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ELGAR - A Musical Diary
of concerts and other events
featuring works by Elgar

April 2012


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Sunday 1 April 2012, 2.00 pm
Jones Hall, 615 Louisiana Street, Houston TX, USA

Enigma Variations
Sospiri
(plus Britten - Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes;
Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 1)

Hilary Hahn - violin;
Houston Symphony, conductor - Alexander Shelley

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 713 224 7575

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Sunday 1 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Blackheath Halls, Blackheath, London

Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf

Deborah Stoddart - soprano; John Upperton - tenor;
Stephen Holloway - bass;
Blackheath Choir; South London Singers;
Sidcup Symphony Orchestra, conductor Patricia Williams

Tickets: £18 - £13, telephone 020 8463 0100

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Thursday 5 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol

Cello Concerto
(plus Walton - Cornation March Crown Imperial,
Kane - Vernal River, Beethoven - Symphony No.2)

Matthew Barley - cello;
Bristol Ensemble, conductor - Bristol Ensemble

Tickets: £23 - £16, telephone  0117 922 3686

Saturday 7 April 2012, 7.00 pm
King's College Chapel, Cambridge

The Apostles

Ailish Tynan - soprano; Susan Bickley - mezzo-soprano;
Timothy Robinson - tenor; Mark Stone - baritone;
Roderick Williams - baritone; David Wilson-Johnson - bass;
Philharmonia Chorus;
BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor - Stephen Cleobury

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Saturday 7 April 2012, 7.00 pm
Holy Trinity Church, Long Itchington, Warwickshire

Incidental music to Arthur

Spires Youth Orchestra, conductor - Colin Touchin

For further details: telephone 01926 812518

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Thursday 12 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Birmingham Symphony Hall, Broad Street, Birmingham

The Dream of Gerontius

Sarah Connolly - mezzo-soprano; Toby Spence - tenor;
James Rutherford - baritone;
CBSO Chorus;
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Andris Nelsons

Tickets: £49 - £12, telephone 0121 780 3333

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Saturday 14 April 2012, 7.30 pm
The Center for the Performing Arts, 1 Center Green, Carmel IN, USA

Enigma Variations
(plus Rossini - Overture to La scala di seta,
Carpenter - The Scandal, Powers - Celebrate Irving Berlin!)

Cameron Carpenter - organ;
Carmel Symphony Orchestra, conductor - David Bowden

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 317 843 3800

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Saturday 14 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London

The Dream of Gerontius

Sarah Connolly - mezzo-soprano; Toby Spence - tenor;
James Rutherford - baritone;
CBSO Chorus;
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Andris Nelsons

Tickets: £45 - £11, telephone 020 7638 8891

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Saturday 14 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Sunday 15 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Corn Exchange , Bedford

The Dream of Gerontius

Jeanette Ager - mezzo-soprano; Mark Wilde - tenor;
Ashley Holland - baritone;
Bedford Choral Society;
Bedfordshire County Youth Orchestra, conductor - Michael Rose

Tickets: £15 - £12 (concessions available), telephone 01234 269519

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Sunday 15 April 2012, 7.30 pm
G Live, London Road, Guildford, Surrey

Salut d'amour

Chanson de matin
(plus Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No, 3, Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins,
Vivaldi - The Four Seasons)

John Mills - violin; Stephanie Gonley - violin;
English Chamber Orchestra, director Stephanie Gonley

Tickets: £25.50 - £14.50, telephone 0844 7701 797

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Monday 16 April 2012, 7.00 pm
Schwann Hall, Wisconsin Lutheran College,
8815 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee WI, USA

Piano Quintet
(plus Walton - Violin Sonata)

Ensemble

Tickets: $39.00 (concessions available), telephone (USA) 1 414 443 8802

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Tuesday 17 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, London

Cello Concerto
(plus Strauss - Don Juan, Sibelius - Symphony No. 5)

Guy Johnston - cello;
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Alexander Shelley

Tickets: £37.30 - £12.50

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Thursday 19 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Colston Hall, Colston Street, Bristol

Cockaigne
(plus Berlioz - Roman Carnival, Orff - Carmina Burana)

Ailish Tynan - soprano; Ji-Min Park - tenor;
Jacques Imbralio - baritone
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor - Owain Arwel Hughes

Tickets: £28 - £15, telephone 0117 922 3686

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Friday 20 April 2012, 7.30 pm
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, off Park Street, Bristol

Serenade for Strings
(plus Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba,
Haydn - Cello Concerto No. 1, Mozart - Symphony No. 29)

Julian Lloyd-Webber - cello;
European Union Chamber Orchestra, conductor - Zoltan Tuska

Tickets: £13 - £7 (concessions available), telephone 0845 40 24 001

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Saturday 21 April 2012
St Paul's Church, Craig-y-Don, Llandudno

The Music Makers
(plus Puccini - Messa di Gloria)

Philippa Thompson - mezzo soprano;
Conwy Valley Choral Society;
Conwy Valley Choral Society, conductor Trystan Lewis

Tickets: £12, telephone 01492 544507

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Saturday 21 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Exeter Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon

Enigma Variations
(plus Holst - The Planets)

EMG Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Marion Wood

Tickets: £15 - £8, telephone 01392 665885

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Saturday 21 April 2012, 7.30 pm
St George's Parish Church, High Street, Beckenham, Kent

Chanson de nuit

Chanson de matin
(plus music by Purcell, Boyce, Parry, Handel, Finzi and Warlock)

St George's Chamber Orchestra, director Dominic Moore

Tickets: £12 - £10 (concessions available)

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Wednesday 25 April 2012, 7.30 pm
St Mary's Church, Perivale, Perivale Lane, London, Middlesex

Piano Quintet
(plus Fauré - 9 Preludes, Schubert - Wanderer Fantasy)

Alasdair Beatson - piano;
The Dalriada Ensemble

Admission free

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Friday 27 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Stephens Performing Arts Center, Jensen Grand Concert Hall,
1002 Sam Nixon Avenue, Pocatello ID, USA

Enigma Variations
(plus Rutter - Gloria, Bruch - Scottish Fantasy)

Yosuke Kawasaki - violin;
Idaho State University Concert Choir;
Idaho State-Civic Symphony, conductor - Chung Park

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 208 282 3595

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Saturday 28 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Rochester Cathedral, The Precinct, Rochester, Kent

The Music Makers
Enigma Variations
(plus Finzi - For St. Cecilia)

Tania Marie Williams - mezzo soprano; Ed Hughes - tenor;
Gravesham Choral Society;
Gravesham Choral Society Orchestra, conductor Alan Vincent

Tickets: £15 (concessions available), telephone 01474 816684

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Saturday 28 April 2012, 7.30 pm
De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, Leicestershire

Froissart
(plus Bizet - Excerpts from Carmen, Dvorįk - Symphony No. 8)

Eva Ganizate - soprano:
Leicester Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Toby Purser

Tickets: £17 - £11, telephone 0116 241 8384

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Saturday 28 April 2012, 7.30 pm
Victoria Hall, Bagnall Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

The Music Makers
Serenade for Strings
(plus Vaughan Williams - Serenade to Music,
Parry - I was glad)

Vanessa Williamson - mezzo soprano;
Ceramic City Choir;
Ceramic City Choir, conductor Oliver Neal Parker

Tickets: £16 - £10 (concessions available), telephone 0844 8717649

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Saturday 28 April 2012, 7.30 pm
All Saints’ Parish Church, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Sursum Corda
Dream Children
Spanish Serenade
O hearken thou
(plus Dvorak - Te Deum, Schubert - Mass in G,
Coates - Orchestral works

High Wycombe Choral Socety;
West Forest Sinfonia, conductor - Stephen Armstrong

Tickets: £14 (concessions available)

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Sunday 29 April 2012, 3.30 pm
Ivy House, London Jewish Cultural Centre, 94-96 North End Road, London, SW6

Violin Sonata
(plus Beethoven - Violin Sonata No. 5; Ravel - Violin Sonata)

Tamsin Waley-Cohen - violin; Alison Rhind - piano

For further details: telephone 020 8457 5000

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Sunday 29 April 2012, 8.00 pm
SKC (Student Cultural Centre), ul. Kralja Milana 48,
i Bulevar Zorana Šindica 152a, Belgrade, Serbia

Sospiri
(plus Grieg - Holberg Suite, Bozicevic - Cascades classiques,
Holst - A Moorside Suite, Karolic - Hexophony,
Makris - Miniatures for Strings)

Pro Classica Chamber Orchestra, conductor - Predrag Gosta

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diary@elgar.org


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