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Sun 1 November 3.00pm ZELKOVA QUARTET © S6 Photography Voices of Vienna Haydn String Quartet Op. 20 No. 3 in G minor Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2 in G Schubert String Quartet in C D956 £14 (£10), U26 Mon 2 November 7.30pm LA NUOVA MUSICA © Ben Ealovega Ed Lyon acis Katherine Manley soprano Christopher Purves polyphemus Rupert Charlesworth damon Nick Sco coridon David Peter Bates director Handel Acis and Galatea £45, £35, £25, £15 Tue 3 November 7.30pm NIKOLAI DEMIDENKO International Piano Series © Kirill Bachkirov Piano Brahms Capriccio in B minor Op. 76 No. 2 Brahms 16 Variations on a Theme by Schumann Op. 9 Brahms Sonata No. 2 in F# minor Op. 2 Prokofiev Visions Fugitives Op. 22 Prokofiev Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 14 £35, £28, £15, £10 Wed 18 November 1.05pm LONDON MOZART PLAYERS Beethoven Explored © Matthew Andrews Howard Shelley piano Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Op. 15 £12 Wed 18 November 7.30PM YOUNG MUSICIANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA © Matthew Andrews Charlie Lovell-Jones violin James Blair conductor Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 43 £25 (£20), £15 (£12), £10 (£8) Thu 19 November 1.05pm FOURNIER TRIO © Kaupo Kikkas Sulki Yu violin Pei-Jee Ng cello Chiao-Ying Chang piano Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor Op. 50 ‘In Memory of a Great Artist’ £10, U26 Thu 19 November 7.30pm CHARLIE WALLER MEMORIAL TRUST Orchestra of St Paul’s Vox Cordis Ruby Hughes soprano Ciara Hendrick mezzosoprano Richard Edgar-Wilson tenor Andrew Ashwin bass Bach Mass in B minor BWV232 £25, £15, U26 Fri 20 November 7.30pm EARLY OPERA COMPANY © Eric Richmond Ashley Riches pollux Samuel Boden castor Katherine Watson telaire Sophie Junker phoebe Callum Thorpe jupiter Zachary Wilder mercury Christian Curnyn conductor Rameau Castor et Pollux £45, £35, £25, £15 Sun 22 November 3.00pm JERUSALEM QUARTET International Chamber Music Series © Felix Broede Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 77 No. 1 Bartók String Quartet No. 6 Dvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’ £35, £28, £15, £10 Mon 23 November 7.30PM KENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA © Sim Canetty-Clarke Russell Keable conductor Williamson Santiago de Espada Bliss Miracle in the Gorbals Copland Appalachian Spring £17.50 (£12.50), £12.50 Tue 24 November 7.00pm ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT Bach’s Double, Bach’s Single Rachel Podger violin/director Kati Debretzeni violin Margaret Faultless violin Mahew Trusco violin Programme includes Bach Violin Concerto in E BWV1042 Concerto in D minor for 2 violins BWV1043 Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for 2 violins Op. 3 No. 2 Rv.578 Telemann Concerto in G for 4 violins £50, £39, £24, £10, (Child £2.50) NOVEMBER Box Office 020 7222 1061 sjss.org.uk Wed 4 November 1.05pm LONDON MOZART PLAYERS Mozart Explored © Eric Richmond Howard Shelley piano Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C K503 £12 Wed 4 November 7.30pm COLLABORATIVE ORCHESTRA Czech Republic Night Mehrdad Farid conductor Smetana Bartered Bride Wallenstein’s Camp Dvořák Noon Witch Smetana Vltava Janáček Lachian Dances Suk Fantastic Scherzo £20, £15, £10 Thu 5 November 1.05pm THE JØRGENSON TRIO © Ian Dingle From the Romantic to Radical Olga Jørgensen piano Antonio Kesel violin Cecilia Bignall cello Mendelssohn Trio No. 1 in D minor Schuller Piano Trio £10, U26 Thu 5 November 7.30pm JAILAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC North Indian Classical Ensemble Students of Chandrima Misra & Rajkumar Misra Hindustani Vocal A journey through evening Raagas, exploring the moods they evoke in various compositions set to different beat cycles Tabla A presentation of intricate rhythms that move between various Taals of North Indian classical music Dibachandya A reflection on daily life £15 Fri 6 November 7.30pm VIKTORIA MULLOVA & KATIA LABÈQUE International Chamber Music Series © Kirill Bachkirov Viktoria Mullova violin Katia Labèque piano Mozart Violin Sonata in A K526 Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105 Arvo Pärt Fratres Takemitsu Distance de fée Ravel Violin Sonata in G £35, £28, £15, £10 Sat 7 November 7.30pm AGBU LONDON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Together for Armenia Anais Heghoyan mezzosoprano Ani Batikian violin Nairi Azezian flute Sylvie Zakarian marimba Sarkis Zakarian piano Gustavo Ubeda conductor Parsegh Ganatchian arr. Kristina Arakelyan Oror Kristina Arakelyan Asum En Roland Roberts Epitaph, Dance and Hymn Alan Hovhaness Elibris Pasquale Tassone Dzon Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’ £20, £15, £10 Sun 8 November 5.00pm ENGLISH CONCERT ORCHESTRA © Graeme Sweeney Remembrance Day Concert: The Bards of Wales English Concert Singers and Chorus Miranda Keys soprano Janet Shell alto Rhys Meirion tenor Pauls Putnins baritone John Asquith narrator Roy Wales conductor Brien Cantata Academica Elgar For the Fallen Karl Jenkins The Bards of Wales (English premiere) £25, £20, £15 Tue 10 November 7.30pm ALEXANDRE THARAUD © Rob Bogaerts/Anefo Alexandre Tharaud piano Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988 £50, £15 (£10) Thu 12 November 1.05pm JOSEPH SHINER & FREDERICK BROWN © Martin Tompkins Joseph Shiner clarinet Frederick Brown piano Benjamin Le Tombeau de Ravel ‘Valse-Caprices’ Ian Morgan-Williams Party Pieces Brahms Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1 Bassi Concert Fantasy on motives from Verdi’s Rigoleo £10, U26 Thu 12 November 7.30pm STEINITZ BACH PLAYERS London Bach Society’s 25 th Anniversary Bachfest Bach and the Leipzig Inheritance Ruby Hughes soprano Peter Harvey baritone Rachel Becke flute Anthony Robson oboe and oboe d’amore Jane Gordon violin & director Katharine Sharman cello piccolo Bach Cantata “Ach Go, wie manches Herzeleid” BWV58 Suite No. 2 in B minor for solo flute BWV1067 Cantata “Ich habe genug” BWV82 Cantata “Ich geh’ und suche mit Verlangen” BWV49 £30, £25, £18, £12 Fri 13 November 7.00pm BACHFEST FINAL London Bach Society’s 25 th Anniversary Bachfest 5 th Bach Singers Prize Final Anthony Robson director Ian Patridge CBE chairman of the jury £20, £15, £12 Sat 14 November 7.30pm FULHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Manus Noble guitar Marc Dooley conductor Poulenc Suite Les Biches FP36 Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Stravinsky The Firebird £10 (£8) Sun 15 November 3.00pm FIDELIO TRIO French Piano Trios Series © Hugo Glendinning Darragh Morgan violin Adi Tal cello Mary Dullea piano Saint-Saëns Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 92 Richard Baker Kerdantata (London premiere) Debussy La Mer arr. Sally Beamish £14 (£10), U26 Mon 16 November 7.30pm WESTMINSTER SCHOOL Symphony Orchestra Lower Orchestra Tim Garrard conductor Dvořàk Selection from Slavonic Dances Op. 72 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64 £5 Tue 17 November 7.00pm WHITEHALL CHOIR London Baroque Sinfonia Paul Spicer conductor Handel Athalia HWV52 £25, £22.50, £18, £10 Wed 25 November 7.00pm DULWICH COLLEGE Winter Concert Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Symphonic Wind Band Madrigal Choir Concert Choir Christopher Law piano Richard Mayo, Lesley Larkum, Robin Smith, David Eno, Christopher Stark conductors Grieg Piano Concerto Op. 16 in A minor (Allegro molto moderato) Brien Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Kate Whitley New work £15 (£12), £12 Thu 26 November 1.05pm DANIEL MOULT © Bridgewater Hall Leader Communications Organ Bruhns Praeludium in E minor Bach Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV659 Mendelssohn Theme and Variations in D Brahms Praeludium and Fuga in G minor Reger Benedictus Schmidt Toccata in C £10, U26 Thu 27 November 7.30pm LONDON MOZART PLAYERS Mozart Explored: 1783 © Filip Gierlinski | Filskifoto Mozart and the Sisters City of London Choir Hilary Davan Weon conductor Mozart Serenade No. 6 in D K239 ‘Serenata Nourna’ Vorrei spiegarvi No, no, non sei capace Mia speranza adorata – Ah, non sai K416 Mass in C minor K427 £32, £26, £21, £15 Fri 19 November 1.00pm LUNCHTIME DIALOGUE The Reverend Graham Buckle hosts a monthly series of discussions with important local figures. Free admission Fri 27 November 7.30pm WARREN MAILLEY-SMITH Complete Chopin Cycle © Ben Ealovega Études Op. 25 Chopin Sonata No.1 in C minor Op. 4 Mazurkas No. 11-13 Op. 17 No. 2-4 Marzurkas No. 14-15 Op. 24 No. 1-2 Waltz No. 14 in E Minor Op. posth Polonaise Op. 71 No. 2 in Bb 12 Études Op. 25 Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. £20, £15 Sat 28 November 7.00pm THE DREAM The London Chorus Royal Orchestral Society Jean Rigby mezzo John Upperton tenor Oliver Gibbs baritone Adrian Brown conductor Elgar The Dream of Gerontius £22, £16, £12 Sun 29 November 3.00pm LONDON PIANO TRIO © Elija Paul Villanueva Robert Atchison violin Olga Dudnik piano David Jones cello Beethoven Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ Variations on an Original Theme Op. 44 Trio in G Op. 1 No. 2 £14 (£10), U26 Mon 30 November 7.00pm THE WORKS Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Bach Double Violin Concerto BWV1043 £25, £15 (Child £2.50) Mon 30 November 9.00pm THE NIGHT SHIFT Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment £12 (Advance £9, Students £4) ST JOHN’S SMITH SQUARE PHONE 020 7222 1061 Monday to Saturday 10.00am–5.00pm £2 booking fee applies ONLINE sjss.org.uk £1.50 booking fee applies IN PERSON Monday to Saturday 10.00am–5.00pm (until 6.00pm on public concert days). The Box Office opens one hour before the start of Sunday and Bank Holiday concerts. POST Box Office, St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Cheques should be made payable to St John’s Smith Square. CONCESSIONS AND REDUCTIONS Available for many of our concerts to senior citizens, full-time students, registered unemployed, school children (under 16) and people who are registered disabled. Westminster CitySave card holders are entitled to a 10% discount on a pair of tickets for any public concert. Parties of ten or more qualify for a 10% discount. UNDER 26 SCHEME If you’re under 26, make sure you sign up for our U26 Scheme! Members are entitled to purchase £5 tickets to selected events throughout the season – you’ll find these marked alongside the ticket information with the code ‘U26’. Alongside £5 ticket offers, members of the U26 Scheme also receive invitations to special events throughout the year, as well as other targeted discounts. There’s no catch and it’s entirely FREE to join! Please call Box Office or visit sjss.org.uk/friends-st-johns to sign up. ACCESSIBILITY If you have access requirements, please let our Box Office staff know when booking your tickets to help us provide you with the best possible service and choice of seats. We allocate an additional seat free of charge to disabled patrons who require a carer to accompany them. PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH WITH US ONLINE Join the conversation! @ StJohnsSmithSq /StJohnsSmithSquare /StJohnsSmithSquare /StJohnsSmithSquare /StJohnsSmithSquare Please Note We may need to substitute artists and to vary our concert programmes from the published information without warning. Latecomers are admied only at a suitable pause in the concert. Please note that tickets may not be exchanged or refunded. BOOKING INFORMATION —— NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2015 ST JOHN’S SMITH SQUARE Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall ST JOHN’S SMITH SQUARE

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Page 1: NOVEMBER - Classical Music London, Live Classical Music · PDF fileSun 1 November 3.00pm ZELKOVA QUARTET © S6 Photography ... Prokofiev Visions Fugitives Op. 22 Prokofiev Sonata No

Sun 1 November 3.00pm

ZELKOVA QUARTET© S6 Photography

Voices of Vienna

Haydn String Quartet Op. 20 No. 3 in G minorBeethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No. 2 in GSchubert String Quartet in C D956

£14 (£10), U26

Mon 2 November 7.30pm

LA NUOVA MUSICA© Ben Ealovega

Ed Lyon acisKatherine Manley sopranoChristopher Purves polyphemusRupert Charlesworth damonNick Scott coridonDavid Peter Bates director

Handel Acis and Galatea

£45, £35, £25, £15

Tue 3 November 7.30pm

NIKOLAI DEMIDENKOInternational Piano Series© Kirill Bachkirov

Piano

Brahms Capriccio in B minor Op. 76 No. 2Brahms 16 Variations on a Theme by Schumann Op. 9 Brahms Sonata No. 2 in F# minor Op. 2 Prokofiev Visions Fugitives Op. 22Prokofiev Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 14

£35, £28, £15, £10

Wed 18 November 1.05pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSBeethoven Explored© Matthew Andrews

Howard Shelley piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Op. 15

£12

Wed 18 November 7.30PM

YOUNG MUSICIANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA© Matthew Andrews

Charlie Lovell-Jones violinJames Blair conductor

Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream OvertureMendelssohn Concerto for ViolinSibelius Symphony No. 2 in D Op. 43

£25 (£20), £15 (£12), £10 (£8)

Thu 19 November 1.05pm

FOURNIER TRIO© Kaupo Kikkas

Sulki Yu violinPei-Jee Ng celloChiao-Ying Chang piano

Tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor Op. 50 ‘In Memory of a Great Artist’

£10, U26

Thu 19 November 7.30pm

CHARLIE WALLER MEMORIAL TRUSTOrchestra of St Paul’sVox Cordis

Ruby Hughes soprano Ciara Hendrick mezzosopranoRichard Edgar-Wilson tenorAndrew Ashwin bass

Bach Mass in B minor BWV232

£25, £15, U26

Fri 20 November 7.30pm

EARLY OPERA COMPANY© Eric Richmond

Ashley Riches polluxSamuel Boden castorKatherine Watson telaireSophie Junker phoebeCallum Thorpe jupiterZachary Wilder mercuryChristian Curnyn conductor

Rameau Castor et Pollux

£45, £35, £25, £15

Sun 22 November 3.00pm

JERUSALEM QUARTETInternational Chamber Music Series© Felix Broede

Haydn String Quartet in G Op. 77 No. 1Bartók String Quartet No. 6Dvořák String Quartet in F Op. 96 ‘American’

£35, £28, £15, £10

Mon 23 November 7.30PM

KENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA© Sim Canetty-Clarke

Russell Keable conductor

Williamson Santiago de EspadaBliss Miracle in the GorbalsCopland Appalachian Spring

£17.50 (£12.50), £12.50

Tue 24 November 7.00pm

ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENTBach’s Double, Bach’s Single

Rachel Podger violin/directorKati Debretzeni violinMargaret Faultless violinMatthew Truscott violin

Programme includesBach Violin Concerto in E BWV1042 • Concerto in D minor for 2 violins BWV1043Vivaldi Concerto in G minor for 2 violins Op. 3 No. 2 Rv.578Telemann Concerto in G for 4 violins

£50, £39, £24, £10, (Child £2.50)

NOVEMBER Box Office 020 7222 1061sjss.org.uk

Wed 4 November 1.05pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSMozart Explored© Eric Richmond

Howard Shelley piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25 in C K503

£12

Wed 4 November 7.30pm

COLLABORATIVE ORCHESTRACzech Republic Night

Mehrdad Farid conductor

Smetana Bartered Bride • Wallenstein’s CampDvořák Noon WitchSmetana VltavaJanáček Lachian DancesSuk Fantastic Scherzo

£20, £15, £10

Thu 5 November 1.05pm

THE JØRGENSON TRIO© Ian Dingle

From the Romantic to Radical

Olga Jørgensen pianoAntonio Kesel violinCecilia Bignall cello

Mendelssohn Trio No. 1 in D minorSchuller Piano Trio

£10, U26

Thu 5 November 7.30pm

JAILAL ACADEMY OF MUSICNorth Indian Classical EnsembleStudents of Chandrima Misra & Rajkumar Misra

Hindustani Vocal A journey through evening Raagas, exploring the moods they evoke in various compositions set to different beat cyclesTabla A presentation of intricate rhythms that move between various Taals of North Indian classical musicDibachandya A reflection on daily life

£15

Fri 6 November 7.30pm

VIKTORIA MULLOVA & KATIA LABÈQUEInternational Chamber Music Series© Kirill Bachkirov

Viktoria Mullova violinKatia Labèque piano

Mozart Violin Sonata in A K526 Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor Op. 105 Arvo Pärt FratresTakemitsu Distance de féeRavel Violin Sonata in G

£35, £28, £15, £10

Sat 7 November 7.30pm

AGBU LONDON CHAMBER ORCHESTRATogether for Armenia

Anais Heghoyan mezzosopranoAni Batikian violinNairi Azezian fluteSylvie Zakarian marimbaSarkis Zakarian pianoGustavo Ubeda conductor

Parsegh Ganatchian arr. Kristina Arakelyan OrorKristina Arakelyan Asum EnRoland Roberts Epitaph, Dance and HymnAlan Hovhaness ElibrisPasquale Tassone DzonBeethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’

£20, £15, £10

Sun 8 November 5.00pm

ENGLISH CONCERT ORCHESTRA© Graeme Sweeney

Remembrance Day Concert: The Bards of Wales

English Concert Singers and Chorus

Miranda Keys sopranoJanet Shell altoRhys Meirion tenorPauls Putnins baritoneJohn Asquith narratorRoy Wales conductor

Britten Cantata Academica Elgar For the Fallen Karl Jenkins The Bards of Wales (English premiere)

£25, £20, £15

Tue 10 November 7.30pm

ALEXANDRE THARAUD© Rob Bogaerts/Anefo

Alexandre Tharaud piano

Bach Goldberg Variations BWV988

£50, £15 (£10)

Thu 12 November 1.05pm

JOSEPH SHINER & FREDERICK BROWN© Martin Tompkins

Joseph Shiner clarinetFrederick Brown piano

Benjamin Le Tombeau de Ravel ‘Valse-Caprices’Ian Morgan-Williams Party PiecesBrahms Sonata in F minor Op. 120 No. 1Bassi Concert Fantasy on motives from Verdi’s Rigoletto

£10, U26

Thu 12 November 7.30pm

STEINITZ BACH PLAYERSLondon Bach Society’s 25th Anniversary Bachfest

Bach and the Leipzig Inheritance

Ruby Hughes sopranoPeter Harvey baritoneRachel Beckett flute Anthony Robson oboe and oboe d’amore Jane Gordon violin & directorKatharine Sharman cello piccolo

Bach Cantata “Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid” BWV58 • Suite No. 2 in B minor for solo flute BWV1067 • Cantata “Ich habe genug” BWV82 • Cantata “Ich geh’ und suche mit Verlangen” BWV49

£30, £25, £18, £12

Fri 13 November 7.00pm

BACHFEST FINALLondon Bach Society’s 25th

Anniversary Bachfest

5th Bach Singers Prize Final

Anthony Robson directorIan Patridge CBE chairman of the jury

£20, £15, £12

Sat 14 November 7.30pm

FULHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Manus Noble guitarMarc Dooley conductor

Poulenc Suite Les Biches FP36Rodrigo Concierto de AranjuezStravinsky The Firebird

£10 (£8)

Sun 15 November 3.00pm

FIDELIO TRIOFrench Piano Trios Series© Hugo Glendinning

Darragh Morgan violinAdi Tal celloMary Dullea piano

Saint-Saëns Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 92Richard Baker Kerdantata (London premiere)Debussy La Mer arr. Sally Beamish

£14 (£10), U26

Mon 16 November 7.30pm

WESTMINSTER SCHOOLSymphony OrchestraLower Orchestra

Tim Garrard conductor

Dvořàk Selection from Slavonic Dances Op. 72Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op. 64

£5

Tue 17 November 7.00pm

WHITEHALL CHOIR

London Baroque Sinfonia

Paul Spicer conductor

Handel Athalia HWV52

£25, £22.50, £18, £10

Wed 25 November 7.00pm

DULWICH COLLEGEWinter Concert

Symphony OrchestraChamber OrchestraSymphonic Wind BandMadrigal ChoirConcert Choir

Christopher Law pianoRichard Mayo, Lesley Larkum, Robin Smith, David Eno, Christopher Stark conductors

Grieg Piano Concerto Op. 16 in A minor (Allegro molto moderato)Britten Young Person’s Guide to the OrchestraKate Whitley New work

£15 (£12), £12

Thu 26 November 1.05pm

DANIEL MOULT© Bridgewater Hall Leader Communications

Organ

Bruhns Praeludium in E minorBach Nun komm der Heiden Heiland BWV659Mendelssohn Theme and Variations in DBrahms Praeludium and Fuga in G minorReger BenedictusSchmidt Toccata in C

£10, U26

Thu 27 November 7.30pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSMozart Explored: 1783© Filip Gierlinski | Filskifoto

Mozart and the Sisters

City of London ChoirHilary Davan Wetton conductor

Mozart Serenade No. 6 in D K239 ‘Serenata Notturna’ • Vorrei spiegarvi • No, no, non sei capace • Mia speranza adorata – Ah, non sai K416 • Mass in C minor K427

£32, £26, £21, £15

Fri 19 November 1.00pm

LUNCHTIME DIALOGUEThe Reverend Graham Buckle hosts a monthly series of discussions with important local figures.

Free admission

Fri 27 November 7.30pm

WARREN MAILLEY-SMITHComplete Chopin Cycle© Ben Ealovega

Études Op. 25

Chopin Sonata No.1 in C minor Op. 4 • Mazurkas No. 11-13 Op. 17 No. 2-4 • Marzurkas No. 14-15 Op. 24 No. 1-2 • Waltz No. 14 in E Minor Op. posth • Polonaise Op. 71 No. 2 in Bb • 12 Études Op. 25

Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm.

£20, £15

Sat 28 November 7.00pm

THE DREAM

The London ChorusRoyal Orchestral Society

Jean Rigby mezzoJohn Upperton tenorOliver Gibbs baritoneAdrian Brown conductor

Elgar The Dream of Gerontius

£22, £16, £12

Sun 29 November 3.00pm

LONDON PIANO TRIO© Elija Paul Villanueva

Robert Atchison violinOlga Dudnik pianoDavid Jones cello

Beethoven Trio in D Op. 70 No. 1 ‘Ghost’ • Variations on an Original Theme Op. 44 • Trio in G Op. 1 No. 2

£14 (£10), U26

Mon 30 November 7.00pm

THE WORKSOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Bach Double Violin Concerto BWV1043

£25, £15 (Child £2.50)

Mon 30 November 9.00pm

THE NIGHT SHIFTOrchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

£12 (Advance £9, Students £4)ST JOHN’S SMITH SQUARE

PHONE 020 7222 1061Monday to Saturday 10.00am–5.00pm £2 booking fee applies

ONLINE sjss.org.uk £1.50 booking fee applies

IN PERSON Monday to Saturday 10.00am–5.00pm (until 6.00pm on public concert days). The Box Office opens one hour before the start of Sunday and Bank Holiday concerts.

POST Box Office, St John’s Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Cheques should be made payable to St John’s Smith Square.

CONCESSIONS AND REDUCTIONSAvailable for many of our concerts to senior citizens, full-time students, registered unemployed, school children (under 16) and people who are registered disabled. Westminster CitySave card holders are entitled to a 10% discount on a pair of tickets for any public concert.

Parties of ten or more qualify for a 10% discount.

UNDER 26 SCHEME If you’re under 26, make sure you sign up for our U26 Scheme!

Members are entitled to purchase £5 tickets to selected events throughout the season – you’ll find these marked alongside the ticket information with the code ‘U26’.

Alongside £5 ticket offers, members of the U26 Scheme also receive invitations to special events throughout the year, as well as other targeted discounts.

There’s no catch and it’s entirely FREE to join! Please call Box Office or visit sjss.org.uk/friends-st-johns to sign up.

ACCESSIBILITYIf you have access requirements, please let our Box Office staff know when booking your tickets to help us provide you with the best possible service and choice of seats. We allocate an additional seat free of charge to disabled patrons who require a carer to accompany them.

PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH WITH US ONLINEJoin the conversation!

@StJohnsSmithSq /StJohnsSmithSquare /StJohnsSmithSquare /StJohnsSmithSquare /StJohnsSmithSquare

Please NoteWe may need to substitute artists and to vary our concert programmes from the published information without warning.

Latecomers are admitted only at a suitable pause in the concert.

Please note that tickets may not be exchanged or refunded.

BOOKING INFORMATION——

NOVEMBERDECEMBER

2015

ST JOHN’S SMITH SQUARE

Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

ST JOHN’S SMITH SQUARE

Page 2: NOVEMBER - Classical Music London, Live Classical Music · PDF fileSun 1 November 3.00pm ZELKOVA QUARTET © S6 Photography ... Prokofiev Visions Fugitives Op. 22 Prokofiev Sonata No

Wed 2 December 1.05pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSMozart Explored© Matthew Andrews

Howard Shelley piano

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 18 in Bb K456 ‘Paradis’

£12

Wed 2 December 7.30pm

SALOMON ORCHESTRA© Cameron Burns

Emma Bell sopranoCameron Burns conductor

Sibelius En SagaStrauss Four Last SongsNielsen Symphony No. 4

£17 (£14), £14

Thu 3 December 1.05pm

ÆÐELFRÌTH

Nick Walkley trumpetDarren Moore trumpetAlex Hamilton hornMatthew Lewis tromboneRoss Knight tubaAmy Turk harpAnne Denholme harp

Nick Walkley JórvíkekkoerByrd Earl of Oxford’s MarchMogens Andresen Three Norwegian DancesBritten Interlude from Ceremony of CarolsSimon Dobson Joan of Arc: A vision of St MichaelMichael Berkeley Music from Chaucer Dowland Lachrimae Antiquae NovaeElbow Mirrorball arr. Walkley

£10, U26

Thu 3 December 7.30pm

EUROPEAN UNION BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

Lars Ulrik Mortensen director

Muffat Sonata No. 5 in G from Armonico TributoBiber Sonata No. 10 in G minor • Sonata No. 4 in C from Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientesMarcello Concerto for oboe in D minorTelemann Overture, Suite and Conclusion in D from Tafelmusik II

£28, £22, £16, £10, U26

Fri 4 December 8.00pm

JEAN MULLER© Marlene Soares

End of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Jean Muller 5 Miniatures (premiere)Ligeti Arc-en-CielBach Goldberg Variations

£20, £15, £10 (£5)

Sat 5 December 6.30pm

CHRISTMAS WITH THE CITY OF LONDON CHOIR© Filip Gierlinski | Filskifoto

Stephen Farr organHilary Davan Wetton conductor

A programme of festive carols and new favourites, with plenty of audience participation.

£30, £24, £18, £14

Sun 6 December 7.30pm

BRITTEN: ST NICHOLASLondon Choral SinfoniaChoristers of Fulham Preparatory School treblesNick Pritchard tenorKatherine Watson sopranoMichael Waldron conductor

Hans-Andre Stamm Fanfare for 2 trumpets, organ and timpaniArr. Carter O Come EmmanuelArr. Rathbone Coventry CarolOliver Rudland New workArr. Pappenheim O Holy NightBritten Saint Nicolas

£35, £25, £20, £10

Mon 7 December 7.30pm

THE GLORY OF CHRISTMAS© Mike Daines

Choir of Christ’s College, CambridgeThames Chamber Orchestra

Keith Marshall conductorDavid Rowland director

Bach Christians Be JoyfulCorelli Christmas ConcertoHandel Excerpts from Messiah Leighton Lully, Lulla, Thou Little Tiny Child Rutter Angel’s CarolAnd other festive carols

£45, £30, £10

Tue 8 December 7.00pm

MICHAEL MORPURGO: ON ANGEL WINGS

Voices at the Door

Michael Morpurgo narrator

Morpurgo On Angel WingsAnd a selection of festive carols

£17.50, £15, £10 (U12s half price)

Wed 9 December 7.30pm

PARLIAMENT CHOIRA Westminster Christmas

Southbank Sinfonia

Simon Over conductor

A fun evening of festive choral works, season readings and audience carols.

£25, £17, £10

Thu 10 December 1.05pm

JOSEPH HOUSTON© William Scott

Out of Doors

Bartók With Drums and Pipes (from Out of Doors Suite)Colin Matthews Study No. 9-11 from Eleven Studies in VelocityDebussy Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir (from Préludes book I) • Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest and Voiles • Les collines d’Anacapri • Images IIMessiaen Île de feu I (from Quatre études de rythme)Feldman Intermission 6Liszt Les Cloches de Genève

Pre-concert talk at 12.30pm

£10, U26

Thu 10 December 8.00pm

ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN’S

OSJ Voices

Nardus Wiliams sopranoEllie Edmonds mezzo tenorBozidar Smiljanic bassJohn Lubbock conductor

Handel Messiah

£26, £20, £15, £10

Fri 11 December 7.30pm

CHOIR OF KING’S COLLEGE LONDON30th Christmas Festival

Voices of Enchantment

Joseph Fort conductor

Robert Carver O bone JesuLeighton Mass for Double Choir Op. 44Tallis Spem in aliumJames MacMillan O bone Jesu Carver Gaude flore virginaliLeighton A Hymn of the NativityPoulenc Quatre Motets pour le temps de Noël

£20, £16, £14, £10

Sat 12 December 7.30pm

CHAPELLE DU ROI30th Christmas Festival

Christmas Music from the Chapel Royal Choirs of England and Philip of Spain

£25, £20, £15, £10

Sun 13 December 7.30pm

SIGLO DE ORO30th Christmas Festival© Chris Christodoulou

A Christmas Passion

Patrick Allies conductor

Roderick Williams O Adonai, et dux domus Sheppard Salvator mundiHowells Sing lullabyByrd Lullaby my sweet little babeLeighton A Hymn of the NativityWarlock Bethlehem downTrad. arr. Richard Allain Coventry Carol David Lang The Little Match Girl Passion

£25, £20, £15, £10

Mon 14 December 7.30pm

CHOIR OF CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL, OXFORD30th Christmas Festival

The Gift of Christmas introduced by Howard Goodall

Clive Driskill-Smith piano/organWilliam Wallace pianoStephen Darlington director

Programme includes:Holst Masters in this Hall Cornelius The Three KingsWalton King HerodVierne Carillon de WestminsterHoward Goodall Stella quam viderant MagiJohn Tavener The LambBritten Hymn to the Virgin • A Shepherd’s CarolPoulenc O Magnum MysteriumBob Chilcott The Twelve Days of Christmas

£25, £20, £15, £10

Tue 15 December 7.30pm

EX CATHEDRA30th Christmas FestivalJeffrey Skidmore © Neil Pugh

Christmas Music by Candlelight

Alexander Mason organJeffrey Skidmore conductor

Nicolai Wachet auf!Bach Cantata 140 Movement 4 Sandström Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungenDarke In the Bleak MidwinterKirkpatrick Away in a MangerJames MacMillan And lo, the angel of the LordĒriks Ešenvalds Long Road

£25, £28, £22, £14

Wed 16 December 1.05pm

LONDON MOZART PLAYERSBeethoven Explored

Howard Shelley piano

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37

£12

Wed 16 December 1.05pm

THE CHOIR OF MERTON COLLEGE, OXFORD30th Christmas Festival© MatthewAndrews

Benjamin Nicholas director

Byrd Fantasia in D minor • Rorate caeli desuper • Tollite portas • Ave Maria • Ecce virgo concipietBach Wachet Auf BWV645Rihards Dubra O Radix JesseĒriks Ešenvalds O EmmanuelMatthew Martin O Oriens • Noel sing weBritten A Ceremony of CarolsJonathan Dove Te DeumBob Chilcott The Bird of Dawning • The Shepherd’s Carol

£25, £20, £15, £10

Thu 17 December 1.05pm

THOMAS TROTTER30th Christmas Festival

Organ

Bach Concerto in A minor after Vivaldi BWV593Mozart Adagio & Allegro K594Schumann Two Fugues on Bach Op. 60Prokofiev (arr. Trotter) Kijé’s Wedding and Troika from Lieutenant Kijé Suite Op. 60 Liszt Fantasia & Fugue on Bach S260

£10, U26

Thu 17 December 7.30pm

ENSEMBLE PLUS ULTRA30th Christmas Festival© Cameron Slator

O Come, Emmanuel!

Programme includes:Byrd Propers for Lady Mass in AdventVictoria Missa Ave Regina caelorum • Ave MariaPraetorius Magnificat quinti toni with Christmas interpolations

£25, £20, £15, £10

Fri 18 December 7.30pm

CHOIR OF CLARE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE 30th Christmas Festival© Nick Rutter

Anthony Daly organGraham Ross conductor

Programme includes:Sheppard Verbum CaroWarlock Bethlehem DownMathias Ave Rex Angelorum • Sir ChristèmasHowells A Spotless RoseJohn Rutter What sweeter music?Tavener Ex Maria Virgine: A Christmas Sequence • God is with us: A Christmas Proclamation

£30, £25, £20, £15

Sat 19 December 7.30pm

THE TALLIS SCHOLARS30th Christmas Festival© Eric Richmond

Peter Phillips conductor

Arvo Pärt Sieben Magnificat Antiphonen • Magnificat • I am the true vine Sheppard Sacris solemniis • Gaude, gaude, gaudeTallis Gloria, Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Missa Puer natus est nobis

£35, £28, £22, £14

Sun 20 December 7.30pm

NATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE30th Christmas Festival © Konrad Bartelsk

Hailed by Andrew Lloyd Webber as “the finest youth music theatre in the world”, the award-winning NYMT present a concert of seasonal readings, music and staged extracts.

£24, £20, £15, £10

Mon 21 December 7.30pm

SOLOMON’S KNOT30th Christmas Festival

Christmas in Leipzig

Schelle Machet die Tore weitKuhnau MagnificatBach Magnificat BWV243a

£30, £25, £20, £15, U26

Tue 22 December 7.30pm

CHOIR OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE & ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT30th Christmas Festival© Benjamin Ealovega

Katherine Watson sopranoIestyn Davies countertenorGwilym Bowen tenorNeal Davies bassStephen Layton conductor

Bach Mass in B minor

£30, £25, £20, £10

Wed 23 December 7.30pm

POLYPHONY & ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT30th Christmas Festival© Benjamin Ealovega

Katherine Watson sopranoIestyn Davies countertenorGwilym Bowen tenorNeal Davies bassStephen Layton conductor

Handel Messiah

£55, £48, £39, £19

Thu 31 December 2.00pm

ORCHESTRA OF ST JOHN’SNew Year’s Eve Strauss Gala

John Lubbock conductor

Strauss Emperor Waltz • Fata morgana polka • Albion polkafuriosa polka • Weiner blut • Champagne polka • Unter donner und blitz • Blue DanubeLehar Song of vilja • Mein herr marquis • Meine lippen sie kussen so heiss

£26, £20, £15, £10

DECEMBER Box Office 020 7222 1061sjss.org.uk

As a Friend of St John’s Smith Square, you are at the heart of our audience. Every generous donation is put towards sustaining St John’s Smith Square, as ticket sales alone do not cover our costs. As recognition, our Friends receive ticket and restaurant discounts, priority booking, and are the first to find out about what we have on.

To become a Friend of St John’s Smith Square, please phone our Box Office on 020 7222 1061 or visit sjss.org.uk for more information.

THANK YOUSt John’s Smith Square is deeply grateful for the support shown by our Gold Friends and 300 Club Members. Thank you to:

Anonymous, Dennis Baldry, David Balance, P Bowman, Sir Alan and Lady Bowness, C Brunell, J. Carden, Lady June Chichester, Margaret Croucher, John Daniels, Dr T Digman, Paul Duizend, Jill Dymock, N Evans, Jeremy Gray and Gilly French, Abel Herrero-Ducloux, Glenn Jessee, Jacqueline and Robert Kilgour, in memory of J P Legrand, Alan Leibowitz and Barbara Weiss, Graham Lloyd-Brunt, Hyacinth Lund, Philip and Christine Miles, Adrian Mumford, Margarita Nikolayeva, S Paetke, Jill Prawer, K Robbie, Judy Skelton, E O Siebert, Lynne Simmons, BW Silverman, Ilona Storey, P J Spink, Marilyn Stock, Tony Thornton, F P Tudor, Lady Vanneck, Madeleine and Henry Wickham, John Wright, Daniel and Lillan Wyler

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St John’s Smith Square is just off Millbank between Westminster and Lambeth Bridges, close to the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey, and a short walk from Westminster tube station.

CAR PARKINGSt John’s Smith Square is within the congestion charging zone. Parking meters are in operation during the day Monday–Friday until 6.00pm. In the evenings and at weekends there are usually ample spaces locally. There is Westminster City Council car parking on Great College Street and Arneway Street.

RAILVictoria, Waterloo, Vauxhall & Charing Cross

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BUS3 and 87 to Horseferry Road C10 and 507 (limited hours) to Millbank 88 to Horseferry Road 11, 211, 14B and 24 to Westminster Abbey

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