Performances 2007-2008
2007-08 Season (75th Anniversary) at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall
Season highlights: Vladimir Jurowski's first season as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Mark-Anthony Turnage's position as Composer in Residence was marked with a series of concerts. The Royal Festival Hall reopened after major refurbishment.
Wednesday 19 September 2007 | 7.30pm
Wagner Parsifal Prelude
Berg Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Mahler Das klagende Lied (original version)
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Marisol Montalvo soprano
Hedwig Fassbender mezzo soprano
Michael Hendrick tenor
Anthony Michaels-Moore baritone
London Philharmonic Choir
Wednesday 26 September 2007 | 7.30pm
Vaughan Williams Overture, The Wasps
Tavener 'Lalishri' - Violin Concerto (world première)
Elgar Symphony 2 in E flat
Andrew Litton conductor
Nicola Benedetti violin
Wednesday 3 October 2007 | 7.30pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto 5 in E flat (Emperor)
Shostakovich Symphony 5 in D minor
Kurt Masur conductor
Maurizio Pollini piano
Sunday 7 October 2007 | 7.30pm
London Philharmonic Orchestra 75th Birthday Concert
Bissill Fanfare for a 75th Anniversary
Mozart Symphony 38 in D (Prague)
Beethoven Piano Concerto 4 in G
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Maurizio Pollini piano
Wednesday 17 October 2007 | 7.30pm
Mahler Symphony 2 in C minor (Resurrection)
Simone Young conductor
Melanie Diener soprano
Dagmar Pecková mezzo soprano
London Philharmonic Choir
Friday 19 October 2007 | 7.30pm
Strauss Metamorphosen
Strauss Four Last Songs
Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra
Simone Young conductor
Nina Stemme soprano
Wednesday 24 October 2007 | 7.30pm
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1 in B flat minor
Mahler Symphony 1 in D
Neeme Järvi conductor
Alexander Markovich piano
Friday 2 November 2007 | 7.30pm
Korngold The Sea Hawk Theme
Steiner Casablanca Suite
Rozsa The Love of the Princess from The Thief of Bagdad
Stothart The Wizard of Oz Suite
Korngold Escape Me Never Suite (UK première)
Newman Street Scene Suite
Korngold The Adventures of Robin Hood Suite
Waxman (arr. John Wilson) The Philadelphia Story Suite
Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind Suite
Korngold Tomorrow from The Constant Nymph (UK première)
John Wilson conductor
Anna Burford mezzo soprano
London Philharmonic Choir
Saturday 3 November 2007 | 7.00pm
Bellini La straniera
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Concert performance given in association with Opera Rara:
Patrizia Ciofi Alaide
Mark Stone Il barone di Valdeburgo
Enkelejda Shkosa Isoletta
Darío Schmunck Arturo
Graeme Broadbent Il Priore degli Spedalieri
Aled Hall Osbergo
Roland Wood Il signore di Montolino
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
David Parry conductor
Wednesday 7 November 2007 | 7.30pm
Elgar Civic Fanfare
(arr. Elgar) National Anthem
Elgar Nursery Suite
Elgar The Spirit of England
Elgar Introduction and Allegro
Elgar Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma)
Mark Elder conductor
Emily Magee soprano
London Philharmonic Choir
Concert supported by Koetser & Lyle in association with The Elgar Society.
Friday 9 November 2007 | 7.30pm
Wagner Overture, Rienzi
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Vassily Sinaisky conductor
Sunwook Kim piano
Sunday 11 November 2007 | 11.30am - 12.30pm
FUNharmonics Family Concert
Flights of Fantasy
Dove Airport Scenes
Williams Star Wars
Blake The Snowman
Williams Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter
David Angus conductor
Chris Jarvis presenter
Generously supported by The Jeniffer & Jonathan Harris Charitable Trust.
Wednesday 14 November 2007 | 7.30pm
Zemlinsky Sinfonietta
Korngold Violin Concerto in D
Shostakovich Symphony 6 in B minor
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Nikolaj Znaider violin
Wednesday 21 November 2007 | 7.00pm
Korngold Das Wunder der Heliane
Sung in German with English surtitles
Concert performance with:
Patricia Racette Heliane
Michael Hendrick Stranger
Andreas Schmidt Ruler
Ursula Hesse von den Steinen Messenger
Willard White Porter
Robert Tear Blind Judge
Andrew Kennedy Young Man
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Wednesday 28 November 2007 | 7.30pm
Musicians Benevolent Fund Royal Concert
Beethoven Piano Concerto 3 in C minor
Mahler Symphony 4 in G
Christoph Eschenbach conductor
Richard Goode piano
Marisol Montalvo soprano
Saturday 1 December 2007 | 7.30pm
Pintscher Five Orchestral Pieces (UK première)
Beethoven Symphony 9 in D minor (Choral)
Christoph Eschenbach conductor
Marisol Montalvo soprano
Yvonne Naef mezzo soprano
Nikolai Schukoff tenor
Evgeny Nikitin bass
London Philharmonic Choir
Saturday 8 December 2007 | 7.30pm
Bax Tintagel
Nielsen Violin Concerto
Rachmaninov Symphony 3 in A minor
Osmo Vänskä conductor
Leonidas Kavakos violin
Wednesday 12 December 2007 | 7.30pm
Mahler Symphony 3 in D minor
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conductor
Petra Lang mezzo soprano
London Philharmonic Choir
Tiffin Boys' Choir
Saturday 15 December 2007 | 7.30pm
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Higdon Percussion Concerto (European première)
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Marin Alsop conductor
Colin Currie percussion
Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 7.30pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto 2 in B flat
Mahler Symphony 5
Jaap van Zweden conductor
Emanuel Ax piano
Saturday 19 January 2008 | 7.30pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto 1 in C
Rachmaninov Symphony 2 in E minor
Roberto Minczuk conductor
John Lill piano
Wednesday 23 January 2008 | 7.30pm
Brahms Tragic Overture
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor
Zemlinsky Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid)
Emmanuel Krivine conductor
Gidon Kremer violin
Friday 25 January 2008 | 7.30pm
Beethoven Overture, Leonore 3
Bartók Violin Concerto 2
Dvorák Symphony 9 in E minor (From the New World)
Adam Fischer conductor
Shlomo Mintz violin
Wednesday 30 January 2008 | 7.30pm
Turnage Evening Songs
Ravel Piano Concerto in G
Prokofiev Symphony 5 in B flat
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Benedetto Lupo piano
Saturday 2 February 2008 | 7.30pm
Turnage Lullaby for Hans (London première)
Henze Sonata per archi
Brahms Violin Concerto in D
Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 in B minor (Pathétique)
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Christian Tetzlaff violin
Wednesday 13 February 2008 | 7.30pm
Beethoven Symphony 1 in C
Turnage Riffs and Refrains (London première)
Elgar Symphony 1 in A flat
Marin Alsop conductor
Michael Collins clarinet
Sunday 17 February 2008 | 11.30am - 12.30pm
FUNharmonics Family Concert
Pictures
Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition including Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, The Market Place, The Hut on Hen's Legs and The Great Gate of Kiev
Stuart Stratford conductor
Matthew Sharp presenter
Generously supported by The Jeniffer & Jonathan Harris Charitable Trust.
Wednesday 20 February 2008 | 7.30pm
Debussy La Mer
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D
Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra
Jukka-Pekka Saraste conductor
Sergey Khachatryan violin
Wednesday 5 March 2008 | 7.30pm
Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Shostakovich Symphony 7 in C (Leningrad)
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet piano
Purcell Room
Tuesday 1 April 2008 | 7.45pm
Mahler (arr. Schoenberg) Songs of a Wayfarer
Schoenberg Erwartung
Webern Passacaglia, Op. 1
Maxwell Davies A Mirror of Whitening Light
Future Firsts
Scott Stroman conductor
Sunday 13 April 2008 | 7.30pm
Schubert Symphony 8 in B minor (Unfinished)
Mahler Das Lied von der Erde
Christoph Eschenbach conductor
Petra Lang mezzo soprano
Nikolai Schukoff tenor
Wednesday 16 April 2008 | 7.30pm
Dvorák Violin Concerto in A minor
Shostakovich Symphony 4 in C minor
Yakov Kreizberg conductor
Julia Fischer violin
Saturday 19 April 2008 | 7.30pm
Ben-Hur
A screening of Fred Niblo's 1925 silent film
with music by Carl Davis performed live on stage by the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis conductor
Wednesday 23 April 2008 | 7.30pm
Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge
Shostakovich Concerto 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and strings
Britten Les Illuminations
Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Martin Helmchen piano
Paul Beniston trumpet
Sally Matthews soprano
Saturday 26 April 2008 | 7.30pm
Verdi Requiem
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Barbara Frittoli soprano
Ildiko Komlosi mezzo soprano
Massimo Giordano tenor
Ferruccio Furlanetto bass
London Philharmonic Choir
Philharmonia Chorus
Wednesday 30 April 2008 | 7.30pm
Wagner Overture, Tannhäuser
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D
Sibelius Symphony 4 in A minor
Osmo Vänskä conductor
Lisa Batiashvili violin
Friday 2 May 2008 | 7.30pm
Wagner Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor
Brahms Symphony 3 in F
Stamatia Karampini conductor
Sigurd Slåttebrekk piano
Friday 16 May 2008 | 7.30pm
Janácek Sinfonietta
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 in C minor
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade
Kirill Petrenko conductor
Dejan Lazic piano
Sunday 18 May 2008 | 11.30am - 12.30pm
FUNharmonics Family Concert
Jumping Jockeys, Fairground Sounds and Fishy Feasts
Alberga Jockeys' Dance from 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'
Maxwell Davies Cross Lane Fair
Traditional (arr. Hughes) Tom Bawcock's Song
Hughes The Mousehole Cat
Alberga Celebration Dance from 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'
Stuart Stratford conductor
Chris Jarvis presenter
Elin Manahan Thomas soprano
Mark Jordan Northumbrian pipes
Generously supported by The Jeniffer & Jonathan Harris Charitable Trust.
Sunday 25 May 2008 | 7.30pm
Pintscher Towards Osiris (UK première)
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor
Brahms Symphony 1 in C minor
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Evgenia Rubinova piano
Friday 30 May 2008 | 7.30pm
Brahms Piano Concerto 2 in B flat
Sibelius Symphony 2 in D
Eivind Gullberg Jenson conductor
Nelson Goerner piano
Saturday 7 June 2008 | 7.30pm
Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Koehne Powerhouse
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Bissill/Skeef Excite (world premiere)
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
RENGA Ensemble with soloists Nikki Iles piano, Mick Foster saxophone, Martin Hathaway saxophone
London Philharmonic Choir
London Adventist Chorale
Voicelab Swell
Friday 13 June 2008 | 7.30pm
Ravel Mother Goose
Prokofiev Violin Concerto 1 in D
Stravinsky Symphony in C
Conductors from The International Conductors' Academy of the Allianz Cultural Foundation: Benjamin Northey, Jérémie Rhorer and Philippe Bach
Yossif Ivanov violin
