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The rSno’s 09:10 Season is a glittering line-up of seventeen concerts, involving no fewer than nineteen world-class soloists, ten internationally-renowned conductors, the eighty-two musicians of the rSno and the hundreds of singers of the rSno Chorus and rSno Junior Chorus.The star-studded guest list includes leif ove andsnes, nicola Benedetti, Ian Bostridge, Sir andrew Davis, neeme Järvi, leonidas Kavakos, Yakov Kreizberg, John lill, lisa Milne and Sir roger norrington amongst others, drawn to perform with an orchestra in golden form back in its traditional edinburgh home, the Usher hall.So enjoy browsing and booking using your Subscription brochure, then let your evenings be illuminated by the brightest talents in the musical world, the world’s most glorious music and your favourite orchestra, the rSno.

SEaSON OpENER: aRabiaN NighTS Friday 2 October 2009: 7.30pm

ThE bEST OF all pOSSiblE WORldS Friday 9 October 2009: 7.30pm

aNgElic MEMORiES Friday 16 October 2009: 7.30pm

ThE FiREbiRd Friday 23 October 2009: 7.30pm

bENEdETTi playS bRuch Friday 6 November 2009: 7.30pm

ShOSTakOvich 11 Friday 13 November 2009: 7.30pm

ROMaNTic RachMaNiNOv Friday 20 November 2009: 7.30pm

SiR ROgER NORRiNgTON cONducTS Friday 4 december 2009: 7.30pm

TchaikOvSky viOliN cONcERTO Friday 11 december 2009: 7.30pm

FauRé REquiEM Friday 15 January 2010: 7.30pm

SiR aNdREW daviS aNd JOhN lill Friday 22 January 2010: 7.30pm

pEER gyNT aNd TchaikOvSky 5 Friday 29 January 2010: 7.30pm

JäRvi cONducTS TRiSTaN aNd iSOldE Friday 19 February 2010: 7.30pm

dENèvE cONducTS MahlER 6 Friday 12 March 2010: 7.30pm

puRE vaughaN WilliaMS Friday 26 March 2010: 7.30pm

bRiTTEN’S WaR REquiEM Friday 30 april 2010: 7.30pm

ElgaR cEllO cONcERTO Friday 14 May 2010: 7.30pm

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This Season is one of the most prestigious that we have ever programmed. We’ve been working for over three years on its creation: making arrangements for a superb cast of guest soloists and conductors to join us in Scotland. I’m so proud of the world-class line-up of artists who will share their music with us.

There are some threads that weave throughout the Season; themes and links that knit together pieces and programmes. This year we will be looking at music inspired by works of literature – from exotic tales (Scheherazade, Firebird) to classic novels such as Candide, and from epic stories (Peer Gynt, Tristan and Isolde, Taras Bulba) to memorable poems (The Bells, and Wilfred owen’s war poetry).

I will continue to make my way through Mahler’s mighty symphonies – this year we have reached the Sixth – and we will celebrate the bicentenary of Schumann by offering a survey of all his four symphonies with four different conductors.

Towards the end of the Season in May, I’m thrilled to be conducting my first War requiem of Benjamin Britten, with a brilliant cast and the superb rSno Choruses. I hope you will join us for what promises to be a profound and moving experience.

So let us open up the story book together, and enter a world where the only boundary is our own imagination!

Chaleureusement,

Stéphane DenèverSno Music Director

Sophie Lang (RSNO VIOLIN)

The best of all possible WorldsFriday 9 OctObEr 2009: 7.30pmThe first half features two composers whose musical styles seemed half in earnest, half in jest. Pastiche fuses brilliantly with heartfelt melody in both Bernstein’s Candide and Strauss’ Concerto. Brahms’ First Symphony provides contrast, as it moves from its dark openings via heroic struggles through to its triumphant end.

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kristjan Järvi (ConDUCTor)Emmanuel laville (oBoe)

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Season Opener: arabian NightsFriday 2 OctObEr 2009: 7.30pmStéphane Denève opens the new Season with a riot of colours, in a programme that includes one of Mozart’s great piano concertos and the whirlwind kaleidoscope of Scheherazade. expect a mesmerising, hedonistic retelling of those 1001 tales to get the new Season off to a spectacular start.

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lars Vogt, a favourite with audiences at the Berlin Philharmonic, who stunned the Scottish press on his 2007 debut with the rSno.

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angelic MemoriesFriday 16 OctObEr 2009: 7.30pmWith a beginning as fragile as flowers, Berg’s Violin Concerto is a tender elegy on the untimely death of a young girl. one of the world’s greatest violinists leonidas Kavakos will breathe life into this work, written “in memory of an angel”. ravel’s well-known Pavane For a Dead Princess evokes the dignity of a Spanish processional dance whilst Dvorák’s Seventh Symphony, the composer’s most romantic, brings this emotionally-charged concert to a close.

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The Season solo debut of the rSno’s brilliant Principal oboe, emmanuel laville, is not to be missed. The young Frenchman, who was discovered after a five- year international search by the orchestra, possesses astonishing tone, phrasing and musicality.

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The FirebirdFriday 23 OctObEr 2009: 7.30pmDutilleux’s exquisite orchestration and glowing colours are sure to bring out the best in Stéphane Denève and the rSno, experts in French repertoire. rachmaninov’s Fourth Piano Concerto packs a punch with its rampant virtuosity and passion and will be played by seven times Grammy-nominated leif ove andsnes. Stravinsky’s dazzling Firebird drives home to an intoxicating finish. dutilleux Symphony no1Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no4Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919)

Stéphane denève (ConDUCTor)leif Ove andsnes (PIano)

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Katherine Bryan(RSNO PRINCIPAL FLUTE)

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norwegian pianist leif ove andsnes has been referred to as “an eminently sensual musician, an artist capable of grace and introspection” by the Financial Times whilst BBC Music Magazine commented on “how hard it is to over-praise the vitality and distinction of this princely pianist.” Saluting his many prizes, awards and achievements, Vanity Fair named andsnes one of the “Best of the Best” in 2005.

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benedetti plays bruchFriday 6 nOvEmbEr 2009: 7.30pman evening of love and romance with Scotland’s star violinist, the one-and-only nicola Benedetti! Franck’s wild depiction of a hunt in full chase gives way to the romantic yearnings of the beloved Bruch Violin Concerto. Then, Schumann’s radiant First Symphony, composed during the spring of his love with his new wife Clara.

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Shostakovich’s eleventh recalls the events of the 1905 russian revolution. Written four years after the death of Stalin, the work was an overnight success and redeemed his standing with the russian authorities. Yakov Kreizberg has been praised for his interpretation of the work, which he has conducted with many of the world’s leading orchestras.

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RSNO Favourites: Shostakovich 11Friday 13 nOvEmbEr 2009: 7.30pmUnmissable! a dynamic pairing of works, conducted by the distinguished and internationally-fêted Yakov Kreizberg. Ingrid Fliter is sure to astound with her verve and style in Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and Shostakovich’s eleventh Symphony is a powerful, violent, but moving score.

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Romantic RachmaninovFriday 20 nOvEmbEr 2009: 7.30pman evening of sumptuous, romantic works by the great russian pianist and composer, full of the distinctive melodies that have made his music hugely popular with audiences all over the world. Symphony no1 is bold, exuberant and mixes sweeping themes with the noble sentiments of Imperial russia, whilst The Bells is a spectacular epic for chorus, orchestra and a stunning cast of soloists.

Rachmaninov Symphony no1Rachmaninov The Bells

Rossen Milanov (ConDUCTor)Ekaterina Shcherbachenko (SoPrano)Sergey Romanovsky (Tenor)Jonathan lemalu (BaSS)RSNO chorus

Jeremy Fletcher(RSNO ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL CELLO)

rachmaninov considered The Bells to be his best work and it is not difficult to hear why. Four bells signify the passage of life: silver sleigh bells, golden wedding bells, brazen alarm bells and iron funeral bells.

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Sir Roger Norrington conducts beethoven and SchumannFriday 4 dEcEmbEr 2009: 7.30pmSir roger norrington is one of the music world’s true personalities. Champion of the historically informed performance movement, he literally changed the way we hear Beethoven’s Symphonies and the music of the 19th century. he brings not only his expertise, but also his humour and great skills as a communicator to Beethoven’s and Schumann’s Second Symphonies. expect both works to sound with taut expression, clarity of texture and pure joy.

beethoven leonore overture no2beethoven Symphony no2Schumann Symphony no2

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Sir Roger Norrington in conversation with RSNO Chief Executive Simon Woods

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The rSno performing all four of Schumann’s symphonies. These masterpieces run the gamut of human emotions from joy to tragedy, restraint to exuberance, darkness to light.

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The great concertos: Tchaikovsky violin concertoFriday 11 dEcEmbEr 2009: 7.30pmTchaikovsky’s great concerto is one of the best-known and considered one of the most technically difficult pieces for violin. expect fireworks then from one of the masters of the instrument, renaud Capuçon, acclaimed after his 2007 appearance with the rSno. and, what better to follow than what is probably the rSno audience’s favourite symphony, Sibelius’ Second?

Wagner overture to Die MeistersingerTchaikovsky Violin ConcertoSibelius Symphony no2

Stéphane denève (ConDUCTor)Renaud capuçon (VIolIn)

Fauré RequiemFriday 15 January 2010: 7.30pma favourite with lovers of fine choral music, Fauré’s requiem is the composer’s personal vision: “…it is thus that I see death: as a happy deliverance, an aspiration towards happiness above, rather than as a painful experience.” Its beautiful tranquillity allows all those who experience it to share in the musical and spiritual comfort of that vision.

and, for the rest of the programme: “it’s in music like [roussel’s Symphony no3] – and in the iridescent colourings of ravel’s La Valse – that Denève goads from the rSno moments of truly adventurous orchestral magic.” The SCoTSMan

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Sir andrew davis and John lillFriday 22 January 2010: 7.30pmreturning to the rSno for the first time in thirty years, Sir andrew Davis is one of the UK’s most experienced and well-loved conductors. alongside Schumann’s most popular symphony and Tippett’s Ritual Dances will be Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto – one of classical music’s jewels: flawless, multi-faceted, sparkling. The incomparable John lill joins the orchestra for this stunning work.

Tippett ritual Dances from The Midsummer MarriageShostakovich Piano Concerto no2Schumann Symphony no3 Rhenish

andrew davis (ConDUCTor)John lill (PIano)

RSNO Favourites: peer gynt and Tchaikovsky 5Friday 29 January 2010: 7.30pmopening with four highlights from Grieg’s popular Peer Gynt, this programme also includes the european premiere of Michael Daugherty’s Deus ex machina, an infectiously rhythmic piano concerto. Concluding, witness rSno assistant Conductor David Danzmayr bring his youthful vision and commitment to Tchaikovsky’s mighty Fifth Symphony.

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david danzmayr (ConDUCTor)Terrence Wilson (PIano)

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Järvi conducts Tristan and isoldeFriday 19 FEbruary 2010: 7.30pmThe legendary Maestro neeme Järvi conducts two tragic tales of doomed love. Follow the plaintive cor anglais solo of Mélisande as it weaves through Sibelius’ haunting and melancholic textures. and those who heard henk de Vlieger’s epic orchestral version of Wagner’s Ring two Seasons ago will eagerly anticipate Tristan and Isolde: An Orchestral Passion, an incredible opera compressed to the length of a symphony without losing any of its sumptuously emotional impact.

Sibelius Pelléas and MélisandeWagner/arr. de vlieger Tristan and Isolde: an orchestral Passion

Neeme Järvi (ConDUCTor)

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neeme Järvi has been Conductor laureate of the rSno since 1989, following his tenure as rSno Principal Conductor from 1984-88. a firm favourite with rSno audiences, his recorded legacy as rSno Principal Conductor is available to download or listen to online. learn how to subscribe to rSno musiconline at www.rsno.org.uk

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denève conducts Mahler 6Friday 12 march 2010: 7.30pmMahler’s Sixth Symphony is, at the same time, his most classical and most emotionally overwhelming composition. To hear it live is an experience not easily forgotten. his wife alma said of it: “not one of his works came as directly from his innermost heart as this. We both wept that day. The music and what it foretold touched us deeply...”

Mahler Symphony no6

Stéphane denève (ConDUCTor)

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Katherine Wren(RSNO VIOLA)

“...[an] olympian performance on Saturday night by the rSno and Stéphane Denève of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony...Denève’s concentrated, one-world, driving vision of the piece, as consistent and coherent in its massive structure as it was rivetingly detailed, was unflagging...When the rSno are firing on all cylinders, it can be an awesome experience.”

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pure vaughan WilliamsFriday 26 march 2010: 7.30pmVadim Gluzman returns, following his sensational rSno debut last Season, to play one of the most demanding and virtuosic works in the repertoire, Brahms’ Violin Concerto. “one enjoys getting hot fingers playing it, because it’s worth it!” said Joachim, who gave its first performance.

occupying two of the top three positions in Classic FM’s hall of Fame, ralph Vaughan Williams is arguably now Britain’s most popular composer. his Fourth Symphony is his most powerful symphonic utterance – a pure and riveting experience!

Mozart overture to Don Giovannibrahms Violin Concertovaughan Williams Symphony no4

peter Oundjian (ConDUCTor)vadim gluzman (VIolIn)

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britten’s War RequiemFriday 30 april 2010: 7.30pmlive performances of this profound and visceral work, one of the greatest compositions of the last century, are not to be missed. Written for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral after the original fourteenth century building was destroyed in a 1940 bombing raid, this large-scale work intersperses Wilfred owen’s war poetry with sections of the latin requiem Mass for the Dead. Stéphane Denève conducts a top-flight cast of soloists, including the world’s finest lyric tenor, Ian Bostridge.

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This massive work employs huge musical forces: a small chamber ensemble with tenor and baritone; large chorus, soprano soloist and full orchestra; and a third group: a distant children’s choir and small chamber organ. The climactic finale brings all three parts together.

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Stéphane Denève in conversation with Frikki Walker

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Taras Bulba is one of Janácek’s most powerful scores, depicting the savage tale of a bellicose father and his two sons who join fellow Cossacks in battles against the Polish nobility.

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Season Finale: Elgar cello concertoFriday 14 may 2010: 7.30pmWhat a finish! The rSno concludes its cycle of Schumann symphonies with the composer’s wonderfully melodic Fourth.Truls Mørk joins the orchestra for the stirring, elegiac elgar Cello Concerto – a moving, heart-breaking work. and, to bring the Season to a spectacular close, Janácek’s powerful orchestral rhapsody Taras Bulba: a true celebration of the insurmountable Cossack spirit.

Schumann Symphony no4 Elgar Cello ConcertoJanácek Taras Bulba

Stéphane denève (ConDUCTor)Truls Mørk (Cello)

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The RSNO christmas concertFriday 18 dEc: 7.30pm Conducted and presented by the irrepressible Christopher Bell and including the magical family film The Snowman. “nothing else comes near to beating this recipe for seasonal music and fun” (The Courier), “Christopher Bell wisecracked, cajoled and danced…energising the audience at every turn” (The herald)

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viennese gala concertmOnday 4 Jan: 7.30pm Incredible soprano heidi elisabeth Meier (“her gorgeous voice gleams with a lustrous beauty” The herald) joins conductor David Danzmayr to celebrate the new Year with a selection of charming Strauss favourites. Music from Die Fledermaus, The Merry Widow, Blue Danube and more. and, as a bonus: Puccini’s La bohème Fantasy and Tchaikovsky’s Waltz from Sleeping Beauty!

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Holst The PlanetsDavid Danzmayr (ConDUCTor)ladies of the rSno ChorusFrI 30 oCT: 7.30PM

BeethovenSymphony No7andrew Grams (ConDUCTor)FrI 8 Jan: 7.30PM

Shostakovich Symphony No5 Stéphane Denève (ConDUCTor)FrI 23 aPr: 7.30PM

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SEaSON OpENER:SchEhERazadEAberdeen 1 Oct 2009edinburgh 2 Oct 2009 aNgElic MEMORiESedinburgh 16 Oct 2009

TchaikOvSky viOliN cONcERTOedinburgh 11 dec 2009 bRiTTEN’S WaR REquiEMedinburgh 30 Apr 2010

ThE gREaT cONcERTOS: ElgaR cEllO cONcERTOAberdeen 13 MAy 2010edinburgh 14 MAy 2010

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Katherine Bryan PrInCIPal FlUTe

Katherine MacKintosh aSSoCIaTe PrInCIPal oBoe

Janet richardson PrInCIPal PICColo

Zoe Kitson PrInCIPal Cor anGlaIS

John Cushing PrInCIPal ClarIneT

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Marcus Pope SUB-PrInCIPal TrUMPeT

Brian Forshaw PrInCIPal CorneT

Dávur Juul Magnussen PrInCIPal TroMBone

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Martin Gibson PrInCIPal TIMPanI

lance Green aSSoC PrInCIPal TroMBone

John Poulter aSSoC PrInCIPal PerCUSSIon

alastair SinclairPrInCIPal BaSS TroMBone

andrew MartinaSSoC PrInCIPal VIolIn

William ChandleraSSoCIaTe leaDer

robert YeomansaSST PrInCIPal VIolIn

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MeeT The rSnoFormed in 1891, the royal Scottish national orchestra is one of europe’s leading orchestras. The eighty-two full-time musicians perform across Scotland and internationally and have a very busy schedule of recordings, education and community programmes. The rSno is a charity and is one of Scotland’s national Performing Companies, supported by the Scottish Government.

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Wanda Wojtasinska VIolIn

Paul Medd VIolIn

Penny DicksonVIolIn

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Isabel Gourdie VIolIn

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Jeremy Fletcher aSSoCIaTe PrInCIPal Cello

Pauline argondizza PrInCIPal Cello

William Paterson Cello

Betsy Taylor aSSISTanT PrInCIPal Cello

Peter hunt Cello

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John logan aSSoCIaTe PrInCIPal horn

Duncan Swindells PrInCIPal BaSS ClarIneT

nicholas reader PrInCIPal ConTraBaSSoon

David hubbard PrInCIPal BaSSoon

rosina alter aSSoC PrInCIPal BaSSoon

Walter Weller ConDUCTor eMerITUS

David Danzmayr aSSISTanT ConDUCTor

Stéphane Denève MUSIC DIreCTor

neeme Järvi ConDUCTor laUreaTe

Christopher Bell rSno JUnIor ChorUS ChorUSMaSTer

alan Stark SUB-PrInCIPal PerCUSSIon

harriet Wilson SUB-PrInCIPal 2nD VIolIn

Marion Wilson aSSoC PrInCIPal 2nD VIolIn

Jacqueline Speirs aSSoC PrInCIPal 2nD VIolIn

Christopher Ffoulkes VIolIn

elita Bungard aSST PrInCIPal 2nD VIolIn

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Susan Blasdale SUB-PrInCIPal VIola

Ian Budd aSSoC PrInCIPal VIola

lisa Davidson SUB-PrInCIPal VIola

Michael lloyd aSST PrInCIPal VIola

David Martin VIola

nicola McWhirter VIola

Fiona West VIola

Claire Dunn VIola

John harrington PrInCIPal VIola

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robert Mitchell aSSoC PrInCIPal DoUBle BaSS

David Inglis PrInCIPal DoUBle BaSS

Gordon Bruce DoUBle BaSS

Michael rae aSST PrInCIPal DoUBle BaSS

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The rSno performs in edinburgh at the Usher hall on lothian road, just a 5 minute walk from Princes Street. limited local on-street parking is available and a 24-hour car park is conveniently located behind the hall on Castle Terrace.

limited parking is available for the disabled across from the royal lyceum Theatre on Grindlay Street.

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Scotrail is the royal Scottish national orchestra’s official Transport Provider for the Season. rSno Musicians will not only be able to travel in comfort to all corners of the nation, but will also be reducing the environmental impact of a busy touring schedule.

We recommend you make tracks for our concerts by taking the train – the Usher hall is just a short walk from edinburgh Waverley and haymarket Stations. With convenient, fast and frequent services throughout Scotland and a wide range of great value off-peak and group fares, Scotrail is bound to have just the ticket to hit the right note!

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30 years of young voicesThe 09:10 SeaSon FUnDraISInG aPPeal

during the 09:10 Season the RSNO annual appeal will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the RSNO Junior chorus.

For 30 years the rSno Junior Chorus has been a beloved part of Scotland’s musical life, creating unforgettable musical memories for thousands of children, and providing them with the priceless opportunity to work alongside one of europe’s finest orchestras.

Generations have already benefited from the expert training and experience of performance and recording that being a member of the rSno Junior Chorus provides. every Monday evening the rSno Centre is a hive of activity as over 250 children make music together, growing audibly in confidence and skill as the weeks go by. Whatever else they go on to do in their lives, they will always have music.

ThE giFT OF SiNgiNg

Many people these days opt to donate back to the rSno some of the great savings they make through being a subscriber. In this special anniversary year you can help us to bring the gift of singing to future generations of Scottish children. Please make a donation as we seek to expand and enrich the opportunities we provide for the rSno Junior Chorus.

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NOW bOOk yOuR TickETS!

1. SavE £s aNd SubScRibE TO ThE SEaSON TOday!

Booking four or more concerts? Save up to 35% by Subscribing and enjoy exclusive benefits. Complete and return your form today!

2. SiNglE cONcERT TickETSThere are 3 easy ways to book tickets to individual concerts:

by phONE: 0131 228 1155*open Monday – Friday: 10am to 5pm From 17 august open Monday – Saturday: 10am to 5.30pm

ONliNE: www.rsno.org.uk*

iN pERSON: From 17 august 2009 you can purchase tickets in person at the Usher hall Box office at lothian road, edinburgh eh1 2ea.open Monday – Saturday: 10am to 5.30pm*a fee of £1 per transaction is charged for all phone and online bookings

SiNglE TickET pRicES09:10 Season Concerts: £32, £24, £17.50, £13, £1009:10 Festive Concerts: £32, £25, £20, £15, £12naked Classics: all tickets £10

Single tickets on sale from Tuesday 19 May 2009. rSno Circle members can priority book single concert tickets from Tuesday 12 May 2009.

uNdER 26 £5 caRd26 or under? Full-time student? Sign-up online at www.rsno.org.uk for the rSno’s free U26 Card. 08:09 cardholders need to re-register.

all concerts except Festive only £5 on production of this card. If you are of working age and in receipt of unemployment benefit you may also be eligible for the card – please apply online. If you don’t have internet access, please call 0141 225 3562.

RSNO paTRONS WiTh diSabiliTiESPatrons with disabilities are entitled to 50% off any single ticket price. official carers can accompany patrons with disabilities for free. Please purchase tickets in advance. (Disabled concessions are not applicable to subscription prices.) Wheelchair spaces are £5 each.

SchOOl gROupSSchool and school-age youth groups are most welcome to all rSno events. all tickets, including accompanying adults, are £4 (excluding Festive).*

gREaT diScOuNTS FOR gROupSGroups of 6-10 save 20% off full price tickets.* Groups of 11+ save 30% off full price tickets.*

*Subject to availability.

u16s go free to all RSNO concerts in the usher hall.* plus register online and earn some great gifts! * Children must be accompanied by a paying adult – maximum 2 free children’s tickets per adult ticket. additional children £5 each. (excludes Festive – 50% off)

SubScRibE TOday!

Join thousands of people across the country and Subscribe to the rSno today! It’s easy – simply tick the number of concerts you’d like to attend on the booking form, add them up and then see how much you’ve saved on the Subscription Price Table opposite.

Please make sure you complete both sides of the perforated booking form. Bookings need to be processed carefully and so they cannot be completed by phone or ‘while you wait’. Booking forms should be sent to the Usher hall Box office using the Freepost address below:

Freepost RRuR-XazS-lJgkbox Office usher halllothian RoadEdinburgh Eh1 2Ea

plEaSE NOTE:all discounts are subject to availability. The rSno reserves the right to introduce ticket discounts at any time. We regret no refunds can be made. all details correct at time of print. The rSno reserves the right to change performance details without prior notice.

Patrons should be aware that when you book your details will be held on the box office computer system. If your consent has previously been indicated or is given at the time of purchase, this information will be passed to the rSno and from time to time we may contact you with information from the rSno. We do not pass your details to any third party organisations.

If you feel your consent has been wrongly applied, your details are incorrect or you would like to withdraw from the rSno marketing list, please write to:

The Database Manager, rSno, 73 Claremont Street, Glasgow G3 7JB.

SubScRibER bENEFiTS

rSno Subscribers are part of a large family of music lovers who enjoy many benefits from booking four or more concerts. as well as making potential savings of over £190, you can:

spread your subscription payments over 6 months by Standing order – simple, convenient and free.

choose the seats you want – let us know where you like to sit and we’ll do our best. of course, the earlier you apply and the more concerts you book, the better chance you have of booking your favourite seats.

Easily exchange tickets – if one of your Subscription dates becomes inconvenient, you can swap your tickets for another in the Season (24 hours’ notice required, same price band, admin charge of £1 per ticket). Please note that the Box office is unable to process exchanges between 7-7.30pm on concert nights.

Enjoy a range of exclusive offers and discounts from rSno partners – you’ll receive your own rSno Subscriber Benefit Card shortly before the start of the Season.

ThE MORE yOu bOOk, ThE MORE yOu SavE!your incredible Subscription prices

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7 178.50 133 98 73.50 56

8 192 144 104 78 60

9 216 162 117 85.50 67.50

10 240 180 130 97 75

11 264 198 143 104.50 82.50

12 267 201 147 108 84

13 291.20 218.40 156 117 91

14 311.50 234.50 168 126 98

15 336 249 183 135 105

16 332 248 180 132 104

17 353.60 263.50 192.10 142.80 110.50

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4. a giFT FOR ThE FuTuRE

Now indicate your seats on the plan above.(Please tick – we will do our best to accommodate you. You do not have to be exact!)

If you are a previous subscriber and know your usual row and seat, please specify here. Please note: we cannot guarantee this seat, although priority consideration will be given to early subscribers who book for 12 concerts or more.

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1. Tick yOuR SubScRipTiON cONcERT chOicES (MiNiMuM OF 4)

arabian Nights FrI 2 oCT 2009

The best of all possible Worlds FrI 9 oCT 2009

angelic Memories FrI 16 oCT 2009

The Firebird FrI 23 oCT 2009

benedetti plays bruch FrI 6 noV 2009

Shostakovich 11 FrI 13 noV 2009

Romantic Rachmaninov FrI 20 noV 2009

Sir Roger Norrington conducts FrI 4 DeC 2009

Tchaikovsky violin concerto FrI 11 DeC 2009

Fauré Requiem FrI 15 Jan 2010

Sir andrew davis and John lill FrI 22 Jan 2010

peer gynt and Tchaikovsky 5 FrI 29 Jan 2010

Järvi conducts Tristan and isolde FrI 19 FeB 2010

denève conducts Mahler 6 FrI 12 Mar 2010

pure vaughan Williams FrI 26 Mar 2010

britten’s War Requiem FrI 30 aPr 2010

Elgar cello concerto FrI 14 MaY 2010

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2. SpEciFy yOuR pRicE baNd

If you are a UK taxpayer you can help the RSNO further by ticking this box. I would like the RSNO to treat this and all future donations I make to the RSNO as Gift Aid Donations. I confirm that I am a UK taxpayer and the amount of tax I pay exceeds the amount I would like the RSNO to claim.

are there any more concerts you’d like to attend? Look again at the Table of Savings – you might find that you save money by adding a few more concerts to your subscription!

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This subscription booking form can be used until March 2010!

09:10 Season

3. REFER TO yOuR iNcREdiblE SubScRipTiON pRicES OppOSiTE

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bEEThOvEN 7 FrI 08 Jan 10 £10 U16s (free)

ShOSTakOvich 5 FrI 23 aPr 10 £10 U16s (free)

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WhEN cOMplETE, plEaSE RETuRN TO:

Freepost rrur-XaZs-lJgk box Officeusher halllothian roadEdinburgh Eh1 2Ea

rSno Scottish Prom g sat 30 may 2009

rSno in Kelvingrove kg Fri 4 sept 2009: 8pm kg sat 5 sept 2009: 8pm

hollywood Classics g thu 10 sept 2009

Classic Bites g sat 26 sept 2009: 6pm

Season opener: arabian nights a thu 1 Oct 2009 E Fri 2 Oct 2009g g sat 3 Oct 2009

The Best of all Possible Worlds d thu 8 Oct 2009 E Fri 9 Oct 2009 g sat 10 Oct 2009

angelic Memories E Fri 16 Oct 2009 g sat 17 Oct 2009

The Firebird p thu 22 Oct 2009 E Fri 23 Oct 2009 g sat 24 Oct 2009

naked Classics: The Planets g thu 29 Oct 2009 E Fri 30 Oct 2009

Benedetti Plays Bruch ayR thu 5 nov 2009 E Fri 6 nov 2009 g sat 7 nov 2009

Shostakovich 11 d thu 12 nov 2009 E Fri 13 nov 2009 g sat 14 nov 2009

romantic rachmaninov E Fri 20 nov 2009 g sat 21 nov 2009

Macdonald Conducts l Wed 25 nov 2009 i thu 26 nov 2009

a St andrew’s Party g sat 28 nov 2009

Sir roger norrington Conducts E Fri 4 dec 2009 g sat 5 dec 2009 Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto E Fri 11 dec 2009 g sat 12 dec 2009

The rSno Christmas Concert d tue 15 dec 2009 * a Wed 16 dec 2009 E Fri 18 dec 2009 * g sat 19 dec 2009: 3pm * g sat 19 dec 2009: 7.30pm

rSno Big Band Christmas Party g thu 17 dec 2009 a mon 21 dec 2009

handel’s Messiah g sat 2 Jan 2010: 3pm

Viennese Gala Concert g sun 3 Jan 2010 E mon 4 Jan 2010 df tue 5 Jan 2010

naked Classics: Beethoven 7 E Fri 8 Jan 2010 g sat 9 Jan 2010

Fauré requiem E Fri 15 Jan 2010

Sir andrew Davis and John lill E Fri 22 Jan 2010 g sat 23 Jan 2010

Peer Gynt and Tchaikovsky 5 a thu 28 Jan 2010 E Fri 29 Jan 2010 g sat 30 Jan 2010

Järvi Conducts Tristan and Isolde p thu 18 Feb 2010 E Fri 19 Feb 2010 g sat 20 Feb 2010

a roman Spectacular! d Wed 24 Feb 2010 g thu 25 Feb 2010

Denève Conducts Mahler 6 g thu 11 mar 2010 E Fri 12 mar 2010 Pure Vaughan Williams g thu 25 mar 2010 E Fri 26 mar 2010

a little Knight Music! a Fri 9 apr 2010 g sat 10 apr 2010

Mozart Clarinet Concerto d thu 15 apr 2010 g sat 17 apr 2010

naked Classics: Shostakovich 5 E Fri 23 apr 2010 g sat 24 apr 2010

Britten’s War requiem E Fri 30 apr 2010 g sat 1 may 2010

elgar Cello Concerto a thu 13 may 2010 E Fri 14 may 2010 g sat 15 may 2010

Scottish Company no 27809Scottish Charity no SCo 10702VaT no 316344770

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* rSno Junior Chorus all rSno photos © Tom Finnieneeme Järvi (p14, 15) © Tiit Veermae/alamy