Concert Diary

Southbank Sinfonia’s range of performances reflects the many facets of the orchestra’s work, whether your taste is for concerto or chamber music, opera or choral repertoire, baroque or contemporary - or all of these.

 

Key to concerts

R = Rush Hour Concerts: free, informal concerts with a glass of wine that last just over an hour - perfect when you're in a rush

L = Lunchtime Concert: free chamber music concerts at the Royal Opera House

 

March 2010

Thomas's Battersea Project
Tuesday 2 March 2010 | Thomas's Battersea, London
TBC
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 4 March 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Donizetti Overture 'Don Pasquale
Nielsen Flute Concerto
Mozart Symphony No.38 ‘Prague’

Paul Wynne Griffiths  conductor
Sarah Bennington flute

Free
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 11 March 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Mozart Overture 'Le Nozze di Figaro'
Brahms Serenade No.1

SbS perform alongside members of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Free
Dido & Aeneas
Thursday 11 March 2010 - Sunday 14 March | The Barn at Bury Court,Bentley, Farnham, Surrey GU10 5LZ
Purcell Dido & Aeneas

Nadine Mortimer-Smith Dido
Lilly Papaioannou Aeneas
Erica Eloff Belinda

An evocative new production of Henry Purcell's Dido & Aeneas based on the first known performance by the 'young gentlewomen' of Josias Priest's boarding school in Chelsea in 1689.

Tickets £45 (includes drinks reception) and £110 (includes drinks, canapes and dinner). For further information call 07771 663437 / 01420 520351, email burycourtbarn@googlemail.com or visit www.burycourtbarn.co.uk
Bury Court Barn
Saturday 13 March 2010 | 6:30pm | Bury Court Barn, Bentley, Surrey
Arne Overture No.5 in D major
Vivaldi Concerto con molti strumenti RV577
Rameau Suite from 'Pigmalion'
Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.11
Handel Water Music Suite No. 2

Adrian Butterfield director & violin
Southbank Sinfonia Baroque

Tickets £30 (to include drinks and canapes). For further information call 07771 663437, 01420 520351, email burycourtbarn@googlemail.com or visit www.burycourtbarn.co.uk
Parliament Choir 10th Anniversary Concert
Wednesday 17 March 2010 | 7:45pm | Westminster Hall, London
Mozart Requiem
Nicholas O'Neill 'Of all persons and estates' (world premiere)

Simon Over conductor

Soloists from the Jette Parker Young Artists programme at the Royal Opera House: Eri Nakamura, Kai Ruutel, Robert Anthony Gardiner & Lukas Jakobski

Tickets £10-£30. For further information contact 01728 452392 and parliamentchoir1@btopenworld.com or visit www.parliamentchoir.co.uk
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 18 March 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
JS Bach Suite No.2
Kelterborn Lyrische Kammermusik
Ferguson Octet

Programme of chamber music

Free
Free Lunchtime Chamber Music Recital 
Monday 22 March 2010 | 1:00pm | Crush Room, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
Tickets available from the Royal Opera House Box Office 020 7304 4000 www.roh.org.uk
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 25 March 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Elgar Introduction & Allegro

In collaboration with guest artists and coaches Brodsky Quartet and London Winds

Free
Royal Opera House 'Side by Side' Project
Sunday 28 March 2010 | 5:30pm | The Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
The culmination of a project working witht he orchestra of the ROH, members of The Royal Ballet and Young Artist singers.

Highlights from 'Cosi fan tutte' (Mozart), 'Don Pasquale' (Donizetti), Rake's Progress' (Stravinsky), La fille mal gardee' and 'Cinderella'

Tickets £6 (concessions £4) available from the Royal Opera House Box Office 020 7304 4000 www.roh.org.uk from one month before the performance
Britten War Requiem
Wednesday 31 March 2010 | 8:00pm | Barbican Hall, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS
Britten War Requiem

Mark Forkgen conductor
Janice Watson soprano
Adrian Thompson tenor
Roderick Williams baritone
London Concert Choir
Finchley Children's Music Group

Tickets £7 - £26available from the Barbican Box Office 020 7638 8891 and www.barbican.org.uk

April 2010

Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 22 April 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Mozart Overture 'Cosi fan tutte'
Bruch Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No.7

Simon Over conductor
Alexandra Hjortswang violin

Free
King's Lynn Corn Exchange
Friday 23 April 2010 | 7:30pm | King’s Lynn Corn Exchange, Norfolk, PE30 1JW
Mozart Overture 'Cosi fan tutte'
Bruch Violin Concerto
Beethoven Symphony No.7

Simon Over conductor
Vlad Maistorovici violin

Tickets £15-£20, booking, concessions and further information available from 01553 764864 and www.kingslynncornexchange.co.uk
The Orchestra as Art
Tuesday 27 April 2010 - Monday 29 March | TBC
This project explores the boundaries between classical performance and visual art culminating in a performance that has to be seen - as well as hear - to be believed

For booking and further information call Southbank Sinfonia on 020 7921 0370 or visit www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk

May 2010

Cardinal Vaughan School perform with Southbank Sinfonia
Tuesday 4 May 2010 | 7:30pm | Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
Handel Coronation Anthems
Brahms Symphony No. 2

Scott Price conductor

Southbank Sinfonia with Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School & Orchestra

Tickets available from the Cadogan Hall Box Office 020 7730 4500 www.cadoganhall.com
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 6 May 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Free
Royal Festival Hall
Sunday 9 May 2010 | 7:30pm | Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London
Mahler Symphony No.2

Marin Alsop conductor
Katherine Broderick soprano
Karen Cargill mezzo soprano

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with Southbank Sinfonia

Tickets £9-£20, available from Southbank Centre Box Office 0844 875 0073 and www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 13 May 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Peter Sculthorpe Djilile
Brett Dean Testament
Beethoven Symphony No.8

Benjamin Northey conductor

Free
Chance to Dance
Sunday 16 May 2010 | 2:00pm | 6:00pm | The Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London
Young students of ROH Education's Chance to Dance programme perform alongside dancers from the The Royal Ballet.

Contact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 for more information
Free Lunchtime Chamber Music Recital 
Monday 17 May 2010 | 1:00pm | Crush Room, Royal Opera House, London
Britten Phantasy Quartet
Stravinsky Pastorale
Mozart Clarinet Quintet

Free, entry by ticket available from 10am on the day from the Royal Opera House Box Office 020 7304 4000. For further information visit www.roh.org.uk
Free Rush Hour Concert  
Thursday 20 May 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Duke Ellington orch Peress Black, Brown, Beige Suite
Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

Sandy Burnett conductor
Martin Hathaway saxaphone

Southbank Sinfonia in collaboration with the Guildhall School of Music & Drama

Programme to include arrangements by Malcolm Edmonstone

Free
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 27 May 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY
Benjamin Wallfisch Clarinet Concertino
Mozart Symphony No.39

Michael Collins conductor & clarinet

Free

June 2010

Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 10 June 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY
Laura Bowler ascension (world premiere)
David Matthews Aubade
Sibelius Pelleas and Melisande
David Matthews Symphony No.5

Nicholas Cleobury conductor

Free
Cheltenham Festival
Thursday 10 June 2010 | Cheltenham
Memebers of SbS join the acclaimed cellist Steven Isserlis, London Winds and the Festival Academy Strings for a programme celebrating the music of Robert Schumann

For booking and further information call 0844 576 8970 or visit www.cheltenhamfestivals.com
Saturday Spectacular - Bon Voyage!
Saturday 12 June 2010 | 11:00am | Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ
Kevin Hathway presenter & conductor

Pack your bags and join Southbank Sinfonia as we explore Europe's musical treasures!

Tickets £6 children, £8 adults, £22 for four tickets. Available from Cadogan Hall Box Office 020 7730 4500 and www.cadoganhall.com. Children attending Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea schools – one child goes free with every adult ticket!
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 17 June 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY
Sebastian Rapacki Overture (world premiere)
Harrison Birtwistle Bach Measures
Schumann Cello Concerto

Oliver Gooch conductor
Yuki Ito (Royal College of Music String Player of the Year) cello

Free
Vasari Singers 30th Anniversary Concert
Saturday 19 June 2010 | 7:30pm | St Martin in the Fields, London
JS Bach B minor Mass

Jeremy Backhouse conductor
Lucy Crowe soprano
Claire Seaton soprano
Michael Chance counter tenor
James Gilchrist tenor
Peter Harvey bass
Vasari Singers

Tickets £6-£28, available from St Martin-in-the-Fields Box Office 020 7766 1000 and www.smitf.org
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 24 June 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Stephen Barlow Nocturne for clarinet, marimba and strings (London premiere)

Christopher Austin conductor
Emma Johnson clarinet

Free
National Portrait Gallery
Friday 25 June 2010 | 6:30pm | National Portrait Gallery, London
Arnold Flute Concerto

Free
Lat Night of the Proms at St Jude's
Sunday 27 June 2010 | St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead
Suppe Light Cavalry Overture
Schumann Cello Concerto

Simon Over conductor
Robert Cohen cello
John Cunningham bass

Tickets £8-£20, available from St Jude's Proms Box Office 020 8458 8798. For further information contact 020 8455 8687 or visit www.promsatstjudes.org.uk

July 2010

Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 1 July 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Peter Wiegold conductor
Torbjorn Hultmark trumpet
Martin Butler piano
Max Bailie viola

Programme combining chamber works by Martin Butler and Peter Wiegold with a project developed through improvisation with members of notes inegales

Free
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 8 July 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Ivor Bonnici Petit Collage (world premiere)
Debussy Danses Sacree at Profane
Beethoven Symphony No.2

David Corkhill conductor

Free
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 15 July 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Free
Free Rush Hour Concert 
Thursday 15 July 2010 | 6:00pm | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8TY
Free
Anghiari Festival
Saturday 17 July 2010 - Sunday 25 July | Anghiari, Tuscany, Italy
Join SbS in the beautiful Tuscan hill-town of Anghiari for a programme packed with orchestral, choral, chamber and children's concerts

For further information contact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 or visit www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk / www.southbank-anghiari.co.uk
Marlborough College
Friday 30 July 2010 | 8:00pm | Marlborough College, Wiltshire
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4

Simon Over conductor
Muriel Chemin  piano

For booking and further information contact 01672 892388 or visit www.mcsummerschool.org.uk

August 2010

British Youth Opera
Tuesday 31 August 2010 - Saturday 11 September | Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street, Holborn, London, WC2
SbS continues its annual colllaboration with British Youth Opera, performing two operas with a cast of young singers

For bookign and further information visit www.byo.org.uk

September 2010

BBC Concert Orchestra
Tuesday 14 September 2010 - Thursday 16 September | TBC
SbS works on a range of light music in the recording studio with members of BBC CO

For further information contact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 or visit www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk
Saturday Spectacular - Adventures in the Magical Kingdom!
Saturday 18 September 2010 | 11:00am | Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London, SW1X 9DQ
Stephen Bell conductor
Alasdair Malloy presenter

£6 children, £8 adults, £22 for four tickets. Available from Cadogan Hall Box Office 020 7730 4500 and www.cadoganhall.com. Children attending Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea schools – one child goes free with every adult ticket!
Windsor Festival
Sunday 19 September 2010 | Windsor
SbS returns to the Windsor Festival to give a family concert, and an evening concert of choral music in St George's Chapel, Windsor

For booking and further information contact 01753 740121 or visit www.windsorfestival.com
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Tuesday 21 September 2010 - Thursday 23 September | TBC
SbS wowkrs on preiod-instrument repertoire with members of OAE

For further information cotnact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 or visit www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk
Education Workshop
Tuesday 28 September 2010 - Thursday 30 September | TBC
A project with Southwark and Lambeth schools based on Britten's War Requiem

For further information contact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 or visit www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk

October 2010

Southbank Sinfonia Showcase
Wednesday 6 October 2010 | 7:30pm | Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP
Tickets available from the Wigmore Hall Box Office 020 7935 2141 www.wigmore-hall.org.uk. For further information contact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 or visit www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk
Haydn L’isola disabitata
Tuesday 26 October 2010 - Friday 29 October | The Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD
SbS perform with Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists

Tickets available from the Royal Opera House Box Office 020 7304 4000 www.roh.org.uk

November 2010

Britten War Requiem
Saturday 13 November 2010 | Coventry Cathedral, Coventry
Britten War Requiem

Paul Leddington Wright conductor
Simon Over conductor
Clare Rutter
Stephen Gadd
Parliament Choir
St Michael's Singers

This performacne falls on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Coventry

For further information contact Southbank SInfonia 020 7921 0370 or visit www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk
Britten War Requiem
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Westminster Cathedral, London
Britten War Requiem

Simon Over conductor
Paul Leddington Wright conductor
Clare Rutter
Stephen Gadd
Parliament Choir
St Michael's Singers

For further information contact Southbank SInfonia 020 7921 0370 or visit www.southbanksinfonia.co.uk

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