Nottingham Classics 2012-2013 Season Brochure

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CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF THE HALLÉ IN NOTTINGHAM

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Hear more sensational sounds for less!It’s a special season in 2012-2013 as we celebrate ten years of the Halléin Nottingham and the 30th anniversary of the Royal Concert Hall.So it’s the perfect time to become a subscriber. Just book threeconcerts or more in advance and you can make big savings on yourticket purchases - as much as £115 if you’re booking for the wholeseason. Subscribing also helps you to make space in a busy diary forsome quality time.

Become a full season subscriber and get four extraconcerts FREE!If you book in advance for all 12 Subscription Series concerts then youget 25% off all your tickets and a free ticket to hear the BBCPhilharmonic’s Discovering Sibelius concert on 15 May - that’s fourconcerts free when compared with the price you’d pay if you bookedthem all separately. 12-concert subscribers also get an exclusive 25%discount on tickets for the Czech Philharmonic concert on 18 April.

Jaw-dropping concerts at a special priceWe’ve made it really easy to subscribe with our Spectacular Six package.This brings together the biggest, loudest and most exciting concerts inthe season - a full choice of seats, big savings and guaranteed thrills!Each Spectacular Six concert is clearly marked in the brochure - just lookfor the Spectacular Six symbol.

Mix it up with a flexible subscriptionIf you don’t want to commit to all 12 concerts then try a flexiblesubscription. This allows you to choose freely from the differentconcerts in the season. Flexible subscriptions start at just threeconcerts and you’ll save at least 10% off all your ticket purchases.

More great benefits• Priority booking for all concerts in the 2012-2013 season - you get tobook before tickets go on general sale

• Choose your favourite seats for each concert - the earlier you book,the better your seats

• Get a free concert programme when you book ten or more concerts(saving you up to £30)

• No booking fees charged on any subscription purchases• Free ticket exchange if you can’t make a particular concert• Exclusive discounts at Classical CD, Nottingham’s specialistclassical retailer

• Exclusive offers on tickets for other events at the Theatre Royal& Royal Concert Hall

For full details on how to become a subscriber and information onother ways to save money on your concert tickets take a look at thecentre pages of this brochure or call the Box Office on 0115 989 5555.

International Concert Season 2012-2013

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WEDNESDAY 26 SEPTEMBER, 7.30PMTHE HALLÉSir Mark Elder conductorAlisa Weilerstein cello

Women’s voices of Nottingham Harmonic Choir

Stravinsky FireworksElgar Cello ConcertoHolst The Planets

Tickets: £10 - £32

What better way to launch the Hallé’s 10th anniversary inNottingham than with some fireworks? In this case it’s thedazzling orchestral showpiece that the young Stravinskywrote for the wedding of Rimsky-Korsakov's daughter. Themood of Elgar’s Cello Concerto could hardly be moredifferent; his last major work is a poignant farewell to aworld blown apart by the Great War. The outstanding youngAmerican cellist Alisa Weilerstein joins Sir Mark Elder for akeenly anticipated performance.

Gustav Holst’s The Planets was the first piece that the Halléperformed when it became the resident orchestra inNottingham so it’s fitting that the concert ends with thisspectacular modern classic. Inspired by his interest inastrology, Holst’s masterpiece vividly captures the charactersof each planet, from the ferocity of Mars, the Bringer of War,to the ethereal chill of Neptune, the Mystic. Nearly a hundredyears after its first performance it remains one of the mostbrilliantly original works for orchestra, drawing every ounceof colour from its huge orchestral forces.

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FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER, 7.30PMNORTHERN SINFONIAJohn Wilson conductorCordelia Williams piano

Coates Dancing Nights - concert valseGershwin Lullaby for StringsRavel Piano Concerto in GVaughan Williams Symphony No. 5

Tickets: £10 - £32

‘Why be a second-rate Ravel, when you are a first-rate Gershwin?’ the Frenchcomposer asked his American admirer when he requested lessons. As one ofthe early 20th century’s central musical figures Ravel exerted a powerfulinfluence; even the doyen of British light music, Eric Coates, quotes Ravel’sLa Valse in his exquisite Dancing Nights. But Ravel wasn’t himself immuneto the allure of jazz and his Piano Concerto in G - performed here by risingstar Cordelia Williams - has intoxicating echoes of Gershwin.

Vaughan Williams studied with Ravel between 1907 and 1908 and hissuperb orchestration owes a debt to the French master. His 5th symphony,dedicated to Sibelius, is his most beautiful and transparent, offering asublime vision of peace against the clouds of the Second World War.John Wilson, a world-leading conductor of British music with impressivejazz credentials, is the ideal maestro in this richly textured programme.

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● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:John Wilson in conversation

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SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER, 11.00AMJenny Lin performs Bach, Shostakovich, Mozart,Debussy and Stravinsky (see page 17 for details)

20 minutes after the main performance.Free admission to Northern Sinfonia ticket holders.£3 for non-ticket holders

Northern Sinfonia wind ensembleTabakova Metamorphoses (world première)Higgins After Fallout (UK première)Ferneyhough Prometheus

Recorded for broadcast by BBC Radio 3as part of the Royal Philharmonic Society'sEncore Scheme.

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THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER, 7.30PMDRESDEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAMichael Sanderling conductorMikhail Simonyan violin

Prokofiev Suite from CinderellaKhachaturian Violin ConcertoDvorák Symphony No. 9 ‘From the NewWorld’

Tickets: £10 - £32

The fast-rising Russian star, Mikhail Simonyan, takes centre stagefor this concert of Eastern European classics. Aram Khachaturian’sViolin Concerto, brimming with Armenian spirit and irresistiblerhythmic drive, offers plenty of opportunity for his virtuosity to shine.Before that, Prokofiev’s ballet music to Cinderella makes great playwith the scenes and characters of the classic fairy story, its magicand romance captured in some of the composer’s most affectingmelodies and dashing wit.

Dvorák’s ‘NewWorld’ Symphony was his tribute to a country thathad treated him well during his time as Director of New York’sNational Conservatory of Music. America’s wide horizons, its legendsand the emotive sounds of Spirituals, inspired him to create apowerful and atmospheric soundscape that also harks back to hisBohemian homeland. It’s an irresistible blend, ensuring thesymphony’s enduring appeal over more than a century.


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WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER, 7.30PMTHE HALLÉ GALA CONCERTTen years in NottinghamSir Mark Elder conductorSimon Trpceski piano

Elgar Overture: CockaigneGrieg Piano ConcertoDvorák Scherzo CapricciosoJanácek Sinfonietta

Tickets: £10 - £32. Add £5 to join the post-concert party with live music and thechance to chat with Hallé players over a glass of bubbly.

This gala evening celebrates the achievements of the Hallé as our residentorchestra over the past ten years, beginning with the composer most closelyassociated with Sir Mark Elder and his orchestra. Elgar described his overture,Cockaigne, as ‘cheerful and Londony, "stout and steaky"' and it’s hard to resist thisaffectionate portrait of the city, complete with church bells, courting couples, anda chest-puffing military band. Then we’re off to Norway, with Grieg’s passionatePiano Concerto performed by the phenomenal Macedonian pianist Simon Trpceski.

Dvorák’s Scherzo Capriccioso was written whilst the composer was enjoying the firstfruits of success and his buoyant spirits are felt throughout this jovial work. Dvorák’scompatriot Janácek provides the festive finale. His Sinfonietta began life as a set offanfares to accompany gymnastic displays but is nowmuch loved as a vibrantorchestral spectacular.


● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:Geoffrey Owen, the Hallé’s Head of Artistic Planning, in conversation

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SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER, 11.00AMDi Xiao performs Chopin, Ravel, Beethovenand Debussy (see page 17 for details).

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FRIDAY 7 DECEMBER, 7.30PMSINFONIA VIVAAndrew Gourlay conductorChristian Ihle Hadland piano

Schubert Symphony No. 5Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2Mozart Symphony No. 40

Tickets: £10 - £32

This concert unites two exciting young talents. Dynamic Britishconductor Andrew Gourlay makes his first appearance withsinfonia ViVA and is joined by BBC New Generation ArtistChristian Ihle Hadland for Saint-Saëns’ Second Piano Concerto.Composed in 1868 its stylistic swings initially met with somesardonic comments (one complained that ‘it begins with Bachand ends with Offenbach’) but its wit and high spirits have sincemade it one of his most popular works.

Schubert wrote his sparkling 5th Symphony in a burst ofcreativity in 1816. Classical in scale and light on its feet it makesa perfect companion to Mozart’s 40th Symphony, also writtenduring a period of inspiration for the composer in 1788. RobertSchumann praised its ‘Grecian lightness and grace’ but it’s therestless tensions and quiet pathos running through this latemasterpiece that makes it such a compelling experience.


● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:Andrew Gourlay in conversation

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TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER, 7.30PMTHE HALLÉ CHRISTMAS CONCERTRoderick Dunk conductorElin Manahan Thomas soprano

Programme includes:Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel OvertureDelius Sleigh RideHandel ‘Rejoice’ from The MessiahKorngold Prelude: The SnowmanAdam O Holy NightTchaikovsky Excerpts from The NutcrackerHarline/Washington When you Wish Upon a StarRebikov Christmas Tree WaltzIreland The Holy BoyProkofiev Troika from Lieutenant KijeWilliams ET’s Adventures on Earth

With a festive mix of great Christmas numbers fromWinter Wonderlandto The Twelve Days of Christmas.

Tickets £10 - £32

Who better to light up a dark winter night than the acclaimed Welsh sopranoElin Manahan Thomas? Her angelic voice graces this sparkling programme ofseasonal favourites including Humperdinck’s magical overture to his operaHansel and Gretel, Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, and some lovely, snow-fleckedminiatures by Erich Korngold and Vladimir Rebikov. You can hitch yourself tono less than three sleigh rides, including Prokofiev’s joyful Troika and acharming early tone poem by Delius, and join in the fun with some goodold-fashioned audience participation. Finally, since Christmas is aboutfeel-good stories, what better way to wrap it up than with John Williams’brilliant score to ET - music that’s really out of this world.

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TUESDAY 5 FEBRUARY, 7.30PMSINFONIA VIVAGarry Walker conductorThomas Gould violinGuy Johnston cello

Haydn Symphony No. 70Brahms Concerto for Violin and CelloBeethoven Symphony No. 5

Tickets £10 - £32

Scottish conductor Garry Walker takes on this meaty Germanic programme,beginning with Haydn’s Symphony No. 70. Written in 1779, it was a strikingreturn to form after some lukewarm reviews and shows Haydn at his vigorousbest. Over a hundred years later, Brahms composed his ‘Double Concerto’, hislast major orchestral work and a peace offering to the violinist Joachim. Brahmsdescribed it as his ‘strange flight of fancy... for fiddle and cello’ but it was quiterevolutionary in its day, the two soloists taking leading roles in an absorbingorchestral drama.

The novelist E M Forster famously proclaimed that ‘Beethoven's Fifth Symphonyis the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man.’ A grandclaim perhaps, but there’s no doubting the stature of this Romantic giant. Fromthe fateful opening - sounded by the most famous four notes in classical music -to the triumphant finale, this is music with an irresistible sense of purpose.

● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:Professor Robert Pascall on Brahms’s Double Concerto


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SUNDAY 27 JANUARY, 11.00AMLouise Bessette performs Bax, Fauré, Brahmsand Lecuona (see page 17 for details).

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AFTER HOURS20 minutes after the main performance.Free admission to sinfonia ViVA ticket holders.£3 for non-ticket holders

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Turnage An Aria (with dancing)Pärt FratresMacmillan Seraph

Norwegian trumpet star Tine Thing Helseth performsJames Macmillan’s celestially-inspired Seraph andMark Anthony Turnage’s spring-loaded study for solotrumpet. Arvo Pärt’s Fratres provides a meditativeinterlude.

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THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY, 7.30PMBBC PHILHARMONICYutaka Sado conductorRuth Palmer violin

Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio EspagnolKorngold Violin ConcertoTchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

Tickets: £10 - £32

Big tunes and bright colours dominate this programme from the BBC Philharmonic.Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio Espagnol sets the tone with gypsy rhythms and fieryfandangos brilliantly captured in the composer’s peerless orchestration. Erich Korngold’sname will forever be associated with the swashbucklers of Errol Flynn but he was alsoa prolific orchestral and opera composer and hailed by Mahler as a genius. His 1945Violin Concerto was written for the great Jascha Heifetz and spans both classical andcinematic worlds with its soaring melodies and virtuosic displays. For the ideal soloistlook no further than Ruth Palmer, a young British violinist with a reputation forpassionate performances.

As with Beethoven’s Fifth (see page 9), Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony begins with thefigure of Fate, this time proclaimed in an arresting brass fanfare. It’s the prelude to anepic struggle in which Tchaikovsky exorcises his personal demons in music that veersfrom blistering ferocity to quiet resignation. Expect adrenalin rushes aplenty, not leastin the finale when Tchaikovsky whips up a storm with a breathless Russian dance.


● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:Korngold’s Violin Concerto - speaker to be announced.

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SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 11.00AMJuho Pohjonen performs Grieg, Schumann andSibelius (see page 17 for details).

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FRIDAY 15 MARCH, 7.30PMROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAVasily Petrenko conductorDenis Kozhukhin piano

Respighi-Rossini La Boutique FantasqueProkofiev Piano Concerto No. 3Stravinsky Petrushka (1911 version)

Tickets: £10 - £32

Vasily Petrenko makes his first appearance in Nottingham with hisacclaimed orchestra and a programme built on two ballet scoreswritten for the impresario Serge Diaghilev. La Boutique Fantasquebegan life as a set of unpublished piano pieces by Rossini but Respighi’sorchestral flair transformed them into the bravura ballet that we knowtoday. As with the dolls in Rossini’s magical toy shop, Stravinsky’s masterpiecePetrushka brings a puppet to life at the St Petersburg Shrovetide Fair and tells histragic tale through some of the composer’s most evocative and moving music.

Prokofiev’s most popular piano concerto was written around the same time as thetwo ballets. Lively, incisive and brilliantly orchestrated, it’s one of the youngcomposer’s greatest achievements. The virtuosic solo part explores an impressivearray of different textures and makes great demands of the soloist. Ours is anexceptional young talent; still in his twenties, Denis Kozhukhin is a multi-award-winning pianist whose standout Prokofiev performances have marked him forgreatness.

● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:Professor Robert Adlington on Stravinsky’s Petrushka


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SUNDAY 10 MARCH, 11.00AMRichard Uttley performs Grieg, Liszt, Bartókand Debussy (see page 17 for details).

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Tamsin Waley-Cohen violinJ S Bach Chaconne from

Partita in D minorCauston Fantasia and AirYsaÿe Sonata No. 5

‘Extreme’ violin from one of Britain’s most excitingyoung soloists, starting with the technical andemotional hurdles of Bach's Chaconne. RichardCauston's inventive showpiece is a real thriller whilstYsaÿe’s 5th Sonata is sensuous and pyrotechnic.

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SATURDAY 6 APRIL, 7.30PMTHE HALLÉSir Mark Elder conductorChristine Rice mezzo-sopranoNottingham Harmonic Choir

Sibelius The BardElgar The Music MakersSibelius Symphony No. 2

Tickets: £10 - £32

This concert features two composers championed bySir Mark Elder. Sibelius’s tone poem is a haunting study inatmosphere built around that most Bardic of instruments,the harp. The visionary figure of the artist is also at the heartof Elgar’s dramatic choral work, The Music Makers, inspiredby an 1874 poem by Arthur O’Shaughnessy. In music ofrapidly shifting moods, Elgar reflects on his calling as acomposer, often quoting his most famous works, includingthe Enigma Variations, his symphonies and The Dream ofGerontius. The expressive mezzo-soprano role is taken in thisperformance by international opera star Christine Rice.

Sibelius's second symphony dates from a trip he made toItaly in early 1901. He struggled to complete the work andrevised it several times but the finished article quicklyenjoyed success in Finland and has since become his mostpopular symphony. His last major Romantic work, it’sdriven by a heroic sense of purpose, its sinewy themes andsteely climaxes leading to a glorious, hymn-like conclusion.

● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:A question and answer session with Sir Mark Elder onthe Hallé residency in Nottingham

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Purcell Hear My PrayerRütti Requiem (excerpts)Lauridsen O magnummysterium

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THURSDAY 18 APRIL, 7.30PMCZECH PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRAJirí Belohlávek conductorFreddy Kempf piano

Smetana VltavaBeethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 ‘Emperor’Smetana From Bohemia’s Woods and FieldsDvorák Symphony No. 5

Tickets: £15 - £39.50

In this anniversary season we are thrilled to welcome back theworld-renowned Czech Philharmonic Orchestra with itsinspirational chief conductor for this gala performance. Thecentrepiece of the concert is Beethoven’s majestic ‘Emperor’Concerto. The composer’s most expansive and technicallydemanding concerto for piano is played here by British pianistFreddy Kempf, whose Beethoven performances have receivedworldwide acclaim.

The rest of the programme is built on the twin musical pillars ofCzech Nationalism. Smetana’s Vltava and From Bohemia’s Woodsand Fields are two of the most evocative scenes from hissymphonic sequence Ma Vlast, ‘My Homeland’, and respectivelycapture the progress of the river coursing through his countryand rustic scenes of its countryside. Dvorák’s 5th Symphony alsohas a pastoral quality and its youthful vigour reflects thecomposer’s buoyant spirits at a time when he had really foundhis voice.


Please Note: This concert is not part of the Subscription Series.

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THURSDAY 2 MAY, 7.30PMTHE HALLÉCristian Mandeal conductorAlexander Romanovsky piano

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

Tickets: £10 - £32

Rachmaninov’s 3rd Piano Concerto provides an ardent first half to thisrichly Romantic concert. The most ambitious of his concertos it’s aslong as many symphonies. The expressive range is no less impressiveand, coupled with its numerous virtuosic hurdles, the concerto is oneof the biggest challenges for concert pianists. It’s also an unforgettablelive experience as you’ll discover when the young Russian pianistAlexander Romanovsky - a Rachmaninovian to the core - lets his fingersloose on it.

As the most extreme incarnation of the Romantic artist, Hector Berliozwas renowned for his larger than life approach to both life and art. Sowhen he became infatuated with the young Irish actress Harriet Smithsonthe result was the most outlandish piece to have scandalised the concerthalls of Europe. His Symphonie Fantastique tells the tale of ‘a youngmusician of morbid sensibility’ who attempts suicide by taking laudanumbut succeeds only in inducing a hallucinatory series of visions of hisbeloved, from an intoxicating ball to a riotous witches’ Sabbath. One ofthe great thrill rides in all orchestral music you can expect it to be doublygripping in the hands of Cristian Mandeal, a conductor with a brilliant earfor characterisation.


● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:Tim Jones on Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique

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By common consent Sibelius’s Fourth is his mostenigmatic symphony. Craggy, remote, sometimesthreatening, it’s a far cry from the upbeat Third andheroic Fifth symphonies that flank it. Its austeremusical language suggests a time of crisis for thecomposer, one response to which was a greaterwillingness to experiment. Unsurprisingly its firstaudiences were puzzled by it.

Nowadays the Fourth Symphony is widely recognisedas one of Sibelius’s finest achievements, even if itsmeanings prove difficult to unlock. To cast some lighton this elusive masterpiece, we welcome back BBCRadio 3 regular Stephen Johnson. He’ll be placing theSymphony in the context of Sibelius’s life and work andexploring its soundworld, with live illustrations fromthe BBC Philharmonic, before a full performance of thesymphony.

By way of relief from the darker skies of Sibelius’sFourth, John Storgårds will also be conducting Grieg’sLyric Suite, a set of four contrasting piano pieces thatGrieg orchestrated in 1903 to enchanting effect.



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Grieg Lyric SuiteSibelius Symphony No. 4

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FRIDAY 28 JUNE, 7.30PMCITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAAndris Nelsons conductorLucy Crowe sopranoMihoko Fujimura altoBen Johnson tenorIain Paterson bassCity of Birmingham Symphony Chorus

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 ‘Italian’Beethoven Symphony No. 9 ‘Choral’

Tickets: £10 - £32

The matchless combination of Andris Nelsons and the City of Birmingham SymphonyOrchestra provides our final concert of this season. And as it takes place at the end of Juneit’s appropriate to begin with Mendelssohn’s sun-drenched ‘Italian’ Symphony. A ten monthtour of Italy in 1830 left him with an overwhelming impression of the ‘land of nature,delighting every heart,’ and inspired him to write his most effervescent symphony threeyears later.

One of the most moving stories of Beethoven is that one of the soloists at the première ofhis 9th Symphony in 1824 had to turn the deaf composer around so that he could witnessthe tumultuous applause. Few there could have doubted its seismic status. Visionary inscope, extreme in its gestures and technically daunting (horn players still have cold sweatsabout one notorious solo), it’s a piece which tears at the boundaries of the classicalsymphony, nowhere more so than in the choral finale that proclaims the words of Schiller’sOde to Joy. It’s one of the most ecstatic moments in musical history and the perfect end to acelebratory season.


● Free pre-concert talk, 6.30pm in the auditorium:Neil Bennison previews the 2013-2014 season

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SUNDAY MORNING PIANO SERIESEnjoy an hour of great music in the company of some of the most excitingstars of the piano. Our Sunday Morning Series offers a thrilling mix of classicworks and rare gems from Chopin to Lecuona with the chance to chat withthe artists over coffee and cake after the concert.

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SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER, 11AMJENNY LINBach & Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues (selection)Mozart Sonata No. 8 in A minorDebussy Feux d’ArtificeStravinsky/Agosti Infernal Dance, Berceuse

and Finale from The Firebird

SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER, 11AM*DI XIAOBeethoven Sonata No. 14 ‘Moonlight’Peixung Chen& Guang Ren Two Chinese Moon SongsChopin Preludes, Nos. 3 & 15Debussy Two ArabesquesRavel Miroirs - Oiseaux tristes

and Alborada del gracioso

SUNDAY 27 JANUARY, 11AMLOUISE BESSETTEBax Finale from 5 Pièces

sur le nom de Gabriel FauréFauré Nocturne No. 4Brahms 3 IntermezziLecuona Suite Andalucia

SUNDAY 24 FEBRUARY, 11AMJUHO POHJONENGrieg Holberg SuiteSchumann Fantasie in C majorSibelius Finlandia

SUNDAY 10 MARCH, 11AMRICHARD UTTLEYHaydn Piano Sonata No. 60Bartók 6 Romanian Folk DancesDebussy EstampesLiszt Années de pèlerinage,

Première Année: Suisse (selection)

Tickets: £10, including coffee/tea and cake.

★ PIANO SERIES SAVERBook for all five Sunday Morning concerts and save 10%on your ticket purchases.

*This concert will begin at 11.05am to allow two minutes’silence on Remembrance Sunday. There will be a retiringcollection in aid of the Royal British Legion’s PoppyAppeal after the concert.

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SPECIAL EVENTFRIDAY 26 OCTOBER, 7.30PMJOHN WILSON& THE JOHNWILSON ORCHESTRAwith special guestsKim CriswellJulian OvendenSir Thomas Allen

A Celebration of Rodgers and Hammersteinand Rodgers and Hart

Following on from their sold out shows in 2011, John Wilson & the JohnWilson Orchestra, with special guests, return with this spectacular concertcelebrating the timeless musicals of Rodgers and Hammerstein with classicsfrom Oklahoma, The King and I, South Pacific, Carousel and The Sound ofMusic. The concert will also include a tribute to Rodgers' other long-termsongwriting partnership with Lorenz Hart.

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SPECIAL EVENTSATURDAY 8 JUNE, 7.30PMROYAL PHILHARMONICORCHESTRABernstein on BroadwayDavid Charles Abell conductorMary Carewe vocalistSarah Eyden vocalistGraham Bickley vocalist

Join us for this celebration of legendarycomposer Leonard Bernstein’s fabulousmusicals in an evening full of the glitz andglamour of Broadway. This sensationalconcert features music from the composer’shit musicals including West Side Story,On the Town, Candide and Wonderful Town.

Conductor David Charles Abell is joined by animpressive line up of West End vocalistswho’ll be treating us to a feast of favouritesongs including New York, New York,Tonight, Glitter and Be Gay, America, I CanCook Too, A Little Bit in Love and many more.With orchestral thrills delivered by themighty Royal Philharmonic Orchestra this isan electrifying evening that no Bernstein fanwill want to miss.

Tickets: £12.50 - £35

Please Note: This concert is not part of theSubscription Series.

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FRIDAY 14 JUNE, 6.00PM

Miss the jams and catch some classics with another fast-paced,family-friendly concert from the Hallé. If you’ve ever wanted to heara live orchestra but don’t know where to start then this is for you!And you can really raise the roof, singing with the Hallé and withhundreds of other singers in our Drivetime Choir. Now that’s got tobe better than sitting in your car during the rush hour!

Tickets £7.50. Family tickets £20 (up to 2 adults and 2 children).Under 16s £5. Booking opens 18 June 2012.

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THE NOTTINGHAM CLASSICS SCHOOLS’ CONCERT

The Hallé are back with another eye-opening, jaw-dropping and hair-raising concert for children aged 8 to 12. Presented by French horn playerTom Redmond, Now Hear This is the perfect introduction to theawesome sounds of the orchestra and offers the chance to get a pieceof the action in the Come and Play performance for young musiciansand in a 2000-strong performance of music from the Sing Up Songbank.

Tickets £3. Teachers’ pack and booking form available from January 2013.

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Nottingham Classics offers aunique opportunity to raise yourcompany’s profile throughassociating it with the finestinternational orchestras andsoloists. Bespoke packages areavailable to meet yourrequirements and budget.

SponsorshipCorporate support plays a vitalpart in enabling us to maintainour position as one of the bestclassical concert series in the UK.Sponsorship opportunitiesinclude:

● The whole season● The piano series● A specific concert● The Nottingham Classics

Schools’ Concert

You could also consider anassociation through in-kindsupport.

HospitalityNottingham Classicsperformances are ideal occasionsfor treating your guests to anunforgettable night out. We cancreate a hospitality package forany of our concerts, whetheryou are looking to entertain anintimate gathering of key clientsor to reward a large party of yourvalued staff.

MarketingGenerate greater brand andproduct awareness by speakingdirectly to our audiences.Opportunities include programmeadvertisements, direct mail,e-marketing, leafleting andproduct placement/promotion

Classical PartnersNottingham Classics gratefullyacknowledges the support of thefollowing funders, sponsors andbusiness partners.

Outside the Concert Hall on South SherwoodStreet there is a lay-by where cars can pull into assist customers with mobility difficulties.However, please note that parking is notallowed in the lay-by. A limited number ofparking spaces for mobility badge holders isavailable on Burton Street near to theConcert Hall’s access ramp. Further spacesare available on Wollaton Street near to thetram stop. In addition there are discountsavailable to badge holders in City Council carparks.

There is level access into the Concert Hall’smain entrance foyer from South SherwoodStreet. When there is a performance there isalso ramped access from Burton Streetleading directly to the stalls foyer level.Upper levels of the Concert Hall areaccessible by lift but there are stairs to benegotiated in order to reach seating.

The Concert Hall’s wheelchair spaces arelocated in the Stalls on the right side of theauditorium, with spaces at the rear and onthe ends of rows further towards the stage.There are also two wheelchair spaces and anadapted toilet in Tier 1. Should customerswish to transfer from their wheelchair to aseat the Royal Centre staff will store theirchair for them.

Hearing AssistanceThe Royal Concert Hall has a

Sennheiser Infrared transmission system forcustomers with impaired hearing. Two typesof receiver are offered: either in-ear ‘phones’or a neck loop which works in conjunctionwith your hearing aid (on the T setting).These are available free of charge from theCloakroom. A weaker signal may be possibleon extreme sides of seating and under tiers sowhen booking your tickets please indicate ifyou wish to use the system and the Box Officestaff will inform you of the seats best placedto receive the signal.

Blind and Partially SightedPatrons

Assistance dogs are welcome in all areas of thebuilding and bowls of water are offered freelyupon arrival. The Royal Concert Hall offers adog-sitting or walking service during theperformance. Please contact Emily Noakes on0115 989 5609 if you wish to book this service.

Toilet FacilitiesAdapted toilets are available on the

Stalls entrance level (Level 1), to the left ofDoor A and on Level 3, through Door C.Please be aware that there are a few stepsto be negotiated in order to access the toiletson Level 3.

Alternative FormatsInformation about the Nottingham Classicsprogramme is available in Braille, large printand audio CD. This information can also beemailed to you.

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For accessibility informationPlease call:0115 989 5609

Fax:0115 950 3476

[email protected]

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DATA ProtectionYour information will be held by Nottingham City Council on a secure server. From time to time we may use it to contact you about forthcoming events at the Royal Concert Hall using any one of the contact methods that you havespecified. Your information will not be shared with any third parties unless you indicate that you wish us to do so. (Data Protection Act (1998)).

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USFor a full city centre mapfeaturing all five zones visit ourwebsite at www.trch.co.uk andgo to ‘How to find us’.

BusNottingham is well served by many fastand frequent buses which stop close tothe Theatre and Concert Hall. For bustimes call Nottingham City Transporton 0115 950 6070, Traveline on0871 200 2233 or visit the websitewww.traveleastmidlands.co.uk

TramThe tram stops directly outside theTheatre and runs every 10 minutes untilmidnight. For more information call0115 942 7777 or email [email protected]

RailNottingham Station is a 15 minutewalk from the venue or a short taxi/tramride. Call 0845 748 4950 or visitwww.nationalrail.co.uk for train timesand fares.

CarFollow signs for the city centre and the‘Royal Zone’. There are several car parkswithin a 5 minute walk including TalbotStreet, Trinity Square and The CrownePlaza Hotel car park. See map for furtherdetails.

TaxiOur preferred taxi partner is DG Cars. Tobook a taxi call 0115 9500 500, visit themonline at www.dgcars.co.uk or call themfor free from one of the phones in theTheatre Royal bar or Concert Hall foyer.

NottinghamCity CentreTheatre Royal andRoyal Concert HallTheatre SquareNottingham NG1 5ND

Managing DirectorRobert Sanderson

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