RESIDENT ORCHESTRA AT CADOGAN HALL

JULY–DECEMBER 2015

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AT A GLANCE JULY–DECEMBER 2015

JULYTuesday 21st Pinchas Zukerman directs With You, Armenia A concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

AUGUSTWednesday 26th & Thursday 27th Thomas & Friends: Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure

SEPTEMBERTuesday 22nd Top Brass 2015 with Allen Vizzutti

OCTOBERTuesday 6th Mark Bebbington performs Gershwin

Tuesday 27th Alessandro Taverna plays Grieg

NOVEMBERMonday 2nd City of London Choir performs Haydn

Tuesday 10th From Paris to New York with Alexander Shelley

Thursday 26th Laura van der Heijden performs Tchaikovsky

DECEMBERSunday 6th – Matinee

The Magic of Christmas – a concert in aid of Breast Cancer Now

Saturday 19th – Matinee & Evening

Christmas Cracker – a festive favourite

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WELCOMEThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is thrilled to announce its 2015 season at Cadogan Hall, one of London’s most elegant and luxurious concert venues and home to the Orchestra since 2004.

Over the year, the Orchestra will

be joined by impressive, world-

class soloists in concerts featuring

a wealth of musical masterpieces.

From Top Brass 2015 with Allen

Vizzutti to With You, Armenia

performed and conducted by

Pinchas Zukerman, the variety of

performances and soloists promises

to make this one of the Orchestra’s

most charismatic seasons yet.

Highlights include From Paris to New York led by Principal Associate

Conductor Alexander Shelley,

Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass performed

by the City of London Choir, and

the captivating cellist Laura van der

Heijden performing Tchaikovsky.

TUESDAY 21ST JULY 2015, 7.30PM

WITH YOU, ARMENIA

1915-2015 Centennial of the Armenian Genocide

J.S. Bach Double Violin Concerto in D minor Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Brahms Symphony No.1

Pinchas Zukerman Conductor/Violin Diana Adamyan Violin

Bach’s Double Violin Concerto in D minor opens this evening’s programme in a concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, and features the Armenian violinist Diana Adamyan performing alongside the estimable Pinchas Zukerman. Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1 expresses profound emotions both poignant and noble, performed by Pinchas Zukerman, who also leads the Orchestra tonight as conductor. Brahms lived his life as an intense perfectionist and spent at least fourteen years sketching, writing, and re-writing his Symphony No.1. The result was a grand work of the finest quality, a triumphant masterpiece worthy of ending tonight’s concert, which recognises the courage and endurance of the Armenian people.

WEDNESDAY 26TH AUGUST, 11AM & 2.30PM & THURSDAY 27TH AUGUST, 11AM & 2.30PM

LIVE IN CONCERT!

Richard Balcombe Conductor

This August, bring the whole family to the newly-released Thomas & Friends™ film, ‘Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure’, all in the comfort of the intimate Cadogan Hall.

BOOK NOW! Ticket Prices Children (ages 16 and under) £14.50, Adults £19.50

Family rate £65 (2 adults & 2 children)

Running time approximately one hour

©2015 HIT Entertainment Limited. ©2015 Gullane (Thomas) Limited. (please note that RPO friends and group discounts and RPO Rewards points do not apply)

Watch the NEW Thomas & Friends™ movie, with music from the soundtrack performed live by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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with ALLEN VIZZUTTI

Tom Watson O.B.1. Fanfare J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D Minor Henri Tomasi Fanfares Liturgiques Allen Vizzutti Quarks (World Premiere) Bernstein Presto Barbaro from On the Waterfront Michael Daugherty Motown Metal Edward Gregson Symphony in Two Movements (new arrangement) Allen Vizzutti Rising sun

Philip Harper Conductor Allen Vizzutti Trumpet

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Brass and Percussion sections

The RPO’s exceptional brass and percussion sections are sure to astound in Top Brass 2015. Guest trumpet superstar Allen Vizzutti has appeared in performance with some of the greatest names in the music industry, such as Dizzy Gillespie and Chick Corea. This dazzling programme features a variety of works including O.B.1 Fanfare, Motown Metal and Quarks, an exciting new work by Vizzutti.

TUESDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2015, 7.30PM

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TUESDAY 6TH OCTOBER 2015, 7.30PM

Bernstein Three Dance Episodes from On the Town Gershwin Piano Concerto in F Dvorák Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’

Leon Botstein Conductor Mark Bebbington Piano

Bursting with energetic jazz rhythms and harmonies, the first half of this programme features works by Bernstein and Gershwin, composers who seamlessly blended classical traditions with exciting new elements of jazz, thus creating an iconic twentieth-century American sound. Tonight, British pianist Mark Bebbington performs Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, sometimes referred to as the ‘jazz concerto’. Dvorák’s Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’, was written in NYC in 1893, when the rich, lush sounds of romanticism were still the fashion. His inspiration came not only from the Native American and African-American music he heard, but the ‘wide open spaces’ he saw in America.

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TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER 2015, 7.30PM

Weber Oberon Overture Grieg Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No.6, ‘Pastoral’

Eduardo Portal Conductor Alessandro Taverna Piano

Medieval tales of Oberon, king of the fairies, sparked the imagination of many artistic geniuses including Carl Maria von Weber, whose opera Oberon unfolds dreamily with a ‘magic horn call’. Another composer influenced by mythology and Scandinavian legend is Grieg, whose only piano concerto ranks among the most popular works ever written, performed tonight by the exhilarating pianist Alessandro Taverna. Beethoven’s Symphony No.6, ‘Pastoral’, is the only symphony for which the composer wrote descriptive notes for each movement, such as ‘Merry Gathering of Country Folk’ and ‘Thunder, Storm’. It was originally titled ‘Recollections of Country Life’.

MONDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 2015, 7.30PM

Mozart Regina coeli K.276 Mozart Ch’io mi scordi di te...Non temer, amato bene Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 Haydn Lord Nelson Mass

Hilary Davan Wetton Conductor Tom Poster Piano Rachel Nicholls Soprano Victoria Simmonds Mezzo-soprano Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts Tenor Darren Jeffery Baritone City of London Choir

Led by distinguished conductor Hilary Davan Wetton, the RPO is joined by the City of London Choir in a concert celebrating two of the Classical era’s greatest geniuses, Haydn and Mozart. This impressive and varied programme includes Mozart’s jubilant Regina coeli, K.276, his sparkling Piano Concerto No.23, and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, a magnificent work that contrasts dark, dramatic writing with radiant movements.

This concert is promoted in association with City of London Choir

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TUESDAY 10TH NOVEMBER 2015, 7.30PM

FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK

Gershwin Strike Up the Band Overture Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3 Gershwin Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’ Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Stravinsky Suite No.2 for Small Orchestra Gershwin An American in Paris

Alexander Shelley Conductor Boris Giltburg Piano

Writing masterpieces from opposite sides of the world, the composers featured in tonight’s programme were inspired by the two great cities, Paris and New York. Although each is known for their distinct, unmistakable styles, their music has one unifying characteristic in common: thrilling, irresistible rhythm. Prokofiev’s fiendishly difficult Piano Concerto No.3 was premiered by the composer himself in 1921 and reaches heights of almost frightening brilliance, juxtaposed against earthy lyricism. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Associate Conductor, Alexander Shelley leads this programme that balances driving intensity with playful comedy in equal proportions.

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THURSDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2015, 7.30PM

Schubert Symphony No.8, ‘Unfinished’ Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Dvorák Symphony No.7

Christoph Koenig Conductor Laura van der Heijden Cello

Intrigue and mystery envelope Schubert’s Symphony No.8, ‘Unfinished’, for which only two movements were completed. It stretches beyond elegant, balanced Classicism and opens with a ghostly pianissimo in the low strings. Although the name Tchaikovsky prompts memories of alluring romantic melodies and powerful orchestral works, he was a composer who revered Mozart above all others. This love influenced Tchaikovsky to write Variations on a Rococo Theme, performed tonight by enchanting British cellist Laura van der Heijden. Dvorák hoped that his impassioned Symphony No.7, inspired by past sorrows and love for his Czech homeland, would be ‘capable of stirring the world’.

SUNDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2015, 3.30PM

THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS

Debbie Wiseman Conductor Simon Bates Presenter George Layton Narrator James Loynes Baritone

Start the festivities with The Magic of Christmas concert. Conducted by Debbie Wiseman, one of the UK’s finest female musical ambassadors, this concert features traditional Christmas numbers, including Winter Wonderland and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Classical favourites such as Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz and Fauré’s Pavane, and several of Debbie Wiseman’s own compositions, including her Father Brown Concert Suite and Wolf Hall. With Simon Bates as presenter, George Layton as narrator, and heartfelt singing by the talented James Loynes, this concert promises to herald in all the cheer of Christmas.

This concert is given in aid of Breast Cancer Now

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DECEMBER 13

SATURDAY 19TH DECEMBER 2015, 3PM & 7.30PM

CHRISTMAS CRACKER

Nick Davies Conductor Anna-Jane Casey Vocalist Lance Ellington Vocalist

Back by popular demand and featuring two brand new vocalists – it’s the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Christmas Cracker show! The Orchestra is delighted to be joined by West End and television stars Anna-Jane Casey (Chicago) and Lance Ellington (Strictly Come Dancing) for this magical festive concert of Christmas songs, joyful sing-along carols and Yuletide pieces, including Mary’s Boy Child, Santa Baby, Sleigh Ride, Bugler’s Holiday and Let it Snow. As the beautiful Christmas tree illuminates Cadogan Hall’s stage and mulled wine is served to complement the wintry weather, there will be no doubt in your minds that Christmas has well and truly begun!

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BOOKING INFORMATION

Ticket prices £40 £32.50 £25 £15

The Magic of Christmas, Christmas Cracker £48 £38 £28 £18

Thomas & Friends: Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure Children (ages 16 and under) £14.50 Adults £19.50 Family rate £65 (2 adults & 2 children) Booking fees apply.

Telephone bookings 020 7730 4500

Online bookings www.cadoganhall.com

Subscription discounts Generous discounts are available for booking multiple concerts from the RPO’s Resident Season. Please ask the Box Office when booking. 2 or 3 concerts – 15% discount 4 or 5 concerts – 25% discount 6 or more concerts – 30% discount

Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ 2 minutes walk from Sloane Square Underground

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