[Chrispy]

So I felt like bragging a bit.

I'm going to london this spring on a music program with my school. This is the list of events we're going to:

Stuttgart Ballet-Romeo and Guliet


Amjad All Khan (sarod) *
‘Amjad Ali Khan is one of the undisputed masters of the
instrument (Sarod). The Sarod has deep, meaty notes
but can then ascend to Himalayan heights’ Evening Standard

BBC Symphony Orchestra / Oliver Knussen
Oliver Knussen The Way to Castle Yonder
Berg Violin Concerto
George Benjamin Dance Figures
Britten Sinfonia da Requiem
Oliver Knussen conductor
Leila Josefowicz violin



Mar 30-Apr 5
Ronnie Scott

London Philharmonic Orchestra (chamber music)
music by Mahler, Schoenberg, Webern
Webern and Maxwell Davies.

Timecode *
contemporary dance+music

Artist Portrait: Midori (deborah)
with the London Symphony Orchestra
"Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Stravinsky The Firebird - Suite (1911)"



Apr 6-12
Sylyvie Guillem-Push (phil)
dance theatre (oliver award)

Eugene Onegin (Courtney)
Tchaikovsky

First Field Trip (Edinburgh) *
backplan: Cambridge



Apr 13-19
Martin Fröst performances (tom)
Brahms Sonata Eb Marjor, Schumann Stucke im Volkston

Carmen (Elizabeth Bruyere)

Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham (sophie)
Aly Bain is the best known and most significant fiddle player in the celtic tradition.

Handel Flavio
Academy of Ancient Music



Apr 20-26
London Symphony Orchestra: Gergiev's Mahler
Strauss Metamorphosen
Mahler Symphony No 2 ('Resurrection')

Benjamin Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge
Dmitry Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1 (for piano, trumpet & strings)
Benjamin Britten Les Illuminations, Op.18
Bela Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste

Adriana Mater (sam)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Kaija Saariaho composer

Recital I



Apr 27-May 2
Finchcocks Keyboard Museum Field trip
Endymion: Eight Cellos
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude from BWV.853 arr. Villa Lobos in D minor for 4 cellos
Iannis Xenakis Kottos for solo cello
Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue in D from BWV.874 arr. Villa-Lobos for 4 cellos
Philip Cashian Dark flight for 6 cellos
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude from BWV.867 arr. Villa-Lobos in G minor for 4 cellos
Pierre Boulez Messagesquisse for solo cello & 6 cellos
Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue from BWV.846 arr. Villa-Lobos in B flat for 4 cellos
Steve Reich Cello Counterpoint for amplified cello & pre-recorded tape (or cello octet)

London Sinfonietta (jonathan)
thomas ades (premiere)/and thomas reich "music for 18 musicians"
architecture/video concept

London Symphony Orchestra
with Pierre Boulez
Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces, Op 16
Bartók Concerto for Two Pianos and Percussion
Stravinsky Chant du rossignol
Pierre Boulez Notations I, II, III, IV, VII, VIII


Westminster Abbey choir (recommended)
Ascension Day Service
Francis Poulenc Mass in G
Olivier Messiaen L'Ascension -
- 4 meditations symphoniques

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Resident at Southbank Centre
wagner and brahms 3
Friday 2 May 2008, 7:30 P.M.



May 10-17
Nono: Prometeo
Modern Masterpiece:electronic/acoustic Italian composer Nono

London Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Boulez
Schoenberg Die glückliche Hand, Op 18
Matthias Pintscher Osiris (European premiere)
Bartók Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Pierre Boulez conductor
Michelle De Young mezzo-soprano
Peter Fried bass
BBC Singers
London Symphony Orchestra

LSO Chronicle: Shostakovich 11 (Emma)
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No 11
Gianandrea Noseda conductor
Janine Jansen violin

London Philharmonic Orchestra (chris)
Leos Janacek Sinfonietta
Sergey Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2
Nicolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade
Kirill Petrenkoconductor
Dejan Lazicpiano



May 18-24
Chicago (brendan+Erica)

Shakespeare- Globe theatre
play: TBA

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (elizabeth)
Brahms Tragic Overture
Brahms Violin Concerto
Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra

Der Rosenkavalier * pending on budget
Verdi opera


May 25-Jun 3
Ravi Shankar
Legendary Indian Sitar player's farewell concert

Richard Goode, Jonathan Biss Piano Duet
Schubert Allegro in A minor for piano duet, D.947 arr.
Schumann 6 Etudes en forme de canon, Op.56 arr.
Beethoven Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op.134 arr.
Igor Stravinsky Agon arr. for 2 pianos
Claude Debussy En blanc et noir for 2 pianos

Schubert Symphony No 8 ('Unfinished')
Bruckner Symphony No 6
Sir Colin Davis conductor

 

[britishbane]

Wow, I'm jealous.

 

[Sordel]

Impressive. And away for three months, eh?

Just leave your front door keys under the mat, would you?

 

[krmathis]

Enjoy!

 

[guyx1992]

Enjoy :]

 

[Chrispy]

Im looking forward to it. I'll also get to play my bassoon overseas.

 

[Chrispy]

So my program is almost at an end.

Some of the best performances were: The Nash Ensemble (they were added on), the LSO playing Mahler 2, LSO: Firedbird, and LSO: Shostakovish No. 11, Sinfionetta playing Music for 18 musicians, and Lso playing some of boulez's notations.

Boulez is also an amazing conductor, qith an amazing subtle control of the orchestra.

Also, I found out that the London Phil is not all that great live. When the played Scheherazade, there was absolutely no expression to it.

Sadly, Ravi Shankar had to cancel his performance