Classical for Starters 2018-19 Events
Fri 13 Sep 2019
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Beethoven’s revolutionary Fifth Symphony provides the climax of a concert by Andrew Manze and the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover that also includes music from Beethoven’s Fidelio and works by the composer’s musical forebears Bach and Handel.
Beethoven’s revolutionary Fifth Symphony provides the climax of a concert by Andrew Manze and the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover that also includes music from Beethoven’s Fidelio and works by the composer’s musical forebears Bach and Handel.
Programme
- Music for the Royal Fireworks(15 mins)
- Concert aria ‘Ah! perfido’(13 mins)
- Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, Op 86 (orch. Edward Elgar)
- interval
- Fidelio – overture(7 mins)
- Fidelio – ‘Abscheulicher! … Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern’(8 mins)
- Symphony No. 5 in C minor(35 mins)
Performers
- Elizabeth Wattssoprano
- Andrew Manzeconductor
Also part ofProms 2019
Thu 12 Sep 2019
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Waltz through a glittering ball, enter a feverish dream, march to your own execution, and spin into dark delirium at a witches’ sabbath. Take on the opium-infused visions of a tortured artist haunted by unrequited passion.
Waltz through a glittering ball, enter a feverish dream, march to your own execution, and spin into dark delirium at a witches’ sabbath. Take on the opium-infused visions of a tortured artist haunted by unrequited passion.
Programme
- Symphonie fantastique(80 mins)(orchestral theatre staging)
Performers
- Jane Mitchell & James Bonasdirectors
- Kate Wicksproduction designer
- Will Reynoldsconsultant designer
- Cydney Uffindell-Phillipsmovement consultant
- Mathew Bayntonactor
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Waltz through a glittering ball, enter a feverish dream, march to your own execution, and spin into dark delirium at a witches’ sabbath. Take on the opium-infused visions of a tortured artist haunted by unrequited passion.
Waltz through a glittering ball, enter a feverish dream, march to your own execution, and spin into dark delirium at a witches’ sabbath. Take on the opium-infused visions of a tortured artist haunted by unrequited passion.
Programme
- Symphonie fantastique(80 mins)(orchestral theatre staging)
Performers
- Jane Mitchell & James Bonasdirectors
- Kate Wicksproduction designer
- Will Reynoldsconsultant designer
- Cydney Uffindell-Phillipsmovement consultant
- Mathew Bayntonactor
- Nicholas Collonconductor
Composers
Fri 6 Sep 2019
- 20:00Royal Albert Hall
B-boys and b-girls take centre-stage for a spectacular celebration of the virtuosity and variety of the music that has influenced the breaking scene since the 1970s. Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra are joined by special guests.
B-boys and b-girls take centre-stage for a spectacular celebration of the virtuosity and variety of the music that has influenced the breaking scene since the 1970s. Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra are joined by special guests.
Programme
- Apache
- It's Just Begun
- Hot Wheels - The Chase
- Think (About It)
- Goldrush
- North Carolina
- Get On The Good Foot
- Forty Days
- Freaky Dancin'
- All This Love That I'm Givin'
- Castles
- Ashley's Roachclip
- Rock Steady
- Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose
- Get Up
- Ready or Not
- Rated X
- The Mexican
- Night of the Wolf
- Disco Connection
- Dance to the Drummer's Beat
- µþ±ð²µ²µ¾±²Ô´
Performers
- Soul Mavericks, featuring B-Girl Terra & B-Girl Eddie
- Kid KaramB-Boy
- LagaetB-Boy
- Mattielsinger
- Alice Russellvocals
- Vula Malingavocals
- Brendan Reillyvocals
- Jules Buckleyconductor
Also part ofProms 2019
Wed 4 Sep 2019
- 19:00Royal Albert Hall
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a concert with a Central European accent. Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony and folk-inspired The Noonday Witch join Korngold’s unashamedly Romantic Violin Concerto. Leonidas Kavakos is the soloist.
Andrés Orozco-Estrada conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a concert with a Central European accent. Dvořák’s ‘New World’ Symphony and folk-inspired The Noonday Witch join Korngold’s unashamedly Romantic Violin Concerto. Leonidas Kavakos is the soloist.
Programme
- The Noon Witch, Op 108(14 mins)Henry Wood Novelties: UK premiere, 1896
- Violin Concerto(26 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’(43 mins)
Performers
- Leonidas Kavakosviolin
- Andrés Orozcoâ€Estradaconductor
Composers
Also part ofProms 2019