Southbank Centre Season Brochure 2012/13

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Shell ClaSSiC international2012/13

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Shell Classic International: Shell supports Southbank Centre in bringing the finest international orchestras to london.

london Philharmonic orchestra © Briony Campbell

the world’s most inspiring orchestras and performers are what the reputation of Shell Classic International has been built on and we welcome you to this season packed with electrifying and unmissable concerts.

experience first hand performances from stunning orchestras rich with centuries of history and instantly recognisable sounds, such as the Vienna Philharmonic and members of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Discover with us inspiring partnerships, such as Bryn terfel performing the Flying Dutchman with Zurich opera orchestra and Chorus; and the return of europe’s finest young musicians in Spira mirabilis and their concert as part of our year-long festival The Rest Is Noise.

another highlight is a major project War & Peace with Vladimir Jurowski, Principal conductor and artistic advisor the london Philharmonic orchestra. this unprecedented and electrifying triplet of concerts, exploring emotional terrain of both russian and British symphonic music, sees the russian national orchestra and our own resident orchestra, the lPo, combine forces to create a thrilling orchestral super-group.

Join us in witnessing great orchestras from around the world at their rightful home, Southbank Centre’s royal Festival hall.

Jude Kelly OBE artistic Director, Southbank Centre


Shell Classic International: Shell supports Southbank Centre in bringing the finest international orchestras to london.


the world’s most inspiring orchestras and performers are what the reputation of Shell Classic International has been built on and we welcome you to this season packed with electrifying and unmissable concerts.

experience first hand performances from stunning orchestras rich with centuries of history and instantly recognisable sounds, such as the Vienna Philharmonic and members of the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Discover with us inspiring partnerships, such as Bryn terfel performing the Flying Dutchman with Zurich opera orchestra and Chorus; and the return of europe’s finest young musicians in Spira mirabilis and their concert as part of our year-long festival The Rest Is Noise.

another highlight is a major project War & Peace with Vladimir Jurowski, Principal conductor and artistic advisor the london Philharmonic orchestra. this unprecedented and electrifying triplet of concerts, exploring emotional terrain of both russian and British symphonic music, sees the russian national orchestra and our own resident orchestra, the lPo, combine forces to create a thrilling orchestral super-group.

Join us in witnessing great orchestras from around the world at their rightful home, Southbank Centre’s royal Festival hall.

Jude Kelly OBE artistic Director, Southbank Centre


Wednesday 3 October 2012

Vladimir Jurowski & London philharmonic orchestraVladimir Jurowski conductor Laurence Power viola

Britten Sinfonia da Requiem Walton Viola Concerto Prokofiev War and Peace excerpts

Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem is a dramatic, menacing work written during the Second World War. it ends with a soaring, romantic movement bursting with a sense of poignant regret.

Prokofiev’s morale-boosting opera based on tolstoy’s War and Peace is a probing exploration of rejuvenation through love.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £39, £33, £27, £21, £16, £12, £9 Premium seats £65

Royal Festival Hall, 6.15pm: Dr Rosamund Bartlett explores musical adaptations of Tolstoy’s works

FREE

Thursday 4 October 2012

Vladimir Jurowski & Russian National OrchestraVladimir Jurowski conductor

Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6 Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

the russian national orchestra takes on two powerful symphonies born out of the Second World War. Both encapsulate the violence and sorrow of war.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £45, £37, £29, £22.50, £17, £12 Premium seats £65

Friday 5 October 2012

Vladimir Jurowski, London philharmonic orchestra & Russian National OrchestraVladimir Jurowski conductor Lawrence Power viola

Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Britten Lachrymae for viola & orchestra, Op. 48a Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad)

an immense evening for orchestra lovers – this is the first opportunity to hear these two orchestras combine forces.

opening the concert is the blazing triumph of tchaikovsky’s portrait of human victory, followed by a solemn, mournful lamentation for strings from the pen of Benjamin Britten. the relentless crescendo of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony paints a musical picture of leningrad under siege between 1941 and 1943.


War & PeacePrincipal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, brings the music of his home country together with the music of Britain in three powerful concerts. Resident at Southbank Centre, the London Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by the Russian National Orchestra in performing Russian and British symphonies that evoke the triumph of the human spirit in times of war.


‘There is no denying Vladimir Jurowski is an electrifying phenomenon’(The Daily Telegraph)

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Vladimir Jurowski © Briony Campbell


Wednesday 3 October 2012

Vladimir Jurowski & London philharmonic orchestraVladimir Jurowski conductor Laurence Power viola

Britten Sinfonia da Requiem Walton Viola Concerto Prokofiev War and Peace excerpts

Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem is a dramatic, menacing work written during the Second World War. it ends with a soaring, romantic movement bursting with a sense of poignant regret.

Prokofiev’s morale-boosting opera based on tolstoy’s War and Peace is a probing exploration of rejuvenation through love.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £39, £33, £27, £21, £16, £12, £9 Premium seats £65

Royal Festival Hall, 6.15pm: Dr Rosamund Bartlett explores musical adaptations of Tolstoy’s works

FREE

Thursday 4 October 2012

Vladimir Jurowski & Russian National OrchestraVladimir Jurowski conductor

Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 6 Prokofiev Symphony No. 5

the russian national orchestra takes on two powerful symphonies born out of the Second World War. Both encapsulate the violence and sorrow of war.


Friday 5 October 2012

Vladimir Jurowski, London philharmonic orchestra & Russian National OrchestraVladimir Jurowski conductor Lawrence Power viola

Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture Britten Lachrymae for viola & orchestra, Op. 48a Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad)

an immense evening for orchestra lovers – this is the first opportunity to hear these two orchestras combine forces.

opening the concert is the blazing triumph of tchaikovsky’s portrait of human victory, followed by a solemn, mournful lamentation for strings from the pen of Benjamin Britten. the relentless crescendo of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony paints a musical picture of leningrad under siege between 1941 and 1943.


War & PeacePrincipal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski, brings the music of his home country together with the music of Britain in three powerful concerts. Resident at Southbank Centre, the London Philharmonic Orchestra are joined by the Russian National Orchestra in performing Russian and British symphonies that evoke the triumph of the human spirit in times of war.


‘There is no denying Vladimir Jurowski is an electrifying phenomenon’(The Daily Telegraph)


Vladimir Jurowski © Briony Campbell

tickets 0844 847 9934 southbankcentre.co.uk/classical tickets 0844 847 9934 southbankcentre.co.uk/classical

Saturday 15 December 2012

Bryn Terfel, Zurich Opera Orchestra & ChorusAlain Altinoglu conductor Bryn Terfel The Dutchman Anja Kampe Senta Matti Salminen Daland

Wagner Flying Dutchman (concert performance with subtitles)

opera straight from one of the world’s greatest opera houses starring Bryn terfel in the title role.

Wagner’s celebrated story, in which the Dutchman finds redemption through the love of a faithful woman, employs a rich pallet of orchestral colour to brilliant effect, painting a vivid picture of drama on the high seas.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm £80, £65, £54, £47, £37, £25, £20 Premium seats £95

‘Widely acknowledged as the world’s finest bass-baritone’(The Daily Mail on Bryn terfel)

Bryn terfel © Briony Campbell

tickets 0844 847 9934 southbankcentre.co.uk/classical tickets 0844 847 9934 southbankcentre.co.uk/classical

Saturday 15 December 2012

Bryn Terfel, Zurich Opera Orchestra & ChorusAlain Altinoglu conductor Bryn Terfel The Dutchman Anja Kampe Senta Matti Salminen Daland

Wagner Flying Dutchman (concert performance with subtitles)

opera straight from one of the world’s greatest opera houses starring Bryn terfel in the title role.

Wagner’s celebrated story, in which the Dutchman finds redemption through the love of a faithful woman, employs a rich pallet of orchestral colour to brilliant effect, painting a vivid picture of drama on the high seas.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm £80, £65, £54, £47, £37, £25, £20 Premium seats £95

‘Widely acknowledged as the world’s finest bass-baritone’(The Daily Mail on Bryn terfel)

Bryn terfel © Briony Campbell


Friday 1 March 2013

members of the Berliner Philharmoniker & guests Dagmar Manzel speaker, singer Robert Gallinowski speaker

enter the world of seductive decadence and biting satire in an evening of 1920’s Berlin cabaret.

Presiding over this evening’s intoxicating entertainment are singer Dagmar Manzel and narrator robert Gallinowski. they weave cabaret songs by composers such as Weill, erman, heymann, Schoenberg and hindemith around ironic observations, political interjections and menacing bohemian wit.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £35, £27, £20, £15, Premium seats £45

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Michael tilson thomas & Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraMichael Tilson Thomas conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

Schoenberg Theme and Variations arr. for orchestra, Op.43b Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 Brahms Piano Quartet No.1 arr. Schoenberg for orchestra

Famed for their refined sound, the Vienna Philharmonic explore the relationship between Schoenberg – one of the 20th century’s greatest artistic radicals – and his musical hero Brahms, the arch German romantic.

Schoenberg’s theme and Variations is a late testament to his love of 19th century music. Brahms’ glorious Piano Concerto no.2, symphonic in scale and ambition, is juxtaposed with his early Piano Quartet no.1 in an opulent orchestral arrangement by Schoenberg.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £68, £55, £47.50, £40, £35, £24.50, £15 Premium seats £85

‘The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall is simply extraordinary’ (The Telegraph)

Iván Fischer conductor Imogen Cooper piano

Ernö Dohnányi Symphonic Minutes Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

the Budapest Festival orchestra returns to royal Festival hall to perform the piece for which they are perhaps most renowned, Bartók’s colourful Concerto for orchestra complete with blazing brass, dazzling woodwind and expansive string melodies.

Celebrated pianist imogen Cooper performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no.1, an early masterpiece by the composer, brimming with positive energy.


Monday 22 April 2013

iván fischer, imogen cooper & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoker © Monika rittershaus

imogen C

ooper©

Mark M

cnulty

‘Playing of the greatest intelligence and musical integrity’(The Guardian)



Friday 1 March 2013

members of the Berliner Philharmoniker & guests Dagmar Manzel speaker, singer Robert Gallinowski speaker

enter the world of seductive decadence and biting satire in an evening of 1920’s Berlin cabaret.

Presiding over this evening’s intoxicating entertainment are singer Dagmar Manzel and narrator robert Gallinowski. they weave cabaret songs by composers such as Weill, erman, heymann, Schoenberg and hindemith around ironic observations, political interjections and menacing bohemian wit.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 7.30pm £35, £27, £20, £15, Premium seats £45

Tuesday 9 April 2013

Michael tilson thomas & Vienna Philharmonic OrchestraMichael Tilson Thomas conductor Yefim Bronfman piano

Schoenberg Theme and Variations arr. for orchestra, Op.43b Brahms Piano Concerto No.2 Brahms Piano Quartet No.1 arr. Schoenberg for orchestra

Famed for their refined sound, the Vienna Philharmonic explore the relationship between Schoenberg – one of the 20th century’s greatest artistic radicals – and his musical hero Brahms, the arch German romantic.

Schoenberg’s theme and Variations is a late testament to his love of 19th century music. Brahms’ glorious Piano Concerto no.2, symphonic in scale and ambition, is juxtaposed with his early Piano Quartet no.1 in an opulent orchestral arrangement by Schoenberg.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £68, £55, £47.50, £40, £35, £24.50, £15 Premium seats £85

‘The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall is simply extraordinary’ (The Telegraph)

Iván Fischer conductor Imogen Cooper piano

Ernö Dohnányi Symphonic Minutes Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1 Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

the Budapest Festival orchestra returns to royal Festival hall to perform the piece for which they are perhaps most renowned, Bartók’s colourful Concerto for orchestra complete with blazing brass, dazzling woodwind and expansive string melodies.

Celebrated pianist imogen Cooper performs Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no.1, an early masterpiece by the composer, brimming with positive energy.


Monday 22 April 2013

iván fischer, imogen cooper & Budapest Festival Orchestra

Berliner Philharmoker © Monika rittershaus

imogen C

ooper©

Mark M

cnulty

‘Playing of the greatest intelligence and musical integrity’(The Guardian)



Visitor Information

AccessSouthbank Centre is accessible to people with disabilities. For more information, visit southbankcentre.co.uk/access call 0844 847 9910 or fax 020 7921 0607

Transport Waterloo and embankment

Southbank Centre Car Park – Belvedere road (7am – 1am)

Southbank Centre Car Park – hayward Gallery (7am – 1am)

Get more with MembershipBecome a Southbank Centre Member and enjoy free, unlimited entry to all exhibitions at the hayward Gallery, priority booking, no booking fees, invitations to special events, private Members Bar and much more.

For more information: Phone 0844 875 0071 Visit southbankcentre.co.uk/membership or ask in person at all Southbank Centre ticket offices.

get closer with SUPPORTERS CIRCLESGet closer to the arts at Southbank Centre whilst helping to support our artistic vision by joining the Supporters Circles. From £250 per year you will be invited to previews, rehearsals, receptions and other special events. You will also enjoy privileged access to tickets for sold-out performances, use of the Members Bar and unlimited free access to the hayward Gallery for yourself and a guest.

For details of how to become more involved please call 020 7921 0825 or email [email protected]

Shop and Eat

sunday 9 JUNE 2013

Spira mirabilis Strauss Metamorphosen

an afternoon which puts a great masterpiece in it’s historical context reimagined by Spira mirabilis, an ensemble made up of europe’s finest young musicians. Strauss’ Metamorphosen is a devastating lament for destruction of european culture in the second world war.

the afternoon consists of a talk by a leading cultural commentator putting the work in historical context, an exploration of the music by Spira mirabilis and a full performance of the work.

Queen Elizabeth Hall 7.30pm £28, £21, £15, £10 Premium seats £40

Spira Mirabilis © Briony Campbell

‘They push the boundaries of potential in performance’(The Guardian)


EATCaffè Vergnano 1882 020 7921 9339

Canteen 0845 686 1122

Concrete 020 7928 4123

EAT 020 7401 2989

Feng Sushi 020 7261 0001

Giraffe 020 7928 2004

Las Iguanas 020 7620 1328

Le Pain Quotidien 020 7486 6154

ping pong 020 7960 4160

Queen Elizabeth Hall Bar & Food Counter 020 7921 0758

Riverside Terrace Café

Skylon 020 7654 7800

Strada 020 7401 9126

wagamama 020 7021 0877

YO! Sushi 020 3130 1997

ShopRoyal Festival Hall Vintage gifts, homeware, jewellery and toys.

Festival Terrace Shop expanded store offers designer concessions, unusual gifts, furniture, jewellery and more.

Hayward Gallery limited edition prints, exhibition gifts, art books and hayward publications.

Foyles extensive selection of books and gifts.

Southbank Centre Book Market iconic second-hand bookstall under Waterloo Bridge.

southbankcentre.co.uk/food


Visitor Information

AccessSouthbank Centre is accessible to people with disabilities. For more information, visit southbankcentre.co.uk/access call 0844 847 9910 or fax 020 7921 0607

Transport Waterloo and embankment

Southbank Centre Car Park – Belvedere road (7am – 1am)

Southbank Centre Car Park – hayward Gallery (7am – 1am)

Get more with MembershipBecome a Southbank Centre Member and enjoy free, unlimited entry to all exhibitions at the hayward Gallery, priority booking, no booking fees, invitations to special events, private Members Bar and much more.

For more information: Phone 0844 875 0071 Visit southbankcentre.co.uk/membership or ask in person at all Southbank Centre ticket offices.

get closer with SUPPORTERS CIRCLESGet closer to the arts at Southbank Centre whilst helping to support our artistic vision by joining the Supporters Circles. From £250 per year you will be invited to previews, rehearsals, receptions and other special events. You will also enjoy privileged access to tickets for sold-out performances, use of the Members Bar and unlimited free access to the hayward Gallery for yourself and a guest.

For details of how to become more involved please call 020 7921 0825 or email [email protected]

Shop and Eat

sunday 9 JUNE 2013

Spira mirabilis Strauss Metamorphosen

an afternoon which puts a great masterpiece in it’s historical context reimagined by Spira mirabilis, an ensemble made up of europe’s finest young musicians. Strauss’ Metamorphosen is a devastating lament for destruction of european culture in the second world war.

the afternoon consists of a talk by a leading cultural commentator putting the work in historical context, an exploration of the music by Spira mirabilis and a full performance of the work.

Queen Elizabeth Hall 7.30pm £28, £21, £15, £10 Premium seats £40

Spira Mirabilis © Briony Campbell

‘They push the boundaries of potential in performance’(The Guardian)


EATCaffè Vergnano 1882 020 7921 9339

Canteen 0845 686 1122

Concrete 020 7928 4123

EAT 020 7401 2989

Feng Sushi 020 7261 0001

Giraffe 020 7928 2004

Las Iguanas 020 7620 1328

Le Pain Quotidien 020 7486 6154

ping pong 020 7960 4160

Queen Elizabeth Hall Bar & Food Counter 020 7921 0758

Riverside Terrace Café

Skylon 020 7654 7800

Strada 020 7401 9126

wagamama 020 7021 0877

YO! Sushi 020 3130 1997

ShopRoyal Festival Hall Vintage gifts, homeware, jewellery and toys.

Festival Terrace Shop expanded store offers designer concessions, unusual gifts, furniture, jewellery and more.

Hayward Gallery limited edition prints, exhibition gifts, art books and hayward publications.

Foyles extensive selection of books and gifts.

Southbank Centre Book Market iconic second-hand bookstall under Waterloo Bridge.

southbankcentre.co.uk/food

tickets 0844 847 9934 southbankcentre.co.uk/classical

How to book

Tickets southbankcentre.co.uk* 0844 847 9934* 9am – 8pm (daily)

* transaction fees apply. no transaction fees for Southbank Centre Members.

In person Royal Festival Hall Ticket Office, 10am – 8pm (daily)

Hayward Gallery Ticket Office, 10am – 6pm (daily)

Series SavingsBook 3 – 4 concerts and save 10% Book 5 or more concerts and save 20% (not available on Premium seats)

Group Discounts20% discount for groups of ten or more. Call 0844 875 0070

Concessionsa limited allocation of half-price tickets is available for recipients of Jobseekers allowance, income Support, Pension Credit, those aged 16 and under, and full-time students. appropriate cards to be shown and discounts cannot be combined.

Pre-concert talksDiscover more about the music and performers in our free pre-concert talks (subject to availability). For times, locations and more details see associated event page at southbankcentre.co.uk/sci

Cover image: Spira Mirabilis © Briony Campbell

Documents

Southbank Centre Season Brochure 2012/13