Living Composers Events
Sat 10 Sep 2011
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Be part of the biggest musical party of the year!
Be part of the biggest musical party of the year!
Programme
- Musica benevolens(4 mins)Musicians Benevolent Fund commission: world premiere
- The Miraculous Mandarin – suite(20 mins)
- Götterdämmerung - 'Fliegt heim, ihr Raben!'(18 mins)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major(19 mins)
- interval
- Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22(9 mins)
- Mo nighean dubh (My Dark-Haired Maiden)(4 mins)
- The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra(20 mins)
- Climb Ev'ry Mountain(4 mins)
- Carousel – 'You'll never walk alone'(3 mins)(arranged by Stephen Jackson)
- Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’)(8 mins)
- Rule, Britannia!(8 mins)(arranged by Malcolm Sargent)
- Jerusalem(4 mins)(orchestrated by Edward Elgar)
- National Anthem(2 mins)
Performers
- Susan Bullocksoprano
- Lang Langpiano
- Edward Gardnerconductor
Wed 7 Sep 2011
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
David Robertson’s second programme revels in the diversity of British music.
David Robertson’s second programme revels in the diversity of British music.
Programme
- Isabella(13 mins)
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra(31 mins)UK premiere
- interval
- The Planets(50 mins)
Performers
- Christian Tetzlaffviolin
- David Robertsonconductor
Tue 6 Sep 2011
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
For the second of its two concerts, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra preface Mahler’s turbulent and heart-wrenching Fifth Symphony with lyrical music by one of the most distinguished and prolific of contemporary German composers.
For the second of its two concerts, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra preface Mahler’s turbulent and heart-wrenching Fifth Symphony with lyrical music by one of the most distinguished and prolific of contemporary German composers.
Programme
- Lohengrin - Prelude to Act 1(9 mins)
- Gesungene Zeit(24 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor(73 mins)
Performers
- Anne‐Sophie Mutterviolin
- Manfred Honeckconductor
Composers
Sun 4 Sep 2011
- 16:00Royal Albert Hall
The second of this year’s organ recitals is given by the mercurial organist of St-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris, a composer and improviser of renown making his debut on the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty instrument.
The second of this year’s organ recitals is given by the mercurial organist of St-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris, a composer and improviser of renown making his debut on the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty instrument.
Programme
- Overture in the Baroque Style (improvisation)(5 mins)
- Three Chorales – No. 1: ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’(4 mins)
- Evocation III (on 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland')(5 mins)UK premiere
- Chorale Prelude 'Jauchz, Erd, und Himmel, juble hell', Op. 67 No. 15(3 mins)
- Chorale No. 2 in B minor(14 mins)
- Adagio in D flat major, S759(5 mins)
- Triptych on Themes by Liszt (improvisation)(15 mins)
Performers
- Thierry Escaichorgan
Sat 3 Sep 2011
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Favourite Elgar and Rachmaninov, a recent concerto and a tall tale that deserves to be told more often.
Favourite Elgar and Rachmaninov, a recent concerto and a tall tale that deserves to be told more often.
Programme
- Overture ‘Cockaigne (In London Town)’(15 mins)
- Organ Concerto(20 mins)London premiere
- interval
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini(25 mins)
- Háry János - suite(24 mins)
Performers
- David Goodeorgan
- Marc-André Hamelinpiano
- Jac van Steenconductor