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

October 2009
and beyond


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Friday 2 October 2009, 8.00 pm
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street, San Diego, California, USA

Introduction and Allegro
(plus Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba,
Handel/Schoenberg - Concerto for String Quartet,
Dvorak - Symphony No. 8)

Takacs Quartet;
San Diego Symphony, conductor - Jahja Ling

Tickets: $93 - $20, telephone (USA) 1 619 235 0804

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Saturday 3 October 2009, 7.30 pm
St. Paul's Church, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

From the Bavarian Highlands
Serenade for Strings
(plus Stanford - Songs of the Fleet)

Alistair Chapman - baritone;
Clacton Choral Society;
Colchester Chamber Orchestra, conductor - Martin Huggett

Tickets: £10, telephone 01255 425976

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Saturday 10 October 2009, 6.30 pm
Teatro Massimo, Piazza Verldi 1, Palermo, Italy

Introduction and Allegro
(plus Mahler - Symphony No. 4)

Rachel Harnisch - soprano;
Teatro Massimo Orchestra, conductor - Jeffrey Tate

Tickets: Euro37.74 - Euro25.94, telephone (Italy) 39 06 4807 8400

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Friday 16 October 2009, 7.00 pm
Danube Palace, Zrinyi utca, Budapest, Hungary

Enigma Variations
(plus Mendelssohn - Overture Ruy Blas,
Haydn - Symphony 93)

Duna Orchestra, conductor - Alan Tongue

For further details: telephone (+361) 117 2790

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Saturday 17 October 2009, 7.30 pm
Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, Yorkshire

Cockaigne
(plus Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto, Shostakovich - Symphony No. 15)

Vilde Frang - violin;
BBC Philharmonic, conductor - Vassily Sinaisky

Tickets: £27.50 - £9.50, telephone 0113 224 3801

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Thursday 22 October 2009, 8.00 pm
Saturday 24 October 2009, 8.00 pm
Sunday 25 October 2009, 8.00 pm
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 North Tamiami Trail,
Sarasota, Florida, USA

Cello Concerto
(plus Tchaikovsky - Francesca da Rimini,
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition)

Zuill Bailey - cello;
Sarasota Orchestra, conductor - Leif Bjaland

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 941 953 3434

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Sunday 25 October 2009, 5.00 pm
Herforder Munster, Germany

The Kingdom

Nathalie de Montmollin - soprano; Eike Tiedemann - contralto;
Niclas Oettermann - tenor; Hinrich Horn - bass;
Herforder Munsterchor; Kantorei Bad Kissingen
Thuringen Philharmonie Gotha, conductor - Stefan Kagl

For further details: telephone (Germany) 0049 5221 72703

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Saturday 31 October 2009, 7.00 pm
Regentenbau Bad Kissingen, Germany

The Kingdom

Nathalie de Montmollin - soprano; Eike Tiedemann - contralto;
Niclas Oettermann - tenor; Hinrich Horn - bass;
Herforder Munsterchor; Kantorei Bad Kissingen
Thuringen Philharmonie Gotha, conductor - Stefan Kagl

For further details: telephone (Germany) 0049 791 97030

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Saturday 31 October 2009, 7.30 pm
Fraser Noble Hall, London Road, Leicester

The Snow
Fly Singing Bird
Spanish Serenade
(plus Mozart - Requiem)

Tudor Choir and Orchestra, conductor - Barry Collett

For further details: telephone 01162 856217

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Sunday 1 November 2009, 7.300 pm
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1

Cello Concerto
Cockaigne
Enigma Variations
Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1 and 4

Julian Lloyd Webber - cello;
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor - Christopher Warren-Green

For further details: telephone 0871 663 2500

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Sunday 1 November 2009, 6.00 pm
Whissendine Church, Rutland

The Snow
Fly Singing Bird
Spanish Serenade
(plus Mozart - Requiem)

Tudor Choir and Orchestra, conductor - Barry Collett

For further details: telephone 01162 856217

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Saturday 7 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Chester Cathedral

The Dream of Gerontius

Susan Marrs - mezzo-soprano; Peter Auty - tenor;
David Budd-Philip - baritone;
Nantwich Choral Society; Romsey Choral Society;
Border Singers; Lydian Singers;
Northern Concordia Orchestra, conductor - John Naylor

For further details: telephone 01244 500959

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Thursday 12 November 2009, 8.00 pm
Friday 13 November 2009, 8.00 pm
Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall,
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, USA

Enigma Variations
Serenade for Strings
(plus Walton - Orb and Sceptre, Tchaikovsky - Rococo Variations,
Bach - Concerto for Cello)

Jan Vogler - cello;
Pacific Symphony, conductor - Grant Llewellyn

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 714 755 5799

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Friday 13 November 2009, 8.00 pm
Saturday 14 November 2009, 8.00 pm
Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand Boulevard,
Saint Louis, USA

Symphony No. 1
(plus Berlioz - Overture to Beatrice et Benedict,
Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21)

Robert Levin - piano;
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Sir Andrew Davis

For further detailss: telephone (USA) 1 314 534 1700

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Saturday 14 November 2009, 8.00 pm
Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall,
600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, USA

Enigma Variations
Serenade for Strings
(plus Walton - Orb and Sceptre, Tchaikovsky - Rococo Variations,
Bach - Concerto for Cello)

Jan Vogler - cello;
Pacific Symphony, conductor - Grant Llewellyn

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 714 755 5799

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Saturday 14 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Bushey Hall School, London Road, Bushey, Hertfordshire

Symphony No. 1
(plus Strauss - Four Last Songs, Alwyn - Elizabethan Dances)

Marianne Cotterill - soprano;
Bushey Symphony Orchestra, conductor - George Vass

Tickets: £13.50, telephone 01923 774229

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Saturday 14 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Romsey Abbey

The Dream of Gerontius

Janet Shell - mezzo-soprano; Peter Auty - tenor;
Ivan Ludlow - bass;
Chameleon Arts Orchestra, conductor - David Truslove

Tickets: £18 - £12, telephone 01794 512987

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Thursday 19 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, USA

In the South
(plus Liszt - Les Preludes, Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet)

New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Riccardo Muti

Tickets: $104 - $30, telephone (USA) 1 212 875 5656

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Thursday 19 November 2009, 7.30 pm
The Hexagon, Queen's Walk, Reading, Berkshire

In the South
(plus Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1, Brahms - Symphony No. 1)

Mikhail Rudy - piano;
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Jacek Kaspszyk

Tickets: £31 - £15, telephone 0118 939 0011

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Friday 20 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts,
300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, USA

In the South
(plus Liszt - Les Preludes, Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet)

New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Riccardo Muti

Tickets: $104 - $30, telephone (USA) 1 212 875 5656

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Saturday 21 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Albert Hall, North Circus Street, Nottingham

Symphony No. 2
Cockaigne
(plus Evans - Horn Concerto,
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis)

Robert Parker - horn;
Nottingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Derek Williams

Tickets: £11 - £5, telephone 0115 941 9419

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Saturday 21 November 2009, 4.00 pm
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
2700 F Street NW, Washington, USA

In the South
(plus Liszt - Les Preludes, Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet)

New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Riccardo Muti

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 800 444 1324

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Tuesday 24 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Avery Fisher Hall, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, USA

In the South
(plus Liszt - Les Preludes, Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet)

New York Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Riccardo Muti

Tickets: $104 - $30, telephone (USA) 1 212 875 5656

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Tuesday 24 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, South Bank, London

The Dream of Gerontius

Anna Stephany - mezzo-soprano; Adrian Thompson - tenor;
Roderick Williams - baritone;
Ex Cathedra XL Anniversary Choir;
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor - Jeffrey Skidmore

Tickets: £50 - £6, telephone 0871 663 2500

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Saturday 28 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington, Middlesex

Cello Concerto
(plus Sohal - 3 Symphonic Sketches, Sibelius - Symphony No. 2)

Sheida Davis - cello;
Thames Philharmonia, conductor - Byung-Yun Yu

Tickets: £10, telephone 020 8977 7558

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Saturday 28 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Sunday 29 November 2009, 4.00 pm
Town Hall, Birmingham

The Dream of Gerontius

Anna Stephany - mezzo-soprano; Adrian Thompson - tenor;
Roderick Williams - baritone;
Ex Cathedra XL Anniversary Choir;
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, conductor - Jeffrey Skidmore

Tickets: £40 - £5, telephone 0121 780 3333

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Friday 4 December 2009, 8.00 pm
Saturday 5 December 2009, 8.00 pm
Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinatti, USA

Enigma Variations
(plus Copland - El salon Mexico, Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1)

Ingrid Fliter - piano;
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Tino Munoz

Tickets: $103 - $10, telephone (USA) 1 513 381 3300

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Sunday 20 December 2009, 3.00 pm
Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, New York, USA

Sea Pictures
(plus Mahler - Symphony No. 5)

Stephanie Blythe - mezzo-soprano;
MET Orchestra, conductor - James Levine

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 212 247 7800

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Thursday 24 December 2009, 7.00 pm
Carnegie Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, New York, USA

Introduction and Allegro
(plus Bach - Concerto for 3 Violins, Mozart - Symphony No. 38)

Orion String Quartet;
New York String Orchestra, conductor - Jaime Laredo

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 212 247 7800

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Thursday 7 January 2010, 7.00 pm
Friday 8 January 2010, 8.00 pm
Saturday 9 January 2010, 8.00 pm
Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, USA

Violin Concerto
(plus Holst - The Planets)

Nikolaj Znaider - violin;
National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Leonard Slatkin

Tickets: $85 - $25, telephone (USA) 1 202 467 4600

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Thursday 14 January 2010, 8.00 pm
Friday 15 January 2010, 1.30 pm
Saturday 16 January 2010, 8.00 pm
Tuesday 19 January 2010, 8.00 pm
Symphony Hall, 1 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, USA

Violin Concerto
(plus Mozart - Symphony No. 38)

Nikolaj Znaider - violin;
Boston Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sir Colin Davis

Tickets: $105 - $29, telephone (USA) 1 617 266 1200

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Friday 22 January 2010, 8.00 pm
Sheffield City Hall, Barker's Pool, Balm Green, Sheffield, Yorkshire

Enigma Variations
(plus Vaughan Wiliams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis,
MacMilla - Epliclesis, Britten - Lachrymae)

Alison Balsom - trumpet; Christopher Yates - viola;
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Edward Gardner

Tickets: £15, telephone 01142 789789

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Friday 22 January 2010, 8.00 pm
Saturday 23 January 2010, 8.00 pm
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Uilein Hall,
929 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Violin Concerto
(plus Faure - Requiem, Gabrieli - Sonata)

Nikolaj Znaider - violin;
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus;
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, conductor Edo de Waart

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 414 291 7605

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Thursday 28 January 2010
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, Waterloo, London

Cello Concerto
(plus Tchaikovsky - Manfred Symphony)

Steven Isserlis - cello;
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor - Vladimir Ashkenazy

Tickets: £45 - £8, telephone 0800 652 6717

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Sunday 31 January 1910, 7.30 pm
Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, Waterloo, London

Symphony No. 1
Cockaigne
(plus Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto)

James Ehnes - violin;
Philharmonia Orchestra, conductor - Vladimir Ashkenazy

Tickets: £45 - £8, telephone 0800 652 6717

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Wednesday 10 February 2010, 7.30 pm
St. Mary's Centre, St. Mary's Hill, Chester, Cheshire

Canto Popolare
(plus music by Debussy, Brahms, Shchedrin, Bliss and Bernstein)

Emma Johnson - clarinet; John Lenehan - piano

Tickets: £12, telephone 0151 339 7326

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Friday 12 February 2010, 7.45 pm
The Anvil, Churchill Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Cello Concerto
(plus Sibelius - Symphony No. 7, Nielsen - Symphony No. 4)

Jian Wang - cello;
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Thomas Dausgaard

Tickets: £33 - £16.50, telephone 01256 844 244

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Friday 12 February 2010, 8.00 pm
Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center, 500 Texas Street,
Houston, TX, USA

Piano Quintet
(plus Vaughan Williams - On Wenlock Edge)

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 713 524 5050

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Thursday 25 February 2010, 8.00 pm
Temple Israel, 2324 Emerson Avenue South, Minneapolis, USA

Nursery Suite
(plus Britten - A time there was, Boyce - Symphony No. 4,
Corelli - Concerto grosso No. 6,
Tippett - Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli)

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, conductor Paul Goodwin

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 651 291 1144

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Friday 26 February 2010, 10.30 am
Friday 26 February 2010, 8.00 pm
Saturday 27 February 2010, 8.00 pm
Temple Israel, 2324 Emerson Avenue South, Minneapolis, USA

Nursery Suite
(plus Britten - A time there was, Boyce - Symphony No. 4,
Corelli - Concerto grosso No. 6,
Tippett - Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli)

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, conductor Paul Goodwin

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 651 291 1144

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Thursday 11 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Canada

Enigma Variations
(plus Sibelius - King Christian II, Grieg - Piano Concerto,
Lindberg - Chorale)

Lars Vogt - piano;
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Robin Ticciati

For further details: telephone (Canada) 1 416 593 4828

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Friday 12 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, USA

Cello Concerto
(plus Strauss - Ein Heldenleben, Chen The Five Elements)

Truls Mork - cello;
Los Angekes Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Edo de Waart

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 323 850 2000

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Saturday 13 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Canada

Enigma Variations
(plus Sibelius - King Christian II, Grieg - Piano Concerto,
Lindberg - Chorale)

Lars Vogt - piano;
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Robin Ticciati

For further details: telephone (Canada) 1 416 593 4828

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Saturday 13 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Sunday 14 March 2010, 2.00 pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, USA

Cello Concerto
(plus Strauss - Ein Heldenleben, Chen The Five Elements)

Truls Mork - cello;
Los Angekes Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Edo de Waart

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 323 850 2000

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Monday 15 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Tuesday 16 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Place des Arts, Salle Wilfried-Pelletier, 175 rue Ste-Catherine W,
Montreal, Canada

Symphony No. 1
(plus Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune,
Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto)

Christian Tetzlaff - violin;
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Sir Andrew Davis

Tickets: $174.96 - $28.22, telephone (Canada) 514 842 9951

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Thursday 18 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Friday 19 March 2010, 11.00 am
Saturday 20 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue,
Los Angeles, California, USA

Enigma Variations
(plus Sibelius - King Christian II, Grieg - Piano Concerto,
Lindberg - Chorale)

Lars Vogt - piano;
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Robin Ticciati

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 323 850 2000

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Saturday 20 March 2010, 7.45 pm
Beaconsfield High School, Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks

Piano Quintet
(plus Mozart - String Quartet 22, Janacek - String Quartet 1)

Simon Crawford-Phillips - piano;
Barbirolli Quartet

Tickets: £15, telephone 01494 680275

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Thursday 25 March 2010, 7.30 pm
Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Cello Concerto
(plus Mozart - Overture to The Seraglio, Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade)

Truls Mork - cello;
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Paavo Jarvi

Tickets: $103 - $10, telephone (USA) 1 513 381 3300

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Thursday 25 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, 26,0 South Broad Street,
Philadelphia, USA

Symphony No. 1
(plus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4)

Stefan Jackiw - violin;
Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor - Sir Andrew Davis

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 215 893 1999

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Friday 26 March 2010, 11.00 am
Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Cello Concerto
(plus Mozart - Overture to The Seraglio, Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade)

Truls Mork - cello;
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Paavo Jarvi

Tickets: $103 - $10, telephone (USA) 1 513 381 3300

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Friday 26 March 2010, 2.00 pm
Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, 26,0 South Broad Street,
Philadelphia, USA

Symphony No. 1
(plus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4)

Stefan Jackiw - violin;
Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor - Sir Andrew Davis

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 215 893 1999

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Friday 26 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Saturday 27 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Abravanel Hall, 123 West South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Symphony No. 2
(plus Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1)

Will Hagen - violin;
Utah Symphony, conductor - Christopher Seaman

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 801 533 6683

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Saturday 27 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Cello Concerto
(plus Mozart - Overture to The Seraglio, Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade)

Truls Mork - cello;
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Paavo Jarvi

Tickets: $103 - $10, telephone (USA) 1 513 381 3300

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Saturday 27 March 2010, 8.00 pm
Kimmel Center, Verizon Hall, 26,0 South Broad Street,
Philadelphia, USA

Symphony No. 1
(plus Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4)

Stefan Jackiw - violin;
Philadelphia Orchestra, conductor - Sir Andrew Davis

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 215 893 1999

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Saturday 27 March 2010, 7.30 pm
Herforder Munster, Germany

The Kingdom

Wimbledon Choral Society
New Queen's Hall Orchestra, conductor - Neil Ferris

For further details: telephone 01483 547860

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Thursday 1 April 2010, 8.00 pm
Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Symphony No. 2
(plus Tippett - Concerto for Double String Orchestra,
Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending)

Elena Urioste - violin;
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Sir Mark Elder

For further details: telephone (USA) 312 294 3000

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Friday 2 April 2010, 8.00 pm
Saturday 3 April 2010, 8.00 pm
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Uihlein Hall,
929 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Symphony No. 1
(plus Berlioz - Overture to Beatrice et Benedict,
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2)

Garrick Ohlsson - piano;
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Edo de Waart

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 414 273 7206

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Saturday 3 April 2010, 8.00 pm
Tuesday 6 April 2010, 8.00 pm
Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Symphony No. 2
(plus Tippett - Concerto for Double String Orchestra,
Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending)

Elena Urioste - violin;
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Sir Mark Elder

For further details: telephone (USA) 312 294 3000

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Friday 16 April 2010, 7.30 pm
Saturday 17 April 2010, 7.30 pm
Denver Performing Arts Complex, Boettcher Concert Hall,
1000 14th Street, Denver, CO, USA

Enigma Variations
(plus Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending,
Ravel - Tzigane)

Yumi Hwang-Williams - violin;
Colorado Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Douglas Boyd

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 303 623 7876

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Thursday 22 April 2010, 7.30 pm
Exter Cathedral, Devon

Symphony No. 2
(plus Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet, Strauss - Four Last Songs)

Iris Korfker - soprano;
Exeter Music Group Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Marion Wood

For further details: telephone 01647 252707

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Saturday 1 May 2010, 8.00 pm
George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax VA, USA

Cello Concerto
(plus Higdon - blue cathedral, Mozart - Symphony No. 38,
Barber - excerpts from Medea)

Julie Albers - cello;
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Glenn Quader

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 703 563 1990

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Wednesday 5 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Thursday 6 May 2010, 2.00 pm
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Symphony No. 1
(plus Walton - Crown Imperial, Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 3)

Stefan Jackiw - violin;
conductor - Sir Andrew Davis

For further details: telephone (Canada) 1 416 593 4828

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Thursday 6 May 2010, 8.15 pm
Friday 7 May 2010, 8.15 pm
Concertgebouw, Concertgebouwplain 2-6, 1071 Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Violin Concerto
(plus Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1)

Nikolaj Znaider - violin;
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Jurowski

Tickets: Eur70 - Eur10, telephone (Netherlands) 020 671 8345

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Friday 7 May 2010, 7.30 pm
Roy Thomson Hall, 60 Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Symphony No. 1
(plus Walton - Crown Imperial, Mozart - Violin Concerto 3)

Stefan Jackiw - violin;
conductor - Sir Andrew Davis

For further detailss: telephone (Canada) 1 416 593 4828

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Saturday 8 May 2010, 8.15 pm
Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Heuvel Galeriee 140,
5611 EE Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Violin Concerto
(plus Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1)

Nikolaj Znaider - violin;
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conductor Vladimir Jurowski

Tickets: Eur40 - Eur21, telephone (Netherlands) 040 244 2020

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Thursday 13 May 2010, 7.00 pm
Friday 14 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Saturday 15 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Kennedy Center, Concert Hall, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, USA

Enigma Variations
(plus Copland - Billy the Kid, Barber - Adagio,
Adams - The Wound-Dresser)

Eric Owebs - baritone;
National Symphony Orchestra, conductor - John Adams

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 202 467 4600

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Saturday 15 May 2010, 7.30 pm
Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, Yorkshire

The Dream of Gerontius

Sarah Connolly - mezzo-soprano; Paul Nilon - tenor;
Brindley Sherratt - bass;
Leeds Festival Chorus; Leeds Philharmonic Chorus;
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Simon Wright

Tickets: £27.50 - £14, telephone 0113 224 3801

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