2004/2005 season

Our 2004/2005 season included

Beethoven  Missa Solemnis  Matthias Bamert
Beethoven  Missa Solemnis  Gilbert Levine
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9  Kurt Masur
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9  Jaap van Zweden
Berlioz  La Damnation de Faust  Charles Dutoit
Brahms  Alto Rhapsody  Jaap van Zweden
Britten  War Requiem  Kurt Masur
Elgar  The Dream of Gerontius  Mark Elder
Fauré  Requiem  Emmanuel Krivine
Orff  Carmina Burana  Andrew Greenwood
Ravel  Daphnis and Chloë: Suites 1 & 2  Emmanuel Krivine
Vaughan Williams  A Sea Symphony  Vernon Handley


Berlioz  La Damnation de Faust
Thursday 21 October 2004
7.30 pm,  Symphony Hall, Birmingham *

Friday 22 October 2004
7.30 pm,  The Anvil, Basingstoke

Sunday 24 October 2004
5.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall **

Charles Dutoit  conductor
Ruxandra Donose  mezzo-soprano
Gregory Kunde  tenor
David Wilson-Johnson  bass-baritone
Henry Waddington  bass

Philharmonia Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
London Symphony Chorus
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus *
The London Oratory School Choir **

Berlioz  La Damnation de Faust
(concert performance with surtitles)


Orff  Carmina Burana
Saturday 30 October 2004
7.30 pm,  Royal Albert Hall

Andrew Greenwood  conductor
John Birch  organ
Marie Arnet  soprano
Iain Paton  tenor
Mark Holland  baritone

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Royal Choral Society
Hertfordshire Chorus
Southend Boys’ Choir

Berlioz  Rákóczy March
Saint-Saëns  Symphony No. 3 in C minor (Organ)
Orff  Carmina Burana


Vaughan Williams  A Sea Symphony
Saturday 13 November 2004
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Vernon Handley  conductor
Joan Rodgers  soprano
Sir Thomas Allen  baritone

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Schubert  Symphony No. 5 in B flat
Vaughan Williams  A Sea Symphony


Christmas Classics
Thursday 16 December 2004
7.30 pm,  Royal Albert Hall

Neil Thomson  conductor
John Hudson  tenor
Roderick Elms  organ

Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Welsh Guards
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Christmas Classics


Beethoven  Symphony No. 9
Thursday 30 December 2004
7.30 pm,  Barbican Hall

David Parry  conductor
Richard Ormrod  piano
Camilla Roberts  soprano
Emma Selway  alto
Jeffrey Lloyd-Roberts  tenor
Darren Jeffery  bass

Philharmonia Orchestra
Members of:
London Philharmonic Choir
and Royal Choral Society

Beethoven  Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9 in D minor


Beethoven  Symphony No. 9
Saturday 15 January 2005
8.30 pm,  Athens Concert Hall

Saturday 22 January 2005
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Kurt Masur  conductor
Christine Brewer  soprano
Carolin Masur  mezzo-soprano
Thomas Studebaker  tenor
Alastair Miles  bass

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven  Symphony No. 8 in F
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9 in D minor


Tsunami Appeal Concert
Friday 11 March 2005
7.30 pm,  Middle Temple Hall, Middle Temple Lane, EC4

Matthew Rowe  conductor
Iain Farrington  organ
Gillian Keith  soprano
William Berger  baritone

London Philharmonic Choir

Handel  Zadok the Priest
Bach  Virga Jesse floruit
Mozart  Laudamus te
Mozart  Ave Verum
Rachmaninoff  Bogoroditse Devo from the Vespers
Tavener  The Lamb
Alain  Litanies
Schubert  Ave Maria
Tippett  Five Negro Spirituals from A Child of Our Time
Fauré  Requiem

Concert in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee Tsunami
Earthquake Appeal


Fauré  Requiem
Daphnis and Chloë: Suites 1 & 2

Saturday 9 April 2005
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

Emmanuel Krivine  conductor
Laura Aikin  soprano
Teddy Tahu Rhodes  baritone

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Korngold  Schauspiel Overture
Ravel  Daphnis and Chloë: Suites 1 & 2
Fauré  Requiem


Britten  War Requiem
Sunday 8 May 2005
7.30 pm,  Royal Festival Hall

60th Anniversary of the end of World War II

Kurt Masur  conductor
Christine Brewer  soprano
Anthony Dean Griffey  tenor
Gerald Finley  baritone

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Britten  War Requiem

Live recording – LPO CD/SACD

"But it was the massive chorus that underpinned the whole event. From their opening whispers of "requiem" to the awkwardly jolly "Quam olim Abrahae", the urgency of their involvement was palpable."
The Independent

"…the London Philharmonic Choir (on terrific form)…"
The Times

Britten  War Requiem,  Masur


Beethoven  Symphony No. 9
Brahms  Alto Rhapsody

Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June 2005,  8.30 pm
Sunday 19 June 2005,  3.00 pm
Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur

Jaap van Zweden  conductor
Margaret Medlyn  soprano
Helen Medlyn  mezzo-soprano
Patrick Power  tenor
Matthew Best  baritone

Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven  Overture Fidelio
Brahms  Alto Rhapsody
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9 in D minor


Choral Concert
Tuesday 21 June 2005
8.30 pm,  Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, Kuala Lumpur

Neville Creed  conductor
Iain Farrington  piano and organ

London Philharmonic Choir

Brahms  Drei Gesänge, Op. 42
Monteverdi  Lamento d’Arianna
Widor  Symphony No. 6 in G minor – Allegro
Schumann  Zigeunerleben, Op. 29 No. 3
Ligeti  Zwei a-cappella-Chore
Elgar  Scenes from the Bavarian Highlands, Op. 27
Farrington  Fiesta!
Vaughan Williams  Three Shakespeare Songs
Britten  Choral Dances from Gloriana


Beethoven  Missa Solemnis
Friday 24 and Saturday 25 June 2005
8.00 pm,  Perth Concert Hall, Western Australia

Matthias Bamert  conductor
Rebecca Nash  soprano
Elizabeth Campbell  mezzo-soprano
Patrick Power  tenor
Stanislav Shvets  bass

West Australian Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
WASO Chorus

Beethoven  Missa Solemnis


Elgar  The Dream of Gerontius
Friday 22 July 2005
7.30 pm,  Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Sunday 24 July 2005
7.30 pm,  Royal Albert Hall
Prom 13

Mark Elder  conductor
Alice Coote  mezzo-soprano
Paul Groves  tenor
Matthew Best  bass

Hallé Orchestra
Hallé Choir
London Philharmonic Choir
Hallé Youth Choir

Elgar  The Dream of Gerontius


Beethoven  Missa Solemnis
Friday 29 July 2005
8.00 pm,  Cologne Cathedral

Gilbert Levine  conductor
Bozena Harasimowicz  soprano
Monica Groop  mezzo-soprano
Jerry Hadley  tenor
Franz-Josef Selig  bass

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven  Missa Solemnis


Beethoven  Symphony No. 9
Saturday 20 August 2005
7.30 pm,  Royal Albert Hall
Prom 49

Kurt Masur  conductor
Christiane Libor  soprano
Jean Rigby  mezzo-soprano
Thomas Studebaker  tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann  bass

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Finchley Children’s Music Group

Sofia Gubaidulina  The Light of the End (2003)
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9 in D minor


Choral Concert
Monday 22 August 2005
7.45 pm,  St Paul’s Cathedral

Matthew Rowe  conductor
Iain Farrington  organ

London Philharmonic Choir

Handel  Zadok the Priest; Let thy hand be strengthened
Handel  Organ Concerto in F Major – Allegro
Parry  My soul, there is a country
Stanford  Coelos ascendit hodie; Beati quorum via
Elgar (arr. Farrington)  Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3
Howells  Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks
Anderson  I’m a pilgrim from Four American Choruses
Tavener  Song for Athene
Farrington  Celebration; Stride Dance (Fiesta!)
Parry  I was glad
Vaughan Williams  Let all the world in every corner sing


Beethoven  Symphony No. 9
Tuesday 6 September 2005
7.30 pm,  Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern
Lucerne Festival

Kurt Masur  conductor
Melanie Diener  soprano
Carolin Masur  mezzo-soprano
Thomas Studebaker  tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann  bass

London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir

Sofia Gubaidulina  The Light of the End (2003)
Beethoven  Symphony No. 9 in D minor


Royal Air Force in Concert
Tuesday 13 September 2005
7.00 pm,  Royal Albert Hall

Wing Commander Stuart Stirling  conductor
Sergeant Matthew Little and Emer McParland  soloists

The RAF Bands
The RAF Squadronaires
London Philharmonic Choir

Royal Air Force in Concert