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Opening Weekend
Joyce DiDonato Sings Berlioz
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner conductor
Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano
Repertoire
Barber: Medea's Dance of Vengeance, Op.23a
Berlioz: La mort de Cléopâtre for soprano & orchestra
Interval
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 (Eroica)
Santtu Conducts Sibelius & Grieg
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor
Stephen Hough piano
Johanna Rusanen soprano
Tommi Hakala baritone
Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat Male Voice Choir
Repertoire
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir: Oceans
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Interval
Sibelius: Kullervo
Virtual Orchestra: Sibelius
Igor Levit: Bach, Brahms & Beethoven
Performers
Igor Levit piano
Repertoire
Bach: Chromatic fantasia and fugue in D minor, BWV.903
Brahms: 4 Ballades, Op.10
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 arr. Liszt for piano
Lawrence Power with Thomas Adès: Fairy-Tale Dances
Performers
Lawrence Power viola, violin
Thomas Adès piano
Paul Stoneman percussion
dancer to be announced
Repertoire
Purcell: Full fathom five from The Tempest arr. Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès: Berceuse No.2 from The Exterminating Angel arr. viola & piano
Britten: Waltz from Suite, Op.6 arr. viola & piano
Tippett: Come unto these yellow sands from Songs for Ariel
Dowland: If my complaints could passions move
Britten: Lachrymae (Reflections on a song of Dowland) for viola & piano, Op.48
Thomas Adès: Märchentänze for violin & piano
Berio: Naturale for viola, percussion & recorded voice
Stravinsky: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss arr. Stravinsky & Dushkin for violin & piano
The Multi-Story Orchestra: Verified
Performers
The Multi-Story Orchestra
Hyeyoon Park violin
Repertoire
The Multi-Story Young Creatives: [with Kate Whitley]: Verified for violin, percussion, soprano, young voices & orchestra
Matthew Barley: Light Stories
Performers
Matthew Barley cello
Repertoire
Matthew Barley: The Spell; ZenYen; Cathedrals and Caves
Bach: Prelude from Suite No.6 in D for solo cello, BWV.1012
Anna Meredith: moonmoons
Giovanni Sollima: Hell 1 from Songs from the Divine Comedy
Jan Bang: Implanted Memories
Anna Meredith: Blackfriars
Matthew Barley: Unfolding
Joby Talbot: Motion Detector
Matthew Barley: Caught in the Crosshairs; Timefolding
John Metcalfe: Constant filter
Matthew Barley: Vanishing Membranes, The Unwaiting Sky
Edward Gardner Conducts Rachmaninov
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Kristina Mkhitaryan soprano
Dmytro Popov tenor
Kostas Smoriginas bass-baritone
London Philharmonic Choir
Repertoire
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3
Interval
Rachmaninov: The Bells (Choral Symphony)
Notes on Nature 1: The Sea
Performers
Joakim Odelberg
Jon Copley
Dan Grimley
Santtu Conducts Sibelius & Nielsen
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor
Bomsori Kim violin
Repertoire
Sibelius: The Oceanides
Nielsen: Violin Concerto
Interval
Miho Hazama: What the wind brings (with film)
Sibelius: Symphony No.3 in C
Paraorchestra: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Performers
Paraorchestra
Charles Hazlewood conductor
Victoria Oruwari soprano
Repertoire
Górecki: Symphony No.3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), Op.36
Scottish Ensemble Performs Philip Glass
Performers
Scottish Ensemble
Repertoire
Sculthorpe: Deciso from Sonata No.3 (Jabiru Dreaming)
Caroline Shaw: Moss; Stem from The Evergreen
Jonny Greenwood: Proven lands from There Will Be Blood
Philip Glass: Symphony No.3
Resident Orchestras
Joyce DiDonato Sings Berlioz
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner conductor
Joyce DiDonato mezzo-soprano
Repertoire
Barber: Medea's Dance of Vengeance, Op.23a
Berlioz: La mort de Cléopâtre for soprano & orchestra
Interval
Beethoven: Symphony No.3 (Eroica)
Virtual Orchestra: Sibelius
Santtu Conducts Sibelius & Grieg
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor
Stephen Hough piano
Johanna Rusanen soprano
Tommi Hakala baritone
Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat Male Voice Choir
Repertoire
María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir: Oceans
Grieg: Piano Concerto
Interval
Sibelius: Kullervo
Edward Gardner Conducts Rachmaninov
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes piano
Kristina Mkhitaryan soprano
Dmytro Popov tenor
Kostas Smoriginas bass-baritone
London Philharmonic Choir
Repertoire
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3
Interval
Rachmaninov: The Bells (Choral Symphony)
Notes on Nature 1: The Sea
Performers
Joakim Odelberg
Jon Copley
Dan Grimley
Santtu Conducts Sibelius & Nielsen
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali conductor
Bomsori Kim violin
Repertoire
Sibelius: The Oceanides
Nielsen: Violin Concerto
Interval
Miho Hazama: What the wind brings (with film)
Sibelius: Symphony No.3 in C
Patricia Kopatchinskaja Plays Shostakovich
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Edward Gardner conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja violin
Repertoire
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem
Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No.1
Interval
Sibelius: Symphony No.5 in E flat
Music of Today: Kaija Saariaho & Hans Abrahamsen
Performers
Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra
Chloe Rooke conductor
Olivia Boen soprano, *
Repertoire
Saariaho: Semafor
Hans Abrahamsen: 2 Inger Christensen songs
András Schiff: Haydn, Schubert & Mozart
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir András Schiff conductor, piano
Repertoire
Haydn: Piano Concerto in D, Hob.XVIII/11
Schubert: Symphony No.8 in B minor (Unfinished)
Interval
Mozart: Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor, K.491
Chineke! Orchestra: Phenomenal Women
Performers
Chineke! Orchestra
conductor to be announced
soloists to be announced
Repertoire
Eleanor Alberga: Overture, Jupiter's fairground
A Coleridge-Taylor: Sussex Landscape, Op.27
Valerie Coleman: Concerto for wind quintet & chamber orchestra (Phenomenal Women)
Interval
Price: Symphony No.4 in D minor
Inside the Orchestra at Drumsheds
Performers
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon conductor
Repertoire
Programme includes: -
Stravinsky: The Firebird, Suite (1945) (performed from memory)
Ravel: Boléro (performed from memory)
A Hero’s Life
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Mark Elder conductor
James Ehnes violin
Repertoire
Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose), complete ballet
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor
Interval
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
FUNharmonics Family Concert: Stan and Mabel
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Seal conductor
Polly Ives presenter
Philharmonia Chamber Players: Salonen & Nielsen
Performers
Philharmonia Wind Quintet
Repertoire
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Memoria
Nielsen: Wind Quintet, Op.43
Marin Alsop Conducts Mahler's Fifth Symphony
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Marin Alsop conductor
Sasha Cooke mezzo-soprano
Repertoire
Mahler: Blumine (Andante)
A Mahler: Die stille Stadt (The quiet town); Bei dir es traut (With you it is pleasant); Erntelied (Harvest song); Laue Sommernacht (Mild summer's night); In meines Vaters Garten (In my father's garden) arr. David & Colin Matthews for voice & orchestra)
Interval
Mahler: Symphony No.5
Aurora Orchestra: Stravinsky's Firebird by Heart
Performers
Aurora Orchestra
Nicholas Collon conductor
Alexandre Tharaud piano
Tom Service presenter
Repertoire
Outi Tarkiainen: The Ring of fire and love
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Interval
Introduction: Stravinsky's Firebird with Aurora's Principal Conductor Nicholas Collon and BBC Radio 3 Presenter Tom Service
Stravinsky: The Firebird, Suite (1945) (performed from memory)
OAE TOTS at LPO FUNharmonics: An Italian Adventure
Notes on Nature 2: The Forest
Performers
Julian Glover
Vidya Patel
Annika Lindskog
Sigrun Saevarsdóttir-Griffiths
Sibelius & Grieg: In the Land of the Mountain King
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Emilia Hoving conductor
Repertoire
Grieg: Peer Gynt, Suite No.1
Outi Tarkiainen: Mosaics for orchestra (with film)
Interval
Sibelius: Symphony No.2 in D
Contemporary Edit
Matthew Barley: Light Stories
Performers
Matthew Barley cello
Repertoire
Matthew Barley: The Spell; ZenYen; Cathedrals and Caves
Bach: Prelude from Suite No.6 in D for solo cello, BWV.1012
Anna Meredith: moonmoons
Giovanni Sollima: Hell 1 from Songs from the Divine Comedy
Jan Bang: Implanted Memories
Anna Meredith: Blackfriars
Matthew Barley: Unfolding
Joby Talbot: Motion Detector
Matthew Barley: Caught in the Crosshairs; Timefolding
John Metcalfe: Constant filter
Matthew Barley: Vanishing Membranes, The Unwaiting Sky
Scottish Ensemble Performs Philip Glass
Performers
Scottish Ensemble
Repertoire
Sculthorpe: Deciso from Sonata No.3 (Jabiru Dreaming)
Caroline Shaw: Moss; Stem from The Evergreen
Jonny Greenwood: Proven lands from There Will Be Blood
Philip Glass: Symphony No.3
Music of Today: Kaija Saariaho & Hans Abrahamsen
Performers
Players from the Philharmonia Orchestra
Chloe Rooke conductor
Olivia Boen soprano, *
Repertoire
Saariaho: Semafor
Hans Abrahamsen: 2 Inger Christensen songs
Manchester Collective & Zubin Kanga (Double Bill)
Performers
Manchester Collective
Zubin Kanga piano
Repertoire
Bacewicz: Concerto for string orchestra
Laurence Osborn: Piano Concerto
Interval
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Keyboard Music
Igor Levit: Bach, Brahms & Beethoven
Performers
Igor Levit piano
Repertoire
Bach: Chromatic fantasia and fugue in D minor, BWV.903
Brahms: 4 Ballades, Op.10
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 arr. Liszt for piano
Pavel Kolesnikov: The Colours of Mozart & Ravel
Performers
Pavel Kolesnikov piano
Repertoire
Mozart: Variations on Gluck's 'Unser dummer Pöbel meint', K.455; Adagio from Sonata in F, K.280; Sonata in C, K.330
Interval
Ravel: Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs
Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K.511
Ravel: Une barque sur l'océan from Miroirs
Mozart: Rondo in F, K.494
Ravel: Menuet antique
Mozart: Rondo in D, K.485
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
James McVinnie: Fantasias
Performers
James McVinnie organ
Repertoire
Stanford: Fantasia and Toccata in D minor, Op.57
Byrd: Fantasia in G, MB Vol.28 No.62
Giles Swayne: Riff-raff, Op.34
Interval
Liszt: Fantasia and Fugue on `Ad nos, ad salutarem undam', S.259
Víkingur Ólafsson & Yuja Wang: Two Pianos
Performers
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Yuja Wang piano
Repertoire
Berio: Wasserklavier (Water piano) arr. for 2 pianos
Schubert: Fantasia in F minor, D.940
Ligeti: In zart Bewegung (In a gentle flowing movement) from 3 Pieces
Brubeck: Fugue from Points on Jazz
Nancarrow: Player Piano Study No.6 arr. Thomas Adès
John Adams: Hallelujah Junction
Interval
Arvo Pärt: Hymn to a great city
Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances arr. for 2 pianos
Jean Rondeau: Sisyphus
Performers
Jean Rondeau harpsichord
Silouane Colmet Daâge sound artist
Repertoire
Programme includes: Works by Bach, Couperin, Ligeti and improvisation
James McVinnie: Bach for Organ & Piano
Performers
James McVinnie organ*, piano
Repertoire
Bach: French Suite No.4 in E flat, BWV.815; Sonata No.2 in C minor, BWV.526*; Concerto in the Italian Style, BWV.971
Interval
Bach: Chorale-prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV.662*, Trio, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV.664*, Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor, BWV.867, Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV.552*
Artist Residencies
James McVinnie: Bach for Organ & Piano
Performers
James McVinnie organ*, piano
Repertoire
Bach: French Suite No.4 in E flat, BWV.815; Sonata No.2 in C minor, BWV.526*; Concerto in the Italian Style, BWV.971
Interval
Bach: Chorale-prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV.662*, Trio, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV.664*, Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor, BWV.867, Prelude and Fugue in E flat, BWV.552*
Salonen Conducts Sibelius & Lindberg
Performers
Philharmonia Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen conductor
Lawrence Power viola
Repertoire
Lotta Wennäkoski: Flounce
Magnus Lindberg: Viola Concerto
Interval
Sibelius: Symphony No.1 in E minor
Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe: Sirocco
Performers
Manchester Collective
Abel Selaocoe cello, voice
Repertoire
Abel Selaocoe: Qhawe
Hans Abrahamsen: No.2; No.8; No.9 from 10 Preludes for string quartet (String Quartet No.1)
Abel Selaocoe: Tshepo
Berio: Duet No.24 for 2 violins (Aldo Bennici)
Traditional (Denmark): Sonderho Bridal Trilogy arr. Danish String Quartet
Abel Selaocoe: Kea Mo Rata
Haydn: Adagio sostenuto from String Quartet in G, Op.76 No.1
Traditional (South Africa): Ibuyile
Johannes Rusten: O Fredrik, O Fredrik arr. Danish String Quartet
Eriona Rushiti: Vashezo
Traditional (Mali): Takamba
Traditional (South Africa): Ka bohaleng
Manchester Collective & Zubin Kanga (Double Bill)
Performers
Manchester Collective
Zubin Kanga piano
Repertoire
Bacewicz: Concerto for string orchestra
Laurence Osborn: Piano Concerto
Interval
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
James McVinnie: Fantasias
Performers
James McVinnie organ
Repertoire
Stanford: Fantasia and Toccata in D minor, Op.57
Byrd: Fantasia in G, MB Vol.28 No.62
Giles Swayne: Riff-raff, Op.34
Interval
Liszt: Fantasia and Fugue on `Ad nos, ad salutarem undam', S.259
Lawrence Power with Thomas Adès: Fairy-Tale Dances
Performers
Lawrence Power viola, violin
Thomas Adès piano
Paul Stoneman percussion
dancer to be announced
Repertoire
Purcell: Full fathom five from The Tempest arr. Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès: Berceuse No.2 from The Exterminating Angel arr. viola & piano
Britten: Waltz from Suite, Op.6 arr. viola & piano
Tippett: Come unto these yellow sands from Songs for Ariel
Dowland: If my complaints could passions move
Britten: Lachrymae (Reflections on a song of Dowland) for viola & piano, Op.48
Thomas Adès: Märchentänze for violin & piano
Berio: Naturale for viola, percussion & recorded voice
Stravinsky: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss arr. Stravinsky & Dushkin for violin & piano
Lawrence Power’s Lock-in
Performers
Lawrence Power viola
Héloïse Werner soprano
Sergio Bucheli lute
Jessie Rodger creative director
Repertoire
Programme includes: Works by: Buxtehude, Fazil Say, Héloïse Werner, Marais, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Paganini, Thomas Larcher, Massenet & Esa-Pekka Salonen
Chamber Music
Borodin Quartet at 80
Performers
Borodin Quartet
Repertoire
Brahms: String Quartet in A minor, Op.51 No.2
Interval
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No.2 in F, Op.22
Concerto Italiano: Monteverdi's Madrigals
Performers
Concerto Italiano
Repertoire
Monteverdi: Madrigals, Bk.4
Benjamin Grosvenor Quartet: Strauss & Brahms
Performers
Hyeyoon Park violin
Timothy Ridout viola
Kian Soltani cello
Benjamin Grosvenor piano
Repertoire
Strauss: Piano Quartet in C minor, Op.13
Interval
Brahms: Piano Quartet No.3 in C minor, Op.60
Lawrence Power with Thomas Adès: Fairy-Tale Dances
Performers
Lawrence Power viola, violin
Thomas Adès piano
Paul Stoneman percussion
dancer to be announced
Repertoire
Purcell: Full fathom five from The Tempest arr. Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès: Berceuse No.2 from The Exterminating Angel arr. viola & piano
Britten: Waltz from Suite, Op.6 arr. viola & piano
Tippett: Come unto these yellow sands from Songs for Ariel
Dowland: If my complaints could passions move
Britten: Lachrymae (Reflections on a song of Dowland) for viola & piano, Op.48
Thomas Adès: Märchentänze for violin & piano
Berio: Naturale for viola, percussion & recorded voice
Stravinsky: Divertimento from The Fairy's Kiss arr. Stravinsky & Dushkin for violin & piano
Alternative Experiences
Paraorchestra: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs
Performers
Paraorchestra
Charles Hazlewood conductor
Victoria Oruwari soprano
Repertoire
Górecki: Symphony No.3 (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs), Op.36
Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe: Sirocco
Performers
Manchester Collective
Abel Selaocoe cello, voice
Repertoire
Abel Selaocoe: Qhawe
Hans Abrahamsen: No.2; No.8; No.9 from 10 Preludes for string quartet (String Quartet No.1)
Abel Selaocoe: Tshepo
Berio: Duet No.24 for 2 violins (Aldo Bennici)
Traditional (Denmark): Sonderho Bridal Trilogy arr. Danish String Quartet
Abel Selaocoe: Kea Mo Rata
Haydn: Adagio sostenuto from String Quartet in G, Op.76 No.1
Traditional (South Africa): Ibuyile
Johannes Rusten: O Fredrik, O Fredrik arr. Danish String Quartet
Eriona Rushiti: Vashezo
Traditional (Mali): Takamba
Traditional (South Africa): Ka bohaleng
Virtual Orchestra: Sibelius
Lawrence Power’s Lock-in
Performers
Lawrence Power viola
Héloïse Werner soprano
Sergio Bucheli lute
Jessie Rodger creative director
Repertoire
Programme includes: Works by: Buxtehude, Fazil Say, Héloïse Werner, Marais, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Paganini, Thomas Larcher, Massenet & Esa-Pekka Salonen
Family Concerts
Scottish Ensemble: in Sync
Performers
Scottish Ensemble
Repertoire
Anna Meredith: Tull
Jessie Montgomery: Strum
Purcell: Prelude to Act 5 (The Fairy Shuffle) from The Fairy Queen
Shostakovich: Allegro molto from Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op.110a arr. Barshai
Reena Esmail: Charukeshi from Darshan
Piazzolla: Verano Porteño (Buenos Aires Summer) from Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas
Jay Leonhart: It's impossible to sing and play the bass arr. Diane Clark
Traditional: Tha mi am chadal arr. Donald Grant
Donald Grant: One for Mary
Jonny Greenwood: Proven lands from There Will Be Blood
Caroline Shaw: The Orangery from Plan & Elevation for string quartet
The Multi-Story Orchestra: Living Programme Notes
Performers
The Multi-Story Orchestra
Repertoire
The Multi-Story Young Creatives: Living Programme Notes
FUNharmonics Family Concert: Stan and Mabel
Performers
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Seal conductor
Polly Ives presenter