2009/2010 season
Our 2009/2010 season included
J S Bach Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV63 Vladimir Jurowski
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Christopher Warren-Green
Brahms Alto Rhapsody Vladimir Jurowski
Debussy Nocturnes Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Fauré Pavane Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Haydn Seven Last Words Vladimir Jurowski
Honegger Christmas Cantata Vladimir Jurowski
Janáček Eternal Gospel Vladimir Jurowski
Liszt A Faust Symphony Vladimir Jurowski
Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) Vladimir Jurowski
Mendelssohn Elijah Kurt Masur
Mendelssohn Vom Himmel Hoch Vladimir Jurowski
Myaskovsky Symphony No. 6 Vladimir Jurowski
Poulenc Stabat Mater Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Vaughan Williams The First Nowell Vladimir Jurowski
Mahler Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection)
Friday 25 & Saturday 26* September 2009
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Adriana Kucerova soprano
Christianne Stotijn mezzo-soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Kurtág Stele*
Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Resurrection)
Mendelssohn Elijah
Saturday 17 October 2009
7.00 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Kurt Masur conductor
Elijah – Alastair Miles bass
The Widow – Melanie Diener soprano
An Angel – Renata Pokupic mezzo-soprano
The Queen (Jezebel) – Sarah Castle mezzo-soprano
Obadiah – Topi Lehtipuu tenor
Ahab – Tyler Clarke tenor
The Youth – Freddie Benedict treble
Sarah-Jane Brandon soprano
James Oldfield bass-baritone
Jimmy Holliday bass
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Mendelssohn Elijah (in German)
Open Rehearsal
Monday 2 November 2009
6.45 pm – 8.45 pm, Bishopsgate Institute, EC2
Come and hear us rehearse Haydn’s Seven Last Words for our performance in November.
Admission is free, just come along to the Bishopsgate Institute on the evening.
Haydn Seven Last Words
Saturday 28 November 2009
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Alexander Ivashkin cello
Lisa Milne soprano
Ruxandra Donose mezzo-soprano
Andrew Kennedy tenor
Christopher Maltman baritone
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Schnittke Cello Concerto No. 2
Haydn Seven Last Words
Christmas Concert
Saturday 5 December 2009
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Lisa Milne soprano
Ruxandra Donose mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples tenor
Christopher Maltman bass
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
New London Children’s Choir
Mendelssohn Vom Himmel Hoch
Vaughan Williams The First Nowell
J S Bach Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV63
Honegger Une Cantate de Noël
Christmas Classics
Tuesday 22 December 2009
7.30 pm, Royal Albert Hall
Stephen Bell conductor
Alan Opie baritone
Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of the Welsh Guards
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Christmas Classics
Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Wednesday 30 December 2009
7.30 pm, Barbican Hall
Christopher Warren-Green conductor
Alexander Romanovsky piano
Ida Falk Winland soprano
Fiona Murphy alto
Daniel Norman tenor
George Von Bergen bass
Royal Philharmonic 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
"It’s not easy for any large amateur choir to maintain radiance and pitch in hushed tones for minutes on end; but Neville Creed’s forces triumphed."
The Times
Debussy, Fauré and Poulenc
Saturday 13 February 2010
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor
Claire Booth soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Ravel Pavane pour une Infante défunte
Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin
Debussy Nocturnes
Fauré Pavane (with chorus)
Poulenc Stabat Mater
Janáček The Eternal Gospel
Saturday 20 February 2010
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Sofia Fomina soprano
Adrian Thompson tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Janáček Taras Bulba
Janáček The Eternal Gospel (Věčné evangelium)
Suk Symphony No. 2 in C minor (Asrael)
"The London Philharmonic Choir brimmed with ardour, too."
The Times
"The London Philharmonic Choir distinguished itself…"
Financial Times
Myaskovsky Symphony No. 6
Wednesday 28 April 2010
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Danjulo Ishizaka cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante
Myaskovsky Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor
Brahms Alto Rhapsody
Liszt A Faust Symphony
Saturday 1 May 2010
7.30 pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Anna Larsson contralto
Peter Auty tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Wagner Overture to Faust
Brahms Alto Rhapsody
Liszt A Faust Symphony
Grand Organ Gala
Sunday 27 June 2010
7.30 pm, Royal Albert Hall
Stephen Bell conductor
Stephen Disley organ
John Birch organ
Lee Bisset soprano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Choir
Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra – Sunrise
Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Handel Zadok the Priest
Fauré Requiem – Pie Jesu
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor (Organ)
Walton Crown Imperial
Bach/Gounod Ave Maria
Pachelbel Canon
Handel Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus
Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana – Intermezzo & Easter Hymn
Widor arr. Torch Symphony No. 5 in F – Toccata
Elgar Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
Doctor Who Prom
Saturday 24 July 2010, 7.30 pm &
Sunday 25 July 2010, 11.00 am
Royal Albert Hall
Prom 10 & 11
Ben Foster* conductor
Grant Llewellyn conductor
Karen Gillan host
Matt Smith host
Arthur Darvill host
Yamit Mamo singer
Mark Chambers singer
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
London Philharmonic Choir
Murray Gold Music from the Doctor Who series*
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Walton Overture Portsmouth Point
Holst The Planets – Mars
Orff Carmina Burana – O Fortuna
Wagner Die Walküre – The Ride of the Valkyries