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Summer 2009

At a glance MaySunday 3 Choir of London and Orchestra Page 7

Tuesday 5 The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Page 7

Wednesday 6 The Brodsky Quartet Page 7

Thursday 7 The King’s Consort Page 8

Friday 8 BBC Big Band with Peter Grant Page 8

Saturday 9 Prague Symphony Orchestra Page 8

Tuesday 12 Tallis Scholars Page 9

Wednesday 13 English Chamber Orchestra Page 9

Thursday 14 London Festival Orchestra Page 9

Friday 15 London Mozart Players Page 10

Saturday 16 An Evening with Garrison Keillor Page 10 - Sunday 17

Monday 18 Nowegian Chamber Orchestra Page 10

Tuesday 19 Orquesta Nacional de Espana Page 12

Wednesday 20 Jamie Walton recital Page 13

Friday 22 Albéniz 100th Anniversary Gala Page 13

Saturday 23 Academy of St Martin in the Fields Page 13

Tuesday 26 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Page 14

Wednesday 27 British Police Symphony Orchestra Page 14

Thursday 28 Emma Johnson and Pascal Rogé Page 14

Saturday 30 The Choir of Royal Holloway Page 15

JuneThursday 4 Oxford Philomusica Page 15

Friday 5 The King’s Singers Page 16

Saturday 6 Ealing Choral Society Page 15

Sunday 7 Ralph McTell Page 16

Tuesday 9 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Page 17

Wednesday 10 RCM Rising Stars Page 17

Friday 12 Nettle and Markham Piano Duo Page 17

Saturday 13 Rick Wakeman Page 19

Tuesday 16 London Lyric Opera Page 18

Thursday 18 Clare Teal Page 19

Friday 19 London Lyric Opera Page 18

Saturday 20 Kazakh Celebrity Recital Page 18

Monday 22 Taro Hakase 0

Tuesday 23 RCM Rising Stars Page 20

Wednesday 24 Sir Willard White Page 19

Friday 26 Roger McGuinn Page 20

Saturday 27 Saturday Spectacular Page 21

Sunday 28 Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra Page 21

JulyThursday 2 The Brodsky Quartet Page 21

Friday 3 Goldsmith Choral Union Page 22

Sunday 5 RCM String Player of the Year Page 22

Tuesday 7 RCM Rising Stars Page 22

Thursday 9 London Concert Choir Page 23

Friday 10 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Page 23

Saturday 11 Junior Trinity Prizegiving Concert Page 23

Thursday 16 Chamber Jazz 1927-1940 Page 24

Monday 20 Proms Chamber Music 1 Page 26


AugustMonday 3 Proms Chamber Music 3 Page 26

Wednesday 5 Sing For Your Supper Page 30-31 - Sunday 9


Friday 14 BBC Big Band with Ruthie Henshall Page 32-33 - Saturday 15


Thursday 20 Bernstein on Broadway Page 34-35 - Saturday 22


Saturday 29 Proms New Generation Artists Weekend Page 28 - 29 - Monday 31 Proms Chamber Music 7-18

SeptemberMonday 7 Proms Chamber Music 19 Page 29

Friday 11 The Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra Page 36

Saturday 12 Thames Youth Orchestra Page 37

Wednesday 16 Eye To Eye Concert for Peace Page 37

Friday 18 Mercurius Company Page 37

Tuesday 22 Orpheus Sinfonia Page 38

Wednesday 23 Taro Hakase Page 39

Thursday 24 John McCabe Birthday Concert Page 39

Saturday 26 Saturday Spectacular Page 39

Sunday 27 Choir of London and Orchestra Page 40

Tuesday 29 Titi Robin Page 41

Wednesday 30 Armonico Consort Page 41

OctoberFriday 2 St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra Page 41

Saturday 3 Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers Page 42

Sunday 4 Carole Farley Page 42

Tuesday 6 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Opus 60 Page 45

Thursday 8 Julian Bliss Page 42

Friday 9 BBC Big Band with Kim Criswell Page 44

Saturday 10 The Tallis Scholars Page 43

Monday 12 An Audience with Tony Benn Page 46

Tuesday 13 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Opus 60 Page 45

Wednesday 14 New London Orchestra Page 46

Thursday 15 Nordland Music Festival Page 47 - Saturday 17

Tuesday 20 Pimlico Opera Page 46

Friday 23 Ladysmith Black Mambazo Page 47 - Saturday 24

Monday 26 Freddy Kempf Page 47

Tuesday 27 New Sussex Opera Page 48

Thursday 29 Trondheim Soloists Page 48

Saturday 31 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Page 48

NovemberFriday 6 Gilad with Strings Page 48

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This season the RPO continues to offer Cadogan Hall concert goers the highest possible standards of music-making, accompanied by some of the most acclaimed conductors and soloists.

Summer season concerts26 May Beethoven Gala conducted by Dirk Joeres with Freddy Kempf Page 14

9 June Julian Lloyd Webber performs Elgar Cello Concerto Page 17

10 July Great Russian Masterpieces conducted by Young Chil Lee Page 23

6 October Opus 60 – 60 minutes of fabulous music Page 45

13 October Opus 60 – 60 minutes of fabulous music Page 45

Meet the Artists! Edward Seckerson, (Chief Critic, Independent and BBC Presenter) chats informally to the artists in his pre-concert talks.

From 6.30pm in the main auditorium, Edward can be heard enlightening audiences with interesting facts about the evening’s programme and engaging in discussion with the artists themselves.

Subscription discounts

Substantial series discounts are available by booking for just 2 or more concerts. Subscribers can enjoy discounts of up to 30% off tickets booked.

Concerts Booked 2-3 4-5 6+

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Resident Orchestra, Cadogan Hall

Dima Tkachenko - 10 JulyJulian Lloyd Webber - 9 JuneFreddy Kempf - 26 May Opus 60

Zurich International Concert Series 2009-10Firmly established as an orchestral season to rival any other in the UK, Cadogan Hall’s International Concert Series, sponsored by Zurich, continues to develop and grow.

The new season of nine concerts provides an opportunity to see and hear a world-class mix of internationally renowned orchestras, soloists and conductors in one of the best concert-going environments in the country.

Friday 2nd October 2009 St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

Saturday 31 October 2009 Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Wednesday 18 November 2009 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Tuesday 2, Wednesday 3, Monday 8 February 2010 Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Thursday 25 March 2010 Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Wednesday 14 April 2010 Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Thursday 13 May 2010 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra

Series Launch: Thursday 11 June Tickets on sale to Encore members and invited guests: 11 June General sales: 18 June Remember you can take advantage of our generous series discounts when booking for 2 or more concerts.

www.rpo.co.ukConcerts must all be booked in one transaction. Subscription discounts cannot be combined with any other discounts. Subject to availability.

Stephen Isserlis 31 October

Mikhail Rudy 18 November

Laura Aikin 25 March

Igor Tchetuev 13 May

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Sunday 3 May

Choir of London and Orchestra

7.30pm Rutter Conducts Rutter and Fauré Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine

Gabriel Fauré Requiem John Rutter Mass of the Children

Composed in 2003, Mass of the Children has rapidly become one of John Rutter’s most

popular works. For the work’s Cadogan Hall premiere, Rutter conducts the Choir of London

and Orchestra alongside the award-winning Farnham Youth Choir and two of Britain’s most exciting young soloists, Elin Manahan Thomas

(soprano) and Sam Evans (baritone).

2pm-6.15pm ‘Come and Sing’ Day with John Rutter

The world’s best-loved choral composer invites singers of all ages and standards to spend the afternoon with him singing a wide variety of

music, including opera choruses, choral favourites, and some of his own brand new works. With special guest appearances from soloists Elin

Manahan Thomas and Sam Evans.

Tickets: Come and Sing Day: £18 (£10 non-singing audience)

Concert tickets: £30, £25, £20 20% discount on total cost of both tickets when booking for singing day and concert together.

Wednesday 6 May, 7.30pm

The Brodsky QuartetProgramme

Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, KV. 546 Mendelssohn Fugue

Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135

Shostakovich Two pieces for String Quartet Borodin String Quartet No. 2 in D major

Cadogan Hall’s Resident String Quartet presents a beautiful programme of small gems by some of the genre’s most prolific composers. The legacy of Bach is reflected by Mozart and

Mendelssohn in two very contrasting fugues – one turbulent, the other serene. Beethoven’s final work of his immense quartet output is

uncharacteristically short and whimsical, with a hidden joke at the expense of his publishers, nevertheless containing one of his trademark

heartwrenching slow movements. Shostakovich’s own arrangements – of his tragic aria from Lady Macbeth of Mtensk and the witty gem

Polka – encapsulate the full range of emotions in his troubled life and another Russian classic, Borodin’s second quartet with its famous and

beautiful Notturno, is pure escapism.

Tickets: £22, £18, £12

top price Tickets: £18

Tuesday 5 May, 7.30pm

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, seen and heard across the globe, is simultaneously provocative, entertaining and inspiring. Their

shows combine music, humour and intelligence with silliness. Using a menagerie of voices and cheap instruments, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain elicits emotion and thought in unexpected forms and successfully mixes

highbrow with lowbrow to appeal to an astonishingly broad audience: think Morecambe

and Wise, explaining Joseph Beuys’ Desert Island Discs.

Wherever The Ukulele Orchestra performs, from Never Mind The Buzzcock’s Christmas Special, Jools Holland’s Hootenanny, to Blue

Peter, to the smallest pub in England, they bring a hilarious style of music virtuoso that is all of

their own.

Tickets: £22, £18, £14 All seats £14

Celebrity Recital Series 2009Th u r s d a y 2 8 M a y , 7. 3 0 p m

Emma Johnson c l a r i n E T

Pascal rogé P i a n o

Weber, Debussy, Brahms, Bernstein, Stravinsky, copland, Milhaud

F r i d a y 1 2 J u n e , 7. 3 0 p m

nettle and Markham T W o P i a n o S

Schumann, Brahms, Saint Saëns, Poulenc, ravel

S u n d a y 4 o c t o b e r , 7 p m

carole Farley S o P r a n o

John constable P i a n o

Debussy, ravel, Poulenc

Th u r s d a y 8 o c t o b e r , 7. 3 0 p m

Julian Bliss c l a r i n E T

M o n d a y 2 6 o c t o b e r , 7. 3 0 p m

Freddy Kempf P i a n o

Beethoven, Waldstein, rachmaninov, chopin

Th u r s d a y 2 6 n o v e m b e r , 7. 3 0 p m

Dame Evelyn Glennie P E r c u S S i o n

Tickets: £25, £22, £18, £12 top price tickets: £22

Series discounts (top and second price tickets)Book 2 or 3 concerts and save 15%Book 4 or 5 concerts and save 25%Book 6 and save 30%

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Thursday 7 May, 7.30pm

The King’s Consort Mozart Concert Arias

Gillian Keith soprano Matthew Halls director, harpsichord

ProgrammeMozart Overture ‘Apollo and Hyacinthus’ KV 38 Mozart Concert Aria ‘A Berenice….Sol nascente’

KV 70 J.C. Bach Symphony in G minor Op. 6 No. 6

Mozart ‘Ah se in ciel’ KV 538 Haydn Symphony No. 43 ‘Mercury’

Mozart Overture ‘La Finta Gardiniera’ KV 196 Mozart ‘Vorrei Spiegarvi’ KV 418

TKC’s previous excursions into the classical repertoire have met with great acclaim. High

drama is assured when TKC’s orchestra is joined by celebrated Canadian soprano, Gillian Keith,

for this season’s grand finale, exploring the electrifying brilliance of the music of Mozart and

his contemporaries.

Tickets: £30, £26, £22, £18


London Festival Orchestra

Piers Lane piano Ross Pople conductor

ProgrammeBartók Divertimento for Strings Mozart Piano Concerto No.22 in

E-flat major, K. 482 Tchaikovsky Serenade in C major, Op. 48

London-based Australian pianist Piers Lane has a flourishing international career, which has taken him to all the major concert halls around the world. Five times soloist at the BBC Proms, he is famed for his ‘marvellous quality of tone, tremendous precision and beautifully shaped

phrases’, is acknowledged as ‘a pianist who has both the technical ability and the patience to learn unusual repertory’ (The NY Times) and whose

playing ‘glitters with filigree charm’ (Times).

Tickets: £24, £18, £10 Friends of LFO, and OAPs: £10 Students: Free with a valid student card


English Chamber Orchestra

Sir Colin Davis conductor Dame Felicity Lott soprano

Anthony Pike clarinet

ProgrammeHaydn Symphony No.94 in G ‘Surprise’ Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K.622

Berlioz Nuits d’été

‘The relationship between Sir Colin Davis and the ECO goes back decades and it was a pleasure to welcome back both these icons combining their mutual talents ... the ECO

produced performances of verve and polish throughout the evening.’

The Classical Source

Tickets: £35, £25, £15, £10 20% off all ticket prices

Book 3 or more ECO concerts and save 30%

Friday 8 May, 7.30pm

BBC Big Band SongS for Swinging LoverS

Starring special guest Peter Grant

Barry Forgie music director

Programme An evening of classic songs immortalised by Sinatra and his Rat Pack pals: You Make Me Feel So Young, I’ve Got

You Under My Skin, All or Nothing at All, Come Fly With Me, Mr Bojangles, New York New York, Leroy Brown, That Old Black Magic, Girl from Ipanema, Let

There Be Love, Joanna – and many more!

Britain’s favourite swing band, the legendary BBC Big Band, will be joined by Peter Grant – the

astonishingly talented singing sensation with the rich, smooth voice whose debut album sold over

100,000 copies.

Saturday 9 May, 7.30pm Zurich International Concert Series

Prague Symphony Orchestra

Petr Altrichter conductor Nikolai Demidenko piano

Programme Smetana The Moldau (From ‘Ma Vlast’)

Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 Dvorák Symphony No.7

The Prague Symphony Orchestra, conducted by their former principal conductor, Petr

Altrichter, will be performing works by two of Czechoslovakia’s most-loved composers. Smetana believed that in music was the life of Czechs and

he used many Czech dance rhythms and folk melodies. Dvorák’s 7th symphony also reflects his patriotic feelings towards the Czech nation.

The orchestra will be joined by acclaimed Russian pianist and Chopin specialist, Nikolai Demidenko,

for the sublime Piano Concerto No.1.

Tickets: £39, £32, £26, £18 top 2 prices £28


Choral at Cadogan

Tallis Scholars Vox Patris Caelestis

Peter Phillips director

Programme Tallis Loquebantur variis linguis, Tallis Suscipe quaeso,

Sheppard Media vita, Tallis Te Deum ‘for meanes’, Byrd O Lord, make thy servant, Byrd Prevent us, O Lord,

Mundy Vox patris caelestis

This programme is a celebration of all that is best in High Renaissance English sacred music. Mixing some of the most substantial works ever written in these islands with one or two of the smallest, the evening will give an overview of the astonishing achievement of Tallis and Byrd, alongside

two of their greatest colleagues at the Tudor Chapel Royal. Sheppard’s Media vita is probably the most talked-about

single item the Tallis Scholars have ever recorded.

“……the Tallis Scholars under conductor Peter Phillips sang these slow-moving, luminous masses

with impeccable blend and balance. Did anybody care that the last tube had just gone half way through the “Benedictus”? This is music where time stands still.”

Richard Fairman, The Financial Times

Tickets: £27, £22, £15 and RPO Friends: All seats £15

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London Mozart Players

Joan Rodgers soprano Andrew Staples tenor

Iain Paterson bass Vasari Singers

Jane Glover conductor

ProgrammeHaydn Creation

This concert is a truly festive one, celebrating three major events in one! With the LMP and its former Music Director Jane Glover both

celebrating their 60th birthdays this year, they reunite for this fantastic concert.

2009 also marks Haydn’s bicentenary. This concert brings all this together with Jane Glover conducting the LMP in Haydn’s glorious choral

work The Creation.

Tickets: £30, £25, £18, £10 www.lmp.org

Monday 18 May, 7.30pm

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

With Leif Ove Andsnes

ProgrammeMozart Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major, K.449

Prokofiev Classical Symphony Grieg Holberg Suite

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37

The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra is one of Norway’s cultural mainstays whose international breakthrough came with the acclaimed release of

Grieg’s complete works for string orchestra.

The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra has played many of the world’s most distinguished concert halls with some of the world’s most renowned musicians. In 1995 the orchestra performed in

the first concert ever held at the House of Lords. Guest artists have included Maurice André, Leif Ove Andsnes, Joshua Bell, James Galway, Radu

Lupu, Joanna MacGregor, Angela Hewitt, Andrew Manze, Truls Mørk and Thomas Zehetmair.

Leif Ove Andsnes has been performing regularly in the world’s most famous concert halls since he first attracted international attention in the

early 1990s.


Saturday 16 May and Sunday 17 May, 7pm

Garrison Keillor in an evening with City of

London Sinfonia

Philip Brunelle conductor

ProgrammeA rare chance to join the inimitable Garrison Keillor for an entertaining evening of words

and music with City of London Sinfonia, conducted by Philip Brunelle.

Legendary American radio voice and author of the best-selling Lake Wobegon Days, Garrison Keillor joins City of London Sinfonia for an unmissable

evening of music and story-telling in the style of the host of ‘A Prairie Home Companion’.

Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream provides the perfect accompaniment to the latest happenings in Lake Wobegon, whilst the music of McGlaughlin and MacDowell offers an all –

American musical complement to Keillor’s unique blend of stories, poems and limericks.

Tickets: £32, £25, £18, £10 Students and under-16s: £10

(with each adult ticket purchased)

top price tickets: £25

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Saturday 23 May, 7.30pm

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

With violinist Julian Rachlin

ProgrammeGrieg Holberg Suite, Op.40

Schubert arr Tabakova Arpeggione Sonata arranged for Viola and Strings Mozart Divertimento K136

Piazzolla arr. Desyatnikov Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

‘With the Piazzolla the British chamber virtuosos really hit the bull’s eye. Rachlin was playing like an acrobat walking a tightrope.’

Nürnberger Zeitung

The exciting Lithuanian-born violin virtuoso Julian Rachlin returns to London to perform with

the strings of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in a Programme which includes Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires – a heady mixture

of energetic violin writing and tango nuevo, evocative of the city which ultimately became

Piazzolla’s home.

Tickets: £35, £25, £15, £10


Isaac Albéniz: 100th Anniversary Gala Concert

With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Carlos Checa conductor José Menor piano

ProgrammeAlbéniz Rapsodia Española

Albéniz Concierto Fantástico Albéniz Suite Española (Excerpts)

Albéniz Suite Iberia (Excerpts)

To celebrate the 100th year anniversary of Spanish composer Albéniz’s death, the Royal Philharmonic

Orchestra, together with the Institut Ramon Llull and Gramophone Records, presents a gala performance

featuring a selection of the very best of Albéniz’s music.

Pianist and composer Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) is one of the most important international figures in the history of Spanish music. His music is widely considered central to the piano literature of the twentieth century,

and the summit of all Spanish piano music.

This special concert, led by the brilliant Spanish conductor Carlos Checa, will also feature the

supremely talented pianist, José Menor.

Tickets: £35, £28, £20, £10 Book 2 or more RPO concerts and receive up to

30% discount, RPO Friends’ discounts apply


Jamie Walton Recital

Jamie Walton cello Daniel Grimwood piano

Programme includesFauré Elegie

Rachmaninov Sonata in G minor, Op.19 Grieg Sonata in A minor, Op.36

Following the enormous critical success surrounding Jamie Walton’s 2008 releases of concertos by Elgar, Myaskovksy, Britten and

Shostakovich with the Philharmonia, Jamie has returned to the studio with his duo partner Daniel Grimwood for a disc of two great

Romantic sonatas by Grieg and Rachmaninov. These were particular favourites of the late

Margaret Moncrieff with whom Jamie studied – this concert and CD launch commemorates the

great teacher and person she was.

Tickets: £22, £18, £15, £10

Tuesday 19 May, 7.30pm Zurich International Concert Series

Orquesta Nacional de EspanaJosep Pons conductor

Jose Maria Gallardo guitar

Programme

Turina Danzas Fantásticas Op.22

Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez

Ravel Alborada del Gracioso / Rapsodie Espagnole / Bolero

The Orquesta Nacional de España is considered Spain’s finest orchestra and was founded in 1937 during the Spanish civil war. The orchestra’s principal conductor, Josep Pons, is widely considered to be one of Spain’s most engagingly contemporary conductors. Jose María Gallardo Del Rey’s worldwide performances have drawn acclamation and applause from critics and audiences alike. He will join the orchestra for a performance of the beautiful Concierto de Aranjuez.

Tickets: £39, £32, £26, £18 top 2 prices £28

Spanish tapas and wine offerBefore the concert we will be serving a special tapas plate including chorizo, Serrano ham, Manchego cheese, olives, peppers and bread, plus a glass of Spanish wine for just £8. A selection of specially chosen Spanish wines and sherry by the glass or bottle will also be available during the evening.

To order your tapas platter please call the box office on 020 7730 4500. Available from 6.30pm.


Thursday 4 June, 7pm

Oxford Philomusica

with London Symphony Chorus

Helena Dix soprano Harriet Williams mezzo soprano

Peter Hoare tenor James Rutherford bass

Marios Papadopoulos conductor

ProgrammeNimrod Borenstein The Big Bang and

Creation of the Universe – London Premiere Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op.

125, ‘Choral’

Two weighty issues, the origins of life and the aspirations of humanity, are considered in this

intriguing pairing by Oxford’s professional symphony orchestra. Nimrod Borenstein’s new

work holds up a twenty-first century mirror to Haydn’s famous account of ‘Light, Peace

and Adam and Eve’ while Beethoven’s sublime ‘Choral’ Symphony unblinkingly looks to a future

of universal brotherhood.

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Tickets: £30, £23, £17, £10

Saturday 30 May, 7.30pm

The Choir of Royal Holloway

University of London

London Mozart Players Rupert Gough conductor

ProgrammeEric Whitacre Cloudburst

Astor Piazzolla Las 4 Estaciones Portenas (The 4 Seasons)

Carson Cooman The Revelations of Divine Love (Metaphors from Sea and Sky) – world premiere

The Choir of Royal Holloway is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the finest collegiate choirs in Britain. The choir has developed a

close association with Carson Cooman who is emerging as one of America’s most promising

young composers. His major new work has been commissioned especially for the choir and sets the texts of the early English mystic Julian of Norwich.

Eric Whitacre’s Cloudburst is an exciting vocal ritual culminating in a rain storm cleverly evoked by numerous percussion instruments. From the master of Argentinean dance and tango, Astor Piazzolla, we have a series of four tangos, each

reflecting the four seasons in Buenos Aires.

Tickets: £22, £17, £10

Saturday 6 June, 7pm

Ealing Choral Society

From royal court, monastery, street and tavern: Cantiones

sacrae et profanae

Jonathan Williams conductor Laura Parfitt soprano Adrian Dwyer tenor

Henry Herford baritone Elizabeth Shepherd &

Charles Economou piano ensemble bash percussion

Ealing Choral Society with choristers from Ealing Abbey Choir

ProgrammeEaling Choral Society is joined by the innovative British percussion quartet, ensemble bash and choristers from Ealing Abbey Choir. The main

work is Orff ’s Carmina Burana – based on earthy 13th-century Bavarian monks’ songs, while Bob Chilcott’s catchy ‘capital cantata’ captures the

cries of London’s market places. In contrast are three short examples of Bruckner’s sacred music, and the programme is completed by music learnt from percussionists at the Royal Court in Ghana.

Tickets: £22, £16


Celebrity Recital Series

Emma Johnson and Pascal rogé

Programme

Weber Sylvana Variations Debussy rhapsodie

Brahms Sonata no.1 op.120 Bernstein Sonata for clarinet and Piano Stravinsky Three pieces for solo clarinet Debussy la cathédrale Engloutie from

Préludes Book 1 Copland nocturne

Milhaud Scaramouche

Well known British clarinettist Emma Johnson returns to cadogan Hall with

celebrated pianist, Pascal rogé in a varied programme of popular and lesser known works for clarinet and piano ranging from

Weber’s rarely performed Sylvana Variations to solo pieces by Stravinsky & Debussy. The evening concludes with an arrangement of

Milhaud’s effervescent Scaramouche.


Series discounts available see page 6


British Police Symphony Orchestra 20th Anniversary Gala Concert

In support of Restorative Solutions CIC.

Tim Murray conductor Kevin England soloist

ProgrammeElgar Cockaigne Overture Mozart Oboe Concerto

Mahler Symphony No.1 in D Major

As part of their 20th Anniversary Celebrations the British Police Symphony Orchestra appears in support of Restorative Solutions CIC. Performing

Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture, Mozart’s Oboe Concerto and Mahler’s Symphony No.1 in

D Major the players of the BPSO are drawn from across the police forces of the UK. More

information from bpso.org.uk.

Sponsored by Reliance Security Group Ltd.

Tickets: £15, £12, £10


Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Beethoven Gala

Dirk Joeres conductor Freddy Kempf piano

ProgrammeBeethoven Egmont Overture

Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’ Beethoven Symphony No.7

This is Beethoven at his most stirring and inspirational. The Egmont Overture releases the tensions and struggle of conflict into a

rampaging and ultimate victory. The ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto, its nickname coined by a London critic overwhelmed by the work’s

capacity for grand gestures and deep repose, features the charismatic piano star, Freddy

Kempf. And, if this were not enough, there are also the profound melodies and propulsive

rhythms of Symphony No.7, termed by Wagner as ‘the apotheosis of the dance’ – music of

unending energy to electrify the spirits.

Meet the artists: free pre-concert talk from 6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson.

Tickets: £35, £28, £20, £10

£5 off top 3 ticket prices Book 2 or more RPO concerts and receive up to

30% discount, RPO Friends’ discounts apply


Tuesday 9 June, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

with Julian Lloyd Webber

Rumon Gamba conductor Julian Lloyd Webber cello

ProgrammeRossini The Barber of Seville Overture

Elgar Cello Concerto Mendelssohn Symphony No.3, ‘Scottish’

The wit and sparkle of the Overture to Rossini’s ever-popular comic opera The Barber of Seville

gets this concert off to an effervescent start. For many music-lovers Elgar’s Cello Concerto has become hugely significant, a one-to-one identification with the composer’s beautiful,

intense and stoic music, and a highly personal response to the life-shattering events of the First World War. Julian Lloyd Webber is particularly

associated with this eloquent work. Mendelssohn’s time in Scotland with its mists, tempests, landscape and history inspired from him a vivid symphonic portrait that broods and dances simultaneously.

Meet the artists, free pre-concert talk from 6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson.

Tickets: £35, £28, £20, £10 £5 off top 3 ticket prices, Book 2 or more

RPO concerts and receive up to 30% discount RPO Friends discounts apply

Friday 12 June, 7.30pm


nettle and Markham 30 Year anniversary concertDavid Nettle and Richard Markham

two pianosProgramme

Schumann 3 canonic Studies, op.56 Brahms Sonata in F minor, op.34b Saint-Saens Danse Macabre, op.40

Poulenc l’Embarquement pour cythère, Élégie, capriccio (d’après le Bal Masqué)

Ravel Boléro

British piano duo nettle and Markham celebrate 30 years as one of the world’s

most entertaining, versatile and musically satisfying ensembles.

‘Their playing was finely integrated…appealingly transparent…rich in dialogue

and raw energy’ new York Times


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WEDNESDAY 10 JUNE, 7.30PMProgramme

R Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Opus 28

Vlad Maistorovici violin, Lawrence O’Donnell bassoon, Nicolas Fleury horn, Will Stafford

clarinet , Laurence Ungless double bass

Poulenc: Sonata for trumpet, trombone and horn, Opus 33

Sebastian Philpott trumpet, Barnaby Philpott trombone, Nicolas Fleury horn

Poulenc: Fiançailles pour rire Paula Sides soprano, Kumi Matsuo piano

Ravel: Introduction and Allegro José Antonio Domené harp, Mareile Dahme flute, Hannah Morgan clarinet

String Quartet: Katerina Mitchell, Mathieu van Bellen, Emma Stevenson, Genevieve Verhage

Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, opus 20 Jonathan Parkin clarinet, Amy Harman

bassoon, Samuel Pearce horn, Ilya Movchan violin, Bryony Mycroft viola, Mikhail Shumov

cello, Hayoung Jung double bass

This exciting partnership between Cadogan Hall and the Royal College of Music showcases some

of the finest young musical talent in London today.

Tickets: £10 Free

Royal College of Music’s

RISING STARS 2009

Sunday 7 June, 7.30pm

Ralph McTell In concert

Described by Billy Connolly as ‘Britain’s best singer/songwriter’, Ralph McTell is one of our most consummate entertainers. He has won The Ivor Novello Award and a BBC Lifetime

Achievement Award for his songwriting.

You, the audience, will travel with Ralph on a ninety-minute journey along the musical path he has followed for over four decades. Ralph’s astute observation and wry take on life shine through his songs and anecdotes. His rich baritone voice

and his virtuosity on guitar promise a very special evening.

“A big man with a big heart and a big, big talent.” Willy Russell

“McTell hits the spot by telling your personal story: yours and everyone’s.” The Guardian

Tickets: £22.50


TheKing’ssingers

Friday 5 June 7.30pm Will you, Won’t you join the dance?

Hans Leo Hassler Tanzen und Springen William Byrd Though Amaryllis dance in green Franz Schubert Zum Rundtanz G. da Nola Chi la Gagliarda Thomas Ravenscroft A Round of Three Country Dances in One John Hilton Fair Oriana, beauty’s queen Thomas Morley Now is the month of maying Benjamin Britten Choral Dances from ‘Gloriana’ Clement Janequin Au Joli jeu Camille Saint-Saëns Saltarelle Francis Poulenc Clic clac, dansez sabots György Ligeti The lobster quadrille Stanley Glasser Ilihubo Trad. arr. Richards Dance to your Daddy Trad. arr. Chilcott Feller from Fortune Trad. arr. Chilcott Mairi’s wedding Stanley Glasser Um danso wasegoli Trad. arr. Runswick She moved through the fair Trad. arr. Runswick La valse a mille temps Trad. arr. Runswick Chitarra d’amor Trad. arr. Langford Phil the fluter’s ball

programme

Pass a summer’s evening with the King’s Singers in an entertaining exploration of music from around the world inspired by dance over the centuries. hear a galliard, a clog dance, country dances, a saltarelle, a waltz and carroll’s quadrille in music by William Byrd, Franz Schubert, Francis Poulenc, thomas Morley and more. the programme takes its title from the last words sung in the first half, written by lewis carroll. dancing optional.

Tickets: £22.50, £20, £17.50, £15

£5 off top price tickets

Saturday 20 June, 7.30pm

Kazakh Celebrity Recital

Aiman Musakhodzhayeva violin Eleonora Bekova piano

ProgrammeTomaso Antonio Vitali Chaconne

Johannes Brahms Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

Nurgisa Tlendiyev Akky Serik Yerkimbekov Vocalise (world premiere)

Camille Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo capriccioso

César Franck Sonata in A major

This concert presents two of the most celebrated Kazakh musicians. Aiman

Musakhodzhayeva is an increasingly frequent presence on the major stages of Europe, founder

of the Kazakhstan National Academy of Music and the Kazakhstan State Chamber Orchestra

and UNESCO ‘Artist for Peace’. Eleonora Bekova has appeared in concerts worldwide and the much recorded and broadcast pianist

of the legendary Bekova Piano Trio is a devoted promoter of British-Kazakh cultural relationships.

Tickets: £22, £18, £15, £10

Tuesday 16 June and Friday 19 June, 7pm

London Lyric Opera Die Fledermaus

(The Bat) Johann Strauss

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Philharmonia Chorus

Conducted by Madeleine Lovell Guest appearance by Leslie Howard

“Madeleine Lovell’s assured grasp of tempo and pacing energised every singer” Hilary Finch, Times

Gabriel von Eisenstein -Charne Rochford Rosalinde, his wife - Sarah Redgwick

Alfred, a singer, her lover -Garrie Davislim Dr Falke, friend of Eisenstein - Simon Thorpe

Prince Orlofsky – Lise Christensen Frank, governor of the prison - Jeffrey Black

Adele, Rosalinde’s maid - tbc Ida, her sister - Edel Shannon

Dr Blind, Eisenstein’s lawyer - Nicky Spence Frosch, a gaoler - Bernard Horsfall

Simon Thorpe and Charne Rochford lead a strong cast including Jeffrey Black, Garrie

Davislim, Nicky Spence, Edel Shannon, and Lise Christensen, with the sensational Sarah Redgwick

making her debut as Rosalinde. Veteran actor Bernard Horsfall (James Bond & Dr Who) completes the cast as the gaoler, Frosch.

If you haven’t yet experienced the magic of the critically acclaimed London Lyric Opera then be sure to make room in your diary for

this zingy, zesty performance, which promises to fizz with energy and verve.

This fun-filled operetta, with its comic storyline, outrageous characters and glorious music makes for a perfect summer evening’s entertainment.

Sung in English, with Madeleine Lovell conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,

Philharmonia Chorus and a cast of superb soloists, the performance will feature a special

guest appearance by renowned concert pianist, Leslie Howard.

Join London Lyric Opera for a truly bubbly concert, and in the words of Rosalinde,

“Drink a toast to champagne…”

Libretto translation: Leonard Hancock and David Pountney.

Pre-Performance talk at 6pm

Tickets: £39, £32, £25, £20, £12 PREMIUM PACKAGES AVAILABLE

Sponsored by Wardour www.wardour.co.uk www.londonlyricopera.com

Saturday 13 June, 7pm

Opening Concert Rick Wakeman

A 60th birthday celebration with rock legend, full orchestra & chorus. Rick Wakeman first hit the national consciousness as a member of the

legendary ‘prog rock’ band, Yes, with whom he sold tens of millions of albums

worldwide. These days, Rick is known just as much for his television appearances on programmes such as Grumpy Old Men, Countdown, Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Have I Got News For You, as he is for his music, but as a solo artist he has

been extraordinarily prolific producing 136 albums in total.

To raise the curtain on chelsea:artsfestival he performs parts of his best known work including The Six Wives of Henry VIIIth –

which alone sold 40 million copies – Journey to the Centre of the Earth and music from his many film scores. The performance

involves a cast of well over 100 including a full orchestra and the English Chamber

Choir conducted by Guy Protheroe.

Tickets: £35, £30, £25, £15

Thursday 18 June, 7.30pm

Clare Teal : Get Happy - Live With Grant Watson (Piano), Simon Little

(Bass), Chris Dagley (Drums), AD Chivers (Backing Vocals, Guitar, Percussion), Colin

Ball (BVs, Flugelhorn, Accordion)

Following the success of her latest Get Happy CD in 2008, singer, songwriter, BBC Radio 2 personality, columnist and damned funny

woman to boot, Clare Teal returns to the stage in 2009 with Get Happy – Live. This

will be a brand new show celebrating songs from the highly acclaimed studio album, and

introducing new material from her first ever live CD. Voted ‘Jazz Vocalist of the Year’ three years running and blessed with a stunning voice, the ability to write songs that promise to be classics and a wonderful warm humour, Clare is a rare commodity, and in every way the major star.

“Wonderful. Worth raving about.” - Sir Michael Parkinson

Completing the line up, the evening will burst into life with a performance by Belgravia’s best, the Boisdale Blue Rhythm Band who celebrate their 10th anniversary in June.

Tickets: £26*, £22*, £18*, £10 *£2 discount for Festival Friends

The emergence of the new chelsea:artsfestival is hopefully a ray of light in challenging times. It is never more important than at times like these to realize that there are some things you can’t put a value on – like fine performance, art and entertainment.

To find out more about chelsea:artsfestival please visit www.chelseaartsfestival.org (box office 0845 890 2435) – in Chelsea – for Chelsea – celebrating Chelsea.

Wednesday 24 June, 7.30pm

Sir Willard White Robeson Re-Explored

Sponsored by Zurich

The world renowned baritone in a great festival finale concert.

Sir Willard White explores more of the repertoire and life story of this important icon of the last century. Paul Robeson epitomised the energy and integrity of the major figures

who raised awareness of equality and human rights in the mid-twentieth century. The story of his example is moving and highly relevant

to today’s world.

Sir Willard’s second exploration of the great man is backed by musical director and

pianist Neal Thornton who leads a group of outstanding accompanying musicians, including Guy Barker on trumpet and the Pavão String Quartet, to bring orchestral textures to tailor-made arrangements of

more popular songs from the Paul Robeson songbook. The programme includes

Negro spirituals, British folk song, and classic early jazz songs. The concert

concludes with his rendition of Ol’ Man River. Willard White takes on the mantle of the

legendary Paul Robeson with the quality of a master craftsman.

“It takes a larger-than-life figure to begin to pay homage to Paul Robeson… Willard

White has charisma and vocal power to spare...” The Times

Tickets: £32*, £27*, £20*, £10 *£2 discount for Festival Friends


Saturday 27 June, 11-11.45am Doors open at 10.15am for pre-concert activities Saturday Spectacular Princes and Princesses Southbank Sinfonia Kevin Hathway conductor and presenter Conductor and presenter Kevin Hathway joins the orchestra for a concert of magical fairytales, enchanted castles, brave princes and beautiful princesses! Saturday Spectaculars are family concerts with a twist, designed to create an informal, fun and educational environment for children and families to enjoy classical music. The fun begins at 10.15 with exciting, themed, craft activities followed by the chance to meet the young players of Southbank Sinfonia. Fancy Dress Competition Come along in costume and be in with a chance of winning a special Southbank Sinfonia prize! Tickets: £6 each or 4 tickets for £20 RBKC School children- one child goes free with every adult

Monday 22 June, 7.30pm

Taro Hakase’s Classic Summer Moods

Taro Hakase violin Maciej Janas piano

The London Tango Quintet

ProgrammeDe Falla Suite Populaire

Brahms Sonata No.2 in A major Op.100 Piazzolla Libertango

Monti Czardas Taro Hakase Jonetsu Tairiku

Taro Hakase, the leading violinist from Japan, will be back at Cadogan Hall for the fourth time, following his three sell-out concerts last year.

This time, he will play some timeless classical pieces, a few of his original scores followed by some passionate summertime songs, with the

accompaniment of a full Tango Band.

This evening of enchanting varied music promises to put you in the mood for summer!

Tickets: £25, £22, £18, £12 top price tickets for £22

Saturday 27 June, 11-11.45am

Doors open at 10.15am for pre-concert activities

Saturday Spectacular Princes and Princesses

Southbank Sinfonia Kevin Hathway conductor and presenter

Conductor and presenter Kevin Hathway joins the orchestra for a concert of magical

fairytales, enchanted castles, brave princes and beautiful princesses!

Fancy Dress Competition Come along in costume and be in with a chance

of winning a special Southbank Sinfonia prize!

Saturday Spectaculars are family concerts with a twist, designed to create an informal, fun and

educational environment for children and families to enjoy classical music. The fun begins at 10.15

with exciting, themed craft activities followed by the chance to meet the players of Southbank Sinfonia.

Tickets: £6 each or 4 tickets for £20 RBKC School children- one child

goes free with every adult

Friday 26 June, 8pm

Roger McGuinn Live in Concert

Legendary former Byrds frontman and founding member, Roger McGuinn returns for a hotly

anticipated solo UK tour.

The Byrds era defining songs like “Eight Miles High”, “Mr Tambourine Man”, “Turn, Turn, Turn” and “All I Really Wanna Do” became classics of the new folk rock sound. McGuinn’s trademark Rickenbacker 12 string sound has influenced

generations of musicians and this superb show will draw from his huge back catalogue, including

his Grammy-nominated “Treasures From The Folk Den” and last year’s critically acclaimed “22 Timeless Tracks From The Folk Den Project”.

“Music would be a very, very different place if it hadn’t been for Roger McGuinn”

(Rolling Stone)

Tickets: £26.50

Sunday 28 June, 6pm

Wimbledon Symphony

Orchestra and CoroRobin Browning conductor Mark Griffiths conductor

ProgrammeFauré Pelléas et Mélisande Op.80 Suite

A medley of ‘a cappella’ items from across the centuries

Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine Haydn Mass in B flat ‘Harmoniemesse’

The renowned Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra and the award-winning London choir Coro collaborate in this tribute to Haydn in his

anniversary year. The programme also includes popular works by Fauré and an opportunity to hear Coro in ‘a capella’ items; this will be a

summer evening of music-making to remember.

Tickets: £25, £18, £10

TUESDAY 23 JUNE, 7.30PMProgramme

Debussy From Preludes, Book 1 (no 5: Les collines d’Anacapri; no 4: Les sons et les parfums

tournent dans l’air du soir) Piano solo: Asagi Nakata

Debussy: From Preludes, Book 2 (no 6: General Lavine – eccentric)

Debussy: From Preludes, Book 1 (no 7: Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest)

Piano solo: Poom Prommachart

Erick Flores*: The Last Rose of 1872 Piano solo: Michael Ierace

Vlad Maistorovici*:Transcent Piano solo: Victoria Royce

Ikuyo Kobayashi*: Stay Gold Piano solo: Maria Marchant

Prokofiev: Sonata no 7 in B flat major, op 83 (Allegro inquieto; Andante caloroso; Precipitato)

Piano solo: Alexei Petrov

Shiva Feshareki*: New Work Piano solo: Michael Ierace

Schnittke: Improvisation and Fugue Piano solo: Michael Ierace

Gavin Higgins*: New Work Piano solo: Maria Marchant

Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit (Ondine; Le gibet; Scarbo) Piano solo: Alexey Chernov

*This concert includes world premières of new works composed for the Rising Stars series by

RCM student composers.



Tickets: £10 Free


RISING STARS 2009

Thursday 2 July, 7.30pm

The Brodsky QuartetProgramme

Wolf Italian Serenade Puccini Crisantemi

Verdi String Quartet in E minor Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence, String

Sextet in D major, Op. 70

Wolf’s Italian Serenade for string quartet was written at a time when Wolf was setting the

poems of Eichendorff and explores similar themes. It’s a delightful miniature, offsetting the romantic importuning of the lover against the mocking and

witty response of the beloved.

Puccini’s Crisantemi, a poignant and elegiac piece for String Quartet, is in one continuous movement and

was composed in a single night. Another great opera composer, Verdi, follows with the only surviving chamber music of his catalogue;

the String quartet in e minor. Verdi said of this work ‘I don’t know if the string quartet is beautiful or ugly

but I do know it’s a quartet’ For the final piece in the programme, the Brodsky

quartet are joined by John Metcalfe (viola) and Sophie Harris (cello) for Tchaikovsky’s string sextet Souvenir de Florence with its melodic, innocently

romantic movements contrasted with Tchaikovsky’s distinctive Russian style folk melodies and rhythms.

Tickets: £22, £18, £12 top price tickets £18


Sunday 5 July, 7pm

Royal College of Music

String Player of the Year Competition

Guest judge: Nicola Loud

Following its Rising Stars series, the RCM is delighted to be holding its RCM String Player of the Year final at Cadogan Hall. Once again some of the very best RCM instrumentalists compete for the

coveted title of RCM String Player of the Year. After a thorough audition process, followed by a concert performance, a verdict will be cast by former BBC

Young Musician of the Year, Nicola Loud.

Now in its fifth year, the competition often kick-starts young careers and the winner gets an opportunity to perform as a soloist with the

Southbank Sinfonia.

Tickets: £15, £10, £5

Friday 10 July, 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Young Chil Lee conductor Dima Tkachenko violin

ProgrammeGlinka Ruslan and Lyudmilla Overture

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5

Following Glinka’s dashing and exciting overture, award-winning Ukrainian born

violinist, Dima Tkachenko, performs Tchaikovsky’s Cossack-dancing Violin Concerto.

Initially rejected as “too difficult to play”, Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous violin melodies has

secured it’s rightful place as one of the world’s greatest concertos. The talented conductor

Young Chil Lee, who already holds three positions with major European orchestras, takes the helm and conducts the concerts grand finale,

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5.

Tickets: £35, £28, £20, £10 £5 off top 3 ticket prices

Book 2 or more RPO concerts and receive up to 30% discount

RPO Friends’ discounts apply

Friday 3 July, 7.30pm

Goldsmiths Choral Union

Skellern & Rossini

Julie Kennard soprano, Sophie Mansell alto Telman Guzhevsky tenor

David Kimberg bass Stephen Jones & Philip Shannon pianos

Robin Kimber harmonium Brian Wright conductor

ProgrammePeter Skellern Weathers

Rossini Petite messe solennelle

This concert features Peter Skellern’s choral cycle Weathers, a GCU commission from 1987 written to complement Rossini’s delightful and perennially popular Petite messe solennelle. Rossini described this as “the last mortal sin of my old age”, adding a charming note to the score: “Dear God, I was

born for opera buffa, a little skill, a little heart, that’s all I have. Be merciful and admit me to Paradise”.

Tickets: £27.50, £22, £15 www.gcuchoir.org.uk

Thursday 9 July, 7.30pm

London Concert Choir with

Counterpoint Handel Anniversary Concert

Mark Forkgen conductor Helen Neeves soprano

Mark Chambers counter-tenor Mark Dobell tenor

ProgrammeHandel Coronation Anthems

Handel Foundling Hospital Anthem Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks

Handel who died 250 years ago, wrote four splendid anthems for King George II’s

coronation, the best-known being Zadok the Priest. As a benefactor of Coram’s Foundling Hospital, he contributed a new anthem for a fundraising concert. The Foundling Hospital

Anthem incorporates music from several previous works and ends with the Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah. That same concert also included his exultant Royal Fireworks Music.

Concert in support of Coram

Tickets: £25, £20, £16, £12

TUESDAY 7 JULY, 7.30PMProgramme

Ravel: Chansons madécasses opus 78 Madeleine Pierard soprano, Laura Lucas

flute, Christopher Graves cello, Aliaksandr Muzykantau piano

Takemitsu: Qui vas la Laura Lucas flute

Mozart: Quintet in E flat major, K 452 Eva Polgar oboe, Fraser MacAulay

clarinet, Antonio Geremia Iezzi horn in E Flat, Lawrence O’Donnell bassoon, Yulia

Vorontsova piano

Spohr: Double string quartet in d minor Op 65 Dunja Lavrova violin,

Anna Blackmur violin, Jonathan Barritt viola and Aleksei Kiseliov cello

Martyn Jackson violin, Mari Poll violin, Jennifer Coombes viola

and Guy Johnston cello



Tickets: £10 Free


RISING STARS 2009

Saturday 11 July, 7pm

Junior Trinity Prizegiving Concert

Simona Budd conductor Barry Graham conductor Mark Griffiths conductor

Elizabeth Horseman conductor Andrew Morley conductor Michael Posner conductor

Hannah Porro oboe

Programme includesProkofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite No.2

Haydn Oboe Concerto

Trinity College of Music’s Junior Department is a Saturday school situated in the magnificent setting

of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London and it celebrated its Centenary in 2006. It is a Centre for Advanced Training as part of the

DCSF Music and Dance Scheme.

This concert features performances by Junior Trinity’s Equal Voice Choir, Four Part Choir,

Intermediate Strings, Big Band, Wind and Symphony Orchestras as well as our End of Year Prizegiving.

Tickets: £15, £12, £8 £5 child under 12

Portrait of George Frideric Handel by the school of Thomas Hudson, Gerald Coke Handel Collection C Foundling Museum, London


Proms Chamber Music returns for another lunchtime series in the light and airysurroundings of this superb hall in the heart of Chelsea. Its warm and intimateacoustic is ideal for a wide range of music and this year there are more concertsthan ever, with a special weekend celebrating the10th anniversary of BBCRadio 3’s New Generation Artists scheme. Distinguished former NGA artists theBelcea Quartet and Llyr Williams also feature in two other concerts, with musicinspired by Proms anniversary composers Purcell and Handel. Iestyn Davies,Richard Egarr and members of the Academy of Ancient Music also honourPurcell, as do the strings of the Scottish Ensemble, who also premiere a brilliantnew work by JohnWoolrich. Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis and Dénes Várjon focuson Mendelssohn, another anniversary composer, while Susan Graham andMalcolm Martineau revel in the seductive delights of French song. And the seriesbegins with a flourish as The Cardinall’s Musick celebrates the 500th anniversaryof the coronation of King Henry VIII, including a song by the King himself thatsets the tone for the whole season: ‘Pastyme with good companye’!

All Proms Chamber Music concerts are broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. PCMs 1–5 & 19 will be repeatedthe following Saturday at 2.00pm, and PCM 6 will be repeated on Saturday 6 September at 2.00pmEntrance to the auditorium will be from half an hour before start-time.

Stalls: £12.00; Centre Gallery: £10.00Day seats (Side Gallery): £5.00

Advance Booking, 20 April – 18 MayTo book tickets during the Advance Booking period,use the Booking Form in the Proms Guide or theonline ticket request system (at bbc.co.uk/proms).

General Booking, from Tuesday 26 MayOnce General Booking has opened, you can alsobook tickets by telephone or in person at CadoganHall (on 020 7730 4500) or at the Royal AlbertHall (on 0845 401 5040*), as well as online.

Tickets can be bought on the day of the concert –from Cadogan Hall only – from 10.00am (9.00amon Saturday 29, Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August).

£5.00 tickets on the dayAt least 150 Side Gallery (bench) seats will beavailable for just £5.00 each from 10.00am onthe day of the concert (9.00am on Saturday 29,Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August). These ticketscan only be bought at Cadogan Hall. They mustbe purchased in person and with cash only,and are limited to two tickets per transaction.

£30.00 PCM Series PassHear seven PCM concerts for just £30.00, withguaranteed entrance to the Side Gallery until12.50pm (after which PCM Series Pass-holdersmay be asked to join the day queue). PCMconcerts on Saturday 29, Sunday 30 andMonday 31 August are excluded from this offer.

During the Advance Booking period (Monday 20April – Monday 18 May), PCM Series Passes canbe purchased using the Advance Booking Form(page 153) or the online ticket request system(at bbc.co.uk/proms). Two passport sizedphotographs must be provided.

Once General Booking has opened (on Tuesday26 May), PCM Series Passes can also be purchasedby telephone or in person at the Royal Albert Hall(on 0845 401 5040*) as well as online.Note that PCM Series Passes cannot be purchased fromCadogan Hall. PCM Series Passes are subject to availability.

New Generation Artists

Buy four tickets for the price of three: Day Ticketsfor Side Gallery (bench) seats will be availablefor just £15.00 from 9.00am on each day of theNGA 10th-Anniversary Weekend (Saturday 29,Sunday 30 and Monday 31 August). NGA DayTicket-holders will have access to all four concertsin Cadogan Hall on that day. These tickets canonly be bought at Cadogan Hall. They must bepurchased in person, and are limited to twoper transaction.

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The Cardinall’s Musick

1.00pm–c2.00pm

Music by:Henry VIII, Fayrfax,W. Cornysh, Sampson,Taverner, Tallis, LudfordThe Cardinall’s MusickAndrew Carwood director

Andrew Carwood and his vocal ensemble launchthe Proms Chamber Music series by marking the500th anniversary of the coronation of Henry VIII.Richly sonorous and grand in design, the music ofthe time combines massive choral writing withcomplex solo textures. Today’s mix of sacred andsecular features songs by King Henry himself, andsettings of texts in his honour by leading composersof the day.

Susan Graham Belcea Quartet

1.00pm–c2.00pm

HaydnString Quartet in F sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 4

BrittenString Quartet No. 2

Belcea Quartet

One of the UK’s leading string quartets – andformer New Generation Artists – pair two strikinglyoriginal works in homage to two anniversarycomposers. Haydn’s quartet comes from a periodin the 1780s when he declared he was writing ‘ina new and special way’ and the second-movementset of variations is characteristically unexpected andquirky in its shifting contrasts of mood. Britten’satmospheric and evocative second quartet wascomposed in 1945 to celebrate the 250thanniversary of the death of Henry Purcell, and thefinale is a ‘Chacony’ – an extended set of variations– which offers an extraordinary glimpse of Purcell’ssound-world refracted through the imagination ofa composer who loved his music.

MONDAY 20 JULY PCM 1 MONDAY 27 JULY PCM 2 MONDAY 3 AUGUST PCM 3

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1.00pm–c2.00pm

Songs by:Bizet, Franck, Chabrier,Bachelet, Duparc, Ravel,Caplet, Roussel, Debussy,Honegger, Rosenthal, PoulencSusan Graham mezzo-sopranoMalcolm Martineau piano

The seductive world of French song is a specialityof the superlative American mezzo Susan Grahamand her duo partner Malcolm Martineau, who likensthe delights on offer to a ménu gourmand. The widevariety of musical dishes here scans a century ofmélodies françaises taking in the themes of nightand nature, love and childhood, and culminates inPoulenc’s La dame de Monte Carlo, his bittersweetmelodrama.

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Jonathan Morton

1.00pm–c2.00pm

Purcell, arr. BrittenChacony

MozartDivertimento in F major, K138

John WoolrichCapriccioworld premiere

StravinskyConcerto in D major

Scottish EnsembleJonathan Morton violin/director

A concert of great string music spanning threecenturies. At its heart is a new piece by JohnWoolrich, framed by classic works by Purcell andMozart and Stravinsky’s mercurial Concerto of1946, which casts an ironic eye back to the musicalpast as it extracts every ounce of colour andcontrast from the strings. With its disjointed motorrhythms, the music twists and turns in the air likesome crazy dance, alternately gawky and elegant,high-spirited and nostalgic – the perfect vehicleto demonstrate the versatility and vitality of thisexciting ensemble of players.

Llyr Williams

1.00pm–c2.00pm

MendelssohnPrelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1

J. S. Bach, trans. BusoniChorale Preludes ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns dieStimme’; ‘Nun freut euch, lieben Christeng’mein’; ‘Ich ruf ’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ’

BrahmsVariations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel

Llyr Williams piano

A recital of ‘Baroque Reflections’ devised bythis remarkably accomplished former Radio 3New Generation Artist and inspired by Brahms’smagnificent homage to the music of anniversarycomposer Handel. Busoni and Mendelssohnreinvented Bach for their own times: Busoni bytranscribing for the piano a selection of organpieces, and Mendelssohn by breathing vivid newlife into an archaic form in a turbulent Prelude andFugue. Brahms worked on an even broader canvaswith the music of Handel, transforming a themefrom one of his keyboard suites and building toa glorious climax. Handel, that supreme man ofthe theatre, would have loved it!

Steven Isserlis

1.00pm–c2.00pm

SchumannPhantasiestücke, Op. 88

MendelssohnPiano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49

Joshua Bell violinSteven Isserlis celloDénes Várjon piano

Two distinguished concerto soloists join forceswith a brilliant young Hungarian pianist for musicof poetry and drama. Schumann’s four delightfulcharacter pieces were his first works for piano trio,composed in 1842 when he was experiencing whathis wife Clara called ‘the joy of discovering a passionfor trios’. Schumann himself dubbed Mendelssohn’sOpus 49 ‘the master trio of our age’; it carries thisanniversary composer’s hallmarks of an expressive‘song without words’ and a fleeting ‘scherzo’,encircled by the Romantic sweep and grandeurof its outer movements.

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PCM 1111.00am–c12 noon

HaydnString Quartet inD major, Op. 20 No. 4

DebussyString Quartet

SzymanowskiStrin Quartet No. 1in C major, Op. 37

BreeAllegro for fourstring quartets

Meta4Psophos QuartetRoyal String QuartetPavel Haas Quartet

PCM 132.30pm–c3.30pm

Music by:

Schumann

Brahms

Martin≤

Mahler

Antoine Tamestit violaChristine Ricemezzo-sopranoShai Wosner pianoEmily Beynon fluteTai Murray violinMahan EsfahaniharpsichordAlice Cootemezzo-sopranoSteven Osborne piano


J. S. BachSuite No. 4 in E flatmajor for cello solo,BWV 1010 (transcr.for viola)

KodálySonata for solo cello

Maxim Rysanov violaDanjulo Ishizaka cello


Arias and duets byPurcell and Handel

HaydnArias and Canzonets

MendelsohnPiano Trio No. 2in C minor, Op. 66

Elizabeth WattssopranoDaniela Lehnermezzo-sopranoAllan Clayton tenorAlison Balsom trumpetMahan EsfahaniharpsichordTai Murray violinAndreas Brantelid celloShai Wosner piano


HaydnString Quartet inG major, Op. 77 No. 1

AlexanderGoehrSince Brass,nor Stone …

BeethovenString Quartet inC minor, Op. 18 No. 4

Jerusalem QuartetPavel Haas QuartetColin Currie percussion


MozartPiano Quartet in G minor, K478

SpohrNonet

Kungsbacka TrioLawrence Power violaAronowitz EnsembleGalliard EnsembleLuis Cabrera double bass


J. S. BachPartita No. 3 in E major for solo violin,BWV 1006

BartókSonata for solo violin

Alina Ibragimova violinTai Murray violin


DeliusCello Sonata

HolstFour Songs for tenorand violin, Op. 35

Six Songs for baritoneand piano, Op. 15

ElgarViolin Sonata

Natalie Clein celloAndrew Kennedy tenorJonathan Lemalu baritoneJennifer Pike violinTom Poster piano

SATURDAY 29 AUGUST SUNDAY 30 AUGUST

New Generation Artists

This year the Proms marks the 10th anniversaryof BBC Radio 3’s New Generation Artistsscheme with a three-day, 12-concert weekend at Cadogan Hall, featuring a small army of NGAspast and present – in addition to a sprinkling ofNGA appearances in the evening Proms and theMonday-lunchtime Proms Chamber Music series.

Some of the most established NGAs are appearing – pianist Simon Trp∂eski, flautistSharon Bezaly, mezzo-soprano Christine Riceand baritone Jonathan Lemalu, among others –while exciting newcomers, jazz trumpeter TomArthurs, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, violinistTai Murray, mezzo-soprano Daniela Lehner, cellist Andreas Brantelid and Finnish string quartet Meta4, make their Proms debuts.

Pianists Ashley Wass and Simon Crawford-Phillips complement this season’s focus onStravinsky ballets with The Rite of Spring in thecomposer’s duet version, while celebrations ofthe season’s four major composer anniversariesinclude Mendelssohn’s remarkable early Octetplayed by the Jerusalem and Pavel Haas quartets.Cellist Natalie Clein, violinist Jennifer Pike, tenor Andrew Kennedy and Jonathan Lemaluare among those performing works by Delius,Holst and Elgar in a concert marking 75 yearssince 1934, a landmark year in British music; and there are two specially commissioned new works: by jazz NGA Tom Arthurs and by John McCabe for pianist Ashley Wass.

With forces ranging from solo violin (Alina Ibragimova and Tai Murray in Bach andBartók respectively) to eight cellos (in Villa-Lobos’s arrangements of Bach Preludes andFugues) and to four string quartets (in JohannesBernardus van Bree’s Allegro), the variety ofartist groupings is as wide as the musical talenton offer.

10th-Anniversary Weekend

Tai Murray

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Hail, Bright Cecilia – ‘ ’Tis nature’s voice’

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Sweeter than roses

BlowOde on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell

PurcellEvening Hymn

Iestyn Davies counter-tenorSimon Wall tenor

Members of the Academy of Ancient MusicRichard Egarr harpsichord/director

The centrepiece of this recital – honouring the350th anniversary of Purcell’s birth – is an affectingtribute to Purcell by his teacher and predecessor as organist of Westminster Abbey, John Blow. A sequence of Purcell’s solo songs and keyboardpieces, a pair of his inventive trio sonatas, and thedeeply moving Evening Hymn complete this mix of mellifluous music.


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ChopinFour Mazurkas, Op. 24

MendelssohnSongs Without Words– selection

StravinskyThe Rite of Spring (two-piano version)

Simon Trp∂eski pianoSimon Crawford-Phillips pianoAshley Wass piano


BrittenCello Suite No. 3

SchubertString Quintet in C major, D956

Christian Poltéra celloSzymanowski QuartetClaudio Bohórquez cello


Music by:

J. S. Bach

John McCabe

J. S. Bach, arr. Villa-Lobos

Villa-Lobos

Sharon Bezaly fluteMahan Esfahani harpsichordAshley Wass pianoAilish Tynan sopranoClaudio Bohórquez,Andreas Brantelid,Natalie Clein,Danjulo Ishizaka,Guy Johnston,Li-Wei, Marie Mcleod,Christian Poltéra cellos


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Stravinsky

Tom Arthurs

Gwilym Simcock

Martin≤

Ronald van Spaendonck clarinetIlya Gringolts violinLlyr Williams pianoTom Arthurs trumpetGiuliano Sommerhalder trumpetRichard Fairhurst pianoGwilym Simcock pianoAronowitz EnsembleHelen Simons bassoonLi-Wei cello

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The BBC Proms is the world’s greatestmusic festival, this year comprising 100 concerts and a host of extra events – talks,films, literary events, family events andmore – in the space of 58 days at London’s Royal Albert Hall and CadoganHall. The traditionally low prices, world-class artists and unique atmosphere are justa few of the reasons that audiences keepcoming back year after year. The BBCProms are broadcast live on BBC Radio 3,with selected concerts broadcast on BBCTV; watch and listen again on BBC iPlayerfor seven days after broadcast.

ADVANCE BOOKING OPENS MONDAY 20 APRILBy post: use the Advance Booking form in the BBC Proms Guide 2009 (available at all good book shops), or online: bbc.co.uk/proms

GENERAL BOOKING OPENS TUESDAY 26 MAYBy telephone on 0845 401 5040*, in personat the Royal Albert Hall Box Office, or onlineat bbc.co.uk/proms

bbc.co.uk/proms

*Calls cost up to 4p/min from a BT landline (plus a one-off connection charge of up to 8p). Charges frommobiles and other networks may be considerably higher



Wednesday 5 - Sunday 9 August, 7.30pm (7pm Sunday)

StarringMARIA FRIEDMAN, MARY CAREWE, GRAHAM BICKLEY, SIMON GREEN as narrator Plus more star names to be announced

The Lady is a Tramp, Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered, Thou Swell, With a Song in my Heart, Where or When, This Can’t be Love, Mountain Greenery and a host of other favourites.

Tickets: £30, £28, £22, £18

top price tickets £22 (max 2 per booking)

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West End superstar Ruthie Henshall sings her favourite songs from stage and screen.

Enjoy a sparkling selection of melodies by the great songwriters:

I Only Have Eyes for You, You Made Me Love You,

Don’t Rain on My Parade, Love Is Here To Stay

and many more!

Music Director: Barry Forgie.

‘Ruthie Henshall - a truly great star of musical theatre’

Daily Telegraph

Tickets: £27, £22, £15

and RPO Friends: all seats £15

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The very best of Leonard Bernstein’s fabulous musicalsThe very best of Leonard Bernstein’s fabulous musicalsWEST SIDE STORY, ON THE TOWN, CANDIDE, WONDERFUL TOWN

PLUS MANY MORE BERNSTEIN CLASSICS

Featuring Kim CriswellWith Graham Bickley and Sarah Eyden

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis

Tickets: £35, £28, £22, £18

and RPO Friends: top price tickets £28

3 Nights only !Thursday 20-Saturday 22 August, 7.30pm


Friday 18 September, 7.30pm

Mercurius Company

Orpheus Britannicus – The Dance of the Hearts

Ricardo Barros conception, artistic director, choreography

Jane Gingell baroque gestures, stage director Dancers, Singers and Period Instrumentalists

Programme Purcell Music for The Tempest Locke Music for The Tempest

Purcell Music for The Gordian Knot Unty’d Purcell The Indian Queen Purcell Music for Circe

Purcell King Arthur Purcell If ever I more riches did desire

Mercurius present a celebration of Purcell in a fully staged performance of some of his most inspired

music, including excerpts from operas and incidental music – a tale of adventurers seeking riches in an

unknown land inhabited by exotic, mythological and mystical creatures. Will love conquer all?

A large company of Baroque dancers, singers and period instrumentalists displaying lavish costumes in a unique and rare performance. May our Passions

be moved!

Tickets: £25, £20, £15, £10

Saturday 12 September, 7.30pm

Thames Youth Orchestra

ProgrammeBritten Sinfonia Da Requiem Op.20

Mahler Symphony No.1

Two works mapping out an epic journey from darkness to light, both scaling vivid emotional

heights and exploring dramatic personal depths – Thames Youth Orchestra’s return to Cadogan Hall promises an evening of searing intensity as it presents two highly distinct, but in many ways

related, orchestral masterpieces.

Tickets: £15, £10

Friday 11 September 2009 at 7.00 pm

The Monteverdi Choir The English Baroque Soloists Sir John Eliot Gardiner conductor

Within a tour of Europe’s major summer music festivals, the Monteverdi ensembles will give a special concert in London of one of Handel’s most colourful works. The descriptive choral writing is some of Handel’s most virtuosic, full of declamation and coloratura and concluding with the Israelites’ triumphant psalm of praise on their deliverance from Egypt. The plagues visited on the Egyptians are depicted with an unusually rich orchestral accompaniment which includes trumpets and trombones.

This will be a fundraising concert in aid of the Monteverdi ensembles and we are offering a limited number of special packages. All participating artists are donating their fee for this concert. Please give generously.

Champagne Tickets: £55 (top price ticket + a glass of champagne)

Concert Tickets: £40, £33, £25, £15 www.cadoganhall.com

Box office: 020 7730 4500

Sound Bites Package: £120 (bookable only from the Monteverdi

Office, 020 7719 0120)

Top price ticket

Glass of champagne in the interval

Canapé reception with John Eliot Gardiner & members of

the ensembles.

Handel Israel in Egypt

FUNDRAISING CONCERT Wednesday 16 September, 7.30pm

Eye to Eye Concert for Peace

In aid of the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital

As part of this unique concert we are delighted to present the world premiere of Eye to Eye, a special commission by celebrated composer Patrick Hawes

which will be performed by the internationally-renowned English Chamber Orchestra.

This special event will combine modern with classical, celebrity with tradition and promises to

be a very special evening celebrating the charitable work of the St John of Jersualem Eye Hospital.

Also featuring: BBC 2 ‘Maestro’ winning mentor:

Jason Lai, conductor Raven Quartet

Mark Simpson, Young Musician of the Year 2006 performing Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major

London Welsh Male Voice Choir Claire Jones, official harpist to

HRH Prince of Wales More special guest soloists to be announced.

Tickets: £40, £30, £20, £15 Eye to Eye patron’s ticket: £75 includes top price ticket, complimentary programme, VIP reception

and a donation towards the charity.


with an orchestra of over one hundred musicians!

100th Concert

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - DukasPiano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 - Tchaikovsky

Tuesday 22 September, 7.30pm

Tickets: £35, £25, £15

Conductor Toby PurserPiano Marc Corbett-Weaver

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Saturday 26 September, 11-11.45am

Doors open at 10.15am for pre-concert activities

Saturday Spectacular The Mad Hatter’s Musical Tea Party

Southbank Sinfonia Alasdair Malloy presenter Stephen Bell conductor

Southbank Sinfonia and Mad Hatter Alasdair Malloy invite you to The Mad Hatter’s Musical Tea Party – join in the party as we take a trip to Wonderland!

Through the music we’ll meet Alice, shrink, grow and encounter the Cheshire Cat as well as hear plenty of mad music including the Mad Hatter’s Maddest

Musical Moment!

Why not come along dressed up as a character from Alice in Wonderland or create your own mad hat!

Saturday Spectaculars are family concerts with a twist, designed to create an informal, fun and

educational environment for children and families to enjoy classical music. The fun begins at 10.15 with

exciting, themed craft activities followed by the chance to meet the players of Southbank Sinfonia.

Tickets: £6 each or 4 tickets for £20 RBKC School children – one child

goes free with every adult

Wednesday 23 September, 7.30pm

Taro Hakase In Concert

Maciej Janas piano

Programme to include:Stravinsky Suite Italienne from Ballet ‘Pulcinella’ Franck Sonata for Piano and Violin in A major

Taro Hakase returns to Cadogan Hall with a programme including Stravinsky’s neo-classical style ballet suite ‘Pulcinella’, based on music by Pergolesi. The Sonata for violin and piano of 1886 is Franck’s best-known chamber work and includes one of the most beautiful finales, instantly recognizable by its

inflective melodic phrases.


Thursday, September 24 at 7.30pm

John McCabe, 70th Birthday ConcertThe King’s Singers, Sacconi Quartet

ProgrammeHaydn Variations in F Minor

McCabe The Woman by the Sea Haydn String Quartet Op 76 No 5, in D

Works by Byrd and Tallis McCabe Scenes in America Deserta

McCabe Cartography McCabe The Lily-White Rose (world premiere)

Plus Favourite King’s Singers items

John McCabe is well-known as both composer and pianist. His works include The Chagall

Windows, Concerto for Orchestra, and seven symphonies, as well as the highly successful ballets, Edward II, and the two-evening Arthur. He has also written major chamber, vocal and piano works, as well as Cloudcatcher Fells and other well known

works for brass band.

As a pianist he has made many records, including the very first complete Haydn Piano Sonatas set

(12CD’s) for London (Decca).

He is joined in this 70th Birthday celebration by the international stars, The King’s Singers, and the

youthful rising stars, The Sacconi Quartet.

Tickets: £22, £17, £12


Tuesday 29 September, 7.30pm

Titi RobinTiti Robin’s music highlights the musical roots of his personal circumstances and inspiration. The journey visits France, North Africa, the Middle

East and North India but most pertinently reflects the gypsy heritage that Titi has become

somewhat an ambassador of in his home country of France.

As a leading gypsy music exponent for the best part of thirty years and perhaps best known for

the seminal album Gitans , it was no surprise that he was nominated for a BBC World Music Award in 2008 and performed at WOMAD Australia and New Zealand earlier this year.

Titi Robin has composed and collaborated with a plethora of International stars both in the studio and on stage including Gulabi Sapera

(India), Cameron De la Isla (Andalucia), Esma Redzepoza (Macedonia), The Gipsy Kings

(Spain) and written soundtracks Ole (2005) & The Code (2002).

‘One of those wizard finger pickers that can master any instrument that looks even vaguely

like a guitar’ Charlie Gillet BBC Radio 3

‘Rich beyond words’ World Music Central

Tickets: £24.50

Friday 2 October, 7.30pm

St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Dmitriev conductor Barry Douglas piano

Programme Tchaikovsky Romeo & Juliet Fantasy-Overture

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6

It is with great delight that Cadogan Hall welcomes back the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra after a

sell-out performance three years ago.

The orchestra was formed in 1931, when radio was experiencing its boom, as the Leningrad Radio

Orchestra. The war period became a legendary part of the orchestra’s history when it was the only

one to stay and perform in the besieged city of Leningrad . Its activities culminated in the performance of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony on the 9th of August 1942 – the day the Nazis planned to enter the captured city. The orchestra’s work during the

siege became a unique monument to the irrepressible dignity of the human spirit.

With artistic director Alexander Dmitriev, who has been with the orchestra for over 30 years, conducting

an all-Russian programme expect an evening of inspiring orchestral power and consummate polish.

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Wednesday 30 September, 7.30pm

Armonico Consort Dame Emma Kirkby and Anna Sandstrom sopranos

Christopher Monks orchestra director

Programme Allegri Miserere Mei

Buxtehude Membra Jesu Nostri Carissimi Jephtha

If you love Allegri’s enchanting Miserere Mei, then you will immediately warm to the works

by Carissimi and Buxtehude. With intense and reflective word setting, and some of the most powerful harmonies ever set to paper, Armonico Consort will stage a concert for

which it is now famous.

Joined by one of its artistic patrons, Dame Emma Kirkby, Armonico Consort will create an

evening you will never forget.

Tickets: £28, £24, £20, £16


Choir of London and OrchestraSunday 27 September, 7pm

Ivor Bolton conducts Mozart’s RequiemProgramme Mozart Requiem and other works

Firmly established amongst Europe’s most distinguished conductors, and one of the pre-eminent Mozartians of our age, Ivor Bolton is Chief Conductor of the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg. His debut performance with the Choir of London and Orchestra offers a rare opportunity for London audiences to see him conduct a performance of Mozart’s incomparable setting of the Requiem Mass.

Tickets: £30, £25, £20

Saturday 7 November, 7.30pm

Nicholas Collon and Aurora Orchestra Vienna to New York: C20th Jewish choral and orchestral masterpieces from Europe and America

ProgrammeCopland In the Beginning Finlay My Heart is in the East – World Premiere Golijov K’Varakat Korngold Much Ado about Nothing Schoenberg Friede auf Erden Weill Berliner Requiem Zemlinsky Minnelied Zemlinsky Psalm 23

For the final performance in its 2009 season at Cadogan Hall, the Choir of London welcomes Nicholas Collon’s Aurora Orchestra, which since its creation three years ago has established itself as an exciting new force on London’s musical landscape, with an enviable reputation for innovative programming and virtuosic performances. The culmination of an ongoing series of concerts exploring nineteenth- and twentieth-century Jewish music, this performance features a programme of choral and orchestral repertoire which sets outstanding gems by Copland, Schoenberg and Weill alongside lesser-known masterpieces by Zemlinsky and Korngold, as well as more recent works by Osvaldo Golijov and Joseph Finlay.

Tickets: £25, £20, £15


Saturday 3 October, 7.30pm

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Following a sell-out visit to Cadogan Hall in 2007, The Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers return by public

demand for a spectacular concert of heart-pounding excitement.

Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums interweave with layers of percussive soundscapes and delicate bamboo flute in a spellbinding display

of precise choreography & sheer athleticism.

Through years of rigorous touring, Mugenkyo have developed a gritty passionate style that is

uniquely their own, retaining the traditional spirit of taiko yet creating a contemporary sound

and a modern stage show that has captivated audiences everywhere..

An unmissable opportunity to see this innovative and visually stunning group as they celebrate

their 15 year anniversary.

“Drumming as an almost religious experience… exhilarating to behold.” The Glasgow Herald

“★★★★★ Just when you think it could not get any more powerful, it doubles in intensity. This show is not one to be missed.” Edinburgh

Evening News

Tickets: £22 /Concessions: £14

Lux AeternaAs any photographer knows, light comes in

different strengths and contexts. It can be dawning or fading - and then there is perpetual light, the light of heaven. Celestial light is a feature of

our choral festival this season, though the more terrestrial kinds are there too. Vaughan Williams’ Lark was ascending towards the sky, but was still earthbound. The Lux aeterna of Victoria’s and Fauré’s Requiems has a different glow. We all rejoice to see the light of day, with its sense of joining us to worlds we cannot see and there is surely no more inspiring subject to sing about.

Peter Phillips, Artistic Director

In association with Hazard Chase Ltd.

Saturday 10 October, 7.30pm The Tallis Scholars

Peter Phillips, director

Lux Aeterna : including works by Lassus, Josquin, Gombert and Victoria’s sublime Requiem.

Tuesday 24 November, 8pm

English Chamber Orchestra with The Holst Singers

Evercore Pan-Asset Robert Brown Charity Concert In aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK

Requiem : including Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music, The Lark Ascending and Fauré Requiem.

Stephen Layton conductor, Natasha Jouhl soprano, Madeleine Shaw mezzo-soprano, Ben Alden tenor Dawid Kimberg baritone, Matthew Trusler violin

Saturday 12 December, 7.30pm

The Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal

Andrew Gant, director

O Nata Lux : a festive celebration including renaissance and modern classics, with seasonal

reflections by members of the choir. By kind permission of Her Majesty The Queen

Thursday 4 February 2010, 7.30pm

Retrospect Ensemble Matthew Halls, director

Illuminare : Rachmaninov Vespers interspersed with Orthodox chant and different composer settings of

Hail Gladdening Light.

Thursday 18 March 2010, 7.30pm

The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

Stephen Layton, director

Nocturne : A beautiful programme of choral music inspired by the magical hour of twilight. As the sun sets and the day turns to dusk, choirs around the country gather to sing Evensong in candlelit

chapels. Including works by Holst, Stanford, Lauridsen, Bach, Purcell and Whitacre

Tuesday 11 May 2010, 7.30pm

The Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips, director

Jubilate Deo : a joyful end to the celebrations including Palestrina’s Surge illuminare and his

glorious Missa Papae Marcelli.

Sunday 4 october , 7pm


carole Farley soprano

John constable pianoProgramme

Debussy le Balcon

Ravel chansons Madecasses

Poulenc la Voix Humaine (opera in one act, staged)

acclaimed for her sensational portrayals of the title roles in lulu, lady Macbeth

of Mtsensk and la Boheme at the Metropolitan opera, Met opera soprano carole Farley has won several Grand Prix du Disque, Deutsche Schallplatten, and Gramophone Editor’s choice awards. The centrepiece of her cadogan Hall

debut, with the versatile accompanist John constable, is her gripping interpretation of Poulenc’s tour de force opera, la Voix

Humaine, in a staged production.

Thursday 8 october , 7.30pm


Julian Bliss clar inetat the age of 19, Julian Bliss is established on the international concert scene having already appeared as soloist with orchestras including the london Philharmonic, BBc Symphony, royal Philharmonic, orchestre national de France, city of Birmingham Symphony orchestra, Seattle Symphony,

BBc Philharmonic, BBc national orchestra of Wales, nHK Symphony,

Munich chamber, Gulbenkian orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Swedish radio

Symphony, and the Bergen Philharmonic.

in recital Julian has appeared at such prestigious venues as the Wigmore Hall, the louvre in Paris, Montpellier Festival,

Jerusalem Music Festival, Bad Kissingen and Mecklenburg Festivals and the rheingau

Festival. He recently made his recital debut at the lincoln center in new York to great critical acclaim. We look forward to adding cadogan Hall to this impressive list. Full

programme to be confirmed.






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Friday 9 October, 7.30pm a Sentimental Journey with Kim CriswellA celebration of the golden age of Big Band music from both sides of the Atlantic, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II.

The BBC Big Band will be joined by acclaimed Broadway star Kim Criswell to perform a sparkling selection of enduring nostalgic favourites – A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, Every Time We Say Goodbye, Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree, We’ll Meet Again, I’ll Be Seeing You, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, I Know Why, White Cliffs of Dover, Sentimental Journey – and many more. The evening will also feature music made popular by the most famous bands of the wartime era including Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman and The Squadronaires.


Thursday 5 november, 7.30pm

a tribute to frank & ella Todd Gordon and Anita Wardell vocalsA celebration of the musical genius of Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. The fabulous BBC Big Band is joined by two of Britain’s most outstanding jazz vocalists, Todd Gordon and Anita Wardell, for this toe-tapping selection of swing classics.

Featuring favourite songs from the peak of their careers, including: Pennies From Heaven, I’ve Got You Under My Skin, Oh Lady Be Good, Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye, Come Fly With Me, One For My Baby and The Lady is a Tramp.

Music Director: Jay Craig

Friday 27 november, 7.30pm Big Band divas Claire Martin vocalsFive times BBC Jazz Award Winner Claire Martin joins the BBC Big Band for a celebration of the legendary leading ladies of the Big Band stage – Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Billie Holliday, Doris Day, Sarah Vaughan, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Anita O’Day and their glamorous contemporaries.

Enjoy the classic songs that made them stars, such as Fever, The Very Thought of You, Can’t Buy Me Love, Too Darn Hot, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Perdido, That Old Devil Called Love, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, That Old Black Magic and many, many more. Plus plenty of popular Big Band hits from the groups that the divas loved to work with, including Artie Shaw, Chick Webb and Benny Goodman. An evening of feel-good music inspired by the most glamorous women in Jazz!


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Tuesday 7th and 21st April 2009, 7pm and 9pm CADOGAN HALL, SW1X 9DQ

Tuesday 7 April, 7pm and 9pmGrzegorz Nowak conductorMichael Whight clarinetLaurence Davies french horn7pmMozart Clarinet ConcertoSchumann Symphony No.1, ‘Spring’9pmMozart Horn Concerto No.4Schumann Symphony No.2Tuesday 21 April, 7pm and 9pmGrzegorz Nowak conductorEmer McDonough fluteClio Gould violin7pmMozart Flute Concerto No.1Schumann Symphony No.3, ‘Rhenish’9pmMozart Violin Concerto No.5 ‘Turkish’Schumann Symphony No.4

OPUS 60 FINE WINE AND CHEESE PLATTER£7.50 per person, served from 6pm and 8pmBook through the box office on 020 7730 4500

All Tickets £15RPO Friends discounts apply

Tuesday 6th October, 7.00pm & 9.00pm Grzegorz Nowak Conductor Daniel Jemison Bassoon Clio Gould Violin

7.00pm Mozart Bassoon Concerto Dvorák Symphony No.6

9.00pm Mozart Violin Concerto No.4 Dvorák Symphony No.7

Tuesday 13th October, 7.00pm & 9.00pm Grzegorz Nowak Conductor John Anderson Oboe Christopher Parkes French Horn

7.00pm Mozart Oboe Concerto Dvorák Symphony No.8

9.00pm Mozart Horn Concerto No.2 Dvorák Symphony No.9,

‘From the New World’

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Monday 12 October, 7.30pm

An Evening with Tony Benn

The veteran Labour politician Tony Benn will be talking about his life in politics and what he thinks

about the changes in the Labour party. Expect an evening of frank responses and entertaining

political anecdotes. This is a welcome sequel to his original legendary theatre tour.

“I think people are fed up with sound bites, spin, sensation and scandal from politicians. What

people really want is a chance to discuss issues that affect all our lives, the things that really

matter, and that we have a discussion in a sensible uninterrupted and civilised manner” says Benn adding “A theatre is an excellent venue for this kind of intimate evening and it is where political

debate is really happening today. I get quite excited by this opportunity of bringing politics

back to the people, which is probably not a good thing for a man of my age!” he laughs.

Tickets: £20

Tuesday 20 October, 7.30pm

Pimlico Opera Rising Stars on tour

Adam Green Rigoletto Laura Mitchell Gilda

James Edwards The Duke Karina Lucas Maddalena Toby Purser conductor

ProgrammeVerdi Rigoletto

Pimlico Opera’s Rising Stars perform Verdi’s dark and tuneful masterpiece of revenge and

tragedy. The audience is carried along on a wave of emotion by some of Verdi’s greatest music. All proceeds shared between the Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund, helping ex-prisoners and their

families make a new start with grants for training and welfare, and Pimlico’s own pioneering work

with prisoners.

Tickets: £39, £25 Book four or more tickets for a 10% discount

Wednesday 14 October, 7.30pm

New London Orchestra

A concert promoted by the New London Orchestra in association with the

Polish Cultural Institute

The London Chorus Ronald Corp conductor

Vaughan Williams Overture ‘The Wasps’ Bacewicz Simfonietta (1935) – UK première

Szymanowski Stabat Mater Panufnik Old Polish Suite

Prokofiev Classical Symphony

The New London Orchestra, in association with the Polish Cultural Institute, will perform a work from a new Hyperion CD of music by Grazyna Bacewicz in her centenary year: the Sinfonietta for Strings will be performed alongside one of

the great Polish choral works of the 20th century, Szymanowski’s haunting Polish setting of the

Stabat Mater.

Tickets: £25, £20, £15, £10 Students: 50% off all tickets

Thursday 15 – Saturday 17 October

Nordland Music Festival

Nordland Music Festival takes place annually at the beginning of August in the city of Bodø

in northern Norway. It is one of Norway’s most influential festivals for classical and

contemporary music.

In October 2009, Nordland Music Festival will visit London’s Cadogan Hall where three major concerts will be arranged. The artists performing at these concerts will include the festival’s artist-in-residence, Christian Lindberg, and ensemble-in-residence, the

Brodsky Quartet.

Tickets: £22, £18, £12

Future Highlights

Friday 23 – Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm

Serious presents

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

+ NetsayiThe group sings a capella isicathamiya and mbube music – loud, powerful choruses

contrast with softer, almost whispering chants where voices blend harmoniously, combined with tightly-choreographed dance moves that

keep the singers on their toes.

Tickets: £35, £30, £10

Wednesday 7 October, 7.30pm

London Mozart PlayersCanadian pianist Alain Lefèvre returns

to the LMP to play Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and André Mathieu’s Concertino No. 2. Both works have

been recorded by the LMP and Lefèvre for release on Analekta this autumn. Former

LMP Music Director Matthias Bamert conducts.

Tickets: £30, £25, £18, £10

Monday 26 October, 7.30pm


Freddy KempfProgramme

Beethoven Pathetique Sonata Waldstein Sonata

Rachmaninov Variations on a Theme of Corelli

Chopin Ballades 1 & 3

Freddy Kempf has become one of the most important young artists of today performing to sell-out audiences all over the world. He

has built a unique reputation both as an explosive and physical performer as well as a serious, sensitive and profoundly musical artist. Freddy has performed many times at Cadogan

Hall but we are particularly pleased to be welcoming him back for this intimate recital.

Tickets: £25, £22, £18, £12 top price tickets£22



Food and DrinkOakley Bar Concert goers may enjoy a selection of refreshments from the Oakley Room Bar:

Champagnes, spirits, red and white wines, beers, soft drinks, light refreshments including sandwiches, meat and cheese plates, cakes, nuts and nibbles.

Many concert goers choose to pre-order interval drinks for added convenience, please enquire at the bar. Sandwiches and drinks can also be pre-ordered through the Box Office on 020 7730 4500.

Gallery Bar Customers sitting in the gallery will now be able to obtain pre-concert and interval drinks from the Gallery Bar at some concerts.

Please note you are kindly requested not to bring food and other refreshments into Cadogan Hall.

We’ve listed a number of local dining establishments for your convenience here:

Blushes Café 52 Kings Road SW3 4UD 020 7589 6640

Caraffini Restaurant 61 Lower Sloane Street SW1W 8DH 020 7259 0235

Como Lario 18 - 22 Holbein Place SW1X 8NL 020 7730 2954

The Botanist 7 Sloane Square SW1W 8EE 020 7730 0077

Fratelli deli cafe 40 Duke of York Square SW3 4LY 020 7823 6800

The Gloucester 187 Sloane Street SW1X 9QR 020 7235 0298

El Blason 8 Blacklands Terrace SW3 2SP 020 7823 7383

Vivezza 101 Pimlico Road SW1W 8PH 020 7730 0202

The GTC Cafe & Restaurant 2 Symons Street SW3 2TJ 020 7730 5271

Le Cercle 1 Wilbraham Place SW1X 9AE 020 7901 9999

Manicomio 83-85 Duke of York Square SW3 020 7730 3366

Langtry’s The Cadogan Hotel 21 Pont Street SW1X 9SG 020 7235 7141

L’Incontro 87 Pimlico Road SW1W 8PH 020 7730 3663

Oriel 50-51 Sloane Square SW1W 8AX 020 7730 2804

MU The Millennium Knightsbridge Hotel SW1X 9NU 020 7201 6330

Motcombs Restaurant 26 Motcomb Street SW1X 8JU 020 7235 6382

Rasoi Vineet Bhatia 10 Lincoln Street SW3 2TS 020 7225 1881

Mulberry Restaurant Sheraton Belgravia Hotel 20 Chesham Place SW1X 8HQ 020 7235 6040

Peter Jones Sloane Square SW1W 8EL 020 7730 3434

The Rib Room and Oyster Bar The Carlton Tower Cadogan Place SW1X 9PY 020 7235 1234

The Antelope 22-24 Eaton Terrace SW1W 8EZ 020 7824 8512

Royal Court Café Bar Sloane Square, London SW1W 8AS 020 7565 5058

Sale e Pepe Restaurant 9-15 Pavilion Road SW1X 0HD 020 7235 0098

The Chelsea Brasserie Sloane Square Hotel SW1W 8EG 020 7896 9988

Patisserie Valerie 81 Duke of York Square SW3 020 7730 7094

Harvey Nichols 109-125 Knightsbridge SW1X 7RJ 020 7235 5000

Roussillon Restaurant 16 St Barnabas Street London SW1W 8PE Tel: 020 7730 5550

Tuesday 27 October, 7pm

New Sussex OperaNew Sussex Opera Chorus

and Kent Sinfonia Nicholas Jenkins conductor

ProgrammeOffenbach Die Rheinnixen (The Rhine

Fairies) BRITISH PREMIERE

Concert performance in a new English translation by Neil Jenkins.

Offenbach’s extraordinary grand Romantic opera was unperformed for 138 years following its truncated initial production in Vienna in 1864.

It was at last restored to its full glory with its first-ever complete performance in Montpellier in 2002. A sensation at various European opera houses, it was Opernwelt’s 2005 “Rediscovery of the Year”, a searing masterpiece which paves the way for Offenbach’s much-loved final testament

“Les Contes d’Hoffmann”.

Tickets: £39, £32, £25, £20, £15

Saturday 31 October 2009

Czech Philharmonic

OrchestraJakub Hrusa conductor Stephen Isserlis cello

ProgrammeDvorák The Midday Witch

Dvorák Cello Concerto Dvorák Symphony No.7

On sale: 11 June

Thursday 29 October, 7.30pm

Trondheim SoloistsWith Tine Thing Helseth trumpet

ProgrammeGrieg Two Nordic Melodies Op. 63

Wallin Elergy for Trumpet Grieg Norwegian Op. 53

Grieg First Meeting Op. 53 Neruda Trumpet Concerto in Eb

Elgar Serenade for Strings Britten Simple Symphony

The 3 times Grammy nominated Trondheim Soloists is considered to be one of Norway’s most exciting young ensembles and through

their dedication, commitment and passion has quickly established itself as one of the most

innovative chamber groups in Norway

Tickets: £30, £26, £22, £18

Friday 6 November, 7.30pm

Gilad with Strings

Featuring the Gilad Atzmon Quartet and the Sigamos String Quartet

In this stunning performance the outstanding jazz saxophonist Gilad Atzmon (winner of BBC Jazz Award) pays a special tribute to

Charlie Parker, performing new adaptations of music from the legendary ‘Charlie Parker With

Strings’ album.

The Gilad Atzmon Quartet and the Sigamos String Quartet perform classics such as ‘Just Friends’, ‘Everything Happens to Me’, ‘April in Paris’, ‘I Didn’t Know What Time It Was’

and ‘If I Should Lose You’, as well as specially composed new works.

The combination of Atzmon’s unparalleled bebop virtuosity and stunning string arrangements creates a powerful and

unforgettable performance.

Tickets: £20 £15


The easiest way to travel to Cadogan Hall is by public transport. It is located within 2 minutes walk of Sloane Square London Underground Station which is served by both District and Circle lines. Sloane Square is just one stop away from Victoria Railway Station which has both mainline and additional London Underground connections.

Tube: Sloane Square Distance: 2 minutes Upon exiting Sloane Square Underground Station, turn immediately right, passing the Royal Court Theatre. (You will see Cadogan Hall’s tower immediately before you). Cross over Cliveden Place and walk up Sedding Street to the Hall.

Bus Stop: Sloane Street Distance: 1 minute Frequent bus services stop in Sloane Square and neighbouring streets including King’s Road, Sloane Street and Lower Sloane Street. Bus services include numbers: 11, 19, 22, 137, 211, 319, 360 and C1.

Taxi Rank: Sloane Square Distance: 1 minute Taxis are numerous in the area and there is a taxi rank located on Sloane Square opposite the Underground Station.

Car Park: Cadogan Place Distance: 0.29 miles (10 minutes) (24hr National Car Park underground).

Meter parking: A limited number of bays are available on Sloane Terrace, Wilbraham Place and Sedding Street.

Please note these bays are strictly controlled and rather limited.

Controlled hours (meter parking): Monday – Saturday: 8.30am to 6.30pm. Free parking on Sunday, Public Holidays and Bank Holidays.

AccessibilityFree Companion/Assistance Scheme Cadogan Hall has a range of services to assist disabled customers including provision for wheelchair users in the stalls. Companions of disabled customers are entitled to a free seat when assisting disabled customers at Cadogan Hall.

Please note that companion seats not sold 48hrs prior to any given performance will be released for general sale.

Wheel Chair Users If you use a wheelchair and wish to transfer to a seat, we regret we may not be able to provide a member of staff to help you physically. However, we will arrange for your wheelchair to be taken away and stored.

A lift is located to the right once inside the Box Office reception allowing access to a lowered Box Office counter.

Foyer areas are on the same level as the Box Office and the foyer bar (Oakley Room) is accessed via a wide access lift.

Seats within the stalls are accessed via a wide lift as are adapted toilet facilities.

The Gallery Please note the lift provides access to all levels except the gallery seating areas. Gallery seating can only be accessed via the main stairwell.

When travelling to and from the gallery seating areas please allow sufficient time in order to be seated at an appropriate time.

Customers with hearing requirements The Box Office counter is fitted with a loop system to aid customers with any hearing impairment.

The auditorium is fitted with an Infra-red Amplification System. This is not the same as a Loop System so switching your hearing aid to ‘T’ is not sufficient. You will need to use an amplification aid.

Customers with sight impairment Working/Guide dogs are welcome to access the hall and auditorium but please do let us know prior to arriving at the hall so we may make any special arrangements if necessary.

We produce CD versions of season brochures. To request a free copy please call the Box Office and ask to be added to our regular lists.

‘Touch/Familiarisation’ tours can be arranged and we have unisex accessible toilets on all levels except Gallery.

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Cadogan Hall Box Office To book in person the Box Office is open Monday – Saturday 10am-8pm Sunday: 3-8pm concert days only

Telephone sales Monday-Saturday 10am-8pm All bookings subject to a £2.50 transaction fee. Tickets will be posted unless the performance is within 7 days where tickets will be held for collection.

Booking online at www.cadoganhall.com Online bookings are subject to a reduced £1.50 transaction fee. This is a secure site available 24 hours a day.

Concessions and discounts Where general concessions are available this is defined as under-16s, full time students, senior citizens and persons out of work. Tickets are subject to availability and at the discretion of Cadogan Hall.

Group discounts Cadogan Hall offers generous discounts for groups of ten or more. Please call Gillian Caffrey on 020 7730 5744 for further information or to make a group booking.

Data Protection When making a booking your details will be recorded on to our database and may be used by Cadogan Hall and our associates to inform you of forthcoming events. If you do not wish to receive this information please inform the box office at the time of booking.

Conditions of sale Please note that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. Only one discount is available per booking. Children under 5 will not be admitted to Cadogan Hall except for family shows, where children over the age of 1 must have their own seats. Price band structure reflects the level of comfort and clarity of view. We regret we cannot guarantee unrestricted view at all times due to the varying nature of performances.

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