麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season
麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus 2016-17 season Calendar
By Year
Wed 28 Sept 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
麻豆社 SO Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo launches the 2016-17 season with a UK premiere from Brett Dean and Richard Strauss鈥檚 extravagant tone poem.
麻豆社 SO Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo launches the 2016-17 season with a UK premiere from Brett Dean and Richard Strauss鈥檚 extravagant tone poem.
Programme
- Knocking at the Hellgate(40 mins)
- interval
- Ein Heldenleben(45 mins)
Performers
- conductor
- baritone
Composers
Tue 4 Oct 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
A rare opportunity to experience Schmitt鈥檚 Antoine et Cl茅op芒tre in a dramatic context with readings by actors from Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe Theatre.
A rare opportunity to experience Schmitt鈥檚 Antoine et Cl茅op芒tre in a dramatic context with readings by actors from Shakespeare鈥檚 Globe Theatre.
Programme
- Antoine et Cl茅op芒tre鈥� suites nos. 1 & 2
Performers
- conductor
- Cleopatra
- Antony
- Enobarbus
- Charmian
- Eros and others
- Iqbal Khanstage director
- Adaptor
Composers
Also part ofStage, screen & voice
Fri 14 Oct 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
A screening of the 1922 silent film Robin Hood accompanied by a live performance of Neil Brand鈥檚 magnificent score.
Sun 16 Oct 2016
- 16:00Milton Court
An exploration of Tchaikvsky鈥檚 relationship with his muse and patron Nadezhda von Meck featuring Musicians from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
Wed 19 Oct 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
Semyon Bychkov explores the music of Tchaikovsky over three concerts starting with the Second Piano Concerto and the Manfred Symphony.
Semyon Bychkov explores the music of Tchaikovsky over three concerts starting with the Second Piano Concerto and the Manfred Symphony.
Programme
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
- ManfredSymphony
Performers
- conductor
- piano
Composers
Also part ofBeloved Friend: Tchaikovsky Project
Mon 24 Oct 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
Discover three different faces of Tchaikovsky in this second concert exploring his music, plus a powerful overture by one of his pupils, Taneyev.
Discover three different faces of Tchaikovsky in this second concert exploring his music, plus a powerful overture by one of his pupils, Taneyev.
Programme
- Serenade for Strings in C major, Op 48
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major
- Francesca da Rimini
Performers
- conductor
- piano
Composers
Also part ofBeloved Friend: Tchaikovsky Project
Fri 28 Oct 2016
- 18:00Barbican, London
Bring your family along to this fun interactive workshop and receive concert tickets for just 拢5 (plus booking fee).
- 19:30Barbican, London
Semyon Bychkov concludes his exploration of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 music with the composer鈥檚 great Path茅tique symphony preceded by Rachmaninov鈥檚 colourful choral symphony The Bells.
Semyon Bychkov concludes his exploration of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 music with the composer鈥檚 great Path茅tique symphony preceded by Rachmaninov鈥檚 colourful choral symphony The Bells.
Programme
- The Bells
- Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 鈥楶ath茅tique鈥�
Performers
- conductor
- soprano
- tenor
- bass
- ensemble
Composers
Tue 1 Nov 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
Joshua Weilerstein conducts Rachmaninov鈥檚 energising Symphonic Dances and the world premiere of Brett Dean鈥檚 Hamlet Diffraction.
Joshua Weilerstein conducts Rachmaninov鈥檚 energising Symphonic Dances and the world premiere of Brett Dean鈥檚 Hamlet Diffraction.
Programme
- ricordi decompostiUK premiere
- From Melodious Lay (A Hamlet Diffraction)麻豆社 Commission: World Premiere
- Symphonic Dances
Performers
- conductor
- soprano
- tenor
Composers
Sun 13 Nov 2016
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Berlioz's breath-taking, roof-raising Requiem, performed in a similarly epic venue, the Royal Albert Hall on Remembrance Sunday.
Berlioz's breath-taking, roof-raising Requiem, performed in a similarly epic venue, the Royal Albert Hall on Remembrance Sunday.
Programme
- Requiem (Grande messe des morts)
Performers
- conductor
- tenor
Composers
Fri 18 Nov 2016
- 19:00City of London School for Girls, London
Develop your vocal technique with Mary King and members of the 麻豆社 Singers as they rehearse Kurt Weill's 'The Seven Deadly Sins'.
Wed 23 Nov 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
A concert celebrating the music of two European 茅migr茅s, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Kurt Weill, who fled to the US in the 1930s.
A concert celebrating the music of two European 茅migr茅s, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Kurt Weill, who fled to the US in the 1930s.
Programme
- Symphony in F sharp
- Klopslied
- A Touch of Venus
- Veronika, der Lenz ist da
- Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
- The Seven Deadly Sins
- All God's Children Got Rhythm
Performers
- conductor
- Anna
- ensemble
Composers
Also part ofStage, screen & voice
Sun 27 Nov 2016
- 10:30Barbican, London
Starring Albert Finney as Hercule Poiret, the film is based on Agatha Christie鈥檚 classic book.
- 13:15Milton Court
Chamber music by Richard Rodney Bennett, performed by students from the Guildhall School.
Chamber music by Richard Rodney Bennett, performed by students from the Guildhall School.
Programme
- After Syrinx
- Arabesque
- Noctuary
- Sonatina
- Songs before sleep
Performers
Composers
- 15:00Barbican, London
The man and the music: an introductory talk with archive footage.
- 16:30Barbican, London
A journey celebrating Bennett鈥檚 mastery of the orchestra with the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra and the composer鈥檚 former musical partner Claire Martin.
A journey celebrating Bennett鈥檚 mastery of the orchestra with the 麻豆社 Concert Orchestra and the composer鈥檚 former musical partner Claire Martin.
Programme
- Partita
- Four Songs for Voice and Orchestraarr. Scott Dunn
- The Garden
- Reflections on a 16th-Century Tune
- Murder on the Orient Express, Suite (arr. David Lindup)
Performers
- conductor
- singer
- double bass
- piano
- saxophone
- drums
Composers
- 19:30Barbican, London
Rumon Gamba conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus in a musical feast demonstrating Richard Rodney Bennett鈥檚 versatility as a composer.
Rumon Gamba conducts the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra & Chorus in a musical feast demonstrating Richard Rodney Bennett鈥檚 versatility as a composer.
Programme
- Lady Caroline Lamb: Elegy for Viola and Orchestra
- Symphony No. 3
- Spells
- Anniversaries
Performers
- conductor
- soprano
- viola
Composers
Fri 2 Dec 2016
- 18:00Barbican, London
Bring your family along to this fun interactive workshop and receive concert tickets for just 拢5 (plus booking fee).
- 19:30Barbican, London
Bah, humbug. Join Ebenezer Scrooge and the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra, for Charles Dickens鈥檚 festive tale, adapted by composer Neil Brand.
Bah, humbug. Join Ebenezer Scrooge and the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra, for Charles Dickens鈥檚 festive tale, adapted by composer Neil Brand.
Programme
- Christmas Eve, Suite(25 mins)
- interval
- A Christmas Carol(80 mins)
Performers
- conductor
- Ebenezer Scrooge
- Tracy-Ann ObermanGhost of Christmas Past
- Liza Sadovyactor
- actor
- actor
- Carl Prekoppactor
- Shaun Masonactor
- Hannah Genesiusactor
- Evie Killip
Composers
Sat 3 Dec 2016
- 19:00Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
Join the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and 麻豆社 Singers for Dickens's Yuletide classic
Wed 7 Dec 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
An invigorating concert featuring the world premiere of a Concerto for Brass and Orchestra, Haydn鈥檚 Symphony No 83 amusingly nicknamed 鈥楾he Hen鈥�, and Stravinsky鈥檚 epic The Firebird.
An invigorating concert featuring the world premiere of a Concerto for Brass and Orchestra, Haydn鈥檚 Symphony No 83 amusingly nicknamed 鈥楾he Hen鈥�, and Stravinsky鈥檚 epic The Firebird.
Programme
- Concerto for Brass and Orchestra麻豆社 commission; world premiere
- Symphony No. 83 in G minor 'La poule'
- The Firebird
Performers
- conductor
Composers
Also part of麻豆社 SO 2016-17 season premieres
Thu 15 Dec 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
Two Russian blockbusters frame the UK premiere of True Fire: a new commission specially written for Barbican featured artist Gerald Finley.
Two Russian blockbusters frame the UK premiere of True Fire: a new commission specially written for Barbican featured artist Gerald Finley.
Programme
- Fantasy-Overture 鈥楻omeo and Juliet鈥�
- True Fire麻豆社 co-commission; UK premiere
- Symphony No. 5 in B flat major
Performers
- baritone
- conductor
Composers
Tue 20 Dec 2016
- 19:30Barbican, London
A night of wit, words and music with David Sedaris and the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.
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