What's On
30 March 2012
Beethoven Fidelio Overture Sibelius Violin Concerto Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 Friday 30 March 2012, 7:30pm
St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LLAdrian Brown, conductor
Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, violinTickets: £15, £12.50, £7.50 (concessions £2.50 off)
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Phone: 020 7381 0441Appropriately, at the age of nine, our violinist this evening, Anna-Liisa Bezrodny, entered the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. This will be a stunning performance by Anna-Liisa of Sibelius’ only concerto. Adrian Brown, a renowned interpreter of English music, will close the concert with Vaughan Williams’ lyrical reflection on English wartime stoicism and optimism, his emotional Fifth Symphony.
14 May 2012
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 Elgar Symphony No. 1 Monday 14 May 2012, 7:30pm
Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XXAdrian Brown, conductor
Masayuki Tayama, pianoAfter their successful performances in March 2010 and June 2011, Adrian Brown and the orchestra return to the Southbank with an attractive and varied programme. The evening begins with a performance of Berlioz’s concert overture, Roman Carnival. The stage will be reset for Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto, played by the talented young performer, Masayuki Tayama. Adrian returns ‘home’ with Elgar’s masterpiece, Symphony No.1.
22 June 2012
Haydn Symphony No. 104 "London" Brahms Serenade No. 1 Friday 22 June 2012, 7:30pm
St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, W1J 9LLPaul Hoskins, conductor
Tickets: £15, £12.50, £7.50 (concessions £2.50 off)
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Phone: 020 7381 0441This summer evening the CCO return with Paul Hoskins to its core chamber music repertoire. They open with the purity of Haydn’s final symphony, and last of the twelve so-called London Symphonies, his Symphony no. 104. Originally scored for wind and string octet and then later for nonet, tonight’s performance of Brahms’s first Serenade will be of the later version adapted by Brahms for chamber orchestra.