Southbank Sinfonia Concert Diary 2008


JANUARY

THURSDAY 31 JANUARY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
Philippe Graffin Violin
Raphael Wallfisch Cello
Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello
Mozart Symphony No.40
FREE


FEBRUARY

THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
Neil Valentine Viola
Asagi Nakata Piano
Mozart Symphony No. 38 'Prague'
Laurence Roman Concertino for Viola and Orchestra (world premiere)
Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 in A major
FREE

THURSDAY 14 FEBRUARY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Mikk Murdvee Conductor
Stefan Hadjiev Cello
Laura Sinnerton Viola
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Hindemith Trauermusik
FREE

THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
Yuka Matsumoto Violin
Mozart Symphony No. 33
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major
FREE

SATURDAY 23 FEBRUARY
11.00-11.45am
Doors open at 10.15am for children's craft activities and refreshments
SATURDAY SPECTACULAR! A MUSICAL CIRCUS
CADOGAN HALL, LONDON
Kevin Hathway Animateur
Programme to include:
Saint-Säens Excerpts from 'The Carnival of Animals'
Sondheim Send in the Clowns
Sousa Stars & Stripes Forever
TICKETS £6 PER PERSON, FOUR TICKETS FOR £20.
CHILDREN ATTENDING ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA SCHOOLS - ONE CHILD GOES FREE WITH EVERY ADULT TICKET.
AVAILABLE FROM CADOGAN HALL BOX OFFICE 020 7730 4500 AND www.cadoganhall.com

THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
David Corkhill Conductor
Simon Gilliver Flute
Mozart Flute Concerto in G
Keith Burstein The Return (world premiere)
Britten Suite of English Folk Tunes 'A time there was…' Op.90
FREE


MARCH

THURSDAY 6 MARCH
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Harvey de Souza Director
Christopher Seddon & Rob Wallace Trumpets
Southbank Sinfonia in partnership with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Vivaldi Concerto for two Trumpets
Stravinsky Apollon Musagète
Beethoven Symphony No.7
FREE

FRIDAY 7 MARCH
7.30pm
BURY COURT BARN, BENTLEY
Simon Over Conductor
Clara Mouriz Soprano
Morgan Szymanski Guitar
Eduardo Niebla Guitar
Falla Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
Montsalvatge Five Songs
Music and improvisation by Eduardo Niebla
6.00pm RECEPTION
TICKETS TO INCLUDE RECEPTION DRINKS AND CANAPES £38 AVAILABLE FROM 01420 520351
VISIT www.burycourtbarn.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION

SATURDAY 8 MARCH
6.30pm
BURY COURT BARN, BENTLEY
Simon Over Conductor
Clara Mouriz Soprano
Morgan Szymanski Guitar
Eduardo Niebla Guitar
Falla Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
Montsalvatge Five Songs
Music and improvisation by Eduardo Niebla
5.30pm RECEPTION
TICKETS TO INCLUDE RECEPTION DRINKS, CANAPES AND POST CONCERT DINNER £75 AVAILABLE FROM 01420 520351
VISIT www.burycourtbarn.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION

THURSDAY 13 MARCH
1.30pm
INNOCENCE & EXPERIENCE
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL BALLROOM, LONDON
Lincoln Abbotts Project Leader
The culmination of an education project with Lambeth & Southwark schools exploring the life and work of William Blake
FREE

THURSDAY 13 MARCH
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Jonathan Dove Figures in the Garden
Haydn String Quartet in E flat major Op.33 No.2 'Joke'
Britten Sinfonietta
FREE

SUNDAY 30 MARCH
7.30pm
REGAL THEATRE, MINEHEAD
Simon Over Conductor
Mozart Sinfonia 'La Finta Giardiniera'
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
Mozart Symphony No.40
TICKETS £12-£5; AVAILABLE FROM 01643 706430 VISIT www.regaltheatre.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION


APRIL

THURSDAY 3 APRIL
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Adrian Butterfield Director
Handel Overture to 'Alexander's Feast'
Rebel Le Cahos from 'Les Elemens'
Handel Water Music Suite No.2
Campra Carnaval de Venise
Vivaldi Concerto for four Violins Op.10 No.3
FREE

SATURDAY 5 APRIL
7.00pm
LONDON HANDEL FESTIVAL
ST GEORGE'S, HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON
SOUTHBANK SINFONIA BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Adrian Butterfield Director
Vox Musica Michael Berman Conductor
Handel Overture to 'Alexander's Feast'
Mondonville Grand Motet 'In Exitu Israel'
Handel Water Music Suite No.2
Campra Carnaval de Venise
Vivaldi Dixit Dominus
Tickets £20, £15, £12, £10 & £8; available from 01460 54660 and www.london-handel-festival.com

THURSDAY 10 APRIL
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Ralph Allwood Conductor
RODOLFUS CHOIR
Schoenberg Friede auf Erden
Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
James MacMillan Seven Last Words from the Cross
FREE

SUNDAY 13 APRIL
5.00pm
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE 'SIDE BY SIDE' PROJECT
THE LINBURY STUDIO, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON
Barry Wordsworth & Paul Wynne Griffiths Conductors
The culmination of a day working with the orchestra of the Royal Opera House
on a selection of ballet and opera repertoire, with members of the Royal Ballet
and Young Artist Singers. Tickets and more information available from the Royal Opera House
Box Office 020 7304 4000 and www.royaloperahouse.org from one month before the performance

THURSDAY 17 APRIL
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
John Landor Conductor
Rebecca Mathews Violin
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2
Beethoven Symphony No.3 'Eroica'
FREE

FRIDAY 18 APRIL
7.30pm
ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS, LONDON
John Landor Conductor
Paul Guerchovitch Violin
Mozart Overture to 'The Marriage of Figaro'
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2
Beethoven Symphony No.3 'Eroica'
Tickets £24, £20. £16, £10, £6; available from St Martin-in-the-Fields,
Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 4JJ Box Office 020 7766 1100 and www.smitf.org

THURSDAY 24 APRIL
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Michael Collins Director & Clarinet
Strauss Wind Serenade Op.7
Nielsen Clarinet Concerto
Brahms Haydn Variations
FREE


MAY

THURSDAY 1 MAY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Nicholas Cleobury Conductor
Mark Lockheart Saxophone *
Southbank Sinfonia in partnership with London Sinfonietta
Mark-Anthony Turnage Crying out Loud
Mark-Anthony Turnage A Man Descending *
Haydn Symphony No.104 'London'
FREE

SATURDAY 3 MAY
7.30pm
SHERBORNE ABBEY
Simon Over Conductor
Emma Johnson Clarinet
Mozart Symphony No.33
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Mozart Symphony No.38 'Prague'
Tickets £22, £18, £10; available from 07724 396470
Visit www.sherborneabbey.org for more information

SATURDAY 3 MAY
7.30pm
ST SAVIOURS CHURCH, ST ALBANS
ST ALBANS CHAMBER OPERA
SOUTHBANK SINFONIA ENSEMBLE*
David Ireson Conductor
Louise Mott Soprano
Purcell Dido & Aeneas
Tickets £12; available from 01727 858307
* Alumni players

WEDNESDAY 7 MAY
8.00pm
OPERA GALA
CADOGAN HALL, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
James Naughtie Presenter
PARLIAMENT CHOIR
An evening of operatic highlights featuring Kishani Jayasinghe & Haoyin Xue
from the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme at the Royal Opera House
Tickets £20, £15 & £10; available from Cadogan Hall
Box Office 020 7730 4500 and www.cadoganhall.com

SUNDAY 11 MAY
CHANCE TO DANCE
LINBURY STUDIO, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON
Young students of ROH Education's Chance to Dance programme dance
interpretations of 'Elite Syncopations' and 'Homage to the Queen'
alongside dancers from the Royal Ballet.
Contact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 for more information

THURSDAY 15 MAY
7.30pm
GALA CONCERT
CADOGAN HALL, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
Sir Thomas Allen Baritone
Sally Matthews Soprano
Wagner Overture to 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'
R Strauss Four Last Songs
Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn (excerpts)
R Strauss Mondscheinmusik from 'Capriccio'
Tickets £30, £23, £15, £10; available from Cadogan Hall
Box Office 020 7730 4500 and www.cadoganhall.com
Tickets for sparkling reception & supper £70 available
from Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370

FRIDAY 23 & SATURDAY 24 MAY
NEW WORKS
LINBURY STUDIO, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON
The Royal Ballet presents a series of world premieres by choreographers
from within the company plus Wayne McGregor's 'Nimbus'.
Tickets and more information available from the Royal Opera House
Box Office 020 7304 4000 and www.royaloperahouse.org

SATURDAY 24 MAY
2.30pm
THE ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL
ALL SAINTS CHURCH, SUTTON COURTENAY
SOUTHBANK SINFONIA ENSEMBLE*
Thomas Jackson Director & Violin
Vox Musica Michael Berman Conductor
Programme to include:
Finzi Romance
Vaughan Williams Concerto Accademico
Vaughan Willams Lord, Thou hast been our Refuge
Finzi Welcome, Sweet & Sacred Feast
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Tickets available from www.englishmusicfestival.com
* Alumni players


JUNE

FRIDAY 6 JUNE
7.30pm
ARMENIAN CHURCH OF ST YEGHICHÉ
CRANLEY GARDENS, LONDON
Sergey Smbatyan Conductor
Khachaturian (arr. Ruben Altunyan) 'Khachatriana'
Mirzoyan 'Shushanik'
Mozart Symphony No.41 'Jupiter'
Tickets £15, £12, £5 from Philharmonia Orchestra Box Office 0800 652 6717
Tickets available on the door: cash or cheque only
Concert in aid of 'Friends of Armenia'

WEDNESDAY 11 - SUNDAY 22 JUNE
LINBURY STUDIO, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON
Thomas Adès Powder her Face
Tickets £28.50, £23.50, £18.50 & £9.00 (standing); available from the Royal Opera House Box Office 020 7304 4000
and www.royaloperahouse.org. Visit ROH website for performance dates & more information

SUNDAY 22 JUNE
7.45pm
LAST NIGHT OF THE ST JUDE'S PROMS
ST JUDE-ON-THE-HILL, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
Nicola Eimer Piano
Deborah Calland Trumpet
Grace Durham Mezzo Soprano
Walton Crown Imperial
Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Henry Wood Fantasia on British Sea Songs
Elgar Pomp & Circumstance March No.1
Parry Jerusalem
Tickets £20, £15, £8. Telephone booking opens on 26 May on 020 8458 1582
General Enquiries 020 8455 8687

THURSDAY 26 JUNE
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Andrew Griffiths Conductor
Monika-Evelin Liiv Mezzo Soprano
Falla El Amor Brujo
Beethoven Symphony No.8
FREE

FRIDAY 27 JUNE
6.30pm
CHAMBER CONCERT
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, LONDON
Philippa Davies Director & Flute
Gounod Petite Symphonie
Janácek Mladi
Alwyn Concerto for Flute and eight Wind Instruments
FREE

SATURDAY 28 JUNE
11.00-11.45am
Doors open at 10.15 for children's activities and refreshments
SATURDAY SPECTACULAR! - PIRATES AND THE SEA
CADOGAN HALL, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
Matt Ambrose Presenter
Benedict Nelson Baritone
£6 per person, four for £20. Children attending Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea schools -
one child goes free with every adult ticket. Available from Cadogan Hall Box Office 020 7730 4500 and www.cadoganhall.com

MONDAY 30 JUNE
1.00pm
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
LINBURY STUDIO, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON
Andrew Griffiths Conductor
Monika-Evelin Liiv Mezzo Soprano
Falla El Amor Brujo
Beethoven Symphony No.8
Tickets free, available from 10am on the day from the Royal Opera House Box Office

JULY

TUESDAY 1 JULY
7.30pm
COMPUTERS IN PERSONNEL
CONCERTO COMPETITION WINNERS
CADOGAN HALL, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
John Brunning Presenter
Prizewinning performances from brilliant young competition finalists.
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 (soloist: Alexander Ullman)
Sibelius Violin Concerto (soloist: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny)
Ibert Concertino da Camera for alto saxophone and orchestra (soloist: Andrew Somerville)
Tickets £25, £21, £15 Concessions £5 off all tickets
Tickets available from Cadogan Hall Box Office 020 7730 4500 and www.cadoganhall.com

THURSDAY 3 JULY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Peter Wiegold Conductor
Mette Termansen Cor Anglais
Peter Wiegold Earth receive an honoured guest
John Woolrich A Curtain Tune - Cantilena - Speed the Going
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
FREE

THURSDAY 10 JULY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
Paul Wynne Griffiths Conductor
Rebecca Owen Clarinet
Rossini Overture to 'La Cenerentola'
Weber Clarinet Concerto No.1
Mozart Symphony No.35 'Haffner'
FREE

MONDAY 14 JULY
1.00pm
LUNCHTIME CONCERT
LINBURY STUDIO, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON
Beethoven Flute Trio
Britten Phantasy Quartet
JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.2
Tickets free, available from 10am on the day from the Royal Opera House Box Office.
Limited number of tickets available, collect early to avoid disappointment.

THURSDAY 17 JULY
6.00-7.15pm
RUSH HOUR CONCERT
ST JOHN'S WATERLOO, LONDON
David Corkhill Director
Poulenc Sinfonietta
Copland Quiet City
Schubert Symphony No.3
FREE

FRIDAY 18 - SUNDAY 27 JULY
ANGHIARI FESTIVAL, ITALY
Southbank Sinfonia's annual residency in Tuscany includes orchestral and chamber concerts,
and two fully-staged performances of Donizetti's 'L'Elisir d'Amore' with British Youth Opera.
Contact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 for more information

SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY 5 - SUNDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
BRITISH YOUTH OPERA
PEACOCK THEATRE, LONDON
Puccini La Rondine (Peter Robinson Conductor)
Jonathan Dove Flight (Nicholas Cleobury Conductor)
Visit www.byo.co.uk for more information

SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
7.30pm
CHAMBER SHOWCASE
WIGMORE HALL, LONDON
Michael Collins Clarinet
Programme to include:
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Tickets available from Wigmore Hall Box Office 020 7935 2141 and www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
8.00pm
VICTORIA HUGO FESTIVAL, GUERNSEY
ST JAMES CONCERT HALL, ST PETER PORT, GUERNSEY
Simon Over Conductor
Romain Guyot Clarinet
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 'Scottish'
Tickets £20, £14, £6 (restricted view), students free; available from St James Concert Hall Box Office from 1 July 2008 +44(0)1481 711361.
Advance reservation on +44(0)1481 238726 or rdelarue@guernsey.net. Visit www.vhfestival.com for more information.

SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
11.00-11.45am
Doors open at 10.15 for children's activities and refreshments
SATURDAY SPECTACULAR!
CADOGAN HALL, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
£6 per person, four for £20. Children attending Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea schools -
one child goes free with every adult ticket. Available from Cadogan Hall Box Office 020 7730 4500 and www.cadoganhall.com

OCTOBER

TUESDAY 14 - FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER
WALTON 'THE BEAR'
LINBURY STUDIO, ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, LONDON
With the Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists Programme
Thomas Guthrie Director
Tickets £15, £12, £5 (Students/ROH access list); available from the Royal Opera House Box Office 020 7304 4000
visit www.royaloperahouse.org for performance dates & more information

NOVEMBER

WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMEBER
7.45pm
ELGAR 'THE APOSTLES'
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL, LONDON
Simon Over Conductor
PARLIAMENT CHOIR
Contact Southbank Sinfonia 020 7921 0370 for more information