio, television, film, theatre, concert conductor, composer and arranger Harry Rabinowitz celebrates his 100th birthday with the LSO. He will be conducting some of his favourite scores including The English Patient, Chariots of Fire, Paint Your Wagon, Cats, Riley: Ace of Spies and Cold Mountain along with reminiscences from a musical career spanning over 70 years.

Tue 29 Nov 2016 7.30pm Wed 30 Nov 2016 7.30pm

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 Prokofiev Symphony No 6

Valery Gergiev conductor Barry Douglas piano

DECEMBER 2016

Sun 4 Dec 2016 7pm

John Adams El Niño †

John Adams conductor Joelle Harvey soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano mezzo-soprano Daniel Bubeck, Brian Cummings, Nathan Medley counter-tenors Davone Tines bass London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Thu 8 Dec 2016 7.30pm

Bartók Hungarian Sketches Stravinsky Orpheus John Adams Scheherazade.2

John Adams conductor Leila Josefowicz violin

Wed 14 Dec 2016 7.30pm

Ravel La valse Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 Mussorgsky arr Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

Fabien Gabel conductor James Ehnes violin

Sun 18 Dec 2016 7pm

Mozart Violin Concerto No 1 Mozart Violin Concerto No 4 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 4

Nikolaj Znaider conductor/violin

Wed 21 Dec 2016 7.30pm

A CHORAL CHRISTMASSimon Halsey conductor LSO Brass Ensemble London Symphony Chorus † LSO Community Choir LSO Discovery Choirs

2016/17 LISTINGS

† LSO Sing is supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement. LSO Discovery Choirs are supported by Slaughter and May and LSO Friends.

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JANUARY 2017

Fri 13 Jan 2017 7.30pm, Milton Court Concert Hall

A Baroque/early Classical programme including the works of J S Bach, C P E Bach, W F Bach with a recorder concerto by Telemann, and an early Haydn symphony.

Giovanni Antonini conductor/recorder LSO Chamber Orchestra

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Sat 14 & Sun 15 Jan 2017 7pm

Ligeti Le grand macabre † (semi-staged performance)

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Peter Sellars director Peter Hoare Piet the Pot Ronnita Miller Amando Pavlo Hunka Nekrotzar Heidi Melton Mescalina Audrey Luna Venus, Gepopo Anthony Roth Costanzo Prince Gogo Peter Tantsits White Minister Joshua Bloom Black Minister London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus directorProduced by LSO and Barbican Part of LSO 2016/17 season and Barbican Presents Multi-buy and group discounts do not apply to these concerts

Thu 19 Jan 2017 7.30pm

Mark-Anthony Turnage Remembering (world premiere, LSO co-commission) Mahler Symphony No 6

Sir Simon Rattle conductor

Thu 26 Jan 2017 7.30pm

Brahms Piano Concerto No 1 Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn Strauss Death and Transfiguration

Alpesh Chauhan conductor Benjamin Grosvenor piano

FEBRUARY 2017

Sun 5 Feb 2017 7pm

Sibelius The Oceanides Bernstein Serenade Nielsen Symphony No 4 (‘The Inextinguishable’)

Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Janine Jansen violin

Wed 8 Feb 2017 7.30pm

Wagner Prelude to ‘Tristan and Isolde’ Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Wagner Act I from ‘The Valkyrie’

Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Jonas Kaufmann tenor Karita Mattila soprano Eric Halfvarson bassPart of Barbican Presents LSO discounts do not apply Not part of priority booking

Wed 15 Feb 2017 7.30pm

Mark-Anthony Turnage Håkan (UK premiere, LSO co-commission) Rachmaninov Symphony No 2

Daniel Harding conductor Håkan Hardenberger trumpet

MARCH 2017

Sun 12 Mar 2017 7pm

Brahms Violin Concerto Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra

Valery Gergiev conductor Janine Jansen violin

Thu 16 Mar 2017 7.30pm

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 (‘Emperor’) Brahms Symphony No 2

Fabio Luisi conductor Igor Levit piano

Sun 19 Mar 2017 7pm

Schubert Symphony No 8 (‘Unfinished’) Brahms German Requiem †

Fabio Luisi conductor London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Thu 23 Mar 2017 7.30pm

Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1 Ravel Daphnis and Chloé – complete ballet

Alain Altinoglu conductor Gautier Capuçon cello London Symphony Chorus † Simon Halsey chorus director

Thu 30 Mar 2017 7.30pm

Debussy Jeux Bartók Piano Concerto No 3 Mahler Symphony No 1 (‘Titan’)

François-Xavier Roth conductor Simon Trpceski piano

APRIL 2017

Thu 6 Apr 2017 7.30pm

Berg Violin Concerto Mahler Symphony No 7

Gianandrea Noseda conductor Janine Jansen violin

Sun 23 Apr 2017 7pm

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Bartók Viola Concerto Bruckner Symphony No 4

François-Xavier Roth conductor Antoine Tamestit viola

Main Season Concert in the Barbican Hall

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MAY 2017

Sun 7 May 2017 7pm

Mussorgsky arr Shostakovich Prelude to ‘Khovanshchina’ Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No 15

Sir Mark Elder conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter violin

Sun 14 May 2017 7pm

Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5

Nikolaj Znaider conductor/violin

Thu 18 May 2017 7.30pm

Vaughan Williams Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus Brahms Double Concerto Holst The Planets – Suite †

Sir Mark Elder conductor Roman Simovic violin Tim Hugh cello Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

Tue 23 May 2017 7.30pm

Mahler Symphony No 9

Bernard Haitink conductor

Sun 28 May 2017 7pm

Bruckner Te Deum † Bruckner Symphony No 9

Bernard Haitink conductor Sally Matthews soprano Karen Cargill mezzo-soprano Eric Cutler tenor Franz-Josef Selig bass London Symphony Chorus Simon Halsey chorus director

JUNE 2017

Thu 1 Jun 2017 7.30pm

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3 Bruckner Symphony No 9

Bernard Haitink conductor Mitsuko Uchida piano

Sun 4 Jun 2017 7pm

Stravinsky Scènes de ballet Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 (‘Pathétique’)

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Lisa Batiashvili violin

Thu 8 Jun 2017 7.30pm

Brahms Piano Concerto No 2 Nielsen Symphony No 5

Michael Tilson Thomas conductor Yuja Wang piano

Sun 25 Jun 2017 7pm

Mahler Symphony No 3

Daniel Harding conductor Anna Larsson alto London Symphony Chorus † Simon Halsey chorus director

JULY 2017

Sun 9 Jul 2017 7pm

Andrew Norman Children’s Opera † Sibelius Symphony No 2

Sir Simon Rattle conductor London Symphony Orchestra Guildhall School Musicians LSO Discovery Choirs LSO Community Choir Simon Halsey chorus director

Tue 11 Jul 2017 7.30pm Wed 12 Jul 2017 7.30pm

Wagner Excerpts from ‘Tristan and Isolde’ Bartók Piano Concerto No 2 Haydn An imaginary orchestral journey – featuring excerpts from Symphonies Nos 45, 64 and 90; ‘The Creation’ and ‘The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross’

Sir Simon Rattle conductor Lang Lang piano

2016/17 LISTINGS

† LSO Sing is supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement. LSO Discovery Choirs are supported by Slaughter and May and LSO Friends.

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FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

Fri 16 Sep, 21 Oct, 4 & 25 Nov 2016 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s

THE AMERICASPioneering music from the New World

Fri 10 & 24 Feb, 17 Mar, 7 Apr 2017 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s

ROMANTIC EUROPEMusic from the heart of Europe

Fri 5 May, 9 & 23 Jun, 7 Jul 2017 12.30–1.15pm, LSO St Luke’s

NORTHERN LIGHTSIlluminating music from the nothern countries of the world

Free entry, no ticket requiredFree Friday Lunchtime Concerts are supported by the Schroder Charity Trust

COMPOSING

Thu 20 Apr 2017 10am–1.30pm & 2.30–6pm, LSO St Luke’s

LSO DISCOVERYPANUFNIK COMPOSERS WORKSHOPSix composers on the Panufnik Composers Scheme have their new pieces workshopped by the LSO, plus a chance to hear two works from the previous year’s participants which will receive Barbican premieres.

Free entry, booking essentialSupported by the Helen Hamlyn Trust

LSO DISCOVERY DAYS

Sun 6 Nov 2016 10am–5pm, Barbican and LSO St Luke’s

STEVE REICHAn open rehearsal with talks and more to celebrate Steve Reich’s 80th birthday.

Sun 5 Feb 2017 10am–5pm, Barbican and LSO St Luke’s

NIELSENWatch Sir Antonio Pappano conduct the LSO in Nielsen’s Fourth Symphony ‘The Inextinguishable’ with afternoon talks and chamber music.

Sun 19 Mar 2017 10am–5pm, Barbican and LSO St Luke’s

BRAHMS AND SCHUBERTA morning watching Fabio Luisi conduct two 19th-century masterpieces followed by afternoon discussion and chamber music.

Sun 4 Jun 2017 10am–5pm, Barbican and LSO St Luke’s

TCHAIKOVSKYHear Tchaikovsky’s final symphony – ‘The Pathétique’ – in rehearsal with Michael Tilson Thomas, followed by an afternoon exploring this great composer through music and talks.

BARBICAN CONCERTS

Sat 3 Dec 2016 2.30pm

LSO DISCOVERYFAMILY CONCERT: ROALD DAHL CENTENARYTim Redmond conductor

Sun 26 Mar 2017 2.30pm

LSO DISCOVERYFAMILY CONCERT

Sat 3 Jun 2017 2.30pm

LSO DISCOVERYFAMILY CONCERT

Thu 22 Jun 2017 7.30pm

LSO DISCOVERYSUMMER SHOWCASEEnthralling performances of music familiar and unfamiliar as the LSO gets together with young people from LSO Discovery projects.

LSO DISCOVERY

LSO Discovery, the LSO’s community and education programme, opens the doors to new generations of music-makers to play alongside the inspirational musicians of the London Symphony Orchestra. LSO St Luke’s creates a supportive environment for participants of all ages and levels of experience to explore and progress at every stage of their musical journey and enables music-making across generations.

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MOZART AND TCHAIKOVSKY

Thu 6, 13, 20 Oct & 24 Nov 2016 1pm

‘When I hear his music it is as though I am doing a good deed, and the longer I live, the more I love him. No one other than he has made me weep, tremble with joy from recognition of the closeness to something which we call the ideal.’

Tchaikovsky was one of the great Romantics, yet he revered Mozart’s music above all others, not only relishing it for its clarity and beauty, but also associating it in his mind with a lost, golden age of elegance and manners. In four wide-ranging concerts, ten talented musicians explore this obsession in songs, piano trios, string quartets and piano music – including the Mozart pieces Tchaikovsky used in his Fourth Orchestral Suite.

Thu 6 Oct 2016 1pm

Pavel Kolesnikov piano

Thu 13 Oct 2016 1pm

Sitkovetsky Piano Trio

Thu 20 Oct 2016 1pm

Robin Tritschler tenor Iain Burnside piano

Thu 24 Nov 2016 1pm

Ehnes String Quartet

RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARIES

Thu 2, 9, 16 & 23 Feb 2017 1pm

Four pianists celebrate the riches of the Russian piano repertoire before and after the momentous events of 1917, when the country was shaken by not one but two revolutions. For the Russian people, life changed utterly as society was remodelled from top to bottom. Composers’ reactions varied widely. Rachmaninov left Russia as quickly as he could, soon followed by Medtner and Prokofiev – who would later return home. The Shostakovich family, by contrast, welcomed the revolutions – though precocious young Dmitri was only eleven at the time.

This series marks the centenary with four concerts that each feature Russian piano music both ‘before’ and ‘after’ 1917: from Tchaikovsky through Rachmaninov and Medtner to Prokofiev and Shostakovich.

Thu 2 Feb 2017 1pm

Alexander Gavrylyuk piano

Thu 9 Feb 2017 1pm

Alexei Volodin piano

Thu 16 Feb 2017 1pm

Anna Vinnitskaya piano

Thu 23 Feb 2017 1pm

Vadym Kholodenko piano

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LAWRENCE POWER AND FRIENDS

Thu 27 Oct; 3, 10 & 17 Nov 2016 1pm

One of the world’s most charismatic viola soloists, Lawrence Power has been praised for his ‘technical brilliance and emotional depth’ and described as ‘an artist of exceptional expressive power.’ Here he takes charge of the latest of our curated ‘and Friends’ series, inviting a distinguished group of kindred spirits to join him in a celebration of the viola as chamber-music star, revealing it in many settings and contexts, guises and characters. The Guardian has said of Power that ‘his tone is breathtakingly beautiful, rich and poetic, but such is his insight that the music, rather than his technique, is what commands attention.’ Plenty to look forward to.

Thu 27 Oct 2016 1pm

Lawrence Power viola

Thu 3 Nov 2016 1pm

Lawrence Power viola Paul Watkins cello Simon Crawford-Phillips piano

Thu 10 Nov 2016 1pm

Vilde Frang violin Lawrence Power viola Nicolas Altstaedt cello

Thu 17 Nov 2016 1pm

Lawrence Power viola Sarah Connolly mezzo-soprano

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BRUCH AND VAUGHAN WILLIAMS WITH THE NASH ENSEMBLE

Thu 2, 9, 16 & 30 Mar 2017 1pm

The inimitable Nash Ensemble celebrate two of the most tuneful chamber music composers of their time – and their little- known connection.

In 1897 the young Englishman Ralph Vaughan Williams spent an enjoyable few months in Berlin studying with the renowned German composer Max Bruch. ‘Bruch encouraged me,’ Vaughan Williams recalled, ‘and I had never had much encouragement before.’ Bruch’s official testimonial for Vaughan Williams calls him ‘a very good musician and a talented composer’; Vaughan Williams also remembered Bruch appreciating his ‘ve-ry o-riginaal ideeas’ – though not his harmonies, which were ‘rather too originell’. Hearing their music together, the delightful surprise is discovering how much they had in common.

Thu 2 Mar 2017 1pm

Vaughan Williams St Denio from ‘Welsh Hymn Tunes’ Bruch String Quintet in E-flat major Vaughan Williams Piano Quintet in C minor

Thu 9 Mar 2017 1pm

Vaughan Williams Phantasy String Quintet Bruch Eight Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano Vaughan Williams Quintet in D major for piano, clarinet, horn, violin and cello

Thu 16 Mar 2017 1pm

Bruch Songs from ‘Lieder und Gesänge’ String Quintet in A minor Vaughan Williams On Wenlock Edge

Thu 30 Mar 2017 1pm

Bruch Piano Quintet in G minor Vaughan Williams String Quartet No 2 in A minor

Nash Ensemble

CELLOS

Thu 6, 13, 27 Apr & 4 May 2017 1pm

‘When I started learning the cello’, the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich once said, ‘I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice – my voice’. Following on from previous series devoted to the piano and the violin, For the first time, LSO St Luke’s makes room for four concerts devoted to ravishing music for that same singing bass instrument. The line-up is good company: Narek Hakhnazaryan, still in his 20s and currently a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, is one of the brightest rising stars on the scene, while Christian Poltéra and Alban Gerhardt have both established outstanding international solo careers. The cast is completed by duos from the LSO’s own two brilliant Principal Cellos, Tim Hugh and Rebecca Gilliver.

Thu 6 Apr 2017 1pm

Narek Hakhnazaryan cello Pavel Kolesnikov piano

Thu 13 Apr 2017 1pm

Tim Hugh cello Rebecca Gilliver cello

Thu 27 Apr 2017 1pm

Christian Poltéra cello Kathryn Stott piano

Thu 4 May 2017 1pm

Alban Gerhardt cello Steven Osborne piano

Full programmes will be announced on lso.co.uk in January 2016

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BOOKING INFORMATION

TICKET PRICES

BARBICAN CONCERT TICKETS

£10 £18 £24 £30 £42 + booking fee per transaction of £3.00 online or £4.00 by phone

A Choral Christmas (21 Dec), Children’s Opera / Sibelius (9 Jul) £10 £18 £24 £30 + fees as above

LSO Chamber Orchestra (13 Jan) £10 £20 £30 + fees as above

Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition Final (17 Nov), LSO Discovery Showcase (22 Jun) £10 £18 £24 + fees as above

LSO Family Concerts £5 under-18s, £10 adults + fees as aboveSuitable for families with 7- to 12-year-olds

SPECIAL BARBICAN CONCERTS

Le grand macabre (14 & 15 Jan) £25 £35 £55 £75 + fees as above Multibuy, group discounts and other concessions (under-18s) do not apply.

Jonas Kaufman (8 Feb) £25 £40 £55 £70 £85 Not part of priority booking

LSO SINGING DAYS

£20 (£15 concessions) Includes music hire + booking fee per transaction of £0.60 online or £0.70 by phone

LSO DISCOVERY DAYS

£20 (£15 concessions) £14 afternoon only (from 2.30pm) + fees as LSO Singing Days

BBC RADIO 3 LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

£12 (£10 concessions) + fees as LSO Singing Days Book any four concerts for £9 each

BUY MORE AND SAVEDiscounts available throughout the season for Barbican concerts

Book 3+ concerts – save 15%

Discounts available until 31 July 2016 for Barbican concerts

Book 5+ concerts – save 20% plus retain your 20% discount on any later top-up bookings throughout the season. *

Book 8+ concerts – save 20%, retain your discount and receive two complimentary tickets to either 17 Nov (Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition) or 13 Jan (LSO Chamber Ensemble). †

* Bookers will be sent a special discount code following their initial booking.

† To claim your free tickets email tickets@lso.co.uk with your booking reference, or tick the appropriate box on your booking form.

Multibuy discounts are not available for Le grand macabre (14 & 15 Jan) or Jonas Kaufman (8 Feb)

PUBLIC BOOKINGlso.co.uk from Wed 10 Feb

Call 020 7638 8891 from Wed 24 Feb Opening times at lso.co.uk/yourvisit

Advance Box Office, Silk Street entrance from Wed 24 Feb Opening times at lso.co.uk/yourvisit

or send your completed booking form to Freepost RTKE-JRJK-HRSE London Symphony Orchestra Barbican Centre London EC2Y 8DS

(UK only, cheques payable to ‘Barbican Centre’; enclose SAE or add 50p to total amount for postage)

LSO LEGACY GIVING

securing the future

Our family of supporters contributes to the LSO’s success in a variety of ways.

Remembering the LSO through a Legacy ensures that future generations will have access to the outstanding music-making of the Orchestra.

Every gift makes an enduring difference and creates a musical legacy of your own. When the time is right for you to include a gift in your Will, we hope you

will remember the LSO in this special way.

To find out more about legacy giving, or to have a discussion about leaving a legacy to the LSO, please contact us at 020 7382 2514 or legacies@lso.co.uk

lso.co.uk/legacies

LSO registered charity number 232391

The LSO is funded by Arts Council England in partnership with the City of London Corporation, which also provides the Orchestra’s permanent home at the Barbican.

Cover Photo Ranald Mackechnie

Other photographs Chris Christodoulou, Benjamin Ealovega, Igor Emmerich, Tristram Kenton, Kevin Leighton, Alastair Muir

Print Cantate Communications

Editor Edward Appleyard

You can get this guide in large print, audio and electronic formats. Contact 020 7588 1116 or email access@lso.co.uk

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Terms and Conditions

All bookings and discounts are subject to availability and discounts cannot be combined.

Information correct at time of going to print.

The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. Refunds will only be given in the event of a concert being cancelled.

Calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance or training purposes.

Concessions where applicable

Under-18s: Any seat £5

Adults may purchase up to three tickets for under-18s (unlimited for Family concerts).

Ticket Exchange

Tickets can be exchanged for another LSO concert or credit vouchers valid for six months, provided they are returned to the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (two weeks for group bookings). Administration fee applies.

Groups of 10 or more

Groups of 10+ can receive a discount of 20% plus other benefits. Call the Group Booking Line on 020 7382 7211 or visit lso.co.uk/groups.

Disabled Patrons

Disabled visitors who have joined the Barbican Access Membership scheme can inform us of their access requirements, receive information in alternative formats and may be eligible for reductions on tickets. Any available discounted tickets are limited in number and subject to availability – please book early to avoid disappointment. Full details are available online at barbican.org.uk/access and will be sent with your membership information.