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

May 2010


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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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Saturday 1 May 2010, 11.00 am
Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford

Cello Concerto
(plus Wagner - Prelude to Die Meistersinger, Brahms - Symphony No. 1)

Alisa Weilerstein - cello;
Berlin Philharmoniker, conductor - Daniel Barenboim

For further details: telephone 01865 305305

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Saturday 1 May 2010, 7.30 pm
Sunday 2 May 2010, 7.30 pm
A ministry of Wayne Presbyterian Church,
125, E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, PA, USA

The Dream of Gerontius

Kerry Ann Erickson - contralto; Brian Meneely - tenor;
Michael Krueger - bass;
Choir and Professional Orchestra, conductor - Jeffrey Fowler

Admission free, retiring collection, telephone (USA) 610 688 8700

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Monday 3 May 2010, 8.00 pm
First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Parkway,
Hilton Head Island SC, USA

Enigma Variations
(plus Bach - Harpsichord Concerto No. 1,
Welcher - Prairie Light)

Michael Braz - harpsichord;
Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Mary Green

Tickets: $40 - $20, telephone (USA) 1 843 842 2055

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Monday 3 May 2010, 7.30 pm
Sherborne Abbey, Abbey Close, Sherborne, Dorset

The Kingdom

Naomi Harvey - soprano; Janet Shell - mezzo-sorpano;
Christopher Lemmings - tenor; Robert Rice - baritone;
Sherborne Festival Chorus;
Chameleon Arts Orchestra, conductor - Paul Ellis

Tickets: £25 - £12, telephone 07724 396470

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Tuesday 4 May 2010, 8.30 pm
Palazzo dei Congressi Convention Centre, Piazza Indipendenza 4,
Lugano, Switzerland

Cello Concerto
(plus Delius - The Walk to the Paradise Garden,
Dvorak - Symphony No. 7)

Sol Gabetta - cello;
Kammerorchester Basel, conductor - Paul McCreesh

Tickets: CHF70 - CHF30 (concessions available), telephone (Switzerland) 41 91 923 31 20

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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, 7.30 pm
Benaroya Hall, Taper Foundation Auditorium,
200 University Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Introduction and Allegro
(plus Corelli - Concerto Grosso No. 3,
Tippett - Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli,
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis)

Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Andrew Manze

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 206 215 4747

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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 details: telephone (Canada) 1 416 593 4828

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Friday 7 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Victoria Hall, Albion Street, Hanley, Staffordshire

Cello Concerto
(plus Dvorak - Carnival Overture, Rachmaninov - Symphony No. 2)

Natalie Clein - cello;
Orchestra, conductor - Neil Thomson

For further details: telephone 0844 871 7627

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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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Saturday 8 May 2010, 7.30 pm
Central Hall, University of York, Heslington, York, Yorkshire

In the South
(plus Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6)

Michael Thompson - horn;
York Guildhall Orchestra, conductor - Simon Wright

Tickets: £17 - £11, telephone 01904 623568

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Saturday 8 May 2010, 7.45 pm
Worcester Cathedral

The Dream of Gerontius

Catherine Wyn Rogers - mezzo-soprano; Paul Nilon - tenor;
Jeremy Huw Williams - bass;
Bromsgrove Festival Chorus;
English Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Donald Hunt

For further details: telephone 01527 876504

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Saturday 8 May 2010, 7.30 pm
St. Ambrose Church, Westbourne, Bournemouth

The Kingdom

Bournemouth University Choir, Blandford Choral Society

For further details: telephone 01747 854576

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Saturday 8 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Sunday 9 May 2010, 2.00 pm
Benaroya Hall, Taper Foundation Auditorium,
200 University Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Introduction and Allegro
(plus Corelli - Concerto Grosso No. 3,
Tippett - Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli,
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis)

Seattle Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Andrew Manze

For further details: telephone (USA) 1 206 215 4747

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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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Saturday 15 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Sovereign Center for the Performing Arts, 136 Noth 6th Street,
Reading PA, USA

Cockaigne
(plus Tchaikovsky - Capriccio Italien,
Gershwin - An American in Paris,
Respighi - Fountains of Rome)

Reading Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Andrew Constantine

Tickets: $62 - $17, telephone (USA)1 610 373 7557

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Sunday 16 May 2010, 4.00 pm
Ricjardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University,
Princeton NJ, USA

Enigma Variations
(plus Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture,
Currieri - Broken Minuets)

Bridget Kibbey - harp;
Princeton Symphony Orchestra, conductor - Rossen Milanov

Tickets: $64 - $20, telephone (USA) 1 609 497 0020

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Sunday 16 May 2010, 4.00 pm
Captaine Bouganville Theatre, Forum North, Whangerai, New Zealand

Sea Pictures

Marion Hammond - mezzo-soprano;
Northland Sinfonia, conductor - Nigel Harrison

For further details: , telephone (New Zealand) 006494596183

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Sunday 16 May 2010, 4.00 pm
St. John's-sub-Castro, St. John's Lane, Lewes, Sussex

Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf

Elizabeth Brice - soprano; Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks - tenor;
Ian Caddy - bass;
Fayfrax Singers and Orchestra, conductor Nick Milner-Gulland

For further details: , telephone 01273 480189

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Thursday 20 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Turner Sims Concert Hall, University of Southampton, Hampshire

Piano Quintet
(plus Beethoven - String Trio No. 3, Mozart - String Quartet)

Cordelia Williams - piano;
Members of the London Mozart Players

Tickets: £18 (concessions available), telephone 023 8059 5151

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Friday 21 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Saturday 22 May 2010, 8.00 pm
Schuster Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton OH, USA

In the South
(plus Boyce - Symphony No. 1, Walton - Belshazzar's Feast)

Charles Robert Austin - baritone;
Dayton Philharmionic Chorus;
Dayton Philharmonic, conductor - Neal Gittleman

Tickets: $63 - $16, telephone (USA) 1 888 228 3630

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Sunday 23 May 2010, 3.00 pm
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, 4001 University Way NE,
Seattle WA, USA

Introduction and Allegro
(plus Gordeli - Flute Concerto, Bartok Dance Suite,
Beethoven - Symphony No. 2)

Simon Berry - flute;
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor - Adam Stern

Tickets: $65 - $40, telephone (USA) 1 206 528 6878

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Monday 28 May 2010, 7.30 pm
Saturday 29 May 2010, 3.30 pm
Sunday 30 May 2010, 11.00 am
Monday 31 May 2010, 7.30 pm
Musikverein, Bosendorferstrasse 12, Vienna, Austria

Violin Concerto
(plus TDutilleux - Mystere de l'enfant,
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5)

Nikolaj Znaider - violin;
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Valery Gergiev

For further details: telephone (Austria) 43 505 65 25

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